EUSAIR - Final Report

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»European power system is one of the most sophisticated machines in the world« Interview with Uroš Salobir, Director of the Strategic Innovation Department, ELES, d.o.o. The Adriatic-Ionian Region, given its climatic characteristics, seems a paradise of sun and wind. How green is the Adriatic-Ionian Region really in terms of energy? It’s certainly green. However, the return on investment in renewable energy sources is not only dependent on climatic conditions and investment resources, but also the region’s ability to penetrate other regions in Europe with its energy. And, of course, that it is able to transfer energy from these regions back when the system conditions require it. In the Adriatic-Ionian Region, in order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to ensure the resilience of the network through investments, new market mechanisms and innovations, which will be able to implement the above. What good practices in the field of integration of new dispersed resources can Slovenia offer to countries of the region? The Slovene electricity network is very well connected with neighbouring countries, so it is a strong hub among some of the most important regional electricity markets. Compared to the electricity networks of other European countries, it is relatively small, so of course what is happening on it also strongly depends on what is happening in the neighbouring networks. Strong international involvement and the ability to create major national projects quickly are our comparative advantages. The main motivation for designing two major international demonstration projects (SINCRO.GRID and FutureFlow) was to address regional challenges related to the integration of larger amounts of renewables into the grid and to provide sufficient flexibility resources needed to regulate the electricity system. In the NEDO project, with the inclusion of a large number of Slovene partners and the establishment of a system of integrated and centrally managed cloud solutions, we actually introduced a smart grid at the national level. After all this, Slovenia has a lot of experience in testing new technological solutions and implementing demonstrations or pilot projects, which can then be used at the regional or European level. How would you summarize your key experiences from participating in the European Commissionfunded MIGRATE project through Horizon 2020? The MIGRATE project was constructed and carried out due to fundamental changes in the technical characteristics of the future interconnected system. 38 | EUSAIR Slovene Presidency

Foto: Samo Vidic

Foto: Samo Vidic

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