Advancing Grid Stability With Open-Access Tools: Key Insights From the AGI Webinar
As renewable energy deployment accelerates, grids worldwide face a structural shift: traditional synchronous generators are disappearing, while power electronics and variable renewables multiply. Ensuring system stability in this new reality requires new tools, new paradigms, and new forms of collaboration. This AGISTIN project latest webinar Demonstrating Open-Access Tools for Advanced Grid Interfaces: Tutorials on Electrolyzers, […]
AGISTIN successfully completes real case tests with Innovative Battery
The AGISTIN project has reached an important milestone in the proiject, which focuses on testing the vanadium redox flow battery and the AGI energy storage concept in pumping applications. This work was carried out at CEDER-CIEMAT in northeast Spain, where a hydraulic system, photovoltaic generation and multiple storage assets are integrated to simulate real operating conditions before field deployment. The new […]
AGISTIN Advances Tests on Green Hydrogen Integration
The AGISTIN project has taken a significant step toward optimising green hydrogen production systems. The project partner Fraunhofer IWES recently received three bidirectional converters and energy storage devices from the partner Shell to conduct dynamic testing for their green hydrogen production site in Amsterdam. The objective of these tests is to determine the minimal contracted grid connection capacity required, helping to optimise costs. During […]
AGISTIN Pilot Installation Moves Forward in Northeast Spain
The AGISTIN project pilot in northeast Spain has advanced significantly with the selection and assessment of the pumping station, alongside the optimisation of the pilot’s data management system architecture. This pilot is one of two field demonstrations designed to showcase the potential of using irrigation systems as an energy storage medium, a novel approach that […]
Demonstrating Open-Access Tools for Advanced Grid Interfaces: Tutorials on Electrolyzers, Grid-Forming and Grid-Following Inverters
The AGISTIN project is driving innovation in energy storage integration, making it smarter, more efficient, and cost-effective. The project is organising a two-hour webinar on the 6th of February 2026, offering academics, researchers and professionals interested in modelling and tools a unique opportunity to explore our work through real-world use cases and hands-on simulations. In […]
AGISTIN and Grid-Forming: Turning Storage into Stability
Grid-forming technology transforms renewable and storage inverters from passive followers into active stabilizers of the power grid, ensuring reliability in a future dominated by clean energy. The AGISTIN project is developing advanced grid interfaces that allow industrial sites and storage systems to actively participate in grid-forming, helping stabilize low-inertia grids while reducing the need for […]
Inside AGISTIN Lab Tests: Smarter Grids, Faster Charging, Better Batteries
How do we prepare Europe’s energy systems for a surge in electric vehicles, renewable energy, and smarter grid technologies? That’s the challenge AGISTIN is tackling. As part of the project, researchers are running targeted lab tests to validate fast-charging infrastructure, prototype intelligent inverters, and characterize advanced battery modules. These experiments are more than technical—they’re foundational […]
AGISTIN Showcases Energy Storage Innovation at Enlit Europe
Energy storage is a critical enabler for integrating large-scale renewable energy and supporting industrial processes. It plays a vital role in ensuring grid stability and flexibility, paving the way for a more resilient and sustainable energy future. AGISTIN will take the stage at Enlit Europe during the “Storage” session, where the project will present innovative […]
AGISTIN General Assembly: Advancing Energy Storage Integration in Milan
The AGISTIN project consortium convened at RINA’s offices in Milan on July 15th and 16th for its second General Assembly, bringing together partners from across Europe to review progress, address key risks, and plan the next phase of work. The meeting served as a vital checkpoint, with several deliverables already submitted and others nearing completion. […]
AGISTIN Project General Assembly in Barcelona
The project consortium convened at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Barcelona on November 19th and 20th to review project progress, address risks, and plan the next steps. The first day focused on each Work Package (WP) update, while the second day delved into technical discussions and workshops. As we enter month 24, marking the […]