The EU Energy Projects Podcast

In this episode of The EU Energy Projects Podcast, Areti delves into the EU initiative called "Clean Energy for EU Islands" and the impact it's having on over 2400 islands within the European Union. Areti interviews Zia Leonard and Cecile Barrer, who are part of the EU-funded project NESOI, which aims to facilitate the energy transition on EU islands. They discuss the challenges and successes of t...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone Podcast, Areti Ntaradimou is joined by   Markus Taumberger   to talk about iFLEX, an EU funded project that aims at empowering energy consumers. To achieve that, the project tries to make it as easy as possible for energy consumers to participate in the demand response process. "The iFLEX project is directly addressing the EU policies, namely the 2020-2030 c...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone Podcast, Areti Ntaradimou is joined by   Mònica Aragüés Peñalba   to talk about BD4OPEM, a Horizon 2020-funded project that creates an open energy marketplace, offering innovative AI-based services. The goal of the project is to enable the efficient management of energy distribution grids and associated assets. According to Mònica, the ambitious goals of EU...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone Podcast, Areti Ntaradimou is joined by Samuel Borroy Vincente about how FLEXIGRID helps improve the distribution grid operation, making it more flexible, reliable and cost-efficient. To achieve that, the project has developed hardware solutions and can demonstrate eight different use cases to address the most common EU distribution grid problems. "FLEXIGRID...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone Podcast, Areti Ntaradimou is joined by   Massimo Bertoncini   to talk about the idea behind the BD4NRG project, how the team approached it, and finally the purpose of the project. BD4NRG is an EU-funded project that focuses on unlocking and exploiting the economic potential of big data for the energy sector. Massimo pointed out that while big data presents o...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone Podcast, Areti Ntaradimou is joined by   Francesco Saverio Nucci   to talk about MATRYCS and how this project will combine existing modern technological breakthroughs to develop a new decision-making and data analytics solution for energy-efficient buildings. MATRYCS is an EU-funded project that focuses on seven objectives, divided into three categories: Sci...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone Podcast, Areti Ntaradimou is joined by Matteo Pozzi to talk about PlaMES and how this project will deliver a more reliable and effective energy system across all sectors . PlaMES is a Horizon 2020 project that aims to plan the development of integrated energy infrastructure to guarantee a more reliable and effective energy system across all sectors. "The obj...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone Podcast, Areti Ntaradimou is joined by Luciano De Tommasi and Ruchi Agrawal to talk about SmartSPIN and how this project will deliver a new business model for the energy sector. This EU funded project aims at removing the current market barriers for integrating energy efficiency smart services in the commercial rented sector. To succeed in doing so, the proj...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone Podcast, Areti Ntaradimou is joined by Daniele Porcu to talk about Smart5Grid and how this project contributes to smart grid development through 5G. The EU-funded Smart5Grid project aims to revolutionise the energy industry by establishing four novel fundamental functions in modern smart grids and allowing for the continuous and stable advancement of 5G tech...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone Podcast, Areti Ntaradimou talks to David Emanuel Rua about the interoperable solutions InterConnect uses. Project manager for InterConnect, Rua discusses the project's solutions that are connecting smart homes, buildings and grids. "This is a large project, but if I was to summarise it in a few words, I would say it's designing the basics of, and the tools f...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone Podcast, Areti Ntaradimou talks to Konstantinos Arvanitis and Yuliya Degtyariova about the cutting edge technologies that PRECEPT uses. Konstantinos Arvanitis is the coordinator of the project, while Yuliya Degtyariova represents the Ukrainian company that is a member of the project's consortium. Together, they explain the main focus points of the project, a...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone Podcast, Areti Ntaradimou talks to Nuno Matheus about the ways in which Smart2B will enable smarter buildings through innovative technologies. Nuno Mateus is the Coordinator of Smart2B and in this podcast episode, he explains the objectives and innovations of this Horizon 2020-funded project. "This project intends to develop a smart building ecosystem that a...