Special Sessions
The conference includes Special Sessions on highly specialized topics reporting technical trends and breakthroughs within the scope of the conference. Special Sessions are organized at the initiative of one or more individuals.
The following Special Sessions are currently proposed:
- Special Session 1
Resilience of Distribution and Transmission Electrical Systems in the times of Climate Changes and Green Energy Transition
- Special Session 2
Road Tunnels Power Systems
Special Session 1
Resilience of Distribution and Transmission Electrical Systems in the times of Climate Changes and Green Energy Transition
Session organizers:
Massimo Pompili - Sapienza University of Rome, massimo.pompili@uniroma1.it
Luigi Calcara - Sapienza University of Rome, luigi.calcara@uniroma1.it
Emanuele Ciapessoni - Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico, emanuele.ciapessoni@rse-web.it
Technical Outline:
As reported in the “Annual Climate Summary” delivered by Copernicus, the 2024 saw unprecedented global temperatures, following on from the remarkable warmth of 2023. It also became the first year with an average temperature clearly exceeding 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level – a threshold set by the Paris Agreement to significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change. This trend has been also confirmed at the last COP29 held in Baku (Azerbaigian) in November 2024. This global warming and related matters are seriously affecting the distribution and transmission electrical system with a significant impact on the quality of service.
Simultaneously, the green energy transition is urging even more with the engagement to provide at European level a CO2 emission reduction of 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. Furthermore, as an example, the Italian PNIEC foresees that the energy produced from renewable sources will have to cover at least 65% of final consumption in the electricity sector by 2030 for a total of 70 GW of additional power.
This green energy transition must be managed with care to guarantee grid stability, resilience and efficiency of the electrical system.
Whit this aim, transmission and distribution system operators are today fully engaged in development and deployment of innovative technologies that can help ensure a higher resilience of their systems during such events in these years of climate changes and green transition. Most probably, a new release of electrical components should be considered.
The present session will consider also the items of PNRR Italian projects PE2 – Network 4 Energy Sustainable Transition (NEST) - Spoke 8 “Final use optimization, sustainability & resilience in energy supply chain” intimately related to resilience issues.
Topics:
The AEIT 2025 Special Session on “Resilience of Distribution and Transmission Electrical Systems in the times of Climate Changes and Green Energy Transition” is devoted to electrical community, engineers and researchers, to present their state-of-the-art findings, research, and experiences in the field lying within, but not limited to, the following topics (low, medium and high voltages):
- Critical infrastructure resilience to extreme events;
- Renewables and energy transition;
- Structural and operational resilience of electrical networks;
- Submarine cables actual evolution and related reliability;
- MV underground cable joints, related failures and electrical service quality;
- Metrics and techniques for the assessment of resilience in electrical systems;
- Effects of adverse weather conditions and other natural disasters on electrical systems;
- Cyber-security attacks and power grid resilience;
- Prevention, recovery and survivability of electrical systems in the face of extreme events;
- Innovations in drafting standards, construction guidelines, maintenance routines, inspection procedures, and recovery practices of electrical systems;
- Advances in design, planning, and operation of electrical systems to boost up resilience;
- Enhanced resilience through energy storage deployment and microgrids;
- Emergency response and early warning technologies for electrical resilience;
- Final use optimization, sustainability & resilience in energy supply chain.
Furthermore, contributions on models of climate changes and meteorological forecasting will be welcomed.
Special Session 2
Road Tunnels Power Systems
Session organizer:
Giuseppe Parise - General President AEIT formerly Professor of Sapienza University of Rome Member of Road Tunnels Permanent Commission Ansfisa Italy
giuseppe.parise@uniroma1.it
Technical Outline
The continuity of service of electrical lighting and ventilation systems is the fundamental objective for the safety of users in road tunnels, for the prevention of accidents and the mitigation of consequences. The design criteria of the CEI 64-8 standard and the minimum requirements prescribed by DL 264 are presented. The CEI regulation recommends the particular configuration of the LV electrical distribution system inside the tunnel as a special comb structure, derived from the two design criteria based on the partition into modules and the zoning of the tunnel road. The lighting and signaling systems and escape procedures are covered, in particular the reinforcement lighting is aimed at preventing accidents when entering the tunnel. Ventilation provides an important contribution to fire mitigation so it is essential to ensure continuity of service.
Topics:
- Design
- Commissioning
- Operation
- Safety
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