The results of their research cooperation were presented by the Centre of Excellence for Research and Innovation "Coos" of the University of Cyprus and the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC), at a workshop held on Friday, 25 November 2022.
The results aim, among other things, to modernise Cyprus' electricity grid, thus facilitating the green and digital transition.
During the conference, the results of eight research projects, which are being carried out by the Centre of Excellence "Coios" for the benefit of AHK, were presented, concerning the intelligent monitoring and management of the transmission and distribution network equipment, the automated analysis of the distribution network operation, the intelligent management of future distribution systems, as well as the automated risk management within the organisation. In addition, reference was made to the cooperation between the two parties in national and European funded projects. The workshop was moderated by the Director of the Office of the General Directorate of AHK, Mr. Andreas Ioannidis.Panagiotou Theodosiou, after thanking the coordinators and the research team of "Coios" who worked for the implementation of these projects, said that innovation is the vehicle of development and that AHK has designed a special policy that supports innovation and develops research. Today's workshop, Ms Theodosiou added, is part of the broader framework for the implementation of this policy. In conclusion, the President of the Board of Directors of AHK wished that the cooperation between the two organizations will continue, as it brings beneficial results for both AHK and the research community of Cyprus.
For his part, the Director General of AHK, Mr. Adonis Yasemides, said that AHK is in a phase of significant changes and is called upon to respond to major organizational, technological and operational challenges in an extremely short period of time. For AHK, he continued, modern scientific developments are a prerequisite for reliability and sustainability. The cooperation of the Authority with research centres of excellence, such as "Koios", serve this purpose, he added.
The Deputy Director of the "Koios" Centre of Excellence, Professor Christos Panagiotou, said that the successful research cooperation between the Authority and "Koios" yields substantial results, which, among other things, help the Authority to address its existing and future operational challenges, such as.e.g. the penetration of RES into the grid and the automation of its operations in order to optimise the performance of its staff and to operate efficiently. Moreover, according to Dr Panagiotou, through the collaboration, knowledge transfer and the creation of innovative solutions for the transformation of the electricity supply system will be promoted.
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