Innovation Research Projects
European Projects
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Duration : January 2024 – December 2027
Coordinator : Technische Universitaet Braunschweig
Cordis/REF : 101136087 (Grant agreement ID)
Total Budget : 5.994.964,00 €
Partners :
- Polytechnic University of Turin (PoliTo)
- Bm sumer
- Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
- Gicon Group
- Universiteit Gent
- Leibniz Universität Hannover
- Mondragon Unibertsitate
- Nirás
- Sintef
- Instytut Budownictwa Wodnego PAN
- Technische Universität Braunschweig
- Wikki
- Aquatera atlàntico
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Objective
Floating offshore wind has tremendous potential to play an essential role in achieving the European Commission's ambitious goals for a climate-neutral energy transition. However, expanding the floating offshore wind capacity poses a significant challenge to protecting and preserving biodiversity in the EU sea basins. The EU-funded INF4INiTY project aims to develop critical technologies for future offshore wind farms that balance human needs for clean energy with the imperative to minimise negative environmental and social impacts. The project focuses on a nature-inclusive design for gravity anchors and their associated scour protection system, as well as an innovative primary artificial reef structure combined with the floating structure of a floating offshore wind turbine.
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Duration : January 2023 - December 2025
Coordinator : Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Cordis/REF : 101083460 (Grant agreement ID)
Total Budget : € 3.346.455,00
Partners :
- Polytechnic University of Turin (PoliTo)
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
- Internationales Institut Fuer Angewandte Systemanalyse
- Universitaet Fuer Bodenkultur Wien
- Universitetet i Oslo
- Nazka Mapps BVBA
- Kelso Institute Europe
- Deep Blue Srl
- University of Palermo
- Associacao Portuguesa de energias renovaveis
- Multiconsult Norge AS
- ETH Zürich
- Paul Scherrer Institut
- University College London (UCL)
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One of the fastest growing, cost-competitive renewable energy technologies is facing a public relations problem. Low acceptance among social actors is stalling the roll-out of wind power in Europe. In this context, the EU-funded WIMBY project will study the drivers and barriers of social acceptance in order to address related challenges so that wind energy gains substantially more popular support. Specifically, the project will translate into useful and comprehensive information and tools for stakeholders the results of in-depth models used to assess the potential for the development of wind parks. This will facilitate decision-making towards lower impact and more participative wind energy deployment. Taking a citizens science approach, it will focus on four geographically, climatically and socioeconomically diverse pilot cases across the EU.
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Duration : January 2024 – March 2026
Coordinator : Polytechnic University of Turin (PoliTo)
Cordis/REF : Euro-MED0200199
Total Budget : € 598,707.08, Interreg Funds: € 478,965.65
Partners :
- Polytechnic University of Turin (PoliTo)
- University of Cyprus.
- Sapienza University of Rome
- Institute of Communication and Computer Systems
- Natural Agency of Natural Resources
- Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar
- Environment Programme
- Centre for New Energy Technologies
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Support the uptake of new offshore wind technologies, such as floating wind turbines, in the Mediterranean Sea. To Enhance coordination between policymakers and raise awareness of Quadruple Helix collaboration. Increase institutional capacity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), municipalities, and Transmission Service Operators (TSO) by adopting the WebGIS tool. Improve the quality of results by involving research institutions and universities.
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Duration : December 2022 - May 2026
Coordinator : EOMAP GMBH & CO KG
Cordis/REF : 101131527 (Grant agreement ID)
Total Budget : € 3.476.162,50
Partners :
- Polytechnic University of Turin (PoliTo))
- Earth Observation & Environmental Services (EOMAP)
- Stichting Dutch Marine Energy Centre
- Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência (INESC TEC)
- Wave for Energy
- Inyanga Marine Energy Group
- Fòrum Oceano
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Objective
Key principles of the Green Deal are to prioritise energy efficiency, develop a power sector based largely on renewable resources, to secure an affordable EU energy supply and to have a fully integrated, interconnected digitalised EU energy market. However, renewable energy scale up in Europe faces increasing resistance due to limitations in applicable land area and the willingness of local communities to have wind or solar parks close by. One possibility to resolve this issue is the usage of offshore space. Blue renewable energy sources such as offshore (floating) wind, floating solar (FPV), waves, tides and currents have a high and still unused potential to be explored. This is of particular importance in view of the current energy crisis and changing energy policy. For all offshore technologies, lengthy and expensive MetOcean, geophysical and environmental campaigns are needed, which slow down the upscaling of offshore renewables. The proposed Blue Energy Offshore Installation Accelerator (BLUE-X) will contribute to the Green Deal objectives and its related policies, in particular with regard to increasing the EU’s climate ambition for 2030 and 2050, supplying clean, affordable and secure energy, mitigating natural hazards and preserving and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity. BLUE-X is an innovative Copernicus based solution for optimising and accelerating decision making for blue renewable energy projects in all phases, from planning to construction, operation and decommissioning. The heart of this solution is a cloud-based IT network of relevant Earth observation and MetOcean data streams that are combined in decision support tools for each phase. As a result, the planning and construction phase can be significantly optimised, thereby reducing costs, and required time to full operation. BLUE-X will be available and showcased for all key offshore energy domains for some of the most important European offshore projects to date but can be applied anywhere.
