Electric mobility, 3D printing, big data. Innovation, both technological and cultural, is one of the pillars on which it is based Terna. And for this the company that manages the national electricity grid will present its latest creations at the Maker Faire 2021, scheduled in Rome from 8 to 10 October.
The group led by Stefano Donnarumma launched 70 innovation projects. 70% of these are dedicated to the core business: maintenance of the national electricity grid and dispatching. “In the 2021-2025 industrial plan,” Driving Energy “worth 8.9 billion euros – he explains Massimiliano Garri, Terna’s Director of Innovation and Market Solutions – we have planned 900 million investments in innovation and digitalization to help enable the energy transition, favoring the development and integration of renewable sources. By focusing on three key elements: Terna’s people, asset management and operation of the electricity system “.
Terna’s projects at Maker Faire
Terna has chosen to renew its partnership with Maker Faire and, in the physical stand and in the virtual area, will share some of the projects developed to ensure an increasingly efficient, reliable and sustainable electricity grid.
IoT4TheGrid is the project allows to collect and process data to make maintenance more efficient, manage flows, limit potential disruptions, increase network security and provide useful information to predict adverse atmospheric events and monitor hydrogeological instability. Electricity infrastructures will increasingly be at the center of ecosystems based on big data, artificial intelligence and technologies. Innovative digital tools have been placed on the pylons of the national electricity grid operator: weather stations, tension sensors, accelerometers, inclinometers applied to cables and ropes.
Terna then launched a virtual reality training for the vertical ascent on the pylons. The project was developed together with some of the plant units and will work alongside traditional training. Thanks to the aid of a VR viewer and two controllers, Terna’s technicians simulate the climb up the pylon and replace a chain of insulators. An activity that provides all the precautions to acquire techniques and work procedures, in maximum safety and in a protected place.
The company also promotes the electric mobility: thanks to the development of a new technological architecture, through the charging columns it will allow not only smart charging, but also the withdrawal of energy from the car and subsequent injection into the grid, in order to increase the flexibility of the electrical system. The idea behind the V2G is to ensure that the vehicle is not just an energy “consumer”, but a real “battery on wheels” capable of reintroducing the energy accumulated into the electrical system when the vehicle is not running. movement.
Finally, Terna will bring two “vices” to Maker Faire stampate in 3D and visitors will be able to discover how some complex elements can be replicated in a short time thanks to this technology. In particular, Terna has focused on the creation of unique and made-to-measure pieces with the aim of reducing construction and delivery times.