EU Microgrid Research Focus

What challenges did the European Union microgrids project face?

The European Union MICROGRIDS project explored similar technical challenges such as safe islanding and reconnection practices, energy management, control strategies under islanded and connected scenarios, protection equipment, and communications protocols . Active research continues on all of the topics pioneered in these early studies . 2.

Can EU law facilitate the regulation of microgrid models?

The basic answer to this question is that EU law can facilitate the regulation of these microgrid models if existing rules are adapted to include microgrids.

Are microgrids a potential for a modernized electric infrastructure?

1. Introduction Electricity distribution networks globally are undergoing a transformation, driven by the emergence of new distributed energy resources (DERs), including microgrids (MGs). The MG is a promising potential for a modernized electric infrastructure , .

Can microgrids help Ders in the electricity market?

Microgrids, however, have the potential to facilitate the integration of DERs in the electricity market (Warneryd et al., 2020). A microgrid is a decentralised grid which can disconnect from the main electricity grid and structure into ‘local sub-grids that manage their power and energy balancing’ (Pinto et al., 2021).

What is the regulatory approach to microgrids?

In addition, the regulatory approach towards microgrids depends on EU Member States granting energy communities the right to manage part of the distribution network, which now depends on the discretion of the Member States.

Is market restructuring a threat to a microgrid?

Market restructuring, like that proposed in New York's “Reforming the Energy Vision (REV)” effort, will be required to move from a situation where microgrids are viewed as a threat to one in which distributed energy resource services are valued by the utility grid and fairly compensated .