According to the JRC Smart Grid Projects Outlook 2014, the majority of cooperation takes place between organisations from a limited number of Member States, while 15 analysed countries account for less than 5 % of the Research & Innovation funds altogether.

Collaborative work is pivotal in the development work that the consortium proposes through the PANTERA CSA PAN European Technology Energy Research Approach. It is very important to move in a coordinated way to develop demanding objectives through Horizon Europe and other national and regional Research & Innovation financial instruments that will align evolution of technologies with the planned low carbon economy of the European Union.

PANTERA project will identify and implement initiatives, aimed at levelling the participation of EU countries to a common energy market for the benefit of all EU citizens. The importance of the PANTERA project lies, in particular, in bridging the gaps in R&I in the energy field that currently exist in Europe between Member States.

By identifying, involving and engaging the right stakeholders, PANTERA will make sure to be developing a tool that will truly address actual issues and limitations and provide useful and exploitable information to enhance Research & Innovation on a pan-European level.

PANTERA’s ambition is to be the single point of reference for smart grids in Europe, by delivering a multi-dimensional platform of pan-European status capable of leveraging coherence and trust as a pull towards enhanced R&I in energy systems centered on an integrated grid active and responsive.