The RevHydro project aims to enhance the efficiency, flexibility, and sustainability of existing hydropower plants through the design and validation of flow control devices. Specifically, the proposed flow control devices, located in the runner and draft tube, extend the operating range of turbines, reduce fatigue, and enhance overall efficacy. Notably, their installation will require minimal downtime, resulting in significantly improved refurbishment processes. Additionally, the project incorporates an innovative fish barrier and a circular design approach. The innovative fish barrier included in the project adapt to the incoming fish, allowing to redirect fishes to safe passages, contributing to environmental conservation efforts. Furthermore, the circular design approach adopted in the project allow at minimizing costs and environmental impact. This holistic approach ensures compliance with water quality standards and supports biodiversity conservation.

Among the great challenges of operational flow monitoring, Suspended Particle Mater (SPM) measurements are of primary importance nowadays because they address several fundamental environmental, industrial and society issues related to the monitoring and prediction of extreme climatic events and their impact on fluvial, estuarine and coastal nearshore morphodynamics; the management of hydro-electrical resources; the integrated coastline management strategy; the monitoring of waste water networks; the optimisation of our natural water and sediment resources; the design of hydraulic structures; the fisheries resources management. Besides, SPM are clearly identified as one of the key factors driving the effective functioning of coastal marine areas. In a context of underwater warfare, the lack of knowledge concerning SPM dynamics currently represents an obstacle to the successful deployment of marine platforms during military surveillance and/or combat operations. Access to a reliable SPM measurements science thus possesses a solid dual interest, answering to both civil and military needs, and converging towards a better knowledge of the physical processes responsible for the impacts of SPM on the environment and the socio-economical context. However, the science of SPM measurement, which aims at estimating SPM concentration, sizes and fluxes, remains at a very low Technological Readiness Level (TRL3) in spite of the significant progress made over the past two decades in operational monitoring of flow current, discharge and bathymetry (TRL>6). This situation arises from the inherent complexity of the SPM measurement principle, requiring scientific knowledge and methodological expertise still not readily accessible to the industrial sector. As a result, a profound technological gap exists in SPM measurement science between the academic and industrial sectors. The present MESURE project has the objective to overcome this gap via the transfer of skills and know-how acquired during 2 DGA funded PhD thesis (G. Formant, LDO, 2015, T. Revil-Baudard, LEGI, 2014) toward the industrial partners of the project (UBERTONE and CNR), in order to respond to the urgent needs of this dual market. The project has the following objectives: 1. Make a significant technological step toward operational SPM measurement (TRL 5) 2. Transfer the measurement innovation to the SPM technology developed by the company UBERTONE 3. Allow the technological evolution of existing operational hydroacoustic instruments toward operational SPM technology 4. Valorise the developed SPM technology among the industrial (CNR) and public (SHOM, IRD, IRSTEA) operators and within the European research consortium Hydralab+ (H2020 project) To reach these objectives, two specific tools will be developed: the hydroacoustic inversion tool HYDRAC and the prototype UB-MES by the UBERTONE company. The originality of the envisioned tools lies in their high technological readiness level (TRL 5) , which ensures the emergence of a performant SPM technology of operational use and its potential commercialization by the business partner. Furthermore, the operational use of the project output technology shall cover a large spectrum of civil applications (industry and research) but also defence applications via its implementation on hydroacoustic field data to be provided by the SHOM, partner of the project.

SERENDI-PV proposes innovations towards two main pillars: (1) increased lifetime, reliability, performance and profitability of PV generation; (2) utility-friendly high-penetration of the PV generation in the grids with improved stability, smart communication between stakeholders and increased knowledge of the PV fleet management. SERENDI-PV will develop advanced PV modelling, simulation and design tools, monitoring data analytics for fault diagnostic and improved O&M, as well as lab and field testing Quality Control (QC) equipment and procedures for better assessment of the reliability of PV components and systems. The innovations will be developed with particular attention to the new PV applications that are becoming increasingly relevant on the market, such as bifacial PV, floating PV and BIPV. SERENDI-PV will pave the way towards higher PV penetration through a better understanding of the PV installed capacity, smart digital models for energy and services communication exchange between system stakeholders, the development of mid-term, short-term forecasting, and nowcasting for PV system aggregations, new business models for PV added revenue, and the creation of a collaborative platform for modelling, data analytics, QC, databases and grid integration. The solutions will be developed on the data from nearly 500,000 PV installations monitored within the consortium, representing a wide range of system sizes and typologies, including large ground-mounted PV plants, mid-size commercial and industrial PV systems, and small-scale rooftop residential PV systems. The results will be achieved through an interdisciplinary approach combining the complementary expertise of the 19 different partners that take part in the consortium and that represent all the relevant stakeholders concerned by the topic of this project. The project will include several key demonstration activities in the operational environment corresponding to each one of the key innovations proposed

IMAGHyNE will pave the way for the deployment of a large-scale renewable hydrogen (H2) economy in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, fully integrated in the energy system and addressing the needs of high emitting sectors. The objectives will be to: 1) deploy 57 MW of new electrolysis capacity, 2) implement a flexible H2 supply chain combining underground storage and tube-trailer deliveries 3) deploy 13 multi-modal H2 refuelling stations, 4) deploy 201 on-road fuel cell vehicles, 5) deploy 63 off-road fuel cell vehicles and stationary equipment, 6) strengthen the robustness of the energy and H2 supply chain by integrating a flexible industrial player, 7) design an efficient pipeline-based multi-user H2 ecosystem, 8) prepare for additional large-scale deployment as part of the Valley extension (including IPCEI) and its replication, 9) disseminate and communicate the results of the project to a wide audience. IMAGHyNE will meet the requirements of the Work Programme and contribute to the EU’s H2 strategy. IMAGHyNE will foster the development of a long-lasting H2 economy through: 1) an extension of the Valley including the development of a pipeline network and the transition of several industries part of the observer group, 2) an ambitious replication strategy with at least 5 territories from European countries (France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland), airports, and mountain ecosystems, 3) high quality communication and dissemination activities including training, 4) recommendations to public authorities on regulation (e.g. tunnels). This ambition will be achieved thanks to the involvement of key public and private entities covering the entire H2 value chain, with an extensive experience of EU-funded projects, who have defined a detailed governance structure, Work Plan and financing strategy. IMAGHyNE partners will work collectively to create links and synergies with upcoming and existing Valleys already supported by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership.