ERNACT led and the Interreg Northern, Periphery and Arctic Programme funded COPOWER project partner, Centria University of Applied Sciences, has reached an exciting milestone by hosting the largest number of thesis workers and interns in a single year.
This achievement underscores the project’s commitment to advancing research on Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) and highlights its positive impact on both students and the field.
COPOWER aims to develop a VPP, a cloud-based distributed power plant that combines the capacities of various Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) to improve power generation, trade or sell power on the electricity market, and manage load reduction. Thanks to this project, Centria University of Applied Sciences has been able to involve many students and researchers in hands-on work and studies. This year, the project has provided a record number of thesis opportunities and internships, allowing students to gain valuable experience and contribute to important research.
Fabian Sander from Centria University of Applied Sciences, shares that “the topic of our CoPower project, the development of a virtual powerplant software platform, is a highly innovative filed of research. We had so many topics for thesis students, and also for internships. Until now, we have 7 thesis’s underway, and 3 internships ongoing. Also for the students this topic is interesting, because it’s a relatively new field and not much scientific research has been done yet”.
By merging academic knowledge with real-world applications, the COPOWER project is helping to shape the future of energy management. This record-setting year highlights the benefits of collaboration, supporting the development of future experts in the field.
The success of the COPOWER project demonstrates how effective partnerships can lead to significant progress and innovation in energy research.