The SMARTrenew Pilot Showcase event, which takes place on Thursday. the 2nd of December, will showcase 7 renewable energy and energy storage pilots from across 6 regions of the Northern Periphery and Arctic Area, demonstrating a range of technologies in the energy transition in rural, peripheral areas.
EVENT: SMARTrenew Pilot Showcase Event
DATE/TIME: 1pm (GMT), Thursday, the 2nd of December
SPEAKERS:
• SIGURÐUR FRIÐLEIFSSON, ENERGY AGENCY ICELAND
Pilot: Conversion renewable mix of wind, solar, biomass, and battery storage in Grimsey Island, Iceland
• SANNA HILTUNEN, OULU UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES, FINLAND
Pilot: Smart heat storage combined with district heating to reduce oil use in Kuusamo, Finland & introduction to the SMARTrenew Hydrogen Working Group
• PEADAR ESPEY, DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
Pilot: Retrofit of existing public buildings in Northwest Ireland with pumped insulation, solar array, and air-to-water heat pumps
• BJARTI THOMSEN, UMHVØRVISSTOVAN (ENVIRONMENT AGENCY), FAROE ISLANDS
Pilot: Borehole thermal energy storage combined with water storage in the Faroe Islands
• LEO STRAWBRIDGE, DERRY CITY & STRABANE DISTRICT COUNCIL
Pilot: Retrofit of existing public buildings in Northern Ireland with HEATBOSS intelligent wireless heat management system
• ØYSTEIN KLEVEN, SINTEF RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NORWAY
Pilot: Remote monitoring of solar, wind, temperature, and energy consumption, to reach an off-grid solution utilising a mix of renewable in technologies Norway
• DR NICK TIMMONS, LETTERKENNY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Pilot: Solar array with battery storage and grid back-up to power EV slow charging stations in Northwest Ireland