Best Papers 2025

The following papers of the 24th Wind & Solar Integration Workshop (Berlin, Germany, 7-10 October 2025) have been selected as the best papers and are now eligible for the manuscript submission process of the IET Special Issue.

• Reviewing Model Validation Practices of Grid-Following Wind Turbines and Evaluating Their Applicability in the Grid-Forming Case
  E. Teixeira Zapata (Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Denmark | Technical University of Denmark, Denmark), R. Sharma, K. Vatta Kkuni, T. Knueppel, C. Ara Belles, T.Dreyer (Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Denmark), G. Yang ( Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)

• Power Oscillations Damping by Wind Power Plants: Design, Field Tests Verification and Model Validation
  G. C. Tarnowski, M. Due Riis, L. Petersen, I. C. Da Costa, J. P. Espírito Santo, R. Afonso (Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Denmark)

• Root-Cause Identification of Small-Signal Instabilities of Converter-Based Power Systems
  J. Bollerslev (Energinet, Denmark | Aalborg University, Denmark), Y. Liao (Energinet, Denmark), H. Wu (Aalborg University, Denmark) J. Kwon (Energinet, Denmark), X. Wang (Aalborg University, Denmark | KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)

• Energy-Based Sensitivity Analysis of HVDC Control on Offshore Wind Turbine Response Within an Overall Grid-Forming System
  M. Hildebrandt, C. Neumann, H.-G. Eckel (University of Rostock, Germany)

• Analytical Wind Turbine Model for Assessment of Structure-Grid Interaction in Grid-Forming Mode
  J. Brunner (University of Applied Sciences HTW Berlin, Germany), F. Pöschke (Suzlon Energy, Germany), J. Fortmann, N. Klaes, H. Schulte (University of Applied Sciences HTW Berlin, Germany)

• Observer-Based Virtual Impedance Modelling for Enhanced Fault Current Limitation in Converters with Grid-Forming Open-Loop Voltage Control
  C. Neumann, H.G. Eckel (University of Rostock, Germany)

• Enhancing Simulation Fidelity of Offshore Wind Turbines through DLL-Based Black-Box Models
  N. Darii (Technical University of Denmark – DTU | Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Denmark), R. Sharma, V. Akhmatov, K. Vatta Kkuni, C. Su (Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Denmark)

• Supervisory Control Concept Analysis for a Multi-Physics Green Hydrogen Offshore Wind Turbine by Co-Simulation
  A. Luxa (Fraunhofer IWES | HAW Hamburg, Germany), M. Wiens (Fraunhofer IWES, Germany), M. Tümmler (HAW Hamburg, Germany)

• Performance Assessment of BESS and E-STATCOM for Wind Power Support in the Nordic system
  A. Duque Gomez, A. Wanhainen, A. Gomer, S. Trolle, L. E. Engdhal, P. Harvasson, A. Owens (Hitachi Energy, Sweden)

• A Measurement-based Approach for Validating the Impedence Matrix of Grid-connected Converters
  E. Guest, M. Neshati (Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Denmark)

• Enhancing System Stability with GFM STATCOMs: A Case Study of the DK2 2020 Incident in the Danish Power System
  L. Lu, Y. Liao, H. Gong, J. B. Kwon, N. Qin (Energinet, Denmark), M. Larsson (Hitachi Energy Research, Switzerland), H. Zhang (Hitachi Energy, Sweden), R. Heydari (Hitachi Energy Research, Sweden)

• Performing Grid Tests to Validate Simulation Models and Converter-Driven Stability Phenomena
  R. Korhonen, P. Partinen, T. Mäkihannu (Fingrid, Finland)

• Transient Effects of Faults in High-Voltage Grids Considering the Share of Grid-Forming Generation
  S. Ratajczak, M. Murglat, K. Jansen, C. Wirtz, S. Krahl (FGH e.V., Germany)

• Grid-Forming Converters under Current Limitation Considering Emerging Guidelines and Implications for Grid Services
  P. Unruh, T. Erckrath (Fraunhofer IEE, Germany), R. Brandl, M. Jung (Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg – University of Applied Sciences, Germany)

The following papers of the 9th E-Mobility Symposium (Berlin, Germany, 6-7 October 2025) have been selected as the best papers and are now eligible for the manuscript submission process of the IET Special Issue.

• Potential of Bidirectional Charging from the Customer’s Perspective Considering Metering Concepts, §14a EnWG Modules 1–3, and Grid Fee Exemptions on Temporarily Stored Energy
  F. Sehr, D. Reiners, A. Beblek, V. Grinewitschus (EBZ Business School, Germany)

• Understanding Risk And Revenue in the Nordic 15-Minute mFRR Market: An EV Aggregation Study
  T. Hagström (Fortum | Hiven Energy, Sweden), L. Herre (Fortum, Sweden | Hiven Energy, Sweden | Technical Universtiy of Denmark – DTU, Denmark)

• Field-Level System Test Regarding Interoperability for Bidirectional Charging Using a Multi-Level Test Approach
  C. Kondzialka, J. Essl, Z. Lu, G. Heilscher (Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Germany)

• Simulation of Daily Charging Needs in Ulm / Neu-Ulm
  D. Krajzewicz, M. Bergfeld (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt – DLR, Germany), D. Langer (Stadtwerke Ulm/Neu-Ulm Netze, Germany)

• Development of EV Charging Station Distribution and their Impact on Grid Stability Considering Different Regulatory Measures
  S. Hussein (Fraunhofer IEG, Germany), H. Diermann (Fraunhofer IEG, Germany) | | FH Aachen – University of Applied Sciences, Germany), H. Al Rakouki (Fraunhofer IEG, Germany)

• Classifying Electrical Demand Profiles at EV Charging Hubs: Insights from Arrival and Departure Data
  L. Hunter (University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom)

• Grid Integration of Bidirectional EVs: Flexible Connection Agreements as a Framework for Equitable Grid Fees in the V2G Context
  V. Regener (FfE | HM Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences, Germany), C. Müller, M. Hinterstocker (FfE, Germany)

• The Potential of Electric VehicleWorkplace Availability Forecasts for Participating in Spot and Frequency Markets Using Vehicle-To-Grid
  M. Koubar, Z. Yan (Uppsala University, Sweden), R. Fachrizal (Mälardalen University, Sweden), J. Munkhammar (Uppsala University, Sweden)

Berlin, 2017: https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/iet-rpg/13/5 (published 2019)
Vienna, 2016: https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/iet-rpg/12/5 (published 2018)
Brussels, 2015: https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/iet-rpg/11/3 (published 2017)
Berlin, 2014: https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/iet-rpg/10/1 (published 2016)
London, 2013: https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/iet-rpg/9/1  (published 2015)