Coordinator: FOSS Research Centre for Sustainable Energy, University of Cyprus

PAN European Technology Energy Research Approach (PANTERA) is a EU H2020 project aimed at setting up a European forum composed of Research & Innovation stakeholders active in the fields of smart grids, storage and local energy systems, including policy makers, standardisation bodies and experts in both research and academia, representing the EU energy system (https://pantera-platform.eu/).
Within the PANTERA project, an interactive multi-functional platform is developed. This platform is called EIRIE platform which stands for European Interconnection for Research Innovation & Entrepreneurship. The EIRIE platform acts as the meeting point to all actors active in the field of energy research & innovation from all Europe. You can visit the EIRIE platform under the following link: https://ses.jrc.ec.europa.eu/eirie/en.

Croatia is an active member of EU since 1st July 2013 and actively works in the success of the energy transition objectives to achieve the declared policies for achieving the low carbon economy. However, the following areas are still a concern in achieving carbon neutrality and we would like to address them in this workshop that brings together stakeholders in the field of smart grids, storage and local energy systems:

• R&I activities in the field are weak calling for more national and European support to raise opportunities, bring closer to the wealth of EU knowledge and offer the means to address local needs with the support of the industry and broader communities.
• Enabling technologies like digitalization, storage, smart grids and reliable communications are not adequately addressed to facilitate the much-wanted transition for the effective use of emerging technologies that include distributed RES, e-mobility with smart charging and V2G attributes and demand flexibility.
• End users and citizens are not adequately empowered through codes, appropriate regulation and market instruments to build and operate effective energy management systems utilizing the emerging technologies that can grow into efficient energy communities with appropriate technologies in place to facilitate optimal use of local resources for the benefit of the citizens.

Support to the coordination of national research and innovation programmes in areas of activity of the European Energy Research Alliance (SUPEERA) is an EU H2020 project aimed at strengthening European cooperation in Research and Innovation (R&I) to realise the objectives of the SET Plan in the broader perspective of the Clean Energy Transition, to support Europe’s strategic long-term vision of becoming a climate-neutral society by 2050. SUPEERA strives to attain its goals by supporting the energy research organisations involved in the SETPlan; encouraging a stronger engagement of the EU-13 countries; improving information exchange; and making recommendations for joint actions. Moreover, it attempts to accelerate the uptake of new technologies by industry and examine the impact of EU policies in the view of bringing the SET-Plan forward in the broader context of the Clean Energy Transition.

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