Working Groups

Electromobility in Smart Grids
Chairman: Marc Petit, Scientific Council, Think Smartgrids, France

About the Working Group This WG consists of members from industry and research institutes from several countries around the world. Multiple discussions held between the members, in which the m...

PRESENT STATUS- Working Group Presented Report in September 2020

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Microgrid Working Group
Chairman: Makoto Watanabe, NEDO

About the Working Group This WG consists of members from industry and research institutes from several countries around the world. Multiple questionnaires and meetings were conducted, in which the ...

PRESENT STATUS- Work Group finished in August 2017

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Flexibility Working Group
Chairman: Laurent Schmitt and Rodolphe de Beaufort, Think Smartgrids

About the Working Group: In this report, the Flexibility Working Group presents the status of demand response integration in different parts of the world. The contributions from the Global Sm...

PRESENT STATUS- Work group finished in November 2016

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Cyber Security Working Group
Chairman: Shailendra Fuloria, India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF)

The Work Group on Cyber Security was formed by GSEF in May 2015 to examine security issues in various segments of the smart grid eco-system. This report discusses such issues in smart meters and the a...

PRESENT STATUS- Work group finished in August 2016

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Power Grid Electrical Energy Storage Work Group
Chairman: Hiroshi Kuniyoshi, Japan Smart Community Alliance

Background Use of renewable energy for realizing a lower carbon future has been a growing international trend. However, electricity generated by solar and wind power fluctuates sharply, causing suc...

PRESENT STATUS- Work group finished in January 2016

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Grid Connectivity of Distributed Generation (GCDG)
Chairman: Robert Wilhite, III, DNVKEMA

The working group Grid Connectivity of Distributed Generation (GCDG) deals with the connection of small generation and their integration in the overall system. The aim is to overcome vendor specific a...

PRESENT STATUS- Work group finished in 2014

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Interfaces of Grid Users/ Focus on EV and Local Storage (GUII)
Chairman: Hiroshi Kuniyoshi, Japan Smart Community Alliance

This working group deals with grid user interactions and interfaces with special emphasis on electrical vehicles and small storage devices in residential and commercial buildings. The aim is to develo...

PRESENT STATUS- Work group finished in 2014

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Interoperability and standards (IWG)
Chairman: Per‐Olof Granstrom, EDSO for Smart Grids

  With the aim to initiate a strategic discussion among the GSEF board of directors, making the issue of Interoperability available also outside the very technical and expert oriented standard...

PRESENT STATUS- Work group finished in 2014

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