On the 21st November 2022, the Interreg Danube STRIDE project held their Final Conference in conjunction with the 5th International IEEE Conference and Workshop in Óbuda on Electrical and Power Engineering in Budapest, Hungary in order to share the results and findings of the project from these past two years. Participants were invited to learn more about how the STRIDE Methodology for Regional Analysis, guidebook and digital platform can be applied throughout the entire Danube region and beyond.

The STRIDE project provided knowledge transfer and development of planning tools, a comprehensive support for regional and local policy makers for the improvement of energy planning. Within the project, regional partners carried out regional analyses and developed strategies, action plans, methodologies, a guidebook and a networking platform to enable and accelerate the integration of smart grid concepts into regional and local policies.

Participants at the event enjoyed the full-day comprehensive programme centred on guidance to the Danube smart grid implementation. Certain highlights from the programme included a presentation on STRIDE by the European Institute for Innovation – Technology (Chris Ashe) as a part of the plenary session of the International IEEE Conference, in addition to an overview of the Danube Transnational Programme – Opportunities and Results presented by the Joint Secretariat (Horst Schindler), as well as an introduction to the STRIDE Platform – How to support integration of smart grids? (University of Zagreb – Faculty of Engineering).