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E.DSO first 2019 Board of Directors welcomes three new members

E.DSO first 2019 Board of Directors welcomes three new members 26 March 2019, Brussels. In their first meeting of the year 2019 E.DSO’s Board of Directors welcomed three new members to the Association. They add to the E.DSO family of DSOs which have been constantly growing since the foundation of the Association in 2010. With […]

E.DSO Workshop – The Truth about Flexibility – SECURE YOUR SEAT!

E.DSO Workshop – The Truth about Flexibility – SECURE YOUR SEAT! Brussels, 10 April 2019 (09h00-15h00) Venue: Stanhope Hotel Brussels, Rue du Commerce 9, 1000 Brussels What is feasible already and what can we expect in the future? What belongs to dreams and what to reality? What do we need to deliver the flexibility promise? […]

E.DSO releases final discussion paper of the inaugural Stakeholders and Innovation Council

E.DSO releases final discussion paper of the inaugural Stakeholders and Innovation Council On November 30, 2018, E.DSO launched the Stakeholders and Innovation Council to jointly design the evolution of DSO models. The aim is to create value for all relevant stakeholders (citizens and society, industry, customers, and others), developing forward looking DSO strategies. The Council […]

Joint Statement from the DSO Associations on the proposal to revise the TEN-E Guidelines

Joint Statement from the DSO Associations on the proposal to revise the TEN-E Guidelines In the course of revising Regulation (1316/2013) establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, the European Parliament proposed in its position, adopted on 12 December 2018, to open the Trans-European Network-Energy (TEN-E) Regulation (347/2013) for revision in the light of the European Union’s […]

2nd Power Network Europe Innovation Award: call for applications

2nd Power Network Europe Innovation Award: call for applications Innovators wanted! Call for applications open for the 2nd Power Network Europe Innovation Award Did you create or contribute to a pioneering solution or technology innovation that will help shaping Europe’s future power network? E.DSO and ENTSO-E are looking for you. Apply to the 2nd Power […]

3rd Ana Aguado Scholarship Award

3rd Ana Aguado Scholarship Award Bernard Energy (BEA); the European Distribution System Operators’ Association (E.DSO); the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E); the Union of the Electricity Industry – Eurelectric (Eurelectric) and the Florence School of Regulation (FSR) have the pleasure to announce the call for the 3rd Ana Aguado Scholarship Award. […]

E.DSO and ENCS launch first-ever set of security requirements for electric vehicle charging infrastructure

E.DSO and ENCS launch first-ever set of security requirements for electric vehicle charging infrastructure The Hague, the Netherlands – 4th December 2018 – ENCS, the European Network of Cyber Security, and E.DSO, the European Distribution System Operators’ Association have announced the launch of cyber-security requirements for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. As the first in […]

1st E.DSO Stakeholders and Innovation Council

1st E.DSO Stakeholders and Innovation Council “Edging into the Future of Networks” Integrating electricity distribution tomorrow’s technologies and needs in today’s forward planning and DSOs grids strategy design 30 November 2018, Brussels A future vision for electricity networks and the overall energy system: this was the topic of E.DSO’s first Stakeholders and Innovation Council hosted […]

ESA, EDSO and ENTSO-E announce cooperation agreement

ESA, EDSO and ENTSO-E announce cooperation agreement How can satellite applications support the European power grid and its evolution? Answering this question is the goal of a new cooperation agreement, kicked off today, between the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E) and the European Distribution System Operators Association (EDSO). […]

TSOs-DSOs to continue cooperation for smarter electricity grids

TSOs-DSOs to continue cooperation for smarter electricity grids The constructive cooperation of distribution system operators (DSOs) and transmission system operators (TSOs) continues: CEDEC, EDSO for Smart Grids, Eurelectric, GEODE and ENTSO-E signed today an updated Memorandum of Understanding. The first priority is to achieve a common vision on Active system management in order to integrate […]

EDSO Workshop for Smarter Cities 21 November: Registrations are open!

