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Establishment of a FramewORk for Transforming current EPES into a more resilient, reliable and secure system all over its value chain

Project description

Providing energy, effortlessly

Electrical power and energy systems are undergoing an unprecedented transformation, demanding urgent upgrades to make them more reliable, resilient and secure. The EU-funded eFORT project will work towards upgrading the energy grid without affecting the security of supply. Moreover, it will increase reliability and resiliency against extreme weather events, man-made hazards and equipment failures. The project will implement a set of solutions, including an interoperable intelligent platform that will establish a common foundation for grid characterisation and vulnerability overseeing. It will also gather information from smart grid components and apply high-performance algorithms. At the same time, other developments based on cutting-edge technologies (cryptochips, blockchain, AI) will reinforce the robustness of the grid infrastructure.

Objective

Prompted by the need to comply with environmental and societal concerns, Electrical Power and Energy Systems are undergoing an unprecedented transformation, demanding urgent upgrades to make them more reliable, resilient and secure. Modernization of current grids will greatly reduce the frequency and duration of power blackouts, diminish the impact of disruptive events and restore service faster when outages occur, creating broad benefits to society and economy. eFORT approach will enable the further upgrading of the energy grid without affecting the security of supply and increasing their reliability and resiliency against extreme weather events, man-made hazards and equipment failures. eFORT addresses this complex challenge by gathering a consortium of 24 partners, from 10 EU countries, that provides the needed expertise. The project will put in place a set of solutions at the cyber and physical layers for detecting, preventing and mitigating vulnerabilities and threats. Among them, an interoperable Intelligent Platform will set a common foundation for grid characterization and vulnerability overseeing, as well as gather information from smart grid components and apply heavy-duty algorithms, whereas Asset Management developments will strengthen grid infrastructure robustness, which will be empowered by the addressed Digital Technologies. All these elements will be validated in relevant environments coming from 4 demo cases covering the whole grid value chain: (i) a transmission network (The Netherlands); (ii) a remote distribution grid (Italy); (iii) a digital substation in Ukraine; and (iv) a micro-grid in Spain. Moreover, eFORT relies on several horizontal actions aiming at empowering EPES players by establishing a common regulatory and standardisation framework, performing technical and cost-benefit analysis, and evaluating new related business models and replication potential, in the pathway towards a more sustainable energy system.

Coordinator

FUNDACION CIRCE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS Y CONSUMOS ENERGETICOS
Net EU contribution
€ 1 184 375,00
Address
PARQUE EMPRESARIAL DINAMIZA, AVDA. DE RANILLAS, 3D
50018 Zaragoza
Spain

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Region
Noreste Aragón Zaragoza
Activity type
Research Organisations
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Total cost
€ 1 184 375,00

Participants (22)