Advanced TSO control rooms to enhance grid observability, stability and resilience
Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: Enhanced reliability, resilience, and efficiency of electricity transmission grids. Grid congestion is managed efficiently; Enhanced observability of grids and improved forecasting of supply, demand, grid capacity availability, and flexibility; Transmission system operators (TSO) leverage modern digital solutions and employ improved…
Funding and competition
- 3grants expected (official)
- €9.5MEU contribution per project
- €7.2Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 392projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.
Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundacion Circe Centro De Investigacion De Recursos Y Consumos Energeticos Zaragoza | Spain | Research organisation | 11 | 6 | INNO4GRID, FARCROSS, INTERPRETER |
| Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | University | 7 | 1 | RESOLVD, POSYTYF, PROSECCO |
| Etra Investigacion Y Desarrollo Sa Valencia | Spain | Company | 7 | 4 | R2D2, CoordiNet, OPENTUNITY |
| Universidad Pontificia Comillas Madrid | Spain | University | 7 | 0 | HVDC-WISE, BeFlexible, ATTEST |
| Schneider Electric Espana Sa Barcelona | Spain | Company | 5 | 0 | Co4RES, INNO4GRID, BeFlexible |
| Cuerva Energia Slu Churriana De La Vega | Spain | Company | 5 | 0 | INTERPRETER, PARITY, eFORT |
| Edistribucion Redes Digitales Sl Madrid | Spain | Company | 4 | 1 | SmartNet, SMART5GRID, BeFlexible |
| Atos Spain Sa Madrid | Spain | Company | 5 | 1 | SMART5GRID, INTERPRETER, FLEXIGRID |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 18partners (median)
- 8countries (median)
- 22%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.
- SmartNet – Smart TSO-DSO interaction schemes, market architectures and ICT Solutions for the integration of ancillary services from demand side management and distributed generation (H2020 · 2016 · LCE-06-2015)
- INTERRFACE – TSO-DSO-Consumer INTERFACE aRchitecture to provide innovative grid services for an efficient power system (H2020 · 2019 · LC-SC3-ES-5-2018-2020)
- Co4RES – Coherent control and operation tools for RES-based energy systems (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL5-2025-02-D3-17)
- INNO4GRID – Innovative Technologies for Massive Renewables Integration into The Grid (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL5-2025-02-D3-17)
- ebalance-plus – Energy balancing and resilience solutions to unlock the flexibility and increase market options for distribution grid (H2020 · 2020 · LC-SC3-ES-1-2019)
- EU-SysFlex – Pan-European system with an efficient coordinated use of flexibilities for the integration of a large share of RES (H2020 · 2017 · LCE-04-2017)
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