10 September 2024
Accelerating speed from Research to (System) Operations
Elia Group Open Research Challenge
Who is Elia Group?
Elia Group owns two transmission system operators (TSOs): Elia Transmission Belgium (ETB) and 50Hertz in the north and east of Germany. Together, ETB and 50Hertz own and operate their high-voltage grids, ensuring that the production and consumption of electricity are balanced around the clock, and supplying 30 million end users with electricity. We at Elia Group therefore act in the interest of society by providing it with a robust power grid and driving the energy transition: we are working on establishing a reliable, sustainable and affordable energy system.
Why do we launch the Research Challenge?
The growing challenges in system operations, including monitoring, control, data management, forecasting, and grid analysis (such as accelerated load flow calculations), demand a faster and more agile approach to collaboration with research institutions.
We want to shorten the time from R&D to operational implementation, and to achieve this, we need to advance and transfer the technical and engineering knowledge essential for power system operators at the speed and scale needed to support the global energy transition.
Focus areas
The five priority areas for the Elia Group Open Research Challenge are:
- Grid Monitoring
- Grid Control
- Grid Analysis
- Grid Data
- Forecasting
Want to find out more?
If you have questions, contact Innovation team by sending an email to innovation@eliagroup.eu
Key facts
Who can participate?
Research institutions with proven expertise in power systems and computer science
Registration deadline
01 October 2024
What do I need to apply?
- Answer a few short questions via submission form
- Prepare a 5-slide PowerPoint introducing your institutions, the expert(s) that will work on the topic, their expertise and motivation as well as first idea of how to address the research question
- Optionally, include a 3-minute video introduction.
Challenge Process
- Challenge launch: 01 October 2024
- Application deadline: 01 December 2024
- Round 1: 1 October 2024 to 1 December 2024
Applicants work on and submit their solutions for consideration. - Round 2: 2 December 2024 to 1 February, 2025
Selection of institution(s) and respective three research questions - Round 3: 2 February 2025 to 1 March 2025
Initial Research, Research & Development, Testing, Paper and Presentation