Objective High voltage power transformers have a life of ~40 years. The majority of transformers in the power distribution network in Europe were installed in the 1960's and 70's. These transformers are reaching the end of their life. Deregulation of the power industry, while benefiting consumers, has led to power companies becoming profit driven. Competition has led to lower energy prices, which have led to reduce capital investment. The lack of money available has resulted in reduced maintenance activities, which have resulted in the recently witnessed increases in occurrences of power blackouts in Europe and North America.There is a quantifiable need to extend the life and improve the reliability of existing high voltage transformer networks thereby satisfying the European directive for ensuring the security of power supply, the desire for power utilities to maximise the financial return on their assets and improving the quality of life for society. Our solution will provide high voltage transformer operators with an innovative product to manage transformer oil/insulation monitoring and treatment, which is the most influential factor in extending the life of transformers.This proposal represents an opportunity for a large community of SME's across Europe to benefit from the deregulated European power industry by providing a fully featured innovative product currently unavailable in a 1200 million European marketplace. This industry has traditionally been dominated by large enterprises but by adapting a range of technologies from complementary SME sectors we believe we have the partnership strength and capability, that with the assistance from specialist research and development providers through Framework 6, we can provide an innovative solution to transformer insulation management at an attractive cost to the power distribution companies. We will generate an extra 72 million in revenue creating 666 jobs and providing technology transfer to the wider SME community. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power distributionengineering and technologychemical engineeringseparation technologiesengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors Programme(s) FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs Call for proposal FP6-2002-SME-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme Cooperative - SMEs-Co-operative research contracts Coordinator KELMAN LIMITED EU contribution No data Address LISSUE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE EAST, LISSUE ROAD LISBURN, NORTHERN IRELAND United Kingdom See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all G.R.A.S SOUND & VIBRATION A/S Denmark EU contribution No data Address STAKTOFTEN 22 D VEDBAEK See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BARCELONA SEMICONDUCORS SL Spain EU contribution No data Address GASOMETRE 86 BARCELONA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ELECTRICIDAD INDUSTRIAL SALVIO BUSQUETS SA Spain EU contribution No data Address ALMOGAVERS 215 BARCELONA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MINERWA UMWELTTECHNIK GMBH Austria EU contribution No data Address KROTTENSEE-STRASSE 45/19 GMUNDEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data OPTILAN UK LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address 8 JURY STREET WARWICK See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTYTUT ENERGETYKI Poland EU contribution No data Address MORY 8 WARSZAWA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ESBI ENGINEERING & FACILITY MANAGEMENT LIMITED Ireland EU contribution No data Address STEPHEN COURT 18 / 21 ST STEPHEN'S GREEN DUBLIN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PERA INNOVATION LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address PERA Innovation Park, Nottingham Road MELTON MOWBRAY, LEICESTERSHIRE See on map Total cost No data FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V Germany EU contribution No data Address HANSASTRASSE 27 C MUNCHEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SEMELAB PLC United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address COVENTRY ROAD LUTTERWORTH - LEICESTERSHIRE See on map Total cost No data PANTREON GMBH Austria EU contribution No data Address KIRCHENGASSE 4 GMUNDEN See on map Total cost No data
