DISPOWER - distributed generation with high penetration of renewable energy sources

The increasing penetration of RE Sources (RES) and other distributed generation (DG) in the European energy supply leads to numerous technical challenges. For maintaining a reliable and even cost effective energy supply, new efforts have to be undertaken for the management of energy networks, integration of RES and other decentralised units in the distribution networks, for load management and shaping, as well as technical and socio-economic aspects of decentralised energy markets. The DISPOWER European project is intended to support the transition of nowadays energy supply towards a more decentralised and market oriented supply structure. New concepts, strategies and tools will be developed and implemented in order to improve the production and distribution of electricity and heat and supporting the opening of new market opportunities in a growing electricity market [1]. This paper presents selected results produced by the consortium of the DISPOWER project dur-ing the first two years. For further reading please visit the Internet address http://www.dispower.org.