CIRED 2026 Brussels Workshop
on Implementing
Successful Innovation in Distribution Networks
9-10 June 2026
Brussels, Belgium
Conference Agenda
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Agenda Overview |
| Date: Tuesday, 09/June/2026 | |
| 8:00am - 9:45am |
Registration & Welcome Coffee Location: Entrance Hall User your QR code to check-in to the workshop and enjoy a nice coffee before the sessions start! |
| 9:45am - 10:00am |
Welcome Speech by Dag Eirik Nordgård, Workshop Chair Location: Auditorium Chair: Dag Eirik Nordgård, SINTEF, Norway |
| 10:00am - 10:20am |
Keynote 1 Location: Auditorium |
| 10:20am - 10:40am |
Keynote 2 Location: Auditorium |
| 10:40am - 11:10am |
Coffee Break Location: Catering & Exhibition Area |
| 11:10am - 12:10pm |
Round Table 1: Regulation for Innovation – at European / National Level Location: Auditorium Chair: Quentin Antoine, ENGIE Laborelec, Belgium Panelists
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| 12:10pm - 1:25pm |
Lunch Location: Catering & Exhibition Area |
| 1:25pm - 2:55pm |
Theme 1 Oral Session – New Methods for Planning Reliable, Resilient and Sustainable Networks Location: Auditorium Chair: Fabrizio Pilo, University of Cagliari, Italy Chair: Riccardo Lama, CEI - Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano, Italy FULL PAPER - Theme 1: New Methods for Planning Reliable, Resilient and Sustainable Networks Planning LV Networks for Effective Voltage Control Under Partial Deployment of PQ-Controlled PV Inverters 1: ENGIE Laborelec, Belgium; 2: Fluvius SO, Belgium; 3: Ores SO, Belgium; 4: Sibelga SO, Belgium; 5: Resa SO, Belgium 1:40pm - 1:55pm FULL PAPER - Theme 1: New Methods for Planning Reliable, Resilient and Sustainable Networks Value And Pricing Of Flexibility In Distribution Network Operation 1: Helen Electricity Network Ltd., Finland; 2: Tampere University., Finland 1:55pm - 2:10pm FULL PAPER - Theme 1: New Methods for Planning Reliable, Resilient and Sustainable Networks Enhancing Load Profile Modeling through Coupling of Smart Meter and Public Register data – A Danish Case Study Green Power Denmark, Denmark 2:10pm - 2:25pm FULL PAPER - Theme 1: New Methods for Planning Reliable, Resilient and Sustainable Networks Large-Scale Cost-Benefit Analysis of Photovoltaic Flexibility in Distribution Grids: A Methodology based on Representative Feeders Mines Paris PSL, France 2:25pm - 2:40pm FULL PAPER - Theme 1: New Methods for Planning Reliable, Resilient and Sustainable Networks Prosumer Synchronisation Risk: Impacts of Time-Varying Tariffs on Distribution Network Expansion 1: Power Systems Laboratory, Institute for Power Systems & High Voltage Technology, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.; 2: Reliability and Risk Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Energy and Process Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.; 3: Urban Energy Systems Laboratory, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Zurich, Switzerland.; 4: Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China 2:40pm - 2:55pm FULL PAPER - Theme 1: New Methods for Planning Reliable, Resilient and Sustainable Networks The Role Of Digital Twins In Enabling New Grid Connections. A Swedish DSO Case Study 1: Universidad de Oviedo / Plexigrid, Spain; 2: Plexigrid; 3: Nordion Energi; 4: Universidad de Oviedo |
| 2:55pm - 4:55pm |
Poster Session 1 (Theme 2 & Theme 3) & Coffee Break Location: Poster Hall Chair: Jan Desmet, Ugent, Belgium Chair: Ingrid Schürrer, Salzburg Netz GmbH, Austria FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Smart Meter Integrated Controllable Load Based Demand Side for Enhancing Power System Frequency under Communication Delay Upper Egypt Electricity Distribution Company, Aswan, Egypt FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Implementation of EHV PQ Measurement in the Czech Republic ČEPS a.s., Czech Republic FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Non-Invasive Thermal Aging Monitoring System for Medium-Voltage DC Cables Nexans, France FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Lessons Learned from Building and Deploying a Generic IA Tool to Qualify Multiple Textual Data at Enedis 1: Enedis, France; 2: Enedis, France; 3: Enedis, France FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks A Heuristic Algorithm For Distribution Grid Congestion Management 1: Hitachi Energy, United States of America; 2: Hitachi Energy, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Evaluation of a Mixed Operating Envelope for EV Charging Based on Real Building Load Profiles 1: Siemens, Austria; 2: Wiener Netze, Austria FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Implementing DER Control And Flexible Connections in The Netherlands, The Stedin Case Study Stedin, The Netherlands FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Allocation of Dynamic Operating Envelopes in Radial Distribution Networks 1: LIST - Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg; 2: UMONS - University of Mons, Belgium FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Field Data of High-Performance Circuit Breakers with Integrated Data Concentrator ABB S.p.a., Italy FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Controlled Switching: Enabling Future‑Ready MV Networks. Key Lessons from High‑Duty Field Applications ABB spa, Italy FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Construction And Operation Of A Stationary Battery Energy Storage System Utilizing Used EV Batteries The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., Japan FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Performance Evaluation of Novel Injection-based ASC Control Method Using Primary Testing 1: ABB Oy, Finland; 2: Elenia Verkko Oyj, Finland FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Implementing BPL Technologies On The Low Voltage Network: First Results From The Broadband And Narrowband PLC-Combined Rollout In Spain Iberdrola España, Spain FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Evaluation Of A Rule-Based Energy Management System For Residential White Goods KU Leuven, Electa Ghent FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Coordinated Control System for Power Quality in Distribution Networks with Wide-Band Sensing and a Cloud-Edge-End Architecture: Design and Application CEPRI, China FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Wide-Area Voltage Optimisation for Active Distribution Networks 1: SMPnet, UK; 2: PNDC, UK; 3: University of Strathclyde, UK; 4: UK Power Networks, UK FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Pilot-Phase Results of E.ON Hungária’s Local Flexibility Market Platform E.ON Észak-dunántúli Áramhálózati Zrt., Hungary FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Lessons Learned from Stakeholder-Driven Requirement Analysis for an Open and Modular Energy Management Platform 1: Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT, Germany; 2: RWTH Aachen University, Germany; 3: OFFIS – Institute for Information Technology, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Distribution Fault Anticipation: Real-time Health Monitoring for Distribution Networks Using Waveform Analytics Texas A&M University, United States of America FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Congestion Assessment in Distribution Grids Using Python and OpenDSS Conversion Pipeline 1: Hitachi Energy Research, Germany; 2: Hitachi Energy Germany AG; 3: Hochschule Darmstadt FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Digital Low-Voltage Monitoring Deployment In Bucharest: Lessons Learned From A Large-Scale Field Implementation 1: Smilics Technologies, Spain; 2: Retele, Romania FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Phoenix: Intelligent Fault Detection for Resilient and Sustainable Distribution Networks 1: Fournier Grospaud Synerys; 2: OMEXOM, France FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Data-Driven Surrogate Limit Identification on Feeder Currents and Substation Loading to Guarantee Voltage Stability in Low-Voltage Grids 1: Siemens AG, Germany; 2: Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Powering Industrial-Scale Grid Inspections with AI-Powered Asset Analytics Arkion Solutions AB, Sweden FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Practical Implementation of Power Envelopes at a Belgian Distribution System Operator ORES, Belgium FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Technical and Market Outcomes and Operational Insights from the MiNDFlex Project: Evaluating Local Flexibility in Milan’s Distribution Grid 1: Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy; 2: A2A, Milan, Italy; 3: RSE, Milan, Italy; 4: Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Performance Monitoring in IEC 61850-Based Digital Substations: CPFL’s Experience at Souzas Substation 1: CPFL, Brazil; 2: UFSM, Brazil FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Continuous PQ Insights for Grid-Friendly Non-Linear Assets Tele Haase, Austria FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks From Concept to Reality: How Sensorization and Automation Are Transforming MV & LV Networks 1: E&C & Asset Technology, E-REDES - Distribuição de Eletricidade, S.A, Lisboa, Portugal;; 2: INESC Coimbra - Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra, Coimbra; 3: Smart Grid Center PT, E-REDES - Distribuição de Eletricidade, S.A, Lisboa, FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks An Advanced Approach to Fault Location Combining TDR and Surge Time-of-Arrival Difference Methods 1: Kansai Transmission and Distribution, Inc., Japan; 2: Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan; 3: Kyoto University, Japan; 4: DAIHEN Corporation, Japan FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Field Demonstration on Degradation Diagnosis and Evaluation of Stationary Battery Energy Storage Systems in Operation Using Charging Curve Analysis 1: The Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc., Japan; 