Research envisions new approach to energy planning

The Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam and Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), in collaboration with KEMA, plan to start new research on our future energy network.

The research effort will focus on automatic optimisation of the capacity planning of the electricity network. Results are relevant to policy makers, energy suppliers and network providers.

In the future, energy supply gets more complex. Decentralised generation will cause two-way traffic on the energy grid, with peaks and drops in the load. Meanwhile, new players, such as energy-storage providers, for example, will join the energy market. These developments require a new approach to capacity planning and a redesign of the network. The joint research effort will also take into account environmental objectives and geographical and economical aspects.

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