evolvDSO project

In September of 2013 the ERC officially commenced work on the evolvDSO project which is funded by the European Commission under the seventh framework programme (FP7). The project seeks to identify the new distribution system operator roles that will facilitate … Continue reading


UCD launches Energy Institute

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN ANNOUNCES INVESTMENT OF OVER €5M IN NEW ENERGY INSTITUTE Institute to Focus on Energy Systems Integration University College Dublin (UCD) has announced the establishment of a new Energy Institute (www.ucd.ie/energy). The Institute has attracted donor funding of … Continue reading


Richard O’Neill Seminar

The ERC hosted a seminar by Dr. Richard O’Neill on 13th September on “Approaches and Computational Experience in Solving the ACOPF and AC Switching.” A copy of the presentation is available here Abstract: Transmission switching is an important part of … Continue reading


ENI White Paper Presentation

On the 3rd September 2013, Energy Needs Ireland’s white paper, “Participating in Ireland’s Smart Energy Future” was formally launched by David O’Reilly and Minister of State, Fergus O’Dowd T.D., at the Clyde Court Hotel. This paper outlines the summer research … Continue reading


UCD’s Commercialisation Bootcamp

ERC’s Dr Andrew Keane (Lecturer) and Dr Peter Richardson (Postdoctoral Researcher) recently completed UCD Innovation’s first Commercialisation Bootcamp workshop series to further develop their commercial ideas for smart grid applications in power systems. The goal of their project is to develop … Continue reading


The ERC welcomes Prof Federico Milano

The ERC is delighted to welcome Prof Federico Milano as Associate Professor who has recently joined the School of Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering. Prof Milano received an Electrical Engineering degree and Ph.D. degree in 1999 and 2003 respectively from … Continue reading