EDSO Workshop for Smarter Cities 21 November: Registrations are open! In a changing energy system, cities in Europe are facing challenging structural changes. They are progressively urged to be able to host smarter and sustainable advanced technologies to deliver electricity in intelligent and efficient way to their citizens.The Distribution System Operators (DSOs) are key to […]

PRESS RELEASE: E.DSO and ENCS host Smart Grid Cyber Security event

PRESS RELEASE: E.DSO and ENCS host Smart Grid Cyber Security event Making the tools of the energy transition safe for citizens and secure for providers. The tools are the data generated and needed by the smart grid system that will allow for the real evolution of electric services at the advantage of customers. This was […]

Trilogues: Overregulation may cripple new EU electricity distributors’ entity

Trilogues: Overregulation may cripple new EU electricity distributors’ entity EDSO chairman Christian Buchel argues on POLITICO that Europe’s fast-changing energy markets demand ‘agile and efficient’ electricity regulation and that co-legislators should not cripple the new EU DSO Entity with an initial over-regulation. The article can be found on the POLITICO website here.

‘Equal by 30 Campaign’ advocates for gender equality in the clean energy sector

‘Equal by 30 Campaign’ advocates for gender equality in the clean energy sector   EDSO supports the ‘Equal by 30 Campaign’ which promotes gender equality in the clean energy sector, with several of its members being signatories to this initiative. ‘Equal by 30’ encourages public and private sector organisations to work towards equal pay, equal […]

EDSO jointly with Eurelectric and GEODE publishes a side letter on EU-DSO entity

EDSO jointly with Eurelectric and GEODE publishes a side letter on EU-DSO entity The recast of the Electricity Regulation will establish a new EU institution, called “EU DSO Entity”, to foster cooperation between Distribution System Operators (DSOs) who are taking centre stage in the energy transition. The creation of the DSO Entity is a major […]

European system operators should be world leaders in smart grid revolution, says EDSO Chairman Christian Buchel at Innogrid2020+ conference

European system operators should be world leaders in smart grid revolution, says EDSO Chairman Christian Buchel at Innogrid2020+ conference Brussels, 15 May 2018. In his opening speech at Innogrid2020+, EDSO Chairman Christian Buchel called for European system operators to deepen and accelerate their common work to become the world leaders in the smart grid revolution. […]

ENTSO-E and EDSO for Smart Grids launch the ‘Power Networks Europe Award’

ENTSO-E and EDSO for Smart Grids launch the ‘Power Networks Europe Award’ The first laureates Dr Chavdar Ivanov and the company Sunchain, respectively nominated by ENTSO-E and EDSO, have been rewarded for their contribution to building Europe’s future power network. The handover took place during the second day of INNOGRID2020+. At ENTSO-E, Dr Chavdar Ivanov, […]

Get ready for the Twenties: 10 innovation actions for a future-proof power system

Get ready for the Twenties: 10 innovation actions for a future-proof power system Brussels, 15 May 2018 – At this year’s INNOGRID2020+ conference, co-organisers EDSO for Smart Grids and ENTSO-E will jointly present their ‘Ten priorities for Europe’s research policy to deliver the Energy Union’ and hand them over to the Commission. Electricity is a […]

REGISTER TO 2018 InnoGrid2020+ Conference InnoGrid2020+  ‘Get Ready for the Twenties’

REGISTER TO 2018 InnoGrid2020+ Conference InnoGrid2020+  ‘Get Ready for the Twenties’ 2018 InnoGrid2020+ Conference InnoGrid2020+  ‘Get Ready for the Twenties’   REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN 15-16 May 2018, BrusselsVenue: BOZAR (Palais des Beaux-Arts), Rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) and the European Distribution System Operators for Smart Grids (EDSO) will focus this year’s […]

Electricity and Gas Associations team up on flexibility in Energy Transition

Electricity and Gas Associations team up on flexibility in Energy Transition The European electricity and gas associations, representing distribution system operators (DSOs) – CEDEC, EDSO, eurelectric, Eurogas and GEODE – teamed up at an event at Brussels to address the issue of flexibility in the energy transition. They presented two reports entitled “Flexibility in the […]