RISEnergy project core
The structure of the RISEnergy ecosystem is defined in two distinct layers as shown above:
- The consortium (project core), described below.
- The external layer, on which more information can be found here.
The consortium of RISEnergy is composed of all members involved in the project from research, academia, and industry. These members contribute by offering access to their research infrastructures (RI providers), actively participating in the project’s implementation (implementing member), or both.
The extensive RISEnergy consortium is composed of 68 organisations from 22 countries, including 17 full partners, 37 affiliated entities, and 14 service suppliers. Affiliated entities and service suppliers are engaged in the project via one of the full partners. They are involved as RI providers (except for two affiliated entities without RI and working only on other project activities). Only full partners hold specific responsibilities in various aspects of the project’s management and its bodies.
RISEnergy aims to leverage the exceptional research capabilities of each participant, creating a strengthened network focused on implementation. By integrating new activities, services, and research infrastructures into a single operational entity, the consortium is poised to drive innovation in the energy sector.
Geographical distribution of RISEnergy consortium members
RISEnergy counts on 17 full partners, each bringing significant expertise in renewable energy technologies from industry, academia and research organisations. They contribute their extensive knowledge and skills to the project and, where applicable, their top-tier infrastructures as well.
Most of the full partners are European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) landmarks, such as EU-SOLARIS and ECCSEL, as well as members of the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA), DERlab and prestigious national institutions like KIT, CNR, ENEA and CEA. These members have a long history of cooperation, having established over the years the foundation of a European energy ecosystem.
The RISEnergy full-participants partners are listed below:
Commissariat á l’Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives – CEA (FR)
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas – CIEMAT (ES)
European Distributed Energy Resources Laboratories e.V. – DERlab (DE)
ECCSEL European Research Infrastructure Consortium – ECCSEL (NO)
Alliance Européenne de Recherche dans le Domaine de l’Énergie – EERA (BE)
Agenzia Nazionale per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenibile – ENEA (IT)
European Solar Research Infrastructure for Concentrated Solar Power – EU-SOLARIS (ES)
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek – TNO (NL)
University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork – UCC (IE)
Additional RISEnergy members act as affiliated entities, providing their research infrastructures for both transnational and virtual access activities or participating as implementing partners.
The following list includes all RISEnergy affiliated entities:
Erevnitiko Panepistimiako Institouto Systimaton Epikoinonion Kai Ypologiston – ICCS (GR)
Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen – RWTH (DE)
Sicieta Tecnologie Avanzate Low Carbon – Societa per Azioni – SOTACARBO (IT)
Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems – IEES (BG)
Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving Foundation – CRES (EL)
Stichting Nederlandse Wetenschappeljk Onderzoek Instituten – DIFFER (NL)
Odtu Gunes Enerjisi Uygulama Ve Ara Stirma Merkezi – ODTÜ-GÜNAM (TR)
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH – HZB (DE)
Fundacio Institute de Recerca de l’Energia de Catalunya – IREC (ES)
Norges Teknisk – Naturvitenskapelige Universitet – NTNU (NO)
OFFIS e.V. – OFFIS (DE)
Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu – TUBITAK (TR)
Alma Mater Studiorum- Universita di Bologna – UNIBologna (IT)
Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza – UNILaSapienza (IT)
14 entities members of RISEnergy are involved in the project as service suppliers, providing their research infrastructures for both transnational and virtual access activities.
The following list includes all RISEnergy service suppliers:
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology – AIST (JP)
- Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH – DBFZ (DE)
- DHI Deep Water Ocean Basin – DHI (DK)
- The Scientific and Technical Center for Building – CSTB (FR)
- Hellenic Mediterranean University – HMU (GR)
- Maritim Research Institute Netherlands – Marin (NL)
- Natural Resources Canada – NRCan (CA)
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory – NREL (US)
- Renewable Energy Consortium for Research and Demonstration – Re-Cord (IT)
- Forschungszentrum Küste – FSK UniHannover (DE)
- The European Marine Energy Centre – EMEC (UK)
- French national institute for ocean science and technology – IFREMER (FR)
- VGA SRL – VGA (IT)
- Ghent University – UNIGHENT (BE)