Main research activities areas are:

• Renewable Energy and DER Integration research is performed both at experimental and simulation level. Experimental activities focuses on RE generation systems and their integration with DERs like storage systems, CHP generators, loads. Distributed Energy Resources Test Facility (DER-TF) allows research activities on grid management and control, energetic and technical optimization, reliability, flexibility and safety and Power Line communications
• Energy storage activities are primarily focused on performance, operating limits, reliability and safety of stationary and vehicular applications. Different battery technologies are investigated: Lead, Redox, Lithium, Sodium-Nickel. Testing activities are performed at RSE Battery laboratory and, for larger scale application, at DER-TF
• Power Electronics and Controls research activities involve hardware and software power conditioning units development mainly focused to grid protection islanding operation and direct current microgrid application. Activities are performed on DER-TF and Grid Protection Lab
• SCADA and Cyber Security R&D involves analysis on grid control SCADA systems communication requirements and experimental tests on physical anomalies and cyber attacks to ICT network components, having a critical role in power grid operation.

Research activities are conducted mainly on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, often in collaboration with industry and academic partners.