Innovative power electronic architectures for electric batteries
TALENT aims to develop new modular, scalable and safe technological solutions for a cost-effective integration of electric batteries in the grid in order to enhance the flexibility in the energy system.
CARTIF Technology Center is a leading Spanish Applied Research Centre in terms of R&D and technology transfer activities. It was created in 1994 and gathered some 150 researchers. CARTIF currently participates in 48 on-going international projects, including 24 projects from H2020, of which 5 of them are under CARTIF’s coordination. CARTIF is part of the European E2BA (Energy Efficient Buildings Association). Additionally, CARTIF is one of the founding members and main promoters of the Smart City VyP initiative carried out in the Spanish cities of Valladolid and Palencia.
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RINA is a global corporation that offers engineering and consultancy services alongside testing, inspection and certification across the Energy, Marine, Certification, Transport & Infrastructure and Industry sectors. RINA, through a global network of 170 offices in 65 countries, provides a wide range of high-quality tailored solutions aiming to support the market operators across the entire life cycle of their projects. All RINA services are performed at the highest professional level, understanding and complying with Client’s needs and requirements while taking into due consideration sustainability and health, safety and environmental targets.
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CEA is the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives), a public body established in October 1945. CEA is the largest technology research and development provider in France, whose role is to transfer this know-how to the industry sector. As a technological research centre, CEA focuses on R&D activities from TRL 4 to TRL 7. Over 200 industrial partners, SMEs, French and International groups are permanently in contract with CEA to develop innovations aiming to maximise the penetration of solar system in the electricity network.
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Cegasa was founded in 1934 and has always worked in the area of electrochemical energy storage. They are manufacturers of Industrial Batteries, Lithium-Ion Batteries and solutions for energy storage. Cegasa products are developed and manufactured entirely in Europe, and their facilities have a useful area of more than 24,000 square metres, divided among laboratories, offices and production areas.
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CyberGRID GmbH & Co KG is specialized in the development and deployment of Flexibility Aggregation Platforms in partnership with Utilities, Retailers, TSOs, DSOs, or ESCOs. Flexibility Aggregation Platform is an advanced ICT solution that aggregates a variety of distributed renewable generation, demand response capabilities and storage resources into a clean energy asset that acts like a conventional peaking power plant. The main expertise of the cyberGRID team lies in the demand response area comprising: demand response specifics, electricity markets organization and trading, distributed generation, automation and management of different electric loads, software development, communication protocols, anthropocentric graphical user interfaces.
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The Universidad de Oviedo is a public Higher research and education institution located in Asturias (Spain). In 2009, the Universidad de Oviedo was recognized by the Spanish Education Ministry as a Campus of International Excellence. Within this framework, the University has created two clusters, Energy, Environment and Climate Change cluster and Biomedical and Health to foster the smart specialization strategy of the region. The Clusters act as a meeting point with companies from these industry sectors and implicated public entities to implement international projects.
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Gamesa Electric (GaE) is a worldwide reference in the electrical equipment sector that entirely belongs to Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Group (SGRE). With more than 1,800 photovoltaic power station inverters installed, GaE has led the Spanish power electronics sector since 1979. Over the years, GaE distinguished from its European competitors with its innovations. Today, GaE offers PV inverters with one of the largest efficiencies on the market (99.1% maximum efficiency, 98.8% European efficiency). Likewise, in Solar PV, GaE offers complete power stations for energy storage applications, integrating bi-directional inverters, step-up transformers and MV protection switchgears inside standard ISO maritime containers.
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The European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE) is the voice of the Energy Storage community gathering over 40 members representing electric grid operators, utilities, research, academia and industry. EASE actively promotes Energy Storage in Europe and worldwide. EASE actively supports the deployment of Energy Storage as an indispensable instrument within the framework of the European energy and climate policy to deliver services to, and improve the flexibility of, the European energy system. EASE contributes to building a European platform for sharing and disseminating Energy Storage-related information and supports the transition towards a sustainable, flexible and reliable energy system in Europe.
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CIRCE Foundation (Centre of Research for Energy Resources and Consumption) was established in 1993 as an independent Research Centre to create and develop solutions and scientific/technical knowledge and to transfer them to the business sector in the energy field. CIRCE’s mission is to drive forward improvements in energy efficiency and to spread the use of renewable energy by means of the development of R+D+I activities and formative actions, thereby contributing to a sustainable development. CIRCE is a very active actor in the R&D and Renewable Energy integration projects at Spanish and European level.
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Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu delivers world-class advisory and consulting services through its member firms. Internationally experienced professionals strive to deliver seamless, consistent services wherever their clients operate. Deloitte has more than 7,000 professionals in 150 countries focus on energy sector. The firm is the worldwide leader in the energy consulting sector. During the last twelve years, Deloitte developed large capabilities in the field of renewable energies integration in the grids. Deloitte just finished for IRENA a technical and economic assessment on the main wind and solar energies characteristics, as to propose the development of industrial frameworks based on these RES technologies.
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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment manufacturing company founded in 1921 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, helping European customers meet their business challengers by providing innovative technologies and highquality products and solutions. The German Branch was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Ratingen. The German business units include Semiconductor, Industrial automation, CNC, Mechatronics machinery, Transportation system, Living environment systems and Automotive.
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Siemens-Gamesa Renewable Energy is a Third-Party linked to Gamesa Electric. Siemens Gamesa offers one of the industry’s broadest product portfolios, with both offshore and onshore technology as well as industry-leading service solutions. The company was created in 2017 by the merger of Siemens Wind Power and Gamesa.
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