An enormous number of projects concerning research and technological development
(RTD) and investigations related to Smart Grid components are currently
on-going within the European Union—as the initiator of the Smart Grid vision.
European projects are initiated by calls and sponsoring of the European Commission.
Normally, European projects are assigned to international consortia after
the bidding process, and they support mutual European cooperation. Special
attention is paid to the involvement of small and medium enterprises.
National projects are also being performed in most of the EU countries. These
projects are: