SweGRIDS is the Swedish Centre for Smart Grids and Energy Storage. Started in December 2011, it is a partnership of academia, industry and public utilities, with major funding from the
Swedish Energy Agency
as well as the corporate
partners
.
The overarching purpose is to develop new and improved devices and methods that will help achieve the European Union’s ambitious targets for greater use of renewable energy sources and improved energy efficiency. Some one hundred scientists will work within SweGRIDS on development of electric power grids that can reliably and economically handle higher proportions of renewable generation and widespread energy trading.
There are currently around 40 research projects in SweGRIDS, each involving industrial and academic researchers working with a PhD student or PostDoc. On other pages you can see details of the
Individual Projects
, and about the
Research Areas
.
SweGRIDS Phase 1 ran for two years, from 2011 to 2013. Phase 2 ran for 4 years, from 2013 to 2017 (with a budget of around 206 million kronor; this is described further on the
Funding
overview page). Phase 3 was approved in 2017, and runs over the 4½ years 2018 up to the end of June 2022, with a budget of 228 million kronor.
