SYMPOSIUM TOPICS


Topic 1     Power system operation and planning

• Modern control centers solutions
• Power system balancing and ancillary services
• Power system surveillance and defense systems
• Plant adaptation for modern control centres - IEC 61850 implementation
• IT and control system security
• Analysis of relay protection settings and operation in wide power system
• Wind power plant impact on power system stability and operation


Topic 2     Electricity market in the Republic of Croatia

• Electricity market in the Republic of Croatia
• What does the Third EU Package of Energy Legislation bring to the Croatian power system?
• Support to electricity market in the Republic of Croatia – the information systems & applications
• Regional electricity market models and their influence to the Croatian power system
• Market aspects of power system ancillary and balancing services


Topic 3     Long term security of electricity supply in Croatia

Croatian Energy strategy

• Generation expansion planning, reserv margin
• Enabling realization of construction of facilities
• Roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders in the power system

Required modernization and reconstruction of key facilities in the power system

• Maintenance as a factor in long term security of supply
• Models for selecting facilities for modernization and reconstruction
• Models for optimizing the distribution of funds for renovation and reconstruction

Renewable energy sources and security of supply

• Impact of renewables to stability of the power system
• Key prerequisties for integration of new renewable power plants in the electric power system
• Grid connection issues of new renewable power plants in the electric power system

Power systems of the future – „smart grids“

• Current status and perspectives
• Possible applications for Croatian power system