E.DSO holds 4th Stakeholder and Innovation Council at Enlit Europe
E.DSO holds 4th Stakeholder and Innovation Council at Enlit Europe The 4th edition of the Stakeholder & Innovation Council is over, and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! Under the headline “The Thin Veil of Renewal: Building the Next Grid Generation” this year’s edition addressed three of the most topical issues […]
E.DSO announces the 3 winners of the 1st ‘Digital DSO Power Award’
E.DSO announces the 3 winners of the 1st ‘Digital DSO Power Award’ 1 December – Launched for the first time in 2021, E.DSO ‘Digital DSO Power Award’ has the ambition to be a recognition for most meaningful and relevant digital innovative initiatives contributing to the shaping of the new role of Distribution System Operators. This […]
6th Ana Aguado Scholarship Award
6th Ana Aguado Scholarship Award Bernard Energy (BEA), the European Distribution System Operators’ Association (E.DSO), the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), the Union of the Electricity Industry – Eurelectric (Eurelectric) and the Florence School of Regulation (FSR) have the pleasure of announcing the call for the 6th Ana Aguado Scholarship Award. […]
E.DSO 2nd Projects in the Spotlight event
E.DSO 2nd Projects in the Spotlight event “Blockchain and DSOs: an opportunity for the energy transition?” On Thursday 18 November, E.DSO organized a webinar titled “Blockchain and DSOs: an opportunity for the energy transition?” as the second event in the “Projects in the Spotlight” series. With more than 200 people registered, the event shed light […]
E.DSO, ENCS and ENTSO-E host 4th cybersecurity workshop “Enhancing our grid resilience”
E.DSO, ENCS and ENTSO-E host 4th cybersecurity workshop “Enhancing our grid resilience” 21 October 2021 Today, the European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS), the Association of European Distribution System Operators (E.DSO), and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), together hosted a virtual event discussing the challenges of increasing volume and sophistication […]
Hear! Hear! The Fit for 55 Package mammoth is released
Hear! Hear! The Fit for 55 Package mammoth is released Yesterday (14 July 2021) the European Commission released its long-awaited massive Fit for 55 Package. This includes a first batch of legislative proposals to reduce the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions by 55% below 1990 levels by 2030. EU is now attempting to develop the tools […]
Beyond Sandboxes – InnoGrid Day 2 focused on innovation in asset management & markets
Beyond Sandboxes – InnoGrid Day 2 focused on innovation in asset management & markets 11 June 2021 Introduced by Uros Salobir, Vice-Chair of ENTSO-E Research, Development and Innovation Committee, and Richard Vidlička, Chair of E.DSO Innovation & Research Committee, the second day of the 10th edition of InnoGrid gave the opportunity to participants to deep […]
E.DSO 1st “Digital DSO Power Award”
E.DSO 1st “Digital DSO Power Award” Applications are now closed! E.DSO, the Association of Distribution System Operators (DSOs) is launching the 1st ‘Digital DSO Power Award’ as a recognition of the most meaningful and relevant digital innovation contributing to the shaping of the new role of DSOs. Distribution grids are the backbone of the digital […]
The official birth of the EU DSO Entity
The official birth of the EU DSO Entity On 8 June 2021, the long-awaited official launch of the EU DSO Entity took place. E.DSO members experienced a prestigious momentum by attending the constitutive General Assembly and the first meeting of Board of Directors and constituting its governance along with various organisation aspects. The launch of […]
2021 Ana Aguado Scholarship winners
2021 Ana Aguado Scholarship winners E.DSO is proud to announce the winners of the 5th Ana Aguado Scholarship launched in February 2021: Matthew Brian Gough and Daniele Stampatori. The winners have been selected from a pool of 67 applicants who responded to the call for students or recent graduates at Master’s Level in the fields […]
Living the transition – E.DSO and ENTSO-E team up for InnoGrid 10th edition
Living the transition – E.DSO and ENTSO-E team up for InnoGrid 10th edition 4 June 2021 – Opening the 10th edition of InnoGrid on 4 June, European Energy Commissioner, Kadri Simson stressed the three major trends affecting Europe’s energy system – decarbonisation, decentralization, digitalization. She recognized the important role of transmission and distribution system operators […]
E.DSO Internal Workshop on Artificial intelligence (AI) and GDPR from DSOs lenses: Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions
E.DSO Internal Workshop on Artificial intelligence (AI) and GDPR from DSOs lenses: Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions 12 March 2021, 9:30-11:30 On 12 March 2021, E.DSO held an internal workshop tackling various aspects pertaining to the interaction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with General Data Protection Regulation, and their applicability to the work of Distribution system Operators […]
Press release 1st E.DSO Projects in the Spotlight event
