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What is the eFORT project?
Answer: The eFORT project is a Horizon Europe initiative launched in September 2022, aimed at modernizing Europe’s electrical power and energy systems (EPES). It focuses on enhancing grid resilience to reduce the frequency and duration of blackouts and to improve energy efficiency, especially with locally produced renewables. The project will run until August 2026.
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What are the main objectives of the eFORT project?
Answer: eFORT aims to modernize the electricity grid to reduce blackouts, improve the resilience of the grid against threats like cyber-attacks and extreme weather, and enhance the energy efficiency of renewables. The project also focuses on developing secure and robust technologies to address the vulnerabilities of a more digitalized and decentralized power grid.
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How is eFORT funded and who are the key partners involved?
Answer: The eFORT project is funded by European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101075665. The project consortium comprises 23 partners from 9 different countries, all working together to achieve the project’s objectives.
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What are the major challenges that eFORT aims to address?
Answer: eFORT addresses several challenges including the increased vulnerability of modern, interconnected grids to cyber-attacks, man-made hazards, and extreme weather events. The project also tackles the need for urgent grid upgrades to handle
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What methods and technologies will eFORT use to improve grid resilience?
Answer: eFORT will implement solutions at both the cyber and physical layers to detect, prevent, and mitigate grid vulnerabilities. This includes an interoperable intelligent platform for grid characterization and vulnerability oversight, as well as advanced asset management technologies to strengthen grid infrastructure.
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Where will eFORT’s solutions be tested and validated?
Answer: eFORT’s solutions will be validated through four demonstration sites located in Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, and Ukraine. These demo cases cover the entire grid value chain, ensuring comprehensive testing of the technologies and methodologies developed by the project.