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Demonstration of more reliable innovative designs on a 2MW Wind turbine (WINDTRUST)

EPT 300 aims to be a decisive step forward to strengthen Europe's leading position in power semiconductor technologies and More-than-Moore manufacturing capabilities relating to energy efficient electronic solutions. Power semiconductor devices fabricated in a European leading pilot line for 300mm wafer production are the scope of the project, for which manufacturing excellence, cost competitiveness and challenging applications are critical boundary conditions.

Geothermal engineering integrating mitigation of induced seismicity in reservoirs (GEISER)

Objective: The project contributes to the improvement of the concept of Enhanced Geothermal Systems by investigating the role of induced seismicity, which is twofold: - an instrument to image fluid pathways induced by hydraulic stimulation treatments, which has been done to some extent in previous projects; - an implication of such treatments to potential seismic hazards. The mitigation of induced seismicity to an acceptable level is the major intent of this project. For this purpose, we set as our goals : - to understand why seismicity is induced in some cases but not in others; - to determine the potential hazards depending on geological setting and geographical location; - to work out licensing and monitoring guidelines for local authorities, which should include a definition of what level of ground motion is acceptable; - to develop strategies to fulfil the task of the stimulation and improve the hydraulic properties of the geothermal reservoir without producing large magnitude events. To accomplish the project goals a high quality database of case studies will be assembled. This will include data on seismicity and ground motion, geomechanics, reservoir characteristics, injection/production, and surface deformation, as well as information on the local stress field and local geology. The interpretation will be based on data from the sites: Soultz-sous-forets (France), Basel (Switzerland), Gro Schonebeck (Germany), KTB (Germany), Larderello/Latera (Italy), Campi Flegrei (Italy), Hengill, Krafla, Reykjanes (Iceland), Groningen (Netherlands), and others (Berlin, El Salvador; The Geysers, USA). The GEISER-project will overcome shortcomings of previous work by including model based forecast of stimulation and/or production induced seismicity. Developing soft stimulation strategies and guidelines on how to react on induced seismicity will support the acceptance of geothermal applications.

PROTEST - PROcedures for TESTing and measuring wind energy systems

One of the major causes of failures of mechanical systems (e.g. drive trains, pitch systems, and yaw systems) in wind turbines is insufficient knowledge of the loads acting on these components. The objective of this pre-normative project is to set up a methodology that enables better specification of design loads for the mechanical components.The design loads will be specified at the interconnection points where the component can beisolatedfrom the entire wind turbine structure (for gearboxes for instance the interconnection points are the shafts and the attachments to the nacelle frame). The focus will be on developing guidelines for measuring load spectra at the interconnection points during prototype measurements and to compare them with the initial design loads. Ultimately, the new procedures for the mechanical components will be brought at the same high level as the state-of-the-art procedures for designing and testing rotor blades and towers which are critical to safety

Beyond State-of-the-Art Technologies for Power ac Corridors and Multi-Terminal HVDC Systems (BEST PATHS)

A group of eight Transmission System Operators with a generator company, manufacturers and research organisations, propose 5 demonstration projects to remove, in 4 years, several barriers which prevent large-scale penetration of renewable electricity production in the European transmission network. The full scale demonstrations led by industry aim at proving the benefits of novel technologies coupled with innovative system integration approaches: - A scaled down model of generators connected to a HVDC link is used within a new testing facility to validate novel control strategies to improve the interaction between HVDC links and wind turbine generators - The implementation of a full scale, hardware-in-the-loop test setup in collaboration with worldwide market leaders of HVDC-VSC technology explores the interactions of HVDC VSC multiterminal control systems to validate their interoperable operations - Strategies to upgrade existing HVDC interconnectors are validated with the help of innovative components, architecture and system integration performances, to ensure higher RES penetration and more efficient cross border exchanges. - Full scale experiments and pilot projects at real life scale of both installation and operation of AC overhead line repowering technologies are carried out to show how existing corridors can see their existing capacity increase within affordable investments. - The technical feasibility of integrating DC superconducting links within an AC meshed network (using MgB2 as the critical material) will be tested at prototype scale, thus proving that significant performance improvements have been reached to enable commercialization before 2030. The experimental results will be integrated into European impact analyses to show the scalability of the solutions: routes for replication will be provided with benefits for the pan European transmission network and the European electricity market as soon as 2018, in line with the SET plan objectives

