Supporting the Development of the European Electricity Grids Initiative ((national co-funding) (EEGI)

The present proposal applies for an additional national financing for an ongoing FP7 European Project: Title "Grid+" GA nr. 282794. Theme Energy.2011.7.3-1. Network of projects developing the future European Networks. The project summary (from the proje ct's Description of Work): The present project provides the necessary support to the European Electricity Grid Industrial Initiative (EEGI) Team gathering in a structures and organised way a team of top level players (Research Centres, SMEs, Universities in close coordination with European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) and European Distribution System Operators for Smart Grids (EDSO for SG) to design in a coordinated way with both TSOs and DSOs a set of accompanying ac tivities to make sure that the EEGI will pass through the critical 2012-2014 period (preparation of FP8, initial operation of ACER, increased specification duties of the network operators) when dealing with the most complex electricity system in the world and to address the five remaining critical issues (costs, benefits, KPIs, knowledge sharing and financing) in involving all the stakeholders, to ensure the rational, fluid and stable EEGI workflow as to reach safely the 2020 European goals.