Most recent updates on the project, some take-aways from the General Assembly in Thessaloniki and more.
"Dear readers, 

We are thrilled to share the significant progress made in the FLEXIndustries project. Key milestones include the successful onboarding of Fertinagro Nutrigenia in December 2023, a leading fertilizer producer for the agricultural industry. This addition broadens the scope of Energy Intensive industrial sectors where FLEXIndustries’ solutions will be deployed. January 2024 saw a productive General Assembly in Turin, featuring 1-to-1 workshops with demo-sites to discuss implementation activities. In February, a successful review meeting in Brussels with the Project Officer provided valuable feedback on our achievements during the first year and a half of the project.

On the technical front, the design and dimensioning of renewable-based and storage solutions, as well as waste heat recovery solutions, are advancing well, supported by advanced simulation studies. The beta platform is now ready for testing, featuring monitoring, logging, dashboarding, routing, proxying, and security services Key monitoring tools, including a central log service and Keycloak for Identity and Authentication Management, have been developed.

Significant strides in optimizing energy systems were made, with algorithms developed and services integrated into the FLEXIndustries platform. Day-ahead forecasting models and automated data ingestion modules have been developed. Machine learning algorithms for anomaly detection, energy scheduling optimization and predictive maintenance are being fine-tuned, with preparations for scientific publications underway. An initial version of the Holistic Decision Support System User Interface has been developed.

Demo plants are at various stages of implementation, from design to installation. Customized use cases for the Energy & Process Management Platform are being defined for each demo site and integration of technological solutions with the grid is progressing.

On the other hand, FLEXIndustries is also engaging with other research projects for potential standardization collaborations and has hosted two international workshops on “Reviewing flexibility in the industrial electrification: US Green Ammonia and Steel Industries” and “The Economics of Electrolyzers flexibility in the future Power System.” Libraries of Key Exploitable Results (KERs) have been developed, capturing IP management and exploitation plans. Communication efforts include newsletters, press and news releases, pilot interviews, and a video interview series, with a robust Communication, Dissemination, and Exploitation plan focusing on KERs and stakeholder engagement. Potential business cases for flexibility services were defined, aligning business models with use cases across demo sites to enhance revenue streams from grid flexibility services and industrial material reutilization.

The recent, May 2024, General Assembly in Thessaloniki allowed the consortium to visit the MILOIL biodiesel production plant and served as a crucial platform to exchange updates on the project's activities and progress. The event featured 1-to-1 workshops with demo owners, essential for closely monitoring and aligning implementation activities across the seven different demo sites. Overall, the assembly was a vital occasion for strengthening partnerships within the consortium and propelling the project toward its goals.”

Erik Garofalo

RINA – C

FLEXIndustries project coordinator

FLEXIndustries consortium gathered at CERTH facilities, in Thessaloniki

JOURNALISTIC ARTICLE
FROM BURDEN TO ASSET: TURNING BIG EMITTERS INTO ENERGY AND FLEXIBILITY SUPPLIERS
FROM BURDEN TO ASSET: TURNING BIG EMITTERS INTO ENERGY AND FLEXIBILITY SUPPLIERS
So-called “energy-intensive industries” account for 25% of global CO2 emissions. Yet, this burden can be turned into an asset for the grid and the Planet. Crucial for this change of paradigm is “flexibility”: a novel bottom-up approach promising to decarbonise and transform them into energy and stability providers
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LATEST NEWS
INTERVIEWS WITH THE PILOTS – FORD OTOSAN
INTERVIEWS WITH THE PILOTS – FORD OTOSAN
A video interviews series to present the 7 FLEXIndustries pilots
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FLEXINDUSTRIES JOINS FLEX4FACT AND TRINEFLEX FOR A COMPREHENSIVE WEBINAR ON ENERGY FLEXIBILITY IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
FLEXINDUSTRIES JOINS FLEX4FACT AND TRINEFLEX FOR A COMPREHENSIVE WEBINAR ON ENERGY FLEXIBILITY IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
On October 23, FLEXIndustries, FLEX4FACT, and TRINEFLEX hosted a joint webinar focusing on energy flexibility in the industrial sector
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SISTER PROJECTS NEWS

FLEX4FACT

The FLEX4FACT project recently gathered in Milan for its General Assembly. The first day began with a warm welcome and a series of sessions aimed at updating each other on the progress of the different partners. Building on the momentum of the first day, the second day was dedicated to an in-depth exploration of the pilot projects. Presentations from Standard Profil Group, CELSA Group, Theben Smart Energy (represented by the Albstadt-Sigmaringen University of Applied Sciences), SEAC and Inaventa Solar (represented by the Institute for Energy Technology) provided valuable insights into current implementations, challenges and potential solutions across different industries.

FLEX4FACT Project was also part of this year's INDTech 2024 conference in Namur, Belgium. Being the European flagship event for future trends in industrial technologies, it was clear that the Flex4Fact Project had to be present. Presented by Steinbeis Europa Zentrum, the project was at the forefront of the focused discussion on science and innovation issues that are crucial to strengthening the EU's industrial resilience and economic security.
FLEX4FACT PhD Workshop
FLEX4FACT PhD Workshop
In March, the FLEX4FACT project organised a workshop bringing together all PhD students involved in the initiative. The workshop provided a platform for each student to present their research topics and explain the relevance to the overall project objectives, with a total of 11 PhD students in attendance.
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TRINEFLEX

Many activities are underway to support the exploitation of the TRINEFLEX project: these include the organization of Energy Flexibility Innovation Focus Groups, coordination meetings between task leaders involved in dissemination/exploitation activities and collaboration with other sister projects. All of these activities are extremely fruitful in achieving common goals for the EEIs’ energy transition – and they are also important for networking, involving a significant number of stakeholders.

Additionally, a training framework has been designed to support the awareness of the TRINEFLEX key concepts and (later on) to facilitate the transfer of project results to the target audience. At present, the first part of the TRINEFLEX Training Framework, the Background Knowledge, is already available. It is organized into Training Units (and lessons within them), with a total of 19 training units and 50 lessons, according to the following TRINEFLEX topics:

A) Energy Flexibility,

B) Digitalization,

C) Technologies,

D) Production Processes.

Discover the Training Framework here -> https://trineflex.eu/trineflex-training-framework/
APRIL SUCCESS STORY: Trineflex recognized by A.SPIRE
APRIL SUCCESS STORY: Trineflex recognized by A.SPIRE
A.SPIRE considers the TRINEFLEX project a success story in the making and a potential key catalyst for the green transition of EIIs, showing the capacity to make palpable societal and environmental differences in the industrial landscape.
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PUBLICATIONS

"THERMODYNAMIC AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF NOVEL ORGANIC CYCLE DESIGNS POWERED BY LOW-TEMPERATURE WASTE HEAT"
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RESOURCES
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ARCHITECTURE OF THE DYNAMIC ENERGY & PROCESS MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
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REPORT ON STANDARDIZATION LANDSCAPE AND APPLICABLE STANDARDS
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BUSINESS USE CASES FOR FLEXIBILITY PROVISION BY INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
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STAKEHOLDER MAPPING – FIRST VERSION
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