Centrica Local Energy Market achieves “breakthrough” as flexibility trading platform goes live in the Cornwall (UK). For the first time anywhere in the world, the local Distribution System Operator (Western Power Distribution) and the Transmission System Operator (National Grid ESO) are both procuring flexibility simultaneously via a single third-party platform (LEM) – Centrica’s pioneering auction-based marketplace. […]
read moreJoin us at the European Utility Week in Paris, 12-14/11
From November 12 to 14, N-SIDE will exhibit at the European Utility Week in Paris. This year, we are very pleased to be part of the Belgian pavilion together with 14 innovative Belgian companies. This initiative is supported by two energy clusters : Flux50 (Flanders) and TWEED (Wallonia). As a key partner on the path […]
read moreHow can sector coupling enable flexibility provision ?
On October 10th, Mehdi Madani and Peter Sels, Grid & Markets consultants, will participate to the first MAGNITUDE Public Workshop, organized by the MAGNITUDE consortium. MAGNITUDE is a H2020 European project that aims to develop business and market mechanisms as well as supporting coordination tools, to provide flexibility to the European electricity system by enhancing […]
read moreINFORMS 2019: Advanced analytics for Local Energy Markets
N-SIDE team will join the INFORMS Annual meeting 2019 from October 20 to 23 in Seattle. INFORMS is the leading international association for Operations Research & Analytics professionals. During the 4 days, thousands of students, professionals, and academicians will come to explore new ideas at the forefront of theory and practice of OR/MS, data science, […]
read moreNew grid planning methodology, considering alternatives to new lines: Flex Plan
Kick-off of the new Horizon2020 project FlexPlan, 9-10 October 2019 in Milan This new H2020 project, FlexPlan, aims at establishing an innovative grid planning methodology considering the opportunity to introduce new storage and flexibility elements in transmission and distribution electricity grids as an alternative to building new lines. As an expert in advanced analytics, N-SIDE […]
read moreHow to leverage the full value of flexibility in energy markets ?
On October 2-3, 2019, N-SIDE will be present at the JIEEC – Smart Grids for Energy Transition congress. This congress will bring together several experts and researchers from different countries and fields to debate about the technological status and the advances in the electrical sector. The role of the electric grids in the energy […]
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