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2013 ENTSO-E Survey on Ancillary Services Procurement and Electricity Balancing Market Design

This survey of ENTSO-E provides an overview of the different market arrangements in place throughout Europe with regard to Ancillary Services and Imbalance Charges. The maps illustrate how different a...

DENA Study – Ancillary Services 2033

The German Energy Agency (DENA) has released a techno-economic study to investigate the effect of high penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) on the need for ancillary services in Germany. As R...

CEPS Special Report: Exploring a Regional Approach to EU Energy Policies

Regional approaches to EU energy policies have been termed the ‘Schengenisation’ of energy, making reference to the Schengen Convention eliminating intra-European border controls. They aim...

The G20 Summit and Energy Efficiency

The Global Smart Grid Federation welcomes the fact that the G20 Summit in Brisbane Summit was the first time that G20 leaders have had a session dedicated to global energy issues. Energy is now at the...

EPRI defines a three-phase initiative for an integrated grid

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has created a three-phase initiative for realizing the full value of central and distributed energy resources (DER). The goal of the initiative is to help ...