Under item 13 of the agenda, the proposal of prof. ing. Jure Horvat to establish a Laboratory for Energy, from which originated today's Department of Energy and Power Systems, was accepted. The Department studies and improves fields of generation, transfer, distribution and the use of electrical energy, renewable energy sources, advanced electric power networks, problems of management and electricity (as well as other forms of energy) trading. The Department is the leading institution in the field of electrical power engineering in the region, it has a long lasting cooperation with the economic sector, and it is recognized for its scientific activities and a large number of published scientific papers in globally relevant journals, as well as numerous national and international scientific projects.
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