10/2025 First In-Person Consortium Meeting

First In-Person Consortium Meeting

The STORE Project held its first in-person meeting in Nicosia, Cyprus, from 14 to 16 October. Hosted by the University of Cyprus, the event brought together the consortium partners from Tunisia, Cyprus and Germany.

The visit marked an important step in further strengthening international collaboration within the project. During the two-day internal workshop, the project members engaged in intensive discussions on the current progress of the work as well as on technical and organizational issues. The discussions focused in particular on data collection, interface compatibility, the dimensioning and further development of the Smart Flexibility Energy Manager, and the joint development of use cases. The program was complemented by visits to the photovoltaic laboratory and the new Faculty of Engineering at the University of Cyprus, which provided valuable insights into research and teaching activities in the fields of renewable energy and electromobility.

On the third day, a stakeholder workshop on flexibility from end-users and bidirectional charging took place. Representatives from academia and industry discussed the opportunities and challenges related to the integration of electric vehicles and supermarkets as flexible energy resources in the power grid. Valuable contributions were provided by Dr. Venizelos Efthymiou (EPL Technology Frontiers, PHAETHON CoE), Christos Konomis (Ecotricity Holdings Ltd), and Constantinos Lytras (pcharge).

The consortium would like to thank its partner, the University of Cyprus, for hosting and organizing the event, and also expresses its gratitude to all panelists for their valuable contributions.

Panel discussion on integrating electric vehicles and supermarkets into the power grid with representatives from academia and industry.

Consortium partners during a visit to the University of Cyprus’ Photovoltaics (PV) Laboratory.