Innovative Wind Conversion Systems (10-20MW) for Offshore Applications (INNWIND.EU)

The proposed project is an ambitious successor for the UpWind project, where the vision of a 20MW wind turbine was put forth with specific technology advances that are required to make it happen. This project builds on the results from the UpWind project and will further utilize various national projects in different European countries to accelerate the development of innovations that help realize the 20MW wind turbine. DTU is the coordinator of this large project of 5 years duration and with a total of 27 European partners. The overall objectives of the INNWIND.EU project are the high performance innovative design of a beyond-state-of-the-art 10-20MW offshore wind turbine and hardware demonstrators of some of the critical components. The progress beyond the state of the art is envisaged as an integrated wind turbine concept with: The proposal addresses the heart of the Long Term R&D Programme of the New Turbines and Components strand of the European Wind Initiative (EWI) established under SET-Plan, the Common European Policy for Energy Technologies. The consortium comprises of leading Industrial Partners and Research Establishments.

Advanced Aerodynamic Tools for large Rotors (AVATAR)

The motivation for the AVATAR project lies in the fact that up-scaling wind turbines towards 10-20 MW is expected to lead to radical innovations and design challenges in order to make such turbines feasible and cost effective. Many of these innovations (i.e. design philosophies leading to slender blades with tailored aeroelastic characteristics, thick airfoils, high tip speeds and the use of distributed flow control devices) have a strong aerodynamic component and can be considered as unconventional from an aero-elastic point of view: they violate assumptions in current tools on e.g. compressibility and Reynolds number effects, as well as assumptions on flow transition and separation effects, all in combination with a much more complex flow-structure interaction. Hence the analysis of these up-scaled rotor designs falls outside the validated range of applicability of the current state of the art computational aeroelastic tools. AVATAR will therefore bring the aerodynamic and aeroelastic models to a next level and calibrate them for all relevant aspects which are expected to play a role at large (10MW+) wind turbines.

European Liaison on Electricity Committed Towards long-term Research Activities for Smart Grids (ELECTRA)

The Erasmus Mundus Action 2 project Electra fosters the cooperation between European and ENPI countries by promoting intercultural understanding through research with a strong focus on environmental, energy and sustainable development issues. The project will strengthen educational, cultural, scientific and technological links between partners by implementing EHEA (European Higher Education Area) tools and mechanisms that promote transparency and recognition of studies abroad. Special attention is given to the roles of associated partners including research centers, ministries of education, association of universities in both ENPI and Europe, quality assurance agencies and environmental agencies in third countries. In addition to the first level objective of organizing 248 mobilities, the project focusses on second level objectives like: - Promotion of the knowledge-based triangle science-enterprise-university by targeting applied research in the PhD and Post-Doc proposals. - Integration of Bologna educational system and Lisbon Strategy in Central Asian partner institutions with support of Ministries of Education. - Contribution to the development of qualification frameworks in priority field areas. - Contribution to lifelong learning and employability of students.

