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News: DERlab welcomes five new members
General Assembly in Kassel on 5th October
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On 5th October the Association of European Distributed Energy Resources Laboratories (DERlab e.V.) accepted five new members at its general assembly in Kassel, Germany. DERlab e.V. welcomes the Greek Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES), the Spanish Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (Ciemat), the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Grenoble Electrical Engineering (G2Elab) and the Spanish Energy Technological Institute (ITE) as supporting members. CRES provides the link between basic research and industry and through its projects has assisted the market in accepting and adopting new energy technologies. CIEMAT's activities have traditionally included testing, pre-standardisation and research on different energy technologies. The institute also has long-term experience with autonomous hybrid systems and micro-grids. IREC's mission is to contribute to the sustainable development of society and enhance corporate competitiveness via innovation and development of new technological products, research and know-how in the field of energy. G2Elab covers the whole spectrum of electrical engineering science, from materials to systems, from processes to actuators, from micro systems to large power systems, from production to usage of electrical power. ITE is a private, non-profit association whose services, products and technological projects are addressed to national and international public bodies and companies in the power, electric, electronic and communications sectors. Currently, the DERlab Network of Excellence consists of 21 member organisations. |
Press Release
Institutes from Belgium, Finland, Luxembourg and The USA joined DERlab
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Roskilde, 29 March 2011. Today, the Association of European Distributed Energy Resources Laboratories (DERlab e.V.) has accepted four new members at its general assembly in Roskilde, Denmark. The new members are VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Interdisciplinary Centre for Reliability, Security and Trust at the University of Luxembourg, K.U. Leuven for EnergyVille in Belgium and Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, USA. |
| The assembly also elected the new board for the association. Roland Bruendlinger (AIT) was elected as the Spokesperson and the further members of the board are Maria-Luciana Rizzi (RSE), Dr. Philipp Strauss (IWES), Peter Vaessen (KEMA) and Prof. Graeme Burt (University of Strathclyde). | |
| Press release 29/03/2011 [361 KB] . |
SOPHIA project's kick-off meeting
SOPHIA project's kick-off meeting in Amsterdam
8 - 9th February 2011
| The recently started research project SOPHIA forms an umbrella over European photovoltaic research infrastructures. Having 21 partner institutes from 10 countries and covering the whole PV chain from materials research to PV systems, it strengthens the research cooperation around PV in Europe and a more efficient use of laboratory infrastructures. SOPHIA is supported by the European Commission and it will last until 2015. |
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| As a project partner DERlab takes part in the work with PV module performance tests. DERlab will also compile a database on infrastructures for the use of European researchers. Photo: Project coordinator Philippe Malbranche (CEA-INES), Anis Jouini (CEA-INES) and Diana Craciun (DERlab). |
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Grid-Connected Storage Workshop
Grid-Connected Storage Workshop in Berlin
24th November 2010
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More than twenty European and Asian experts shared ideas on the European White Book on Grid-Connected Storage by DERlab. Presentations were held on each chapter of the book. Photo: Elisabeth Lemaire (INES) and Per Norgaard (RISOE) discuss the criteria of the storage applications |
Network meeting Helsinki
Network meeting in Helsinki
26th-27th October 2010
DERlab got a northen host from VTT - Technical Research Centre of Finland. This two-days meeting was organized in connection with the DERri´s get-together.
DERlab people after excursion to the laboratory
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| Technology manager Seppo Hänninen shows the figures of VTT. | Control room of the transient engine dynamometer of VTT |
SmartGrids and E-Mobility Conference
2nd European SmartGrids and E-Mobility Conference in Brussels
20th-21st October 2010
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Europe´s smartgrids testing facilities presented by General Manager Dr. Coll-Mayor at the plenary session. |
New DERlab Activity Report
New DERlab Activity Report 2008 to 2010 available
The second activity report summarizes the activities framed in the DERlab NoE project between November 2008 and August 2010. During this period DERlab has, for example, taken actively part in ongoing standardization processes in Europe around interconnections of DER, worked on a testing method for standards on photovoltaic inverters and organized its first seminar for PhD students and young researchers.
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