2: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Japan; 3: Toshiba Corporation, Japan FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Customer-Oriented Online Service for Distribution Network Optimization and Promotion of Energy Transition Helen Electricity Network Ltd, Finland FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks A Network Pilot Demonstration on the Monitoring and Control Capability of Rooftop Solar PV in Ireland Electricity Supply Board (ESB) Networks, Ireland FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Economical and Resource-Saving Use of Phase Shifting Transformers within the Swiss 150 kV Grid of the City of Zurich 1: ewz, Swiss; 2: Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Increase In Grid Utilisation & Capacity Through Impedance Reduction & Voltage Control Using Capacitive Transfer System Cable Enertechnos, United Kingdom FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Impact of A Vacuum Circuit-breaker on a MV Network: Modelling, Stresses Developped, and Description of the Non-linearity Involved 1: EDF, France; 2: Grenoble_INP-Ense3 FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Layered Control for Multi-Use Battery Storage 1: University of Twente, The Netherlands; 2: Alliander N.V., The Netherlands; 3: Saxion University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Applications of Machine-Learned State Estimation in Low-Voltage AIT- Austrian Institute of Technology - Center for Energy, Austria FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Identifying And Mapping Shared Service Cables Using Artificial Intelligence For The Adoption Of Low Carbon Technology On The LV Network Of Ireland ESB, Ireland FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Dynamic Line Rating in Practice: Comparing Sensor-Based and Sensorless Methods on the Portuguese Grid E-REDES, Portugal FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Sparse-PMU-Based Fault Location for Enhanced Operation of Distribution Power Networks 1: Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering, University of Bologna, Italy; 2: Innovation ENEL Grids, ENEL Group, Italy FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Demonstrating an Open Digital Twin Platform for Unified MV–LV Operation 1: OFFIS - Institute for Information Technology, Germany; 2: Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT; 3: RWTH University Aachen FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks A Systematic Approach To Successfully Implement Innovation For Power System Assets Vattenfall Eldistribution AB, Sweden FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks DA/RE – Two Years Of Operational Experience With An IT Platform For Small-Scale Flexibility In Redispatch TransnetBW GmbH, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Pilot for Model-Free Active Flexibility Management for Low-Voltage Grids According to German Regulation (§14a EnWG) 1: Siemens AG, Germany; 2: Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Interoperable Digital Twin Data for Electrical Distribution Grids 1: TU Dortmund University; 2: Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg; 3: ef.Ruhr GmbH; 4: Stadtwerke Wunsiedel GmbH FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Tripling Capacity Through Voltage Regulation On Long MV Feeder 1: Magtech AS; 2: Føie AS; 3: Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks QUEST – An Overarching System Control Solution: Live Trials & Digital Twin Validation 1: Smarter Grid Solutions, United Kingdom; 2: SP Electricity North West, United Kingdom FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Overhead Line Fault Location on 11kV Networks Using a Common Disturbance Information Platform 1: National Grid Electricity Distribution; 2: Nortech Management Ltd FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks EleXsys dSTATCOMs in the E-REDES LV Network: Field Results and Insights for Advanced Volt/Var Control 1: E-REDES, Portugal; 2: Stara Smart Grid; 3: EDP Inovação FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Stochastic Multi-Asset Optimisation for Energy Strategic Planning: a Study Case at Brussels Airport 1: Jetpack.ai, Belgium; 2: Resa, Belgium; 3: Brussels Airport Company (BAC), Belgium FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Lessons Learned from an innovation department at a Belgian DSO ORES FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Potential For Reducing Redispatch Volumes Through The Use Of Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) And Curative Protection Measures (CRM) 1: FGH GmbH, Germany; 2: Schleswig-Holstein Netz GmbH, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Active Fault Level Management - Development and Delivery 1: Scottish Power Energy Network, United Kingdom; 2: Smarter Grid Solutions, United Kingdom FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Data Inconsistency In A Century-old Business With Delayed Digitalization: A Daily Algorithm For The Automatic Integration Of Data