FLEXIndustries

FLEXIndustries builds upon a holistic multi-disciplinary (device, process and value-chain) and multi-scale (operating, tactical and strategic) approach fostering its 6 multi-sector (automotive, biofuels, polymers, steel, pharmaceuticals, fertilizers) energy intensive industries design and deploy the most suitable Energy Efficiency Measures and Process Flexibility Methods for their industrial environments along with a positive impact onto their interconnection with the electrical & heating networks. FLEXIndustries develops and demonstrates a Dynamic Energy & Process Management Platform to monitor, analyse and optimize the most energy-intensive industrial processes, by managing properly emerging demand response mechanisms and providing plant and process flexibility as well as offering grid services. The unique premise of FLEXIndustries, is the optimal integration of i) innovative energy generation, storage and conversion assets (e.g., BESS and waste heat recovery solutions based on novel HPs, ORC and heat exchangers systems), ii) smart and digital tools for optimised operation and control, all supported by iii) novel business models and market mechanisms for enhanced industrial flexibility. Overall, FLEXIndustries has the potential to save: a) ≥ 159 GWh/ y of Primary Energy in total, b) ≥ 6.0 M€/y Life Cycle Costs on demo scale and c) ≥ 33,111 CO2-eq/y emissions at project level. Demonstration will take place in 6 industrial facilities in 5 reference countries (Turkey, Greece, Poland, Bulgaria and Italy) and will feature: a) energy efficiency and operational flexibility along with process redesign/modification, b) increased levels of electrification, digitalisation and automation, c) enhanced user satisfaction and grid flexibility services, and d) decreased environmental footprint. A highly competent team of 13 Large Enterprises, 6 Research Institutes, 8 SMEs, 2 Universities and 3 Non-profit Organizations are assembled to ensure FLEXIndustries success.

Consortium

RINA CONSULTING SPA (RINA-C), Italy
ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS (CERTH), Greece
FUNDACION CARTIF (CAR), Spain
FUNDACION CIRCE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS Y CONSUMOS ENERGETICOS (CIRCE), Spain
FONDAZIONE LINKS – LEADING INNOVATION & KNOWLEDGE FOR SOCIETY (LINKS), Italy
PANEPISTIMIO PATRON (UoP), Greece
SIMPLAN AG (SIM), Germany
STAM SRL (STAM), Italy
FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER (FBK), Italy
FONDAZIONE ICONS (ICONS), Italy
CNET CENTRE FOR NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES SA (EDP), Portugal
ENCOORD GMBH (ENC), Germany
ASOCIACION ESPANOLA DE NORMALIZACION (UNE), Spain
FORD OTOMOTIV SANAYI ANONIM SIRKETI (FORD), Turkey
TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU (TUB), Turkey
SAKARYA ELEKTRIK DAGITIM AS (SED), Turkey
K-FLEX POLSKA SP ZOO (KFL), Poland
POLITECHNIKA LODZKA (TUL), Poland
Mil Oil Hellas anonymi etairia kaysima lipantika (MIL), Greece
THERMODRAFT IKE (THD), Greece
STOMANA INDUSTRY SA (STN), Bulgaria
TRAFCOM OOD (TRAF), Bulgaria
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (INTASTRIALTECHNOLOTZI) TECHNIKI EMPORIKIANONYMI ETAIREIA (INTEC), Greece
SUANFARMA ITALIA SPA (SUAN), Italy
HIREF SPA (HIREF), Italy
MIDAC SPA (MID), Italy
FUNDACION CLUSTER DE EMPRESAS DE AUTOMOCION DE GALICIA (CEAGA), Spain
SONATRACH RAFFINERIA ITALIANA SRL (SRI), Italy
SAGA SPA (SAGA), Italy
GOLOSITA’ DAL 1885 SRL (GOL), Italy
Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri Anonim Sirketi (TUP), Turkey
FERTINAGRO NUTRIGENIA SL (FTN), Spain