Press release 1st E.DSO Projects in the Spotlight event 10 March 2021 Horizon 2020 projects are the best platform to develop technologies and solutions in order to reach the goals of the green clean energy transition. By being active in several EU funded projects E.DSO is facilitating the interaction, coordination and knowledge sharing among Members […]
E.DSO Webinar ‘DSOs & the TEN-E regulation review: leave no-one behind’ – Press release
E.DSO Webinar ‘DSOs & the TEN-E regulation review: leave no-one behind’ – Press release 3 March 2021 In the light of the European Commission’s proposal to revise the EU rules on Trans-European Networks for Energy (the TEN-E Regulation), E.DSO hosted a webinar gathering high-profile speakers to assess whether the revision is aligned with decarbonisation and […]
5th Ana Aguado Scholarship Award
5th Ana Aguado Scholarship Award Bernard Energy (BEA), the European Distribution System Operators’ Association (E.DSO), the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), the Union of the Electricity Industry – Eurelectric (Eurelectric) and the Florence School of Regulation (FSR) have the pleasure to announce the call for the 5th Ana Aguado Scholarship Award. […]
Leading electricity distribution operators launch global initiative to boost the energy transition
Leading electricity distribution operators launch global initiative to boost the energy transition Global electricity distribution operators (DSOs) gathered on 26-27 January 2021 in the first sectoral initiative focused on their contribution to worldwide decarbonisation efforts. The roles and responsibilities of DSOs across the globe are rapidly evolving to deliver, and even accelerate, the energy transition. Against this […]
Making power grids fit for the transition will create 500,000 jobs
Making power grids fit for the transition will create 500,000 jobs Distribution grids are the backbone of the digital and energy transition, as they ensure a continuous and reliable electricity flow, integrate the majority of renewable energy sources and enable the creation of new services for consumers. But to be fit-for-purpose in an increasingly decarbonised, […]
Internal E.DSO workshop “Implementation of Electricity Directive provisions in the field of flexibility”
Internal E.DSO workshop “Implementation of Electricity Directive provisions in the field of flexibility” 9 November 2020 ‘Flexibility’ has become an important issue since the Commission introduced “increasing flexibility” as a new goal in its Clean Energy Package. Particularly, the Electricity Directive (EU) 20199/944 provide the basis for an ambitious European Green Deal and Green Recovery […]
E.DSO, ENCS and ENTSO-E hosted the 2nd webinar of the 3rd edition of their Cybersecurity event “Cybersecurity: Data Sharing”
E.DSO, ENCS and ENTSO-E hosted the 2nd webinar of the 3rd edition of their Cybersecurity event “Cybersecurity: Data Sharing” 21 October 2020 Today, the European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS), the Association of European Distribution System Operators (E.DSO), and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), together hosted a virtual event discussing […]
E.DSO celebrates 10-year anniversary and hosts 3rd Stakeholder and Innovation Council
E.DSO celebrates 10-year anniversary and hosts 3rd Stakeholder and Innovation Council 15 October 2020 “ ‘EDSO for smart grids’ is now E.DSO. No need to mention ‘smart grids’ anymore, smartness is part of our identity.” With those words, E.DSO Chair Christian Buchel opened the celebrations of the association’s 10-year anniversary. He is referring to the […]
E.DSO confirms Christian Buchel as Chair and appoints the Chairmanship Team for a new two-year term
E.DSO confirms Christian Buchel as Chair and appoints the Chairmanship Team for a new two-year term 15 October 2020 Today, E.DSO Board of Directors re-elected Christian Buchel as E.DSO Chair for another two-year term. Five Vice-Chairs of the E.DSO Association have also been reappointed or appointed for the next two years: João Torres , Armando […]
E.DSO 10-Year Anniversary
E.DSO 10-Year Anniversary Founded in March 2010, the European Distribution System Operators’ Association (E.DSO) is the key-interface between Europe’s DSOs and the European Institutions, and promotes the development and large-scale testing of smart grid technologies in real-life situations, new market designs and regulation. Starting as a Club of 11 CEOs, E.DSO is now gathering 41 […]
ENCS and E.DSO release security requirements for distribution automation
ENCS and E.DSO release security requirements for distribution automation 13 October 2020 ENCS, the European Network for Cyber Security, and E.DSO, the European Distribution System Operators’ Association announced the launch of security requirements for Distribution Automation (DA) of Remote Terminal Units (RTUs). This is the third in a series of security guidelines for a smarter […]
E.DSO, ENCS and ENTSO-E hosted the 3rd edition of their Cybersecurity event “Cybersecurity: Data Sharing”
E.DSO, ENCS and ENTSO-E hosted the 3rd edition of their Cybersecurity event “Cybersecurity: Data Sharing” 7 October 2020 The increasing cybersecurity threat and COVID-19 are causing challenges everywhere, including in the energy sector. Today, the European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS), Association of European Distribution System Operators (E.DSO), and the European Network of Transmission System […]