The core aim of RISEnergy lies in its efforts to establish a comprehensive network of research infrastructures, notably providing free access to academic and industry researchers seeking to strengthen their innovative capacities across ten renewable energy target areas. Given its wide technological reach, RISEnergy is the first research infrastructure project of this dimension in Europe.
To foster a deeper understanding of RISEnergy, the project is undertaking a short campaign to shed light on the importance of each renewable energy technology area, this time taking a deep dive into integrated grids.
As Europe accelerates its clean energy transition, it remains essential for our grids to evolve, integrating renewables, smart mobility, and energy communities, while simultaneously becoming more secure, digitally advanced, and resilient to future demands through innovation, collaboration, and cutting-edge infrastructure.
Increasingly, smart infrastructure opportunities are emerging in the shape of grid innovations with artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT), growing flexibility markets, and sector coupling with transport, heating, and hydrogen. However, to maximise the potential of grids as a core driver of the energy transition, existing barriers need to be addressed, ranging from renewable integration and aging infrastructure to regulatory fragmentation and cybersecurity risks.
Undoubtedly, this is where RISEnergy is playing a key role, providing researchers and innovators with access to leading grid-related research and development facilities for real-world testing of smart grid technologies, cross-border collaboration on cyber-physical energy systems, and innovation in automation, control, and digitalisation.
“Designing tomorrow’s energy systems means mastering complexity. RISEnergy helps us do that by connecting researchers with the tools and environments they need,” – RISEnergy Integrated Grids Leader, Thomas Strasser (AIT – Austrian Institute of Technology).
Discover more about how the project helps to connect researchers and infrastructure to strengthen grid innovation in Europe here.
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