Project description
A renewable energy valley on a Greek island
The EU-funded CRETE VALLEY project is dedicated to establishing a renewable energy valley (REV-Valley) on Crete. This decentralised renewable energy system will integrate advanced ICT technologies, open digital solutions, social innovation processes and user-friendly business models. The project aims to showcase an innovative energy landscape tailored to meet the local community's energy needs, leveraging various renewable energy sources and storage technologies. As part of this initiative, a living lab (REV-Lab) consisting of four community-centred renewable energy labs will be established; this innovation hub will emphasise a commitment to sustainable and community-oriented energy transformation.
Objective
CRETE VALLEY aims to create a Renewable Energy Valley 'Living Lab' (REV-Lab) in Crete. It is envisioned as a decentralised renewable energy system that combines leading-edge ICT technologies, interoperable and open digital solutions (including data sovereignty), social innovation processes, and sound business models that are easy to adopt. CRETE VALLEY will demonstrate a digitalised, distributed, renewable, low carbon landscape that is affordable for all and fully covers the local energy needs on an annual basis, utilizing multiple renewable energy carriers and leveraging energy storage technologies. The REV-Lab will integrate four Community Energy Labs (CELs) located in distinct sites across CRETE VALLEY, conceived as Innovation Hubs.
An integrated social, technological & business approach will be deployed, providing: A Social Science Framework for REV-Labs & CELs, innovative multi-level governance models & social-driven mechanisms for involving citizens in the co-design, implementation and exploitation of RES; AI-based market segmentation algorithms, MCDA methods and consensus analysis for REV configuration; Interactive tools for REV planning (REV Readiness Assessment & computation, Augmented Reality applications, decision support tool); Energy Data Space compliant digital backbone for consumer and REV-level data-driven ‘activation’; P2P DLT/Blockchain digital marketplace for tokenised energy and non-energy assets valuation and reciprocal compensation; Data-driven operational analysis, advanced AI/ML tools and flexibility modelling services for optimal operation & resilience of the local energy grid; System-of-system Dig. Twin for multiple carrier grid management & operation; Data-driven services and apps for energy efficiency and activation performance management towards energy autonomy; Enabling RES technologies to increase the power production; REV Business Sandbox and blueprints for REV-Lab setup, upscaling and replication (including 4 Follower Communities).
Fields of science
- social sciencessociologygovernance
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementinnovation management
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputer securitycryptography
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models
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57001 Thermi Thessaloniki
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47151 Boecillo
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4200 465 Porto
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23071 Jaen
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1466 Luxembourg
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1233 Dob
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52062 Aachen
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75008 Paris
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D01 C4E0 Dublin
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20146 MILANO
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153 43 Agia Paraskevi
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15124 MAROUSI
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50820 Zaragoza
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71004 Heraklion
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701 00 HERAKLION
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8305 Samso
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9520 Skorping
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153 42 AGIA PARASKEVI ATTIKI
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716 01 NEA ALIKARNASSOS
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71201 Heraklion
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703 00 ARKALOCHORI
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151 25 MAROUSI ATHINA
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10443 Athens
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117 43 ATHINA
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15231 Chalandri
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104 42 Athens
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11854 Athens
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V92 P9NX Dingle
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05100 Terni
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73013 Galatina Le
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4470177 Maia
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9500-508 PONTA DELGADA
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
9880-315 SANTA CRUZ DA GRACIOSA
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1050 IXELLES
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79098 Freiburg Im Breisgau
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35700 Rennes
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26900 Lodi
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81371 Munchen
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
1075 Nicosia
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1150 Wien
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