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How leading DSOs manage coronavirus

How leading DSOs manage coronavirus In the midst of COVID-19 crisis, E.DSO Members have taken many measures in order to ensure the power supply to their 350 million connected customers. With E.DSO serving as a platform for regular online roundtables among its Board members, they cooperate in sharing knowledge and best practices. Besides that, DSOs […]

GREEN RECOVERY: REBOOT & REBOOST our economies for a sustainable future

GREEN RECOVERY: REBOOT & REBOOST our economies for a sustainable future Call for mobilisation E.DSO welcomes the initiative of French MEP, Pascal Canfin, Chair of the ENVI Committee, who is calling for a global alliance for a green recovery, following the COVID-19 pandemic. The call for mobilisation was signed by 79 MEPs (S&D, EPP, Renew, […]

European DSOs’ engagement during the Covid-19 crisis

European DSOs’ engagement during the Covid-19 crisis For weeks, the Covid-19 epidemic has been impacting our life, both at a personal and professional level. In order to ensure the continuity of power supply all over Europe and to allow countries to keep operating, Distribution System Operators (DSOs) have been taking unprecedent measures to keep lights […]

Kick-off of new E.DSO project – Education for Digitalisation of Energy

Kick-off of new E.DSO project – Education for Digitalisation of Energy In January the new ERASMUS+ project EDDIE had its kick-off with E.DSO onboard. The project is led by Comillas, with the aim to create a Sector Skill Alliance (SSA) by bringing together all the relevant stakeholders in the Energy value chain, from industry, education […]

E.DSO releases conclusions of its 2nd Stakeholder and Innovation Council

E.DSO releases conclusions of its 2nd Stakeholder and Innovation Council DOWNLOAD THE DOCUMENT E.DSO held the second edition of its Stakeholder and Innovation Council on November 13, 2019 in Paris. Council members worked on a conclusion paper covering three topics: 1) Grid edge transformation; 2) Innovative resilience; and 3) Customer engagement by design. The Stakeholder […]

E.DSO to increase its collaboration with Start-ups

E.DSO to increase its collaboration with Start-ups On 4 February was organised in Brussels the Data&Innovation workshop by the European Distribution System Operators’ Association (E.DSO) and InnoEnergy, promoting collaboration among energy companies and start-ups to uptake electric innovations for a safer, flexible and efficient transformation. The event, with over 160 registrations, was supported additionally by […]

E.DSO and InnoEnergy host the “Data&Innovation” workshop: A think out of the box approach for innovation in the energy sector

E.DSO and InnoEnergy host the “Data&Innovation” workshop: A think out of the box approach for innovation in the energy sector The energy system is undergoing fundamental change. This is particularly true for Distribution System Operators (DSOs) that are confronted with an unprecedented growth of new loads and distributed generation connecting to their networks. Fundamental change […]

Smart Grids for Europe: CEN, CENELEC and E.DSO signed a Partnership Agreement

Smart Grids for Europe: CEN, CENELEC and E.DSO signed a Partnership Agreement The European Committee for Standardization (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) and European Distribution System Operators (E.DSO) signed today a partnership agreement that will bring forward the work on smart grids in Europe. The Agreement aims at facilitating the collaboration between […]

Launch of the 4th Ana Aguado Scholarship Award

Launch of the 4th 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 4th Ana […]

2nd E.DSO Stakeholder and Innovation Council gathers at European Utility Week in Paris

2nd E.DSO Stakeholder and Innovation Council gathers at European Utility Week in Paris The energy system is undergoing fundamental change. This is particularly true for distribution system operators (DSOs) that are confronted with an unprecedented growth of new loads and distributed generation connecting to their networks. Fundamental change requires innovative ideas, fresh perspectives, and a […]

E.DSO, ENCS and ENTSO-E host “Cybersecurity: Defence in Depth” workshop

E.DSO, ENCS and ENTSO-E host “Cybersecurity: Defence in Depth” workshop How can we keep control over our European electricity grid infrastructure now nation state online activities targeting power grids are no longer in doubt, while new actors and technologies are connected to the grid at an ever-increasing rate? These were the questions and the themes […]

