Engineering Innovation in
Smart Energy & Utilities
We support decisions-making with innovative and interoperable processes and tools for a more efficient energy management of the water supply and distribution network.
Approach & Solution
Approach
The management of water infrastructures is today one of the key areas for assessing the application and development of new models and technologies for energy efficiency.
A greater efficiency in the water conveyance-distribution system offers great margins for reduction of energy consumption and CO2 emissions. It is estimated that effective plant control can save 10% of water and 12% to 30% of energy.
To this end, innovations that look at the whole process are necessary, from energy rationalization of the water supply schemes for consumption centres from multiple water sources, to the optimization of the pumping systems in the conveyance and distribution networks, up to the use of renewable sources.
A greater efficiency in the water conveyance-distribution system offers great margins for reduction of energy consumption and CO2 emissions. It is estimated that effective plant control can save 10% of water and 12% to 30% of energy.
To this end, innovations that look at the whole process are necessary, from energy rationalization of the water supply schemes for consumption centres from multiple water sources, to the optimization of the pumping systems in the conveyance and distribution networks, up to the use of renewable sources.
Solution
ENERGIDRICA will develop a decision support system for energy efficiency in water supply and distribution networks, generating process innovations and integration with sustainable energy sources in three areas: Urban Supply Provision Schemes from Multiple Sources, Management of pumping in the supply and distribution networks, Integration with sustainable energy sources into a self-consumption logic.
Engineering is in charge of the definition, development and validation of a cloud-based architecture that guarantees openness and interoperability of the project results with respect to existing solutions already adopted in the reference industrial field. The project is funded by MIUR in the Program PON “Ricerca e Innovazione” 2014–2020 – Azione II – OS 1.b.
Engineering is in charge of the definition, development and validation of a cloud-based architecture that guarantees openness and interoperability of the project results with respect to existing solutions already adopted in the reference industrial field. The project is funded by MIUR in the Program PON “Ricerca e Innovazione” 2014–2020 – Azione II – OS 1.b.
Results
Efficient energy management of water for South Italy
Attracting investment in research field
Growth of innovative businesses
Strengthening the competitiveness
Transferring process innovations to the Water Managers
Project value
Innovation
Enabling Technologies
Cloud
IoT
AI & Advanced Analytics
Engineering proprietary products & other technologies
Fiware
Project Team
Research & Innovation