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Strong together: Andreas Lugmaier (43) from Siemens Corporate Technology in Vienna and Dr. Friederich Kupzog (39) from the Austrian Institute of Technology have been researching the integration of renewable energies into electricity grids together for several years. They are testing the technologies they are developing for smart grids in Vienna's new Seestadt Aspern district. For example, they have developed software that analyzes measurement data from the grid and uses it to identify which routes the electricity takes in the low-voltage grid, i.e. the "last mile" to the energy customer. Lugmaier and Kupzog were awarded Inventor of the Year in the "Open Innovation" category for their work.