Sustainable Power Systems Laboratory




About us

… and what we do

The group is led by Dr. Petros Aristidou and is part of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering and Informatics at the Cyprus University of Technology.
We work on making future electric power systems sustainable, secure, and resilient. Our research brings together mathematical tools from the areas of numerical analysis and optimization, with high performance computational tools and machine learning techniques, to tackle modern power system problems.

Recent News

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[01/04/25] New journal paper on Sizing of Fast Frequency Response Reserves for improving frequency security in low-inertia power systems published in Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks.

[01/03/25] New journal paper on Fast and accurate simulation of smart digital controllers in power system dynamic studies published in Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks.

[17/12/24] New journal paper on A Decomposition Strategy for Inertia-Aware Microgrid Planning Models published in IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution.

[01/12/24] The book Intended and Unintended Islanding of Distribution Grids has just been published! Our lab co-authored Chapter 2 and Chapter 8.

[01/10/24] Mohammad Hashemnezhad has joined the lab as a PhD student working on the Dependable engineering of Smart Energy Systems program. Welcome!

Recent Posts

2024 SyNERGY MED Conference

The SPS Lab proudly participated with three publications in the 2024 SyNERGY Conference, held in Cyprus. This prestigious event brought together academics, industry professionals, and researchers from around the globe to discuss the latest advancements in energy systems and sustainability.

Last updated on Mar 17, 2025 2 min read Blog
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2024 SyNERGY MED Conference
Pizza and .. Presenting your research in just 3 minutes

The SPS Lab participated in an inspiring event organized by the Learning Development Network at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT). The event brought together postgraduate students, PhD candidates, and postdoctoral researchers in a vibrant and engaging setting. The highlight? Presenting our research in just 3 minutes!

Last updated on Mar 17, 2025 2 min read Blog
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Pizza and .. Presenting your research in just 3 minutes
How to Use Git Bash in Windows to Run Bash Scripts with PowerShell

If you work in a mixed environment with both Windows and Unix-like systems, you might already be familiar with Git Bash and PowerShell. Combining the two can be powerful for running bash scripts on Windows while taking advantage of PowerShell’s features. This post will show you how to effectively use Git Bash and PowerShell together.

Last updated on Mar 17, 2025 4 min read Blog
How to Use Git Bash in Windows to Run Bash Scripts with PowerShell
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Research

Some of our ongoing and past research projects and tools

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Themes Current projects Software tools Past projects
STEPSS
STATIC AND TRANSIENT ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS SIMULATION
STEPSS
DENSE
Dependable engineering of Smart Energy Systems
DENSE
IBM
Numerical simulation of digital controllers
IBM
TSOC-OMP
Review of operating margin policy - TSOC
TSOC-OMP
EV-Cyprus
Analysing the impact of Electric Vehicles on the Cyprus distribution network
EV-Cyprus
PyEPLAN
A Python-based Energy Planning tool
PyEPLAN
Data-driven Power System Methods
Research in the area of machine learning for power system applications
Data-driven Power System Methods
Low-inertia Grids
Research in the area of low-inertia grids
Low-inertia Grids
Modeling and Simulation
Advanced or dedicated methods for time simulation of electric power systems
Modeling and Simulation
TRESIES
Towards resilience and sustainability in islanded energy systems
TRESIES
E4R
Education for Renewables
E4R
CRESUM-HYRES
Creating Resilient Sustainable Micro-Grids through Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
CRESUM-HYRES
VPP EMS
Optimal Dispatch of Virtual Power Plant using Cyber-Physical Controller for Real-Time EMS
VPP EMS
RAMSES
RApid Multiprocessor Simulation of Electric power Systems
RAMSES
TDNetGen
An open-source, parametrizable, large-scale, combined, transmission and distribution test system
TDNetGen

Latest Publications

Savvas Panagi, Petros Aristidou (2025). Sizing of Fast Frequency Response Reserves for improving frequency security in low-inertia power systems. Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks.

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Mehran Jafari, G. Bureau, M. Chiaramello, A. Guironnet, P. Panciatici, Petros Aristidou (2025). Fast and accurate simulation of smart digital controllers in power system dynamic studies. Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks.

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A.Argyrou, Savvas Panagi, Petros Aristidou (2024). Comparison of Fast Frequency Response Methods in the Low-Inertia Grid of Cyprus. 2024 3rd International Conference on Energy Transition in the Mediterranean Area (SyNERGY MED).

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Mehran Jafari, G. Bureau, M. Chiaramello, A. Guironnet, P. Panciatici, Petros Aristidou (2024). Handling of Computationally Demanding Digital Controllers in Power System Dynamic Simulations. 2024 3rd International Conference on Energy Transition in the Mediterranean Area (SyNERGY MED).

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Agnes Marjorie Nakiganda, Shahab Dehghan, Petros Aristidou (2024). A Decomposition Strategy for Inertia-Aware Microgrid Planning Models. IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution.

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