Electrified transportation and future needs of instrumentation:
The next grid challenges

 

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Electrified transportation and future needs of instrumentation: The next grid challenges

 

From 26 to 29 May, VSL participated in the Smart Grid Metrology Week in Cuneo (Italy), which included the final M36 meetings and combined stakeholder workshop of the European Metrology Projects ADMIT and e‑TRENY projects, the annual European Metrology Netwerk on Smart Electricity Grids (EMN SEG) meeting, and the EURAMET TC‑EM SC Power & Energy meeting.

A key highlight was the panel discussion on “Electrified transportation and future needs of instrumentation – the next grid challenges”, moderated by Helko van den Brom. The discussion brought together perspectives from policy, research, industry, and academia. The outcomes of the discussion will contribute to the update of the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) of the EMN SEG.

The panel featured:

  • Ona Kostinaite‑Grinkeviciene – Head of Sector of the Unit CEF Energy and Renewable Energy Financing mechanism at the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)
  • Antonio De Paola – Scientific Project Officer at the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC)
  • Giuseppe Santangelo – Train System Domain Leader at Alstom
  • Andrea Mazza – Associate professor of the Energy Department and Director of the Centre for the Internationalisation of Research and Education at Politecnico di Torino
  • Chiara Gandolfi – Director of the Transmission & Distribution Technologies Department at Ricerca Sul Sistema Energetico (RSE)

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The discussion explored key challenges in measurement, monitoring, and validation for the large-scale grid integration of electrified transport, with outcomes contributing to the update of the EMN Smart Electricity Grids Strategic Research Agenda (SRA).

In the same workshop, Wei Zhao presented recent VSL work on on-site efficiency measurements of converters in railway substations (Hannover and Madrid), highlighting practical challenges encountered in real-world applications.

The discussions and presentations throughout the workshop clearly highlighted a broad consensus among participants that the large-scale integration of electrified transportation will increasingly depend on the availability of robust, harmonized, and well‑validated measurement capabilities to ensure reliable and efficient grid operation.

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