Efficient technologies combining hydrogen and fuel cells will play a key role in Europe’s move towards a more sustainable energy mix. They will widen the scope to store excess energy where power generation does not coincide with immediate demand, boosting the potential of systems based on renewa...
Fast charging is perceived by users as a preferential way for electric vehicles (EV) to extend average daily mobility. Fast chargers rated power, their expected operation mostly during peak hours and clustering in designated stations, raise significant concerns. On one hand it raises concerns ab...
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Ministry of Energy and Industry of Albania held a joint workshop on the future role of energy storage in South Eastern Europe on 21 -22 October in Tirana. The workshop was attended by 40 specialists from academia, government, regulato...
Most analyses of the future European energy system conclude that in order to achieve energy and climate change policy goals it will be necessary to ramp up the use of renewable energy sources. The stochastic nature of those energies, together with other sources of short- and long-term uncertaint...
The Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) is the technology pillar of the EU's energy and climate policy. This report contains assessments of energy technology reference indicators (ETRI) and it is aimed at providing independent and up-to-date cost and performance characteristics of the pr...
The report presents the results of a project on the future of Smart Grids/Energy Grids. It discusses technological issues associated with Smart Grids, analyses implications for policy-makers, citizens and society, industry and operators, as well as regulatory and financial conditions. While curr...
