ISGAN: INTERNATIONAL SMART GRIDS 

ACTION NETWORKACTION NETWORK

Mi h l d Ni iMichele de NigrisRSE – Italy 

ISGAN ChairmanISGAN Chairman

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E‐MobilityICT

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Italy starting point on smart grids

• 32 million smart meters + network automation

Network operator

• 32 million smart meters + network automation

Regulator

• Open to innovation

Research community

• National R&D funds; active and competitive 

Research community

• Proactive on new skills

Academia

Proactive on new skills

Supply chain

• SMEs developing breakthrough technologies

Path to the Clean Energy Ministerial (& ISGAN)L’Aquila (IT) –Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF)• Global Partnership for low-carbon and climate-friendly technologies20

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• Technology Action Plans: 10 technologies, 80% CO2 reduction potential

July 2

Copenhagen (DK) –Public release of Tech. Action Plan on Smart Grids• Led by IT and KR (with support from U S )er20

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• Led by IT and KR (with support from U.S.)• www.majoreconomiesforum.org• Menu of options to accelerate deployment• Promotes multilateral partnership on Smart Grids ISGAN

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Washington, DC (USA) –First Clean Energy Ministerial (C.E.M)

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• Energy Ministers from 23 Countries + EC• Collaborate on policy and programs that accelerate the world’s

transition to clean energy technologies• Goal is action – policy and program collaboration

July2

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International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN)

Bringing high‐level government attention and action to accelerate world‐wide development and deployment of smarter electricity grids

ISGAN…

• Facilitates dynamic knowledge sharing, technical assistance, 

peer review and, where appropriate, project coordination

• Sponsors activities that accelerate smart grid deployment and address knowledge gaps

• Builds on the momentum of and knowledge created by theBuilds on the momentum of and knowledge created by the substantial investments being made in smarter grids globally

• Fulfills a key recommendation in the Smart Grids Tech. Action Plan 

• Leverages cooperation with the International Energy Agency, Global Smart Grid Federation, and other relevant stakeholders

ISGAN Foundational Projects

• “Global Smart Grid Inventory” of enabling programs and policies1 of enabling programs and policies 

• Smart Grid Case Studies using a common framework and metrics2

• Benefit/Cost Methodologies (b tt & t d ) d l t d li3 (bottom‐up & top‐down) and related policy toolkits to assess smart grid investments

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S nthesis of Insights for•Synthesis of Insights for High‐level Decision Makers(e.g., CEM Ministers) from ISGAN and other

4related projects

Other Areas of Activity by ISGAN

Smart Grid International Research Facility Network (SIRFN)S a t G d te at o a esea c ac ty et o (S )

C ti ith ASEI/ADB

C di ti ith th D d Sid M t IA

Cooperation with ASEI/ADB

Coordination with the Demand Side Management IA 

Closely Tracking the NIST Interoperability Standards Development

Close Coordination with the ENARD IA (Electricity Networks, Analysis, Research & Development)

A great opportunity for Italy

Optimize costlyddemonstrators

Learn fromLearn fromconfrontationBuild‐up skills

Promotestandardisation of

solutions

Educate pro‐sumers

Promote nationaltechnology

Michele.denigris@rse‐web.it