Mission Statement


Distributed Generation (DG) is emerging as a promising electricity generating technology for a number of reasons. Three independent trends are currently laying the groundwork for the possible widespread adoption of DG:

DG strategically applies relatively small generating units (typically less than 20 MWe) at, or near, consumer sites to  meet specific customer needs, to support economic operation of the existing power distribution grid, or both. The convergence of competition in the electric industry with the arrival of environmental friendly microturbines, fuel cells, photovoltaics, small wind turbines and other advanced distributed power technologies, has sparked strong interest in distributed power, particularly in on-site generation. Reliability of service and power quality are enhanced by proximity to the customer, and efficiency is improved in on-site CHP applications by using the heat from power generation.

Distributed generation complements central power by providing a relatively low capital cost response to incremental increases in power demand, by avoiding transmission & distribution capacity upgrades, by locating power where it is most needed and by having the flexibility to put power back into the grid at user sites. On the other hand, there are social needs for cheaper, less polluting, safer and more reliable and sustainable energy for all stakeholders: consumers, suppliers, generators and policy makers. The distributed generation, including RES integration, is a promising solution to solve those needs.

This process will be achieved through the setting up of a  “European Network for Integration of RES +DG ” - ENIRDGnet, involving main stakeholders. This network proposal has been the consequence of the merging of several initiatives (networks and accompanying measures) around the same topic in order to increase the European added value of the proposal in terms of complementarity, transnationality and critical mass.