18 Jul 2025
Webinar recording: Replicating hybrid microgrid solutions in Sofia’s metro system
Webinar recording
This webinar offers insights into energy efficiency and grid resilience applied to a metro line in Bulgaria's capital, Sofia
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15 Jul 2025
From lab to grid: how hybrid microgrids could transform Europe’s power systems
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After a 5-year journey, the European energy initiative TIGON has delivered real-world validation of high-voltage, hybrid microgrids that can slash energy losses, improve resilience, and accelerate the shift to decentralised power. What began as a technical experiment may now shape a new era of smarter, self-sustaining energy systems across Europe
04 Jul 2025
Recap on our 5 years of DC microgrid development
We're sharing a 2-minute video on our pioneering work to make microgrids more efficient, reliable and secure.
01 Jul 2025
Pros and cons of going DC – TIGON holds final event
What are the pros and cons of DC grids and how have the TIGON team dealt with these? This was one of the talking points at the project's final event at its French demo site.
13 Jun 2025
Microgrid showcase takes place at CIEMAT facility in Spain
Demo update
One of the TIGON project's demo sites – CIEMAT facility in Soria, Spain – has held a site visit and talk on the MV/DC-based grids linked to energy storage systems and which provides stability to a LV hybrid grid
09 Jun 2025
TIGON at EUSEW 2025 Energy Fair
Brief news
Join us and fellow projects at EUSEW 2025 Energy Fair - we're at stand C28 on the ground floor in the Charlemagne Building, Brussels
23 May 2025
Microgrid showcase and stakeholder conference to take place on 18 June
Press release
Registration is open to attend the CEA demo visit and final conference of the TIGON project
14 May 2025
TIGON’s Finnish hybrid microgrid replication showcase to take place on 27 May
Press release
Registration is open to attend - physically or online - Tigon's hybrid microgrid replication showcase near Turku, Finland
13 May 2025
Best Paper Award goes to solid-state transformer review by TIGON and SSTAR projects
Brief news
The paper - Solid-state transformers: A Critical Review of Projects with Relevant Prototypes and Demonstrators - has won the Best Paper Award
