The DERlab Joint Programme of Activities (JPA) is divided into the following 4 parts, which are required to perform the network successfully. The JPA leaders are indicated in brackets.

JPA1: Integration activities

This concerns all activities aiming at integration of the partners, in particular:

• 1.1 Integration of management and business development (arsenal research, H. Fechner)
• 1.2 Staff exchange (NTUA/ICCS, N. Hatziargyriou)
• 1.3 Common management and sharing of lab infrastructure (ISET, T. Degner)
• 1.4 Preparation of common research programmes and new projects (Risoe DTU, P. Noorgard)

JPA2: Joint research programme

The objectives of the joint research programme are to contribute to the development of standards for DER, to develop common testing, certification and qualification procedures, and to develop a pan-European laboratory infrastructure for the testing and qualification of DER components and systems. In order to achieve these objectives the following research activities are foreseen:

• 2.1 DER interconnection and EMC requirements (Arsenal, R. Bründlinger)
• 2.2 DER testing procedures (CESI RICERCA, P. Mora)
• 2.3 DER inverter white paper (ISET, P. Strauß)

JPA3: Spreading of excellence

Activities to spread excellence beyond the project consortium include

• 3.1 Standardisation and national networks (Labein, E. Rodriguez)
• 3.2 Workshops for industry, DSO, TSO (CEA, E. Lemaire)
• 3.3 Common publications and dissemination (ISET, T. Degner)

JPA4: Management activities

This activity includes all activities concerning the management of the consortium, including operation of NoE executive management, NoE network coordination committee, NoE governing board and NoE advisory board (ISET, T. Degner).