E.DSO publishes key messages for the new Parliament, shedding light on the DSO industry and its concerns for the upcoming legislative term

E.DSO publishes key messages for the new Parliament, shedding light on the DSO industry and its concerns for the upcoming legislative term As key actors in the European energy sector, electricity distribution system operators (DSOs) want to explain their industry to the incoming policy makers of the new Parliament and the incoming College of Commissioners […]

ENCS and E.DSO provide first set of harmonised smart meter security requirements

ENCS and E.DSO provide first set of harmonised smart meter security requirements The Hague, the Netherlands – July 22nd, 2019 – ENCS, the European Network for Cyber Security, and E.DSO, the European Distribution System Operators’ Association have announced the launch of cyber-security baseline requirements for smart meters (SMs) and data concentrators (DCs). As the second […]

E.DSO Board of Directors meets back-to-back with CIRED and welcomes 2 new members

E.DSO Board of Directors meets back-to-back with CIRED and welcomes 2 new members 6 June 2019, Madrid. E.DSO hosted today its second Board of Directors meeting of 2019 in Madrid, where the CIRED conference has been taking place since the beginning of the week, including many contributions from E.DSO’s membership. Two new members were welcomed […]

Powering up the discussion on Europe’s Sustainable Energy Future!

Powering up the discussion on Europe’s Sustainable Energy Future! Joint TSO/DSO, IRENA and H2020 Projects session on “Power systems with high share of renewables: vision and innovation” EUSEW – 20 June – 9 to 10.30 am – Brussels By 2050, an important share of electricity will need to come from renewables. On 20 June, the […]

E.DSO & ENTSO-E deliver six innovation recommendations ahead of the European Commission Infrastructure Forum

E.DSO & ENTSO-E deliver six innovation recommendations ahead of the European Commission Infrastructure Forum Brussels, 14 May 2019. Various European projects were center-stage at the second day of this year’s Innogrid2020+ edition, including sessions on innovation for the physical grid, active customers and active system management, sector coupling and storage as well as advanced grid […]

ENTSO-E, E.DSO and partners award energy experts of tomorrow at Innogrid 2020+ kick-off

ENTSO-E, E.DSO and partners award energy experts of tomorrow at Innogrid 2020+ kick-off Brussels, 13 May 2019. ‘Connecting physics and digits: Power Platforms on the rise’, is the title of this year’s Innogrid2020+ conference. The organisers, E.DSO and ENTSO-E, kicked off the 8th edition of this two-day event in the classic ‘Art Deco’ surroundings of […]

E-mobility was debated in Prague by representatives of E.DSO Project Committee

E-mobility was debated in Prague by representatives of E.DSO Project Committee E-mobility has become an EU wide trend for reduction of carbon emissions and is growing in importance. New E-vehicles with extended range have been introduced, several cities in the EU have declared zero carbon emissions vehicle goals and in addition the charging is becoming […]

A toolbox for TSOs and DSOs to make use of new system and grid services

A toolbox for TSOs and DSOs to make use of new system and grid services The European associations representing the distribution system operators (DSOs) – CEDEC, E.DSO, Eurelectric and GEODE – as well as ENTSO-E, representing the transmission system operators (TSOs), launch a report on the development and integration of new flexibility services in the […]

EPRI and E.DSO Sign MOU to Collaborate on R&D for Advanced Electric Grid Technologies

EPRI and E.DSO Sign MOU to Collaborate on R&D for Advanced Electric Grid Technologies The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the European Association of Distribution System Operators (E.DSO) will now collaborate on critical research, development, and innovation initiatives to modernize the electric power grid. The collaborative work included in this agreement will focus on: […]

E.DSO presents the Truth about Flexibility

E.DSO presents the Truth about Flexibility In the last years, flexibility has indeed been one of the most discussed topics related to EU energy systems: its complexity has however allowed simplistic views to flourish at the expense of some necessary measures crucial to ensure a successful transition to a digitalised and a flexible energy system […]