Ingelectus, Spain FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Customer Perception of Demand-Side Flexibility Tariffs in Switzerland 1: Lucerne University of Applied Science and Arts HSLU, Switzerland; 2: Primeo Netz AG, Switzerland FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Pythia: Implementing Day-ahead Congestion Management In The German LV Grid 1: Orion Grid Technologies, Belgium; 2: Avacon Netz GmbH, Germany; 3: MITNETZ STROM, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks A Future-Proof Control Architecture for System Operator-Owned Power Electronic Devices in Low Voltage Distribution Networks 1: Newcastle University, United Kingdom; 2: SP Energy Networks, United Kingdom; 3: iGrid Technology Consulting, United Kingdom FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Edge-Hosted Virtual Protection Functions: Implementation and Validation of a Docker-Based vIED Using IEC 61850 SV and GOOSE 1: University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romania; 2: Polytechnic University of Milan; 3: Eximprod Engineering, Bucharest, Romania FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Algorithm Benchmark for Partial Discharge detection sensitivity in small-scale Medium Voltage Networks 1: Siemens AG, Germany; 2: Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks AI for Predictive Maintenance and Customer Satisfaction Improvement ENEDIS, France FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks DIGITECHNETZ – Challenges and Solutions in Implementing a Smart Grid Platform in Real Low-Voltage Distribution Grids 1: TUD Dresden University of Technology, Germany; 2: DIgSILENT GmbH, Germany; 3: SachsenNetze GmbH, Germany; 4: F&S Prozessautomation GmbH, Germany; 5: Robotron Datenbank-Software GmbH, Germany; 6: emsys grid services GmbH, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Data-Driven Low-Voltage Grid Operations 1: Avacon Netz GmbH, Germany; 2: Westnetz GmbH; 3: E.ON Grid Solutions GmbH; 4: envelio GmbH FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks From Hunting Zones to Scale‑Up: EDP’s Innovation Strategy for Faster Adoptive Solutions in Distribution Networks EDP Innovation, Portugal FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Mitigating Faults in Medium-Voltage Distribution Systems Using Electronic Single-Phase Sectionalizers Celesc Distribuição S.A., Brazil FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Cross-Validation of Bayesian Linear State Estimation on a Real-World German Medium-Voltage Grid 1: Technology and Economics of Multimodal Energy Systems lab, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany; 2: Foundational Technologies - Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure, Siemens AG, Erlangen, Germany; 3: Allgäu Netz GmbH & Co. KG, Kempten, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks E-REDES Automated Vegetation Management Audit for Distribution Networks Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery and AI E-REDES, Portugal FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Sustaining a National Asset-Risk Methodology: Governance, Alignment and Expertise Transition in Common Methodology v3 1: EA Technology, United Kingdom; 2: Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks, United Kingdom; 3: Northern Powergrid, United Kingdom; 4: EA Technology, United Kingdom FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Data Analytics Implementation and Benefits in a Power Distribution Network –AI Fault Prediction Use Case 1: ABB Oy, Finland; 2: UK Power Networks, UK FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Beyond Smart Meters: The Next Chapter in Smart Grid Innovation 1: E-Redes, Portugal; 2: HC Distribución Eléctrica; 3: EDP Inovação; 4: VIESGO Distribución Elétrica S.L. FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Edge Computing for Real-Time Monitoring and Self-Healing in Digital Distribution Systems 1: University of Pavia, Italy; 2: RSE S.p.A.; 3: A2A S.p.A. FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks From Theory to Practice: Determining Optimal Mesh Topology for Smarter Low Voltage Distribution Networks 1: EDP Innovation, Portugal; 2: E-REDES, Portugal; 3: EDP Redes, Spain; 4: Amber Tree, Portugal FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Convergence and Accuracy Analysis of an Alternative State Estimation Method for Medium-Voltage Grids 1: Graz University of Technology Institute of Electrical Power Systems, Austria; 2: Netz Oberösterreich; 3: Energienetze Steiermark; 4: KNG-Kärnten Netz; 5: Salzburg Netz; 6: TINETZ-Tiroler Netze; 7: Wiener Netze FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Embedding ESG Performance Into Distribution Network Digitalization: A Strategic Transformation Framework for NEDC Nama Electricity Distribution Company, Oman FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Smart and Innovative Approaches to Flexibility & Resilience in Distribution Networks planning: Insights from Residential Load Profiles and Large-Scale