This joint call module aims to address key aspects of the clean energy transition ranging from the integration of renewable energy sources into the power grids, considering storage as a possible solution to deal with their intermittent nature, to broad technical and market aspects as well as approaches towards system integration. Digitalisation and standardisation, being key enablers for the deployment of innovative system flexibility solutions, need to be duly considered by the submitted proposed projects.

The Innovation Priorities (IP) addressed by this module are reported here below and have been selected by a task force set up within the GPFM (with members coming from both the public and the private sector from Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Germany, Italy and UK) and by joint discussions between the GPFM and the CETPartnership. The challenges addressed by the call module are well aligned with the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) of the CETPartnership: funded projects are therefore expected to contribute to reach the targets of both the initiatives.

Funded projects shall address the following IPs :

1. Large-scale renewable energy generation for improving system reliability & stability (GPFM IP 1.3.2)
2. Variable renewable energy flexibility provision & contribution to generation capacity (GPFM IP 2.1.1)
3. Innovation in energy storage technologies (GPFM IP 1.5.3)
4. Utility scale storage systems for innovative flexibility services (GPFM IP 2.4.3)
5. System stability assessment considering high VRE penetration (GPFM IP 2.3.1)
6. Enhanced TSO-DSO coordination platform for flexibility markets optimisation (GPFM IP 2.3.2)
7. Flexibility markets for innovative ancillary services by VRE and storage (GPFM IP 2.7.1)
8. Unlocking commercial and residential buildings flexibility potential (GPFM IP 2.5.2)
9. Connected data platforms for enhanced forecasting and flexible operation (GPFM IP 3.3.2)
10. Standardisation of devices and control platforms (GPFM IP 3.1.2)
11. Identify priority dataset for system security (GPFM IP 3.2.2)