The massive deployment of distributed generators from renewable sources in recent years has led to a fundamental paradigm change in terms of planning and operation of the electric power system. MESSE develops of a concept for a model-based engineering and validation support system, covering the overall engineering process for smart grid applications – from use case design to validation and deployment. more
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Virtuegrid – Virtualisation for resilient and secure Smart Grid communication networks
Ongoing digitisation of power grids by large numbers of ICT-components for the purpose of extensive integration of renewable energy sources (REC) is demanding for novel system management strategies. The VirtueGrid project evaluates the potentials emerging from using virtualisation technolgies in the area of power grid control. more

EMBS – Energy Management Building Set
The EMBS project develops an innovative, integrated control and planning system for demand-response and optimization of multi-utility/-energy devices and installations. more

Callia – smart grid management approach
Development and demonstation of a new smart grid management approach based on the know-how and experiences of multiple regional R&D and demonstration projects. more

SCISSOR – Security in Trusted SCADA and Smart Grids
The SCISSOR project is concerned with the security of SCADA systems that are employed in industrial control processes – often in the context of critical infrastructures like energy, water, transport, finance, and health where security breaches potentially have devastating consequences. more
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ZSE – Zentrum für sichere Energieinformatik
The ZSE enables the secure and comprehensive networking of data of all participants in intelligent energy networks.
BIB4SGRID – Business Models including Batteries for Smart Grids
Renewable energy sources like solar and wind are naturally very volatile as they depend on the time of day or weather. This provides major challenges for power supply companies. more
SCS – Smart Campus Salzburg
As part of Smart Campus Salzburg new concepts for the decentralized balancing of energy generation, consumption and storage using a trading-based approach for energy exchange are developed and necessary Smart Grid and Internet of Things technologies are researched and validated. more
OPOSSUM – Open Flow based system for multi Energy Domain
OPOSSUM provides a Software-defined Networking infrastructure for multiple domains in a heterogeneous telecom infrastructure. more
Interfaces for energy management in Smart Grids
Study to identify relevant protocols and interfaces for energy management in Smart Grid infrastructures. more
OFSE_Grid – Open Flow Secure Grid
The potential of Open Flow for becoming a next generation Smart Grid communication infrastructure will be explored. Both the energy domain and the classical IP networking get their own router stack sharing the physical and L2-VPN layer. The project analyses the relevance of the scientific open questions, evaluates the modelling methods and performs validations with a rapid prototype. more
OTITOS – Open Test Implementation for IEC 61850-90-5-based Transmission of Synchrophasor information
Testing of IEC 61850-90-5 synchrophasor transmissions based on the open and standardized testing language TTCN-3.
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IPEN – IP Infrastructure for Energy Networks
Study of interdependencies between the communication and the electrical network, in particular, how impairments of the communication quality (e.g. large delays, packet loss) affect the quality of control in the electrical network. more
e-Energy Study
Analysis of the innovation potential of energy change for the Salzburg economy from the perspective of information and communication technologies. more