Accelerating speed from Research to (System) Operations

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