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Duration : November 2025 - October 2029
Coordinator : Technische Universitaet Braunschweig
Cordis/REF : 101235022 (Grant agreement ID)
Total Budget : € 4.000.741,25
Partners :
- Polytechnic University of Turin (PoliTo)
- Carnegie Technologies Spain
- IFP Energies nouvelles
- Mondragon Unibertsitate
- WAVEC - Offshore renewables
- Technische Universität Braunschweig
- Aalborg Universitet
- Quoceant limited
- Hewlett-Packard Galway limited
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The importance of an increased exploitation of renewable energy sources is highlighted by the recent geo-political events with their impact on energy security and pricing, together with the global efforts to mitigate anthropogenic climate change. The European Union acknowledges this importance and sets forth ambitious targets for the installed renewable energy capacity in the farmwork of the SET plan. Ocean energy, and wave energy, in particular, can contribute to achieving the targets by diversifying the exploitable (marine) renewable energy sources. However, ocean energy is relatively far from commercial operation, facing techno-economic challenges both during device/component design (strategic stage) as well as concerning monitoring, control, and maintenance (operational stage). The COIN project (Control Oriented Innovations for future ocean energy farms) aims to provide solutions to challenges in both stages. In particular, COIN provides three control-oriented innovations: (1) Innovative connector (mooring and electrical) to subsea infrastructure, enabling (active) peak load limiting and damage prevention, developed based on control co-design. Considering relevant control action in the design loop, secures optimal performance; (2) Innovative AI-based real-time wave prediction algorithm using hybrid wave sensing techniques, enabling second-by-second (non-linear) prediction as input to control frameworks; (3) Innovative digital-twin based health monitoring and health-aware control framework, developed to maximise performance while minimising down-time and failure, thereby maximising (remaining) useful life. Being paired with a holistic techno-economic, multi-level, multi-objective optimisation framework, COINs technology development results in more performant ocean energy technology and, thus, to a more efficient, clean, sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply.
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Duration : January 2025 - January 2028
Coordinator : RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Cordis/REF : Cetp-FP-2023-00478
Total Budget : € 2.894.098,94
Partners :
- Polytechnic University of Turin (PoliTo)
- RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
- Ocean Harvesting Technologies AB
- VGA S.r.l.
- Centre for Ocean Energy Research (COER)
- NILU Klimat- och miljöinstitutet AB
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Objective
The main objective of INFINITY is to develop an innovative power take-off (PTO) design and a non-linear control system that can accelerate wave energy deployment in Europe by addressing the technical and financial barriers that have limited commercialisation. The project builds on insights from the H2020 IMPACT and VALID projects to deliver a next-generation PTO and control system designed for reliability and circularity. This includes optimal PTO design, validation of non-linear moment-based model predictive control (MPC) strategies through dry testing, and the demonstration of a circular industrial supply chain. Since Operations & Maintenance can represent up to 30% of the total lifecycle cost of wave farms, the project focuses on design strategies that increase reliability and enable more efficient O&M. INFINITY will implement advanced monitoring and predictive maintenance approaches to extend service intervals, improve availability, and ultimately reduce OPEX by an estimated 50%. The project also examines how wave energy systems can be designed for circular economy principles, with potential to reduce resource use, extend component lifetime, and support regenerative outcomes for marine ecosystems. In parallel, it evaluates how wave energy can create value for different customer segments and stakeholders from technical, environmental, and business perspectives. Through these combined efforts, INFINITY aims to improve system performance, lower costs, and support the development of sustainable marine energy in Europe.
National Projects
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Duration : 3 years
Coordinator : Francesco Cupertino
Cordis/REF :
Total Budget : € 118.174.641,72
Partners :
- Politecnico di Torino.
