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Description
Hepta Group Airborne (HGA) is an innovative SME focusing on developing an autonomous power grid inspection system. The focus is to provide turnkey solutions from scratch to an end service, which means that HGA does not provide client with the drone or the flights, but with the post-analysed end-information. The disruptive platform aims to reduce the cost of inspections, increase the accuracy, provides new insights and reduces the environmental impact of power grid inspections.
Green ICT SGS project is necessary to prepare for the main call project in order to further develop HGA’s cutting-edge autonomous power grid inspection system. The aim of the SGS project is to asses the economic and technological feasibility and reach a conclusion whether or not the project idea has a potential to implement in the main call. During the project competition and market analysis will be carried out, business plan and IT development plan will be formed and search for a suitable project partner will be carried out.
SGS project will involve partner search to find Norwegian partner for the main call project. We consider project partners with the following profile:
• DSO (distribution system operator) or TSO (transmission system operator)
• Technical knowledge and interest in automated inspections
Main call project will serve as launching pad for Hepta to enter Norwegian market as the local project partner serves as the first potential customer thanks to established relationship. Moreover, conducted pilots help to validate the technology in Norwegian market and serve as reference for attracting potential customers. There are over 300 000 km of overhead lines and over 150 DSO-s which makes it attractive market for Hepta. For Norwegian DSO-s the main call project will serve as a way to discover and explore innovative inspection technology. Validation of the technology through pilots reduces the risks and information barriers for DSO’s and gives them tangible results to rely on.
Summary of project results
Project activities have been completed and project promoter has submitted an application to the first main call.