REN plays an active role in innovation and technological development in the energy sector.
It participates in international projects and is involved in research projects and discussion forums having participated in several working groups of organisations and associations about pioneering topics for both the sectors of electricity and natural gas, such as the Conseil International des Grands Réseaux Electriques (CIGRÉ), the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO), Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE), European Energy Regulators (ERGEG) and the Gas Regional Initiative.
Under the R&D activities of REN – Rede Eléctrica Nacional, REN Serviços and REN Gasodutos, in 2010, as in previous years, we submitted applications to the sifide funding programme, the tax incentives to corporate r&d system, of 2009.
In this context, 27 projects were identified, which had the participation, in part-time, of close to 79 employees. Developed projects intended to improve operational efficiency of both electricity and natural gas transmission networks, in the context of sustainable development, with particular relevance for health and the environment. The projects submitted to the programme are distributed by the following scientific and technological areas: Computer Sciences, Health Sciences, Economics and Management, and Electrical, Electronic and it Engineering, focused on diverse social and economic purposes such as Energy, the Environment and Health. As a result of activities and projects developed, several scientific articles were published and lectures were made in 2010, and ren actively participated in international conferences and forums.