- Politecnico di Milano.
- Università di Genova.
- Università degli studi di Padova.
- Università di Bologna.
- Università di Pisa.
- La Sapienza.
- Federico II.
- Politecnico di Bari.
- Università degli studi di Palermo.
- Università degli studi di Cagliari.
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche.
- Enea.
- Eurac Research.
- Fondazione Bruno Kessler.
- Istituto Italiano delle Tecnologie.
- Engineering.
- Arco Technologies.
- Exprivia.
- Intesa San Paolo.
- Snam.
- Idea75.
- Iren.
- Nuovo Pignone.
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Objective
Network 4 Energy Sustainable Transition – è uno dei 14 grandi progetti di partenariato esteso selezionati dal Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca (MUR), finanziato dall’Unione Europea – NextGenerationEU – nell’ambito della Missione 4, Componente 2, Investimento 1.3 del PNRR, con l’obiettivo di finanziare progetti di ricerca di base per rafforzare le filiere della ricerca a livello nazionale e promuovere la loro partecipazione alle catene di valore strategiche europee e globali.
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Duration : 3 years
Coordinator : Chiara L. G. Ferroni
Cordis/REF : PNRR, D.D. n.1054 of 23/06/2022
Total Budget : € 112.850.000,00
Partners :
- Politecnico di Torino (PoliTo).
- Università degli Studi di Torino (UniTo).
- Università degli Studi dell'Insubria.
- Università della Valle d’Aosta.
- Università del Piemonte Orientale.
- Università degli Studi di Pavia.
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC).
- Università di Scienze Gastronomiche (UNISG).
- Environment Park (EnviPark).
- Fondazione Piemonte Innova (FPI).
- Proplast.
- Bioindustry Park Silvano Fumero S.p.A., Società Benefit - bioPmed.
- M.I.A.C. S.c.p.a. - Polo AGRIFOOD.
- Città Studi Biella.
- Leading Innovation & Knowledge for Society (LINKS).
- Fondazione Montagna Sicura.
- Ospedale Maggiore della Carità di Novara.
- IRCCS – Istituto Auxologico Italiano di Piancavallo.
- ERSAF (Ente per i servizi ai settori agricoltura e foreste di Regione Lombardia).
- Incubatore Imprese Innovativo Politecnico di Torino (I3P).
- 2I3T.
- Comonext – Innovation Hub.
- OGR Torino.
- Competence Industry Manufacturing 4.0 (CIM 4.0).
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Objective
NODES - Nord-Ovest Digitale E Sostenibile è l’ecosistema dell'innovazione di Piemonte, Valle d'Aosta e delle province più occidentali della Lombardia (Como, Varese e Pavia) composto dai rappresentati dei diversi attori dell'innovazione locale, espressione dell’eccellenza produttiva e della ricerca sul territorio tra cui università, poli di innovazione, centri di ricerca, centri di competenza, incubatori e acceleratori. Al fine di supportare la crescita sostenibile e inclusiva dei territori attraverso la doppia transizione digitale e ecologica, NODES è organizzato in 7 spoke, ciascuno caratterizzato da un focus specifico:
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Duration : January 2023 - January 2025
Coordinator : Giuseppe Giorgi (Politecnico di Torino)
Cordis/REF : D.D.1409 of 14/09/2022 - 326/2023
Total Budget : € 273.694,00
Partners :
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The AIMS program aims to transform remote monitoring using advanced AI algorithms, enhancing traditional wave and offshore wind monitoring methods. By improving the value and resolution of sparse satellite and in-situ instrument data, AIMS significantly reduces the cost and time of data collection, fostering a quicker transition to a climate-neutral society. With a primary focus on challenging marine environments, AIMS addresses the complexities of ocean monitoring, crucial for climate science and the renewable energy sector. The versatile AI algorithms developed by AIMS have broad applications across various fields, integrating diverse satellite and in-situ data. A comprehensive dataset supports AI algorithm development, enabling gap-filling. Aligned with PNRR objectives, AIMS accelerates offshore renewable energy installation, fostering digitalization and space asset use. AIMS contributes to the PNRR in M2C2 accelerating the installation of offshore renewable energy (Investment 1.3 and Reform 1.1), and M1C2 fostering digitalization and the use of space assets and space economy (Investment 4). Project funded by the European Union – NextGeneration EU – Ministry of University and Research – under the PRIN 2022 PNRR Call for Proposals (D.D.1409 of 14/09/2022).