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E-REDES launches university prize for energy transition

'Open Data Academy Challenge' kicks off with roadshow to higher education institutions on September 22

This award is aimed at higher education students who use data from the OPEN DATA Portal in their Master's dissertations and projects and which focus on the energy transition.

The award is intended to distinguish dissertations or projects in the area of energy transition and to demonstrate the relevance of data from the OPEN DATA Portal to the students' research. The three best projects will receive cash prizes of 6,000, 4,000 and 2,000 euros.

The energy transition encompasses the entire process of transforming energy systems with a view to decarbonization, in which fossil energy sources are replaced by renewable ones, along with maximizing efficiency and electrification of direct and indirect consumption.

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The aim is to exploit the potential of data analysis from the OPEN DATA Portal, focusing on any stage of the value chain, production, distribution and consumption. At E-REDES we understand that the electricity grid faces many challenges, and it is crucial to invest in intelligence and research until we achieve a full and fair energy transition.

João Martins de Carvalho, E-REDES administrator.

Projects can be applied to any of the main CO2-emitting areas: the electricity system, transport, industry and buildings, and all angles of analysis can be explored: Economic, Social, Technological, Political, Behavioral, Spatial Planning and Environmental.

On September 22, E-REDES will begin a series of information sessions at universities from the north to the south of the country. The roadshow kicks off next Friday at the Nova School of Business and Economics. This will be followed by the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra (October 4), Nova School of Science and Technology (October 11), Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (October 17) and the University of Beira Interior (date to be determined).

The application phase runs from January 8, 2024 to October 31, 2024.

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