The workshop "Aerospace and robotic technologies for the solar energy sector" will demonstrate on Wednesday, July 20 to the industry of Lisbon new robotic and aerospace technologies and concepts with potential application to Operation & Maintenance tasks focused on solar energy
This is a singular event focused on novel technologies linked to aerial inspection and manipulation of wind and solar farms, additive manufacturing, non-destructive testing, remote control or augmented reality, which allows improving operation and maintenance technologies and increasing the efficiency and uptime of wind and solar farms. The workshop, organized by the Basque Energy Cluster, EDP NEW and Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) in collaboration with DURABLE partners, will be held on July 20th at 12:30 a.m. and it will take place at the Sheraton Lisboa Hotel & Spa.
This workshop will show onsite demonstrations of novel technologies developed in DURABLE, a collaborative European R&D project in which 12 partners have demonstrated improvements such as the automation of inspection and repair tasks or the rapid replacement of parts, reducing costs and improving the productivity of the new wind and solar plants. During the workshop, key technology partners will present their contributions to the project's outcome and they will share the latest knowledge and trends in the sector, focusing mostly in solar energy. As an additional opportunity, these partners will also be reachable for B2B meetings right after their presentations, which allows to generate business contacts and partnerships with the key technology partners of DURABLE. For more information about the technologies considered and their current level of development, you can refer to the technology booklet.
Agenda (Wednesday July 20)
- 12h30 – 14h00: Welcoming words + Lunch
- 14h00 – 15h30: Roundtable: The future of O&M in PV plants. EDP Renewables (Ricardo Janeiro Silva), InTech (António Leitão), Above (Luca Piccini) and Voltalia (Júlio Baptista)
- 15h30 – 15h45: Coffee break
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16h00 – 17h30: Durable Presentations
- VICE (Virtual Immersive Cockpit Environment): A versatile virtual cockpit to remotely supervise and control a multi-system of heterogeneous vehicles. Olivier Larre (ESTIA)
- Non-destructive inspection of solar farms using Electroluminescence and Thermography. Pablo Lopez (LORTEK)
- A cooperative team of UAVs to support inspection operations in solar plants. Jesús Capitán (University of Seville)
- Ground navigation technologies and ground support for aerial and terrestrial robot inspection of PV farms. Pedro U Lima (Instituto Superior Técnico IST)
- From autonomous drone inspection to digital twin. Ibon Diez (ALERION)
- 17h30 – 18h30: B2B meetings
Registration
You can secure your place in the event by using this link. Please note that registration is free of charge but required to attend the workshop.
B2B meetings
All the presenters of this workshop will be available for B2B meetings right after the lunch and networking session. This offers industrial companies a unique opportunity to generate business contacts and partnerships with the key technology partners of DURABLE in a time and cost-efficient way, with easily arranged 20-minute face-2-face meetings. Refer to the TECHNOLOGY BOOKLET to get more detail on technologies and partners and to organize your B2B meetings. When registering to the workshop, you will have the option to choose up to three partners for three B2B meetings.
Location
The workshop will be held in the Sheraton Lisbon Hotel & Spa, which is located in the Lisbon city centre, approx. 6km from Lisbon airport (15 minute drive).
