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The project focuses on improving the management, observability, and controllability of low-voltage grids in the context of increasing integration of RES.
SynGRID Summer School 2025: Training Future Leaders in Flexible, Sustainable Energy
From May 12–16, 2025, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana hosted the first SynGRID Summer School, an intensive, international program focused on the role of flexibility in Europe’s energy transition. With over 20 participants from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Greece, Portugal, and Norway, the week offered a dynamic […]
In Conversation with ICCS: Reflections on the Showcase
Alexandros Chronis is a PhD candidate at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and a researcher at the Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS). His work focuses on energy communities, local energy markets, and peer-to-peer energy trading. As a founding member of the Collective Energy Cooperative, Alexandros actively promotes energy communities in Greece. […]
First SynGRID Showcase Unites Energy Stakeholders in Athens
The first SynGRID Showcase Event was held in Athens in April, Greece, uniting key stakeholders from the energy sector to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the ongoing energy transition. The event gathered representatives from major organizations including IPTO – Independent Power Transmission Operator, UBITECH ENERGY, HEDNO S.A. – Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator, and […]
Athens meeting sets the stage for SynGRID’s next phase
The 3rd General Meeting of the SynGRID project took place on 8th of April, at Impact Hub Athens, hosted by the Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS). The meeting brought together representatives from all partner institutions, including IRI UL and Petrol (Slovenia), ICCS (Greece), Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Zagreb (FER) and Faculty […]
SynGRID Enables Research Exchange for FERIT PhD Student
In February and March 2025, Marina Dubravac, a PhD student and assistant at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Osijek (FERIT), completed a five-week research exchange at the Institute for Innovation and Development of the University of Ljubljana (IRI UL). Although her stay was formally supported by the HRZZ Outgoing Mobility […]
Strengthening International Collaboration: First Meeting of the Pathways to Synergies Sister Projects
On March 24, our project took part in the first meeting of the first meeting of the Pathways to Synergies Sister Projects group. This initiative aims to develop Joint Internationalization Strategies (JIS) by bringing together EU-funded projects to exchange knowledge, discuss common challenges, and identify best practices that can enhance international research collaboration. The meeting […]
SynGRID partners publish research on Low-Voltage (LV) network optimization
SynGRID partners from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Osijek (FERIT) have published a new scientific paper titled “Co-Simulation Model for Determination of Optimal Active Power Filters Settings in Low-Voltage Network“. The paper was featured in the journal Applied Sciences in January 2025 and addresses critical challenges in power quality, presenting […]