The STORM H-1 project aims to develop and deploy ground-breaking technologies for anticipating storms.
Thunderstorms are one of the hardest meteorological phenomena to accurately forecast, causing severe economic and security risk in weather-dependent industries. Across Europe, climate change has seen violent storm events rise by 350% in the past ten years and managing storm risk is a growing concern for weather-dependent industries. Currently, no existing service can anticipate 100% of thunderstorms, in particularly in the case of localized storms, which originate from instability in the atmosphere and are therefore extremely difficult to predict.
SELERYS has developed key technologies for storm anticipation, including a unique Interferometry sensor operating in VHF (Very High Frequency) named EVEARLYS. EVEARLYS is the only industry-ready interferometry sensor in existence today.
The aim of the Storm H-1 project is to prepare for the deployment of our technologies into new segments and markets by:
- Industrializing production of our EVEARLYS sensor (WP1) and develop it as a standalone solution to create cost effective storm anticipation networks (WP2).
- Preparing for commercialization in new market segments and in high-potential countries, via market diversification activities (WP3) and the development of strategic partnerships in the targeted countries (WP4). To prepare for deployment, we will focus on communication and on regulatory validation (WP5).
At the project’s conclusion, we have completed almost all of our project objectives, both from a technical and business point of view. The EVEARLYS sensor and related services have been finalized and commercially launched. We have successfully achieved market diversification into 3 new markets, and developed multiple international partnerships for the acceleration of our commercial scale-up. Ultimately, through the project work, we have transformed our activity from that of a start-up to an established SME with sustainable profits.
