Analysis of the on-going Research and demonstration Efforts on Smart Grids in Europe

The present article summarizes the results of the exercise of analysis of the on-going Research, Demonstration and Deployment efforts in the field of Smart Grids in Europe, produced in the framework of the European project GRID+. This exercise resulted in the definition of a new methodology for analysing and mapping the results achieved by the on-going smart grids demonstrators with respect to the priorities declared in the EEGI roadmap [3]. This analysis supports the EEGI in identifying the aspects that are already addressed by on-going projects and avoiding unnecessary duplications of work and provides the readers with clear indications for preparation of the future projects, highlighting research priorities that need to be further analysed by future large scale demonstrators. The article describes the motivations that justify this exercise; the methodology and the results of the mapping exercise and it concludes with some indications about the future steps of the gap analysis carried out by GRID+ project. (4 pages)