Demand Northern Powergrid, United Kingdom FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Non-Intrusive EV Charging Power Estimation for Improved Pseudo-Measurements in Low-Voltage Grid State Estimation 1: University of Wuppertal, Germany; 2: SWKiel Netz GmbH FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Validation of Incremental Measurement Point Optimization in Low Voltage Grids and the influence of PV reference measurements 1: EWE NETZ GmbH, Germany; 2: PSI Software SE; 3: Fraunhofer IEE FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Integration Of D-FACTS Devices In Power Flow Studies Of Distribution Networks Using MANA. 1: Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP*, G2Elab, France; 2: Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Ampère, UMR5005, INSA Lyon, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, CNRS, France; 3: Ikattan, France FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Open Integrated IoT Suite To Master The Challenges Of The Energy Transition Siemens AG, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Grid Guardian – The Platform For Long-Term Monitoring of Compensated Network Parameters 1: EG.D., s.r.o., Czech Republic; 2: Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Cluster-Based and Regression-Enhanced Forecasting of Day-Ahead Prosumer Demand Schedules in Distribution Systems Institute of Electrical Power and Energy Technology, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks The Monitoring Of The LV Electric Network Within The Realized Self Optimizing Grid (SoG) Concept Of The MV Electric Distribution Network 1: Elektrodistribucija Srbije Belgrade, Serbia; 2: Siemens Belgrade, Serbia FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Analytical Approach To Dynamic Hosting Capacity Assessment In A Distribution System Based On Voltage And Load Time Series HEP ODS, Croatia FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Exploring New Levers Against Upper Voltage Violation Constraint, Medium Voltage Shunt Reactor Investigation Feedback 1: EDF R&D, France; 2: Enedis Direction Technique FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks VICORE: A Hybrid Real-Time Test Platform for PAC Functions Using Virtualized IEDs in Power Distribution Network 1: L2EP, France; 2: EDF R&D, EDF Lab Paris Saclay, France; 3: Spherea, France FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Feeder Forecast for Proactive Congestion Management in Low-Voltage Grids 1: envelio GmbH, Germany; 2: Avacon Netz GmbH; 3: Westnetz GmbH FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Pilot Results on Autonomous Inverter Control for LV Grids 1: Budapest University of Technology, Department of Power Engineering; 2: Deep Dive Solutions Bt.; 3: E.ON Hungary, Network Innovation and Funding Management FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Data Governance for LV Grid Twins_Lessons from Spain and Portugal Ariadna Grid, Spain FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Impact of a Multi-MW Grid-forming Battery Storage System on Grid-connected Distribution Network Stability University of Stuttgart, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Detection of Topological Errors in Distribution Networks Using State Estimation Residual Patterns 1: Haulogy, Belgium; 2: University of Liège; 3: RESA FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Deployment Of 3D Printing At Enedis: Lessons Learned From The Effective Field Implementation Of A Disruptive Technology In The Maintenance Activities Of A DSO ENEDIS, France FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Simulation and Realization of Dynamic Grid Coupling and Network Reconfiguration with Real-Time Grid Condition Monitoring Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Electric Vehicle Hosting Capacity in Low-Voltage Networks Considering the Probability of Concurrent Charging 1: Haulogy, Belgium; 2: University of Liège; 3: RESA FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Improving Grid Disturbance Immunity through Fast-Acting Voltage Restoration Technologies The Tata Power Company Limited, Mumbai Distribution, India FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Dynamic Phase Balancing for Voltage Quality Improvement in LV Networks: Field Trial Results 1: Ghent University, Belgium; 2: Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belguim; 3: Low Carbon Electric Limited, United Kingdom; 4: UK Power Networks, United Kingdom; 5: National Grid Electricity Distribution, United Kingdom; 6: The University of Manchester, United Kingdom FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Deploying Compact Substation Solutions in Mumbai’s Metropolitan Distribution Network The Tata Power Company Limited, India FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks The Case of the Shunt Reactor in Substation 110/35/20 kV Krk, Croatia HEP ODS d.o.o., Croatia FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Automated AI-Based Asset Mapping: Lessons Learned From