The mission of the SUstainable resilient Data-enabled Offshore wind farm and control CO-design (SUDOCO) project is to develop an open-source physics-informed data-enabled wind farm control platform which has its foundations in existing and new experimental datasets. This novel software platform will integrate: 1) multiple wind farm flow control techniques and structural health monitoring, 2) value functions able to account for both time-varying inflow and market conditions, 3) farm-wide system optimization, 4) a high level of (cyber)security. 

The overarching objective of SMHYLES project is to design and demonstrate, at a relevant industrial scale, safe and sustainable HESS based on the smart combination of low-CRM and aqueous ESS (batteries and supercapacitors) capable of medium-to-long duration energy storage and provision of multiple services. The project will mainly deal with 1) the design of innovative storage components of the two different HESS, i.e., modular VRFB, aqueous hybrid supercapacitor module and smart ZEBRA battery, 2) their optimal integration and management into a HESS supported by digital tools and 3) the demonstration of HESS usage in three different demo sites.

SHIFT2DC aims to design, simulate, and implement MV and LV DC solutions across Europe, with 32 partners from 12 countries collaborating. The project evaluates technical feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and environmental impact in data centers, buildings, industries, and ports. It will also assess consumer attitudes towards DC solutions and develop tools to encourage their adoption. Outcomes will be case-agnostic, suitable for various applications, with subsequent stages offering sector-specific simulations.

SEHRENE’s new electrothermal energy storage (ETES) concept is designed to store renewable electricity (RE) and heat and to restitute it as needed. The project aims to revolutionise energy storage by developing cutting-edge technologies for efficient heat and electricity management. The objectives focus on optimised cost-effective Electro-Thermal Energy System (ETES); scalability and applicability; lifetime extended and reliability; and to ensure market entry by 2030.

SEASTAR aims to deliver a 4MW array of 16 tidal stream turbines at the Fall of Warness tidal site in Orkney. This tidal farm will showcase industrial-scale manufacturing, operation, and maintenance techniques throughout the entire lifecycle: design, production, shipping, deployment, and operation to decommissioning. The project will address critical environmental evidence gaps and develop cost-effective, reliable, monitoring solutions to accelerate permitting and remove barriers for future large tidal farms. It will also reinforce the collaborative partnership between the UK and EU, create high-quality green jobs, and enhance Europe’s position as a global frontrunner in the marine energy supply chain.

SCO2OP-TES project aims to develop and validate up to TRL5 in UNIGE-TP lab the next generation of Power-to-heat-to-power (P2H2P) energy storage able to guarantee long duration and large scale energy storage to facilitate bulky RES integration in EU energy systems as well as to enhance fossil based power plants flexibilization and facilitate grid integration of EU industries. SCO2OP-TES promotes indeed a new paradigm where industrial WH (even at low temperature like 150-200°C) can be used not only to produce power via ORC or sCO2 Cycles, but to operate P2H2P storage systems more efficiently and grid flexibly. 

PEDvolution paves the way for cross-sectoral integration of ever-evolving PEDs through the co-development and implementation of seven interoperable solutions. Its solutions will design, process, optimise and strengthen the PEDs interoperability, business, societal and technological factors addressing and handling PED interaction and integration with inbound and outbound energy resources across energy and non-energy sectors.

NEMO project aims at advancing the state of the art of battery management systems (BMS) by engaging advanced physics-based and data-driven battery models and state estimation techniques. Towards achieving this goal, the consortium tends to provide efficient software and hardware to handle, host, process, and execute these approaches within high-end local processors and cloud computing.

The overall objective of MISSION is to develop and demonstrate key SF6-free switchgear components for the future AC and DC systems to enable emission-free energy transmission in a resilient and sustainable electric grid. The project will develop three key switchgear components that eliminate the use of SF6 and address critical technology gaps for AC and DC grids.

InterPED aims to enable the concept of PEDs via sector coupling, cross-vector integration, demand flexibility and consumer engagement, while improving utilisation of local RES, storage and excess/waste heat (E/WH) sources. InterPED will couple RES, storage and E/WH sources (community assets) available in the pilots with the necessary know-how and ICT expertise to ensure improved operation of PEDs and grid robustness. InterPED intends to engage the consumers via community building, RECs), representing a still largely untapped source of flexibility, while enabling them to play an active role in grid balancing.