This is the Zenodo Open Access (OA) community for the EU(H2020) - India RE-EMPOWERED project (LinkedIn, Twitter).

The main goal of RE-EMPOWERED is to develop and demonstrate solutions for energy transition of local energy systems based on multi-energy Microgrids, interconnecting multiple energy vectors. The benefits will be demonstrated leading to an increased share of renewable generation and higher energy efficiency of the wider local energy system.

RE-EMPOWERED will develop a complete set of solutions for local energy systems that will be demonstrated in four pilot sites, two European and two Indian,complementary in terms of size, organisational and technical maturity. The solutions will range from planning tools for designing or upgrading energy systems, to control and optimization tools for the management of microgrids, interoperable platforms for the integration of the available energy carriers, the digitization of the system and advanced hardware infrastructure for upgrading the local systems.

The project is financially supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program and the Department of Science and Technology (DST), India through the RE-EMPOWERED Project under Grant Agreement No 101018420 and DST/TMD/INDIA/EU/ILES/2020/50(c) respectively.

The “RE-EMPOWERED” project aims to develop and demonstrate novel tools to provide a complete solution for all stages of a Microgrid/Energy Island and Multi-Microgrid applications. The tools include energy planning ranging from the design of Microgrids from scratch to the upgrade of existing installation to high RES systems. Planning will be guided by decision making about the generation size and other infrastructure parameters, based on economical and reliability criteria. Advanced Energy Management tools and solutions, building on existing proven technologies developed within other EU projects, will be further developed to achieve optimal operation of larger and smaller energy systems considering Demand Side Management (DSM) capabilities. In addition, management tools will exploit synergies with other available energy carriers, including electricity, heating, cooling, water, waste, e-mobility, etc. taking into account availability, operational, security, and reserve constraints. These will be demonstrated to leverage on the advantages load management offers, like greater flexibility and more efficient use of energy infrastructure and resources. From the citizen perspective, this entails the cultivation of higher efficiency mentality and self-sufficiency by an autonomous energy supply culture, when relevant. Concrete actions will be taken for customer driven approaches, supported by dynamic pricing, the establishment of local energy communities and local community training. A specialized tool will be developed and demonstrated to support active involvement of citizens in their own energy generation and management. Moreover dedicated converters, electric vehicles and resilient infrastructures will be developed. All the above-mentioned tools and solutions will be demonstrated in four demo sites with weak or non-existing grid, two in Europe, (Denmark and Greece), and two in India.