Large-Scale Deployment in Distribution Network Fu2re, Brazil FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Maps of Hosting Capacity for Distribution Networks: Aligning Theoretical KPIs with Strategic Decision-Making Needs 1: Politecnico di Milano, Italy; 2: Deval S.p.A. FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Proactive Distribution Grid Operation Enabled by Continuous Power Quality Monitoring and Analytics 1: Powerside, United States of America; 2: Dominion Energy, United States of America FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Qualification of a Data-Driven Grid Modelling Approach for Low Voltage Networks Odit-e Sagemcom, France FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Automating Fault Location, Isolation, and Service Restoration in German Distribution Networks: Cost-Benefit Analysis and Lessons Learned from the NETZlabor Allgäu Netze BW, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Small-Scale DC Grid Demonstration in Port of Funchal 1: INESC ID; 2: U. Madeira, Portugal; 3: ITI LarSys; 4: IST, Portugal FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Enabling Interoperable EV Integration through Protocol Translation: Bridging Smart Charging Infrastructure with Operational Grid Systems 1: School of Computer Science & Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, United Kingdom; 2: SMPnet, London, United Kingdom FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Qualification Of A Data-Driven GIS Enhancement Approach For Low-Voltage Grids Odit-e, France FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks On the Evolution of Reactive Power Demand in Swiss Medium and Low Voltage Networks 1: ETH Zürich, Switzerland; 2: CKW AG, Switzerland FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Fast and Accurate Grid State Estimation Using Physics-Informed Graph Neural Networks CSEM, Switzerland FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Field Evaluation of a Phase Balancer in Low-Voltage Networks E.ON Hungary, Hungary FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks OptiQU: Coordinated Multi-Level Voltage and Reactive Power Control for Enhanced Voltage Quality and Secure Grid Operation 1: Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology (Fraunhofer IEE), Germany; 2: University of Kassel, Germany; 3: Mitteldeutsche Netzgesellschaft Strom mbH, Germany; 4: Thüga AG, Germany; 5: Thüga Energienetze GmbH, Germany; 6: TU Dortmund University, Germany; 7: Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH, Germany; 8: EnSolVision GmbH, Germany; 9: Dipl.-Ing. H. Horstmann GmbH, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Anticipating the Human Impact of AI : A Workshop-Based Approach of transformation at Enedis Enedis, France FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Automated Consolidation Of Dispersed DSO Data Resources Into A Consistent Digital Twin Of The Distribution Grid 1: Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Science (OST), Switzerland; 2: ETH Zürich, Switzerland FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks E.ON-Lab: Prescaling The Transformation Of The Power Grid Into A Digital, Flexible, And Intelligent System 1: Avacon Netz GmbH, Germany; 2: Westnetz GmbH, Germany; 3: Edis Netz GmbH, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Implementation of Real-Time Fault Level Monitoring to Facilitate Decarbonisation Growth SP Energy Networks, United Kingdom FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Digital Twin for Future Power and Energy Systems: A Review University of Vaasa, Finland FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks A Microservice-Oriented Integration Layer for LV Management Tools 1: INESC TEC; 2: Eneida.io FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Generating Insights for Low-Voltage Distribution Grids from Per-Phase Smart Meter Data 1: Technical University of Denmark (DTU); 2: INILAB; 3: Cerius-Radius FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks A Case Study on the Operation of the Change Simulator for the Prevention of Line Electrical Distributon Due to Worker's Negligence KEPCO, Republic of South Korea FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks HIL-Based Protection, Automation, and Control Testing Platform: Benchmark of GOOSE Message Transfer Times Across Multi-Vendor IEDs Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Integrating Data Engineering And Data Science Tools To Enhance Distribution Network Performance EDP São Paulo, Brazil FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks A Fault Current Limiting Circuit Breaker Pilot Installation 1: ABB AB, Sweden; 2: ABB AG, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks An Integrated Framework for Managing Energy Imbalance in Iran’s Distribution Networks through Optimal Deployment of Distributed Renewables, Storage Systems, and Demand Response Greater Tehran Electric Power distribution Company, Iran FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Field