Direct Normal Irradiance Nowcasting methods for optimized operation of concentrating solar technologies (DNICAST)

Concentrating solar technologies (CST) have proven to be very efficient sources of 'clean' power for the electrical grid. The efficient operation of concentrating solar technologies requires reliable forecasts of the incident irradiance for two main reasons. First, such forecasts yield a better management of the thermodynamic cycle because it becomes possible to dynamically fine tune some of its parameters such as the flow rate of the working fluid or the defocusing mirrors. Second, the electricity production can be optimally connected to the grid. Currently, forecasts are made by several techniques, which have their own merits and drawbacks. The uncertainty in the forecast of the DNI is still too large and must be reduced. Therefore, we propose a concept of portfolio of innovative or improved methods and possibly hardware that can be assembled by company experts to answer the specific needs of a given plant. To fulfil the objective, the Consortium will follow a strategy based on interactions with potential users of the system nowcastings, i.e., the plant operators. Requirements expressed by users will be collected and then converted into requirements on optical properties of the clear atmosphere and clouds for the design or improvements of methods. Users' feedback on the advances will be later collected in the course of the project where intermediate results will be shown. A final workshop will be held for the demonstration of the final version of the methods and their combinations. Additionally, bilateral face-to-face meetings will collect technical views that cannot be expressed in a general forum comprising competitors. These individual meetings will help in addressing the issue of the further commercial exploitation of the assembled know-how. A detailed plan for the scientific dissemination was developed.

Combined Efficient Large Scale Integrated Urban Systems (CELSIUS)

CELSIUS ist das größte Projekt, das im Rahmen der 'Smart Cities & Communities'-Ausschreibung der Europäischen Kommission bewilligt wurde. Das vierjährige Projekt wird von der Stadt Göteborg koordiniert und präsentiert Best-Practice-Lösungen im Bereich so genannter 'Smart Grid'- und 'Smart City'-Technologien durch einen ganzheitlichen Ansatz, um technische, soziale, politische, administrative, rechtliche und wirtschaftliche Barrieren zu überwinden. Das Projekt bringt Exzellenz und Expertise aus fünf europäischen Städten mit einer komplementären Ausgangssituation bezüglich Energie zusammen: Köln, Genua, London, Göteborg und Rotterdam. Mit zwölf neuen, ehrgeizigen und innovativen Demonstrationsprojekten und zusätzlichen 20 sich bereits in Betrieb befindenden Projekten deckt das CELSIUS-Projekt alle Aspekte städtischer Heiz- und Kühlsysteme, einschließlich der technischen Innovation und Ansätzen zur Finanzierung, unter Einbeziehung vieler Akteure ab.

FP7-ENERGY, Development of methodologies and tools for new and evolving DSO roles for efficient DRES integration in distribution networks (EVOLVDSO) - (Development and validation of methods and tools for network integration of distributed renewable resources)

With the growing relevance of distributed renewable energy sources (DRES) in the generation mix and the increasingly pro-active demand for electricity, power systems and their mode of operation need to evolve. evolvDSO will define future roles of distribution system operators (DSOs) on the basis of scenarios which will be driven by different DRES penetration levels, various degrees of technological progress, and differing customer acceptance patterns. The evolvDSO sortium addresses the main research and technology gaps that need to be solved for DSOs to efficiently fulfil their emerging and future roles in the European electricity system. The new tools and methods will encompass a wide array of DSO activities related to planning, operational scheduling, real-time operations and maintenance. Selected methods and tools developed during the project will be validated in computer simulations and real-life testbeds to maximise their deployability, scalability and replicability. Beyond this holistic, top-down approach, evolvDSO is unique in that it brings together the key actors of the electricity value chain that are at the forefront of smart grid development, and with a clear common view on what is needed for further DRES integration in Europe. The sortium sists of 16 partners including DSOs, TSOs, renowned research institutions and new market players that provide unique expertise to achieve the stated objectives. evolvDSO will tribute to the transition to a more sustainable European energy system by maintaining and increasing the security and reliability of distribution grids facilitating the increased feed-in of DRES. The results of evolvDSO will drive the implementation of the EEGI roadmap and ultimately provide a significant impetus for reaching EU climate targets. The project will establish strong links to the realization of smart cities, thus tributing to the EC initiative 'Smart Cities and Communities'.

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