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Smart Grid Outlook in Europe: Approaches, Challenges and Opportunities

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 14925

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Julija Vasiljevska

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Guest Editor
Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Directorate C - Energy, Transport and Climate, Westerduinweg 3, 1755 LE Petten, The Netherlands
Interests: smart grids; energy infrastructure; electricity markets and regulation; renewable energy; energy system integration
Dr. Stamatios Chondrogiannis

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Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, I-21027 Ispra (VA), Italy
Interests: Smart Grids; Electricity Markets; Regulation; RES; Energy Sector Integration

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

It is a pleasure to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue on Smart Grid Outlook in Europe: Approaches, Challenges and Opportunities.

Europe is set to become the first climate neutral continent in the world by 2050. Along with the necessary expansion of Renewable Energy Sources, this will necessitate a paradigm swift on how energy networks will be planned and operated, as well as new business models in both the regulated and liberalised segments of the energy system. Smart Grids is one of the key areas of implementation of the twin green and digital transition, deployment of innovative technologies, and development of new business models. At the same time, they pose new challenges regarding the associated socio-technical relations, and appropriate regulatory supervision.

With the above in mind, the international journal Energies is going to have a Special Issue covering the current state-of-play of smart grids deployment with a focus on Europe. The Special Issue is open to all contributions related but not limited to the following related topics:

  • Technical and operational challenges
  • Socio-economic considerations for the deployment of smart grids
  • Market schemes (e.g. flexibility markets)
  • Regulatory challenges and policy implications
  • Challenges and opportunities of smart grids deployment for network operators
  • Energy communities

Dr. Julija Vasiljevska
Dr. Stamatios Chondrogiannis
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Energies is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • Smart Grids
  • Energy system integration
  • Flexibility markets
  • Prosumers and active consumers
  • Regulation of energy networks
  • Modernisation of electricity grid
  • Business models
  • Demand-side participation
  • Integration of distributed and renewable generation
  • Integration of energy storage
  • Integration of electric vehicles
  • Collective and citizen-driven energy actions

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Smart Metering Roll-Out in Europe: Where Do We Stand? Cost Benefit Analyses in the Clean Energy Package and Research Trends in the Green Deal
by Silvia Vitiello, Nikoleta Andreadou, Mircea Ardelean and Gianluca Fulli
Energies 2022, 15(7), 2340; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15072340 - 23 Mar 2022
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2020 was a key year for several targets in European energy and climate policy, including the requirement for European countries to deploy smart metering for at least 80% of electricity consumers. This target was set to ease the transition towards a consumer-centered and [...] Read more.
2020 was a key year for several targets in European energy and climate policy, including the requirement for European countries to deploy smart metering for at least 80% of electricity consumers. This target was set to ease the transition towards a consumer-centered and digitalized energy system. In fact, there are numerous applications that are facilitated or are directly linked to smart meters. Among others: demand response programs that enable consumers to be active in the energy market, and remote grid monitoring by the Distribution System Operator. In this paper, we analyze the initial provisions of the Third Energy Package and those of the Clean Energy Package, with particular focus on the recently approved directive on common rules for the internal market for electricity and the newly introduced smart meters specifications. We present the highlights of the national cost–benefit analyses for smart metering roll-out, focusing on the decisions made by the Member States with respect to a potential smart meter roll-out, that was targeted to be completed by 2020 and present the current situation of smart metering roll-out. We also present and categorize some of the R&I smart grid projects realized over recent years, focusing on the ones that deal with smart metering integration in order to depict the smart metering applications and technologies tested on the ground. Therefore, this paper portrays a full picture with respect to smart meters in Europe today and gives insights for monitoring smart metering roll-outs taking into account the current trends in smart metering applications. Full article
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Selection of Smart Grids Projects of Common Interest—Past Experiences and Future Perspectives
by Julija Vasiljevska and Tilemahos Efthimiadis
Energies 2022, 15(5), 1915; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15051915 - 6 Mar 2022
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This paper discusses the authors’ experience gained with the selection of Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) in the thematic area of smart grids deployment, in the context of the TEN-E Regulation. It presents the framework for assessing candidate electricity smart grids for inclusion [...] Read more.
This paper discusses the authors’ experience gained with the selection of Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) in the thematic area of smart grids deployment, in the context of the TEN-E Regulation. It presents the framework for assessing candidate electricity smart grids for inclusion in the European Union list of PCIs, in view of the TEN-E Regulation and the existing literature on assessment methodologies for energy infrastructure projects. It also provides an overview of smart grid projects included in the PCI lists, with the aim to shed light on the types of projects and their contribution to accelerating the development of European cross-border energy infrastructure projects to respond to EU energy and climate targets. The paper concludes with discussion of recent regulatory initiatives and their potential implications on the presented methodology. Full article
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