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Highlights of DPSP Europe 2025

We welcomed 150 attendees from 19 countries to DPSP Europe’s first edition. Delegates enjoyed three days in Bilbao, learning about the latest power system protection technologies and strategies.

Presentations and discussions covered important issues including network protection, network security, protection of the renewable-fed grid, transmission protection, fault location, process bus, the application of IEC 61850, and cybersecurity considerations.

Congratulations to our Best Paper winners

Best written paper, selected by peer review:

Incremental quantities protection schemes with grid-forming inverters

Henrik Johansson (presenting author), Qianli Xing, NathanielTaylor, and Xiongfei Wang, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Best poster presentation, voted for by the conference attendees:

Analytical Investigation of the Influence of Grid Following IBR Control on Distance Protection

Jonathan Loebel (presenting author) and Johann Jaeger, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Speakers at DPSP Europe 2025 included

Luis María Pérez Cuadrado

General Manager, Arteche, Spain

María Avery Fernández

Head of Engineering Support and Global Standards Adoption, e-distribución, ENEL, Spain

Alberto Sendin

Head of Telecommunications, Iberdrola, Spain

David McDonald

Grid Automation System Architect, GE Vernova, Spain