Our partners from the University of Napoli introduced the REDAWN project at the Innovation Village 2018 event in Italy.

The project fitted perfectly with the theme of the meeting; the Circular Economy, and in the sub-theme of "Design for Sustainable Development". Using a multimedia presentation, including a couple of sectioned pumps, the principle of functioning of a Pump-as-Turbine (PAT) was illustrated to the audience.

The 5° IAHR Europe Congress will bring together the hydraulic community in Trento, Italy to discuss new challanges in hydraulic and engineering. We will be present at the congress with a stand. In addition, the REDAWN project will be discussed in the masterclass 'New challenges in water supply network' with Masters Armando Carravetta and Helena M. Ramos.

Partners from the REDAWN project took part with promoters of small hydropower stations to discuss innovations from the latest work on harvesting clean energy from water networks.

The conference was organized by Fundación Asturiana de la Energía (FAEN) at the University of Mieres, in the framework of the International Research Conference on Sustainable Energy, Engineering, Materials and Environment.

During the session REDAWN partners could show the potential and possibilities of installing micro hydropower plants in  water networks and promoters presented their experiences in real projects, indicating barriers, explaining benefits and telling stories.

Speakers were Mr. Daniel Álvarez Díaz. Researcher in Research Centre Prodintec; Jose Luis Suarez Sierra, PhD. Professor in Civil Work Department in University of Oviedo and CEO Grupo Tactica; and the partners of the REDAWN project Mrs. Helena Margarida Machado da Silva Ramos Professor in Technical University of Lisbon and Jorge García Morillo. Professor in Hydraulic Engineering Department – University of Cordoba. The chairman of the session was Mr. Indalecio González Fernández, Head of the Renewable Energies Department of FAEN

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Find out more about the projects covered in the day:

http://www.faen.es/
http://www.ircseeme.com/