EUniversal

About Project

Market enabling interface to unlock flexibility solutions for cost-effective management of smarter distribution grids

The EUniversal project, funded by the European Union, aims to develop a universal approach on the use of flexibility by Distribution System Operators (DSO) and their interaction with the new flexibility markets, enabled through the development of the concept of the Universal Market Enabling Interface (UMEI) – a unique approach to foster interoperability across Europe.

Acronym

EUniversal

Responsible

Clara Sofia Teixeira Gouveia Moura

Status

Closed

Start

January 1, 2020

End

January 30, 2023

Effective End

January 30, 2023

Global Budget

€7,999,997.00

Financing

€820,000.00

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Members

Team Leaders

Clara Sofia Gouveia

I'm a member of the Centre for Power and Energy Systems of INESC TEC since 2011, currently holding a Senior Researcher position. I received my MSc and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP) in 2008 and 2015 respectively. My research interests are focused on the operation of distribution networks within smart grid context, considering the large scale integration of Distributed Energy Resources and microgrid concepts. I have been involved in several national and European projects, such as MERGE, SENSIBLE and UPGRID project, namely in the development and demonstration activities in INESC TEC Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles laboratory of control and management strategies to enable the safe integration of Distributed Energy Resources in distribution networks, particularly when operating islanded from the main grid.

Team Members

Bruna Costa Tavares

Ricardo Jorge Ferreira

Conceição Nunes Rocha

Pedro Miguel Macedo

Gil Silva Sampaio

Clara Sofia Gouveia

André Filipe Garcia

Jorge Correia Pereira

Leonel Magalhães Carvalho

Ricardo Jorge Bessa

Associated Centres

Power and Energy Systems

INESC TEC’s main actor in the energy field is the Centre for Power and Energy Systems (CPES), which falls within the Cluster Energy Systems. We at CPES are internationally recognised for our expertise in the integration of renewable energy in power systems, distributed generation, storage, smart grids and areas traditionally associated with the planning and operation of power systems. The high level of expertise developed has allowed our experts at CPES to take on key roles in important EU projects as part of the successive framework programmes that led to notable scientific and technical advances with considerable impact on industry. This has led to contracts for development and consultancy with companies manufacturing equipment and with generation, transmission and distribution companies, regulators, government agencies and investors in Europe, South America, the United States of America and Africa. At CPES, we address the following main research areas: Decision Making, Optimisation and Computational Intelligence, Forecasting, Static and Dynamic analysis of Energy Grids, Reliability, Power Electronics.