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NEXT stagE of digitaL and virtuAlized substations to improve monitoring, control and resilience of distribution grids

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NEXTELAR responds to the rising volatility and criticality of Europe’s distribution grids driven by DER integration, electrification and stronger service-quality requirements from critical infrastructures. DSOs and TSOs need better observability, faster monitoring/control and stronger resilience to climate-related hazards and cyber threats, yet substations remain limited by legacy SAS architectures where intelligence is centralised and digital data is under-exploited.

NEXTELAR will deliver 17 breakthrough innovations to transform distribution substations into Digital Substations of the Future (DSoF): active, software-defined intelligent nodes. NEXTELAR is structured in two domains. Domain I upgrades the substation internally with IEC 61850-based digital communications, virtualised protection/automation/control functions enabled by vSAL and vPAC, cloud/edge capabilities, and embedded cyber-security/cyber-resilience controls. Domain II links the DSoF backbone to the external grid environment (MV/LV assets, HV/MV interfaces and heterogeneous data sources), turning the substation into an operational intelligence nodes. Together, both domains contribute to the next generation substations by: (1) consolidated observability, monitoring and control; (2) improved resilience, restoration and condition-based maintenance; and (3) flexibility-enabled, programmable grid operation.

The innovations will be demonstrated at TRL7–8 in five complementary pilots across seven European countries. A 27-partner consortium unites DSOs, a TSO and RES operators with RTOs, universities, major substation manufacturers, SMEs, ensuring standardisation alignment and exploitation. NEXTELAR will strengthen EU industrial leadership in next-generation distribution substations and report results to BRIDGE and the ETIP SNET R&I Implementation Roadmap (PCC 6.3).

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FUNDACION CIRCE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS Y CONSUMOS ENERGETICOS
Contributo netto dell'UE
€ 1 145 000,00
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PARQUE EMPRESARIAL DINAMIZA, AVDA. DE RANILLAS, 3D
50018 Zaragoza
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Noreste Aragón Zaragoza
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Costo totale
€ 1 145 000,00

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