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We are pleased to announce the publication of our new paper,“Optimal PV Sizing and Demand Response in Greek Energy Communities Under the New Virtual Net-Billing Scheme”,by I.-M. Chatzigeorgiou, D. Kitsikopoulos, D.A. Papadaskalopoulos, A.-G. Chronis, A. Xenaki, and G.T. Andreou,in Energies (2025, Vol. 18, Issue 19, Article 5082).📖 Read the full paper here About the StudyContinue reading “New Paper Published: Optimal PV Sizing and Demand Response in Greek Energy Communities Under the New Virtual Net-Billing Scheme”

ELECTRA ENERGY has been invited by the Greek Ministry of Energy to present at the Coordination Group for the Renewable Energy Directive (CA-RES) meeting, taking place in Warsaw on 21–22 May 2025. The meeting is a closed, high-level event bringing together policy representatives from EU Member States to discuss the implementation of Articles 21 andContinue reading “ELECTRA ENERGY Invited to High-Level European Energy Policy Event”

With the technical deployment now finalized, CTIC is preparing a series of workshops for the residents of the Peón energy community. These sessions will focus on raising awareness about demand response mechanisms, how the installed systems work, and what benefits participants can expect. The training will help ensure active user engagement and smooth day-to-day operationContinue reading “Community Training in Peón to Enhance DR Awareness”

🚀 Join the 1st DR-RISE Energy Helix Event! We are excited to announce the first Energy Helix matchmaking event, co-organised with KTH Royal Institute of Technology, taking place 12–13 May in Stockholm. This event will bring together researchers, innovators and SMEs to prepare strong proposals for Horizon Europe’s 2025 pillar two calls, with over €13Continue reading “DR-RISE Energy Helix Event!”

SUPSI researchers Marco Derboni and Matteo Salani (IDSIA, SUPSI) are preparing a journal paper titled EV-INSIGHTS, Open Source Framework for Electric Vehicle Charging Data Analysis and Forecasting. The contribution will be submitted to a special issue of the International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, focusing on digital and intelligent approaches to EV integrationContinue reading “SUPSI to Contribute to Special Issue on EV Charging and Grid Integration”

CTIC has successfully launched the DR-RISE pilot in the rural energy community of Peón, Spain—one of the three pilot sites of the project. The installation process began in December 2024 and resumed in January 2025 after a holiday break. Final adjustments, including calibration and device installation in the homes, were completed in early 2025. AsContinue reading “CTIC Launches DR-RISE Pilot in the Peón Energy Community”

If you are wondering what is coming our way from the publishing point of view, this article if for you! IDENER is currently preparing several academic papers connected to the DR-RISE project, addressing key topics in the application of AI to energy systems. Planned contributions include qualitative research on explainable AI (XAI) in model predictiveContinue reading “IDENER to Publish Research on AI for Energy Optimization”

On 10 February 2025, a presentation on the DR-RISE project was delivered at the Technical University of Sofia as part of a course on neural networks. The presentation was organized by project partner SETECHCO and aimed to introduce students to real-world applications of AI in energy systems. This activity contributes to the project’s dissemination andContinue reading “DR-RISE Introduced to Students at Technical University of Sofia”

Synergies among projects are paramount to achieving a greater impact and contribute to the overall improvement of research and knowledge at EU level.  This is why we are glad to share  FORGING project workshop on Technologies for Energy Efficiency. The workshop will be hosted in Madrid at “Comet Retiro”, on January 30th-31st 2025. Titled “Novel EnablingContinue reading “Workshop on Energy efficiency: cooperation and EU project opportunity”