Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADSM) for more efficient and flexible distribution grids
Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: Enhanced reliability, resilience, controllability and efficiency of electricity distribution grids. Congestion in distribution grids is managed effectively; Distribution system operators (DSO) leverage modern digital solutions and employ improved systems to effectively manage their grids and improve interoperability with TSOs and…
Funding and competition
- 3grants expected (official)
- €9.5MEU contribution per project
- €6.9Mmedian 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 | 8 | 4 | INNO4GRID, FLEXIGRID, INTERPRETER |
| Universidad Pontificia Comillas Madrid | Spain | University | 7 | 0 | ATTEST, CoordiNet, BeFlexible |
| Fundacion Cartif Boecillo | Spain | Research organisation | 6 | 0 | INNO4GRID, INTERPRETER, TIGON |
| Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | University | 6 | 1 | RESOLVD, iPLUG, FEVER |
| Schneider Electric Espana Sa Barcelona | Spain | Company | 3 | 0 | Co4RES, INNO4GRID, BeFlexible |
| Cuerva Energia Slu Churriana De La Vega | Spain | Company | 5 | 0 | INTERPRETER, PARITY, STUNNED |
| Edistribucion Redes Digitales Sl Madrid | Spain | Company | 4 | 1 | SmartNet, CoordiNet, BeFlexible |
| Etra Investigacion Y Desarrollo Sa Valencia | Spain | Company | 4 | 2 | CoordiNet, R2D2, FLEXGRID |
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.
- INTERRFACE – TSO-DSO-Consumer INTERFACE aRchitecture to provide innovative grid services for an efficient power system (H2020 · 2019 · LC-SC3-ES-5-2018-2020)
- 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)
- Co4RES – Coherent control and operation tools for RES-based energy systems (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL5-2025-02-D3-17)
- ATTEST – Advanced Tools Towards cost-efficient decarbonisation of future reliable Energy SysTems (H2020 · 2020 · LC-SC3-ES-6-2019)
- 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)
- TDX-ASSIST – Coordination of Transmission and Distribution data eXchanges for renewables integration in the European marketplace through Advanced, Scalable and Secure ICT Systems and Tools (H2020 · 2017 · LCE-05-2017)
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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.