Study on the impact of large renewable deployment on electricity higher voltage systems

The Institute for Energy at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre has launched a call for tenders for a study on the impact of large renewable deployment on European electricity higher voltage systems.

The aim of the study is to address the criticalities faced by European Extra High Voltage (EHV) and High Voltage (HV) grids due to a sustained increase of renewable energy sources, especially wind and solar energy.

The Institute for Energy, located in Petten, the Netherlands, gives scientific and technical support at different stages of European policy-making in the energy sector.

For further information, please contact:

European Commission
Joint Research Centre
Institute for Energy
Attn: Marianka Jelierse
Westerduinweg 3
1755 LE Petten
Netherlands

Tel. +31 224 56 50 14
Fax +31 224 56 56 07
E-mail: Contact

To see the full details of the call, please consult the following web address:
http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:202859-2008:TEXT:EN:HTML

Remarks: The deadline for requesting tender documents is 5 September 2008.
The deadline for submitting tender documents is 12 September 2008.

Before contacting the Commission, tenderers are strongly advised to consult the original call text in the Official Journal of the European Union at the reference below.

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