| Ref.No: | 62437100 |
| Start date: | 03.09.2025 |
| End date: | 31.08.2026 |
| Approval date: | 03.09.2025 |
| Department: | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING |
| Sector: | THERMAL ENGINEERING |
| Financier: | VGBE |
| Budget: | 49.600,00 € |
| Public key: | ΨΑ0Ψ46ΨΖΣ4-9ΕΖ |
| Scientific Responsible: | Prof. KAKARAS |
| Email: | ekak@central.ntua.gr |
| Description: | THE ATHENIAN PROJECT AIMS TO STRENGTHEN THE STRATEGIC POSITIONING OF CLEAN ENERGY STAKEHOLDERS BY ENABLING FASTER, DATA-DRIVEN IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCTION, ENERGY STORAGE, AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIFICATION. AS THE PACE OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION ACCELERATES, ENERGY OPERATORS FACE INCREASING COMPLEXITY IN UNDERSTANDING WHICH SOLUTIONS ARE SCALABLE, IMPACTFUL, AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE. ATHENIAN ADDRESSES THIS CHALLENGE BY COMBINING COMPREHENSIVE TECHNOLOGY SCOUTING AND BENCHMARKING WITH STRUCTURED ENGAGEMENT FROM INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS. THE PROJECT’S CORE OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP A RELIABLE, EVIDENCE-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR TRACKING AND ASSESSING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES BASED ON KEY PERFORMANCE AND IMPACT CRITERIA SUCH AS EFFICIENCY, MATURITY, SCALABILITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT. ATHENIAN ALSO SEEKS TO BUILD A SHARED UNDERSTANDING AMONG ENERGY SECTOR ACTORS—PARTICULARLY VGBE MEMBERS—REGARDING THE RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES TIED TO TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION. THIS INSIGHT WILL BE TRANSLATED INTO A PRACTