Grid Transformation at Scale: Flexibility, Electrification, Markets, and Distributed Energy

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Most trajectories of energy demand and supply to 2050 anticipate significant new system challenges as we incorporate more low carbon generation, and meet increases in peak demand, driven largely by the extent to which transport and heating become increasingly electrified. At the same time, the energy landscape is changing rapidly with far-reaching implications for the global energy industry and actors. Some changes are already happening. Changes to energy grid management are underway and utility companies are developing commercial platforms that will make it easier for them to trade in flexibility with generators and consumers, even at very small scale. Renewable are also becoming key players. Harvesting renewable energies implies decentralization, where many consumers also become producers, who at times export electricity to the grid. To accommodate large numbers of renewable resources, energy distribution and transmission networks need to be adapted and expanded to avoid network congestion and failures. Flexibility options and services have to be also enabled not only at the supply side but also through responsive loads and suitable means of energy storage to maximize the security of supply and the quality of service in the most efficient way. Accelerating the energy transition also requires a rethinking of electricity markets in many aspects, a key one being the adaptation of their design and operation to support higher shares of variable renewables as well as distributed power generation. This talk covers the aforementioned promising areas in green energy transition and discusses the current and future opportunities and challenges exist in this context.


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  • Giefinggasse 4
  • Vienna, Wien
  • Austria 1210
  • Building: GG4
  • Room Number: GG4_F1_M4B
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  • Co-sponsored by AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
  • Starts 21 April 2026 10:00 PM UTC
  • Ends 24 April 2026 07:00 AM UTC
  • No Admission Charge

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Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam of Aalborg University

Biography:

Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam (S’10–M’14–SM’17) is a Full Professor and Leader of the of Intelligent Energy Systems and Flexible Markets (iGRIDS) Research Programme at the Department of Energy (AAU Energy), Aalborg University, where he is the founder and coordinator of the Integrated Energy Systems Laboratory (IES-Lab). His research interests include planning, control and operation management of microgrids, renewable/hybrid power systems and integrated energy systems with appropriate market mechanisms. He serves as an alternate Member of Council for Energy Efficient Transition at the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities, a member of Reference Group 5 “Climate, Energy and Mobility” for Horizon Europe (HE) at the Danish Agency for Education and Research (UFS), a Board Member of Energy Mission at Aalborg University, and the Chair of IEEE Denmark Section. He has authored more than 300 technical articles, 11 books and 23 book chapters in the field. Prof. Anvari-Moghaddam is the Editor-in-Chief of Academia Green Energy journal and serves as the Associate Editor of several leading journals. He is a member of IEC SC/8B- Working Group (WG3 & WG6) as well as Technical Committee Member of several IEEE PES/IES/PELS and CIGRE WGs.