CRISTAL – Control of renewable integrated systems targeting advanced landmarks

project coordinator
Prof. Marcian Cirstea, Ph.D., Anglia Ruskin University, East Road Cambridge, marcian.cirstea@anglia. ac.uk.

partners
Anglia Ruskin University ARU UK, Aalborg University AAT Denmark, Politecnico di Torino PUT Italy, Environment Park S.P.A. ENV Italy, Transilvania University of Brasov TUB Romania, Warsaw University of Technology (Politechnika Warszawska) WUT, (PW) Poland, EM Renewables Ltd. EMR UK, University Politehnica of Bucharest UPB Romania, Technological and Educational Institute of Patras TEI Greece, Newage AVK SEG NAS UK, Sustainable Technology Solutions STS UK, Dublin Institute of Technology DIT Ireland.

aim of project
The Coordination Action aims to contribute to the integration and strengthening of European research on Renewable Energy Sources and associated power converters, controllers and combined use. The proposal is a step forward in securing a leading role for Europe in sustainable energy systems, strategically important to some EC Program objectives: large scale implementation of Distributed Energy Resources (DER), energy storage technologies and systems for grid connected applications. It is focused on the development of key enabling technologies for distributed / smart energy networks, with high power quality and service security. The technical issues to be coordinated are concerned with solar, wind and micro-hydro systems control in conjunction with compensatory energy storage systems (fuel cells, hydrogen) and connection to the grid.

expected results
The activities will be achieved by the exchange of expertise through visits, longer studies and meetings, enabling the coordination of the DER modeling, simulation and system integration work, leading to the identifi cation of controllers that enable high effi ciency operation and solutions to the grid connection issues.
The foreseen benefi ts include:
- Increased awareness and enhanced knowledge on sustainable energy systems, both for participants and general public;
- Correlated European research in DER and the identifi cation of niche areas for further coordinated research, to comply with EC/national policies;
- Set up of an European expert group in the fi eld related to the project.