European researchers join forces to tackle smart grid conundrum

Madeleine Cuff
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18 leading research institutions hope to deliver cross-border research into commercial potential of smart grids

A coalition of Europe's leading research institutions has come together to tackle one of the most urgent questions facing the energy system today: how to incorporate growing renewable capacity into an...

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