| FP7 Energy - Theme 5 | ||||
| FP7 Energy.7: Smart Energy Networks | ||||
Websites: ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/ | www.cordis.lu/fp7/
The 2008 Call for Proposals for Energy (FP7-ENERGY-2008-TREN-1) under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) was published on 29 April 2008. In order to support the preparation of proposals, the Directorate General for Energy and Transport (DG TREN) of the European Commission held an Information Day on 20 June 2008 in Brussels.
The aim of this event was to disseminate information about FP7 and the research areas open in the 2008 Call for Proposals on Energy within the Cooperation Programme, to give details about the main legal and procedural conditions, and to answer any questions.
Further information about FP7 information days can be found on the
Europa website at:
ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/rtd/fp7/infoday_en.htm
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Video Recordings from FP7 Information Days - 13-14 February 2007
To facilitate the transition to a more sustainable energy system, a wide-ranging R&D effort is required to increase the efficiency, flexibility, safety, reliability and quality of the European electricity and gas systems and networks notably within the context of a more integrated European energy market. For electricity networks, the goals of transforming the current electricity grids into a resilient and interactive (customers/operators) service network, controlling the real time flows and removing the obstacles to the large-scale deployment and effective integration of renewable energy sources and distributed generation (e.g. fuel cells, microturbines, reciprocating engines), will necessitate the research, development and demonstration of key enabling technologies (e.g. innovative ICT solutions, storage technologies for RES, power electronics and superconducting devices) including the development of new control and reliability tools for electricity systems. For gas networks, the objective is to demonstrate more intelligent and efficient processes and systems for gas transport and distribution, including the effective integration of renewable energy sources and the use of biogas in the existing networks.
This Activity has been structured into three Research Areas, which have been identified taking into consideration the Vision and recommendations of the Strategic Research Agenda developed within the Technology Platform SmartGrids, as well as the inputs of the existing Coordination Actions active in the area.
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