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Abstract
Recent studies on climate change warned us about the need to perform a drastic reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Most worrying cases are found in big cities, due to the air pollution levels, mainly provoked by the industry and vehicles’ combustion engine emissions. Environmental pollution affects health very negatively, causing diseases, such as asthma, lung cancer and it is a common cause of shortened lifespan. For this reason, governments and public sector organizations are making efforts to improve the air quality and quality of life of citizens, by proposing strategies to reduce GHG emissions (i.e., CO2, CH4, as well as pollutants, such as Nitrous oxides, dust, and smoke). These strategies also include the production of electricity through the use of renewable energy sources (e.g., solar, wind, and hydroelectric energy) and encouraging the use of electric vehicles (EVs). The proposed research is intended to explore the scope of virtual synchronous machine for power quality improvement in realistic power system.