Accepted research proposal/ in the process of signing: DIGITAL MAINTENANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE AND FLEXIBLE OPERATION OF HYDROPOWER PLANT - Di-Hydro

Title of project: DIGITAL MAINTENANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE AND FLEXIBLE OPERATION OF HYDROPOWER PLANT
Acronym of project: Di-Hydro
Duration (months): 36
Call: HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03 (Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply)
Topic: HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03-08
Type of Action: HORIZON-RIA
Proposal number: 101122311
Type of Model Grant Agreement: HORIZON Lump Sum Grant
List of participating organisations:
Coordinator: ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTY (CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS CERTH), Greece, https://www.certh.gr/
Parteners:
INSTITUT MINES-TELECOM, France, https://www.imt.fr/
MOBYGIS SRL, Italy, http://www.mobygis.com eroare
DEUSER TECH GROUP SL, Spain, www.irc-a.com
ATLANTIS ENGINEERING AE, Greece, https://atlantis-engineering.com/
MAS Consulting S.r.l., Italy, https://www.mas-co.it/
INOSENS DOO NOVI SAD, Serbia, https://inosens.rs/
ACCENT PRO 2000 s.r.l., Romania, https://www.accent.ro/
DEEP BLUE SRL, Italy, http://www.dblue.it
DIMOSIA EPICHEIRISI ILEKTRISMOU ANONYMI ETAIREIA, Greece, https://www.dei.gr/
A2A SPA, Italy, www.a2a.eu
JAVNO PREDUZECE ELEKTROPRIVREDA SRBIJE BEOGRAD, Serbia, www.eps.rs
ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION METALURGICA DEL NOROESTE, Spain, https://www.aimen.es/

Di-Hydro will develop practical solutions, applicable to HP plants and clusters across the EU, regardless of their previous digitization level, by combining innovative sensor technology and digital adaption for energy production, optimized O&M practices based on cutting-edge information technology, while taking into account weather and water flow conditions, biodiversity, environmental and societal issues as inputs, and at the same time will help HP companies strategize and manage production based on market and societal needs, thus leading to an increase in HP energy generation by at least 30% by 2030 and more than 50% by 2040, as the proposed digital adaption in HPs intensifies. Innovations of Di-Hydro will facilitate HP energy production through novelties in sensors, data management and security, process digitization, safe connection, and optimization, as well as help preserve wildlife and include societal factors in electrical power production and management, as this is critical to achieve the vision of strengthening the clean energy cluster in the EU.