currENT has submitted a response on the first draft of the German Network Development Plan 2035. 

On the qualification and the use of new technologies in NDPs currENT recommends to:

• Develop ‘best practices’ across Europe for qualifying new technologies: -Increase transparent sharing of learnings among system operators, countries and wider industry – avoid duplication of pilot projects which slows down the uptake of new solutions and ultimately delays benefits to customers.
• Require system operators to consider all possible solutions for an identified network need.
• Align the priorities for innovation to ensure the highest potential innovations are funded, developed, trialled and ultimately rolled out.

Read the full submission here. 

The first draft of German Network Development Plan can be found here.