Catalin Chimirel

Experience

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  CONEL

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2000

  Development Director

  Management of projects for the implementation of the deregulated mechanisms within the electricity area, based on co-financed projects (EBRD and Phare).Management of Projects for Transmission Grid refurbishment (mainly EHV substations).

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  Transelectrica

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2004

  Branch Director

  Settled the Metering Branch from the scratch.Issued the organizational board and setting the metering activity performed within the Transmission branches of Transelectrica.Structure the information flux for the settlement within the electricity market trading arrangements.Acting for the development of the Metering Code together with the ANRE authority.

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  SC ECRO SRL

  Dec 2004 - Aug 2014

  Program director

  Managing projects, Design, Consulting and Studies Market participation optimisation for Aggregators and Virtual Power Plants. System Connection studies: 97,5MW WPP Crucea, 42MW WPP Babadag, 200MW Alpha (Casimcea) WPP, 50MW Pecineaga 2 WPP, 700MW Sardanesti Coal Power Plant, OMV-Petrom City Power Plant, etc. 6,2MW PVPP Ulmi – Dambovita county; Design DTAC, TP and DD.  28+18MW PVPP Ucea 1+2 Basic and Detailed design for reactive power compensation and voltage regulation.  33,6+8,4 MW WPP Babadag 1 + 2 – Tulcea county – Design: 110/20 kV substation + 20 kV network.  97,5 MW WPP Crucea - Constanta County – Design: 400/30 kV Crucea substation. Design and Consultancy for WPP 97,5MW.  Market and Operations consultancy – Final Client Alpha Eolica (SARAS - Italy). Market approach for wind power plant 99,5MW 200 MW Alpha 1, Alpha 2, CAS WPPs - Tulcea County – Consultancy services: Electrical part (400 kV Rahmanu substation, 110/30 kV substation, 30 kV network, compliance grid requirements for WTGs, including WPP SCADA).  Solution Studies, Relay settings studies, Stability Studies within Transmission and distribution grid Study Romanian transmission grid status and specifically about possible constrains for generation within Dobrogea area - Final Client, Erste Group Bank AG, Austria Automatic frequency and active power regulation system for Petrobrazi Refinery - OMV Petrom Load Shedding Automation Petrobrazi Refinery – OMV Petrom Complete design for Petrobrazi Refinery islanding automation Extension of 400 kV Gura Ialomitei Substation - Ialomita County – Design. Feasibility Study and Technical Project + Tender Documentation Relay settings calculations for Petrobrazi Refinery Relay settings calculation for Petrom City Platform Iernut 400/220/110kV substation refurbishment – Project Management Nadab 400kV new substation – Project Management Commercial Liberty Centre Mall – Energy Audit Show less

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  Transelectrica

  Jul 2014 - Jul 2015

  Member of the Supervisory Board

  Supervision of Directorate activity in line with Articles of Incorporation

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  CNTEE Transelectrica SA

  Jul 2015 - May 2016

  Member Board of Directors

  Overall administration of the Company

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  CNTEE Transelectrica

  May 2016 - Feb 2025

  Manage the Energy Efficiency activities (focusing transmission grid losses) as authorized Energy Manager. Promoting New Technologies specific for TSOs with main targets of increasing the transmission capacity and coupling the energy markets.Technical support for grid connection, grid design to match more renewables connection, energy market design (balancing market), system automation, EMS/SCADA.Renewables, Storage, EV charging, Energy Efficiency, Grid planning, EMS, Energy Market, all impacting future energy evolution. Show less

  • Manager for Energy Efficiency and New Technologies

    Aug 2018 - Feb 2025

  • Director

    May 2016 - Dec 2018
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  Romanian Energy Center Association

  Feb 2017 - now

  Researcher for European Power & Energy projects

  The Energy area is moving towards RES integration for lower carbon emissions and also for higher energy efficiency technology. European targets are: lower carbon emissions, higher energy efficiency and one energy market for all Europe. All these are challenging and require laborious work for technology evolution and harmonized regulation. Research area is main instrument to reach such targets. Power systems flexibility and storage can be main directions to reach energy of the future.Significant algorithms development for grid operation and market participation applications. TRINITY - Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA), under the power delegated by the European Commission. Developed an application for improvement of aFRP signal for more accurate regulation and unscheduled exchanges reduction. CROSSBOW - Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA), under the power delegated by the European Commission. Developed an application for alternative measurement of balancing energies within aFRP (based on one minute load profiles from meters) WiseGRID - Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA), under the power delegated by the European Commission. Developed an application for congestion detection and management based on coupling of system planning SW with DMS/SCADA Show less

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  Transelectrica

  Jan 2019 - Feb 2025

  Manager
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  KIMYGLOBALENGINEER SRL

  Jan 2025 - now

  Energy Efficiency, Renewables, Storage, Power Systems, Energy Market and New Technologies Consultant

  The Electric Energy worldwide is under large transformation due to decarbonization targets and technology evolution. Even IT were significantly used within Energy from more than 50 years, nowadays the Power Systems operation would be impossible without digital approach. Consequently, beside electrical development there is a strong need to collate electrical and IT principles in further Energy Systems evolution. Advanced technical solutions for Power Systems together with market operations approach are making the Energy Sector one of the most sophisticated one for both operators and users. Therefore, Consultancy services could be of real benefit in such circumstances. Show less