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ESA Distributed Power - Distributed Power Grid Management Based on Space Technologies

Funding organization: European Space Agency

Co-operation:

• Carlo Gavazzi Space S.p.A.
• German Aerospace Center (DLR): Institute for Technical Thermodynamics, German Remote Sensing Data Center
• Terna, Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale S.p.A. 
• Center for Renewable Energy Sources (CRES)

Project timeframe: Jan 2007 – Dec 2007

Contact person: Carsten Hoyer-Klick

Background:

The goal of the project is to evaluate the contribution of space technologies in terms of Earth Observation, telecommunications and navigation satellites applied in the electrical power grid management, when distributed renewable energy plants are present in the grids. The quantitative assessment will be carried out in terms of well identified indicators already defined in the ESA statement of Work and in terms of new indicators defined during the present study.