As part of our ongoing “Meet Our Partners” campaign, we are excited to showcase R&D NESTER, a Research & Innovation Centre belonging to the Portuguese TSO. With a focus on applied research, R&D NESTER is dedicated to creating smart, reliable, efficient, and sustainable energy systems that address the challenges of the energy transition.
R&D NESTER’s Role in HEDGE-IoT
In the HEDGE-IoT project, R&D NESTER is pivotal in:
- Defining specifications and tools for TSO ancillary services provision under WP2.
- Contributing to the Portuguese pilot (WP5) by developing an enhanced Reserve Market Simulator testbed, incorporating requirements for aFRR and mFRR services.
Meet the R&D NESTER Team
- Ricardo Pastor: Project Manager, Grid Planning & Energy Market Expert
Coordinates project activities to ensure compliance with market regulations, grid reliability, and sustainability goals. - Mateo Cardenas: Real-Time Simulation Expert
Focuses on real-time simulations for IoT-based energy management systems. - Inoussa Laouali: AI & ML Expert
Develops ML algorithms and AI models for energy optimization and predictive maintenance. - Cao Yang: Electrical Engineering Expert
Ensures seamless grid integration of IoT devices while maintaining stability and efficiency. - Nuno Souza e Silva: Energy Systems Expert
Optimizes interactions between IoT technologies and energy infrastructure. - Xia Chao: Electrical Engineering Expert
Improves grid performance and system resilience through IoT solutions. - Raquel Silva: Energy Systems Expert
Specifies transmission requirements for IoT integration to enhance decision-making processes. - Kamalnathan Ganesan: Electrical Engineering Expert
Focuses on incorporating IoT into electrical networks for reliable and optimized power flow.
Why HEDGE-IoT Matters
“HEDGE-IoT introduces a digital framework for deploying IoT assets across energy systems, leveraging edge-cloud integration, federated learning, and swarm computing. These innovations increase renewable energy hosting capacity, unlock flexibility potential, and advance IoT standardization.” – R&D NESTER Team
R&D NESTER’s contributions aim to promote scalable, interoperable energy ecosystems, foster collaboration with EU IoT initiatives, and facilitate the integration of renewable energy sources to ensure a successful energy transition.
