Development of IT application for remote operating and monitoring of solar farms

Project facts

Project promoter:
Ethersys SRL(RO)
Project Number:
RO-INNOVATION-0068
Status:
In implementation
Initial project cost:
€171,500

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Description

The project aims to increase the competitiveness of the company Ethersys SRL through the development of a complete IT solution for operating, monitoring and maintenance of Solar Farms located in different geographical regions of Romania. The company will develop a solution which is based on a real time remote monitoring web app for solar farms and the custom frame, sensors and modules that will boost the solar energy generation of the solar panels. The application will allow the manipulation and maneuvering, remotely, of equipment based on information obtained from several sources: public data and data collected from the implementation site of the photovoltaic panel system in order to increase the production of energy. 

 

The main outcome of this project is surrounded around the increase in Ethersys SRL''s profitability and competitiveness in the market. The ability to remotely monitor data about the power output of solar panels and the state of battery banks is of critical importance to the proper long-term maintenance of solar energy systems. Existing remote monitoring technologies are few, expensive, limited in their application. Ethersys SRL is through the help of the EEA and Norway Grants by Innovation Norway addressing these challenges by developing an IT solution for the monitoring and operating of solar farms. Key activities in this project include:

 

- Project Management

- Development of the IT solution

- External Financial Audit

- Publicity activities

 

The main output includes the development of an innovative IT solution. This solution will not only result in increased turnover and net operation profit, but also have a positive effect on the environment. Through the project, Ethersys SRL is expected to install its new system on at least 6 MWh installed per year, which generates an extra 1968 MWh/year from RES, which means almost 1200 tone CO2 less emission for each year.

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