Validation and Perspective on Distribution-scale Grid-Forming Battery Storage for Synthetic Inertia Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Remote Protection for Digital Substations – Piloting Experiences and Analysis 1: ABB Distribution Solutions; 2: Suur-Savon Sähkö; 3: Järvi-Suomen Energia FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Proactive Detection of Unauthorized Cryptocurrency Mining Loads in Distribution Networks Using Integrated Electrical and Privacy-Preserving Telecom Data Great Tehran Electricity Distribution Company, Iran FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Implementing And Performance Of Innovative Grid Technologies Increased Grid Utilization And Faster Grid Development For Smart Grid Distribution Networks 1: Smart Wires, Ireland; 2: CurrENT Europe; 3: CTC Global; 4: Enertechnos; 5: Epsilon-Composite; 6: Magtech FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Deployment of Innovative Operating Technologies to Mitigate LV Congestions: Identified Field Problems and Solutions Ormazabal, Spain FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Embedding Flexibility-Driven Innovation in Distribution System Planning University of Cagliari, Italy FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks LV outage Management in ADMS Sibelga SO, Belgium FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Reduction of the Impact of Power Measurement Errors on Grid Parameter Estimation FH Münster - University of Applied Sciences, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Lessons Learned from Developping a DERMS Optimization Platform in a Large-Scale Distribution Network 1: Sia AI, France; 2: Enedis, France FULL PAPER - Theme 2: Lessons Learned from Implementing Innovations in Distribution Networks Automated Metro-Style Low Voltage Grid Visualization for Rapid Grid Development 1: Alliander, Arnhem, The Netherlands; 2: ElastIQ-Connect, ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Connection Of Distributed Electrical Energy Generation Sources With Enabled P/U Characteristic Elektro Celje, d.d., Slovenia FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Adopting the Smart Grid Maturity Model to Drive Regulatory Innovation and Manage Business Risk: The Nama Electricity Distribution Experience, Oman. The Authority for Public Services Regulation, Oman FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk AI-Driven Load Disaggregation for Smart Meter Consumers Tata Power Company Limited, India FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Survey And Analysis Of Real-time Distribution Grid Congestion Management 1: Stedin; 2: TU Delft; 3: TU Eindhoven FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Community Energy Storage Systems in Low-Voltage Distribution Networks: Definitions, Use- Cases, and Deployment Challenges KU Leuven/EnergyVille, Belgium FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Designing Active Operation in Low-Voltage Distribution Grids: Requirements, Interfaces and Roadmap 1: University of Kassel, Germany; 2: Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology IEE FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Grid Capacity Market For Pre-empting Grid Congestion TNO, The Netherlands FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Open Data–Driven Estimation of Long-Term Distribution Line Outage Risks in Disasters 1: Kansai T&D, Japan; 2: Osaka Metropolitan University FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Preliminary Evaluation: methodological approach for Grid Initiatives analysis, sharing and prioritization Enel Grids, Italy FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Flexible Connection Agreements And TOTEX Incentive Regulation For Efficient Network Infrastructure Deployment: The Spanish Case Comillas Pontifical University, Institute for Research in Technology (IIT), Spain FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Italian 2025 Distribution Network Development Plans, overview and possible improvements Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico, Italy FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Future for Security of Supply for Electricity Distribution 1: National Grid, United Kingdom; 2: University of Bath FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Accelerating Replacement Of Ageing Distribution Transformers: Mapping The Landscape With EU-TRACE 1: Institute for Research in Technology (IIT), Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain; 2: E.DSO, Belgium; 3: International Copper Association Europe, Belgium FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk The Lack Of A Legal Framework For Regulatory Sandboxes In Energy Markets 1: Sibelga, Belgium; 2: Université libre de Bruxelles FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk How Tariff-Based EV Flexibility Can Delay - But Not Solve - Network Loading Challenges In Northern Ireland 1: EA Technology, Capenhurst, United Kingdom; 2: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited, Belfast, Northern Ireland; 3: SYSTRA,Woking,UK FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Identification of Energy Sharing Use Cases in the research project SkIES 1: FfE, Germany; 2: Universität Kassel FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Unlocking The Flexibility Behind AI-based Energy Management Systems (EMS) For Congestion Management 1: HAN University of Applied Sciences; 2: TNO; 3: Alliander FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk From Setup Towards a Functional Local Flexibility Market 1: Helen Electricity Network Ltd., Finland; 2: Fingrid Oyj, Finland FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Analysis of the Alignment Between Low-Voltage Network Hosting Capacity and Regulatory Constraints for Prosumers: Case Study in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina JP „Elektroprivreda HZ HB“ d.d. Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Estimating the Energy Use of Public EV Charging Infrastructures Enedis, France FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Strategies for BESS Deployment Aligning Market Solutions and Regulatory Frameworks with Grid Needs Northern Powergrid, United Kingdom FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Distributed Energy Resource Remuneration For Power System Resilience Enhancement 1: KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; 2: Vattenfall Eldistribution AB, Sweden FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Towards a New Era of Data Acquisition: Belgian Railway Expertise and Perspectives for Power Distribution Networks 1: OMEXOM, France; 2: AXIANS, Belgique; 3: Hylight, France FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Comparison of Different Dynamic Network Tariffs for Economically Operating Battery Energy Storage Systems in Distribution Grids Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Assessment of Baseline Methods for DSO Flexibility Markets: Quantitative Evidence From the UK University of Birmingham, United Kingdom FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Managing EV Charging and Renewables under Limited LV Grid Capacity: A Regulatory Perspective Siemens AG Austria FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Fairness Quantification of Congestion Management Measures in Distribution Systems Based on Customer Impacts Institute of Electrical Power and Energy Technology, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Dynamic Operating Envelope Grid Prequalification for Sequentially Coordinated Flexibility Markets VITO & Energyville, Belgium FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk PyECOM Frontend – Assessment of Algorithms for Energy Communities 1: INESC ID; 2: U. Madeira, Portugal; 3: ITI – LarSys; 4: IST, Portugal FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Investigation of Aggregated Flexibility Potentials of Electric Vehicles Based on Energy and Power Boundaries IAEW at RWTH Aachen University, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Modelling of Flexibility Potentials of Residential Heat Pumps IAEW at RWTH Aachen University, Germany FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Machine-Readable Network Tariffs as Enablers of Flexibility and New Market Models in Future Distribution Grids RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk PV Hosting Capacity Assessment with Traditional Solutions and Beyond: A Brazilian Case Study 1: Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil; 2: École Polytechnique, France; 3: University of Campinas, Brazil FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Fairness For Distribution Network Operations and Planning 1: KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; 2: EnergyVille, Genk, Belgium FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Peer-Relative Smart-Meter KPIs For Meter Quality Validation And Flexibility Tariffs 1: University of Borås, Sweden; 2: Blekinge Institute of Technology FULL PAPER - Theme 3: New Regulation and Practices to Spark Innovation and Minimize Business Risk Battery Bidding Strategies under Extreme Price Events: A Comparative Study of DRL Approaches Using Quantile-Spike Forecasting Korea Institute of Energy Technology, Republic of South Korea |
| 4:55pm - 5:15pm |
Keynote Speaker 3 - Inne MERTENS Location: Auditorium Inne Mertens is CEO of Brussels distribution network operator Sibelga. She holds a masters degree of the University of Leuven as an Electrical Engineer. She began her career at Electrabel in 1998. She accompanied the liberalization of the energy market in Wallonia in the early 2000s. Between 2009 and 2021, she was a member of the Executive Committee of ORES, the Walloon distribution network operator, where she was responsible for the Market & Customers department. She is also member of the board of Atrias and Synergrid and Chairman of the Board at the Royal Belgian Society for Energy. |
| 5:15pm - 6:15pm |
Welcome Drinks Reception Location: Catering & Exhibition Area Sponsored by Sibelga |