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone Podcast, Areti Ntaradimou talks to Carsten Rothballer about the ways in which Act!onHeat will raise awareness on heating and cooling on a pan-European level. Carsten Rothballer is the Coordinator within ICLEI Europe of project Act!onHeat. In this podcast episode, he explains the objectives and innovations of this Horizon 2020-funded project. The Act!onHeat p...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone Podcast, Areti Ntaradimou talks to Igor Steiner about the ways in which project GIFT helps European islands achieve decarbonization. Igor is the coordinator of the project, which is developing, among other things, innovative systems to allow islands to integrate vast amount of renewables. This is the second episode dedicated to this project. Last year togeth...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone Podcast, Areti Ntaradimou talks to Luca Ferrari   about the   ways in which RETROFEED will support industrial users . Luca Ferrari is a senior energy consultant and responsible for the development of the digital tool of the project. In this podcast episode, he explains the project’s objectives and innovations. "The idea on which RETROFEED is focusing is ways...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone Podcast, Areti Ntaradimou talks to Vincenzo Croce   about the novel community-centred social, technological and business ecosystem that BRIGHT promotes. Vincenzo Croce is the project’s coordinator and in this episode, he explains the project’s ambition to create a demand response strategy that will work from a day ahead scheduling up to real-time adaptive co...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone podcast, Areti Ntaradimou talks to Alvaro Nofuentes and Anastasis Tzoumpas about the cross border electricity interconnections that both TRINITY and Farcross promote. Alvaro Nofuentes is the project coordinator of TRINITY and Anastasis Tzoumpas the technical manager of Farcross. In this episode of the podcast they discuss the similarities and the differences...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone podcast, Areti Ntaradimou talks to Javier Valiño about data and the proposed concept and architecture of the Omega-X project. Javier Valiño is the coordinator of the project and in this episode of the EU Projects Zone Podcast Series he is explaining the concept and objectives of the project. Like, for example, the primary goal of the project’s reference arch...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone podcast, Areti Ntaradimou talks to Ismini Dimitriadou about the digital toolbox that ACCEPT intends to develop and deliver. Ismini is the project's coordinator and in this episode of the EU Projects Zone Podcast, she explains how this tool will facilitate the energy communities and achieve its goals without compromising the quality of living for the members...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone podcast, Areti Ntaradimou talks to Helena Gerard about the  OneNet  approach to creating a fully replicable and scalable architecture that enables the whole European electrical system to operate as a single system. Helena is the Workpackage leader and focuses on the market design of this EU-funded project, which aims to build a customer-centric approach to g...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone podcast, Areti Ntaradimou talks to Carlos Damas Silva about the EUniversal approach to the use of flexibility by DSOs and their interaction with new markets. Carlos is the coordinator of this EU-funded project, the focus of which is the development of the concept of the Universal Market Enabling Interface or UMEI, a unique approach to foster interoperability...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone podcast, Areti Ntaradimou talks to Ugo Stecchi about how the Synergy project will introduce a novel framework in response to the need for “end-to-end” coordination between the electricity stakeholders. Ugo Stecchi is the coordinator of this EU-funded project, the framework of which references significant data architecture that leverages data, coming from div...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone podcast, Areti Ntaradimou talks to Piero Gamarra about how graphene will jump out of the lab and into commercial applications of the energy sector. Piero Gamarra is the business developer of the Graphene Flagship and as he says, his role is “to help the researchers bridge the gap between the lab and the industry”. The Graphene Flagship can’t really be descri...

In this episode of the EU Projects Zone podcast series, Areti Ntaradimou talks to Johannes Slacik about how the eCrew project will support the transition of passive consumers to active participants in the local energy system. Johannes Slacik, a senior expert in the department of energy economics of the Energy Institute at the JKU Linz, is a project associate for the Horizon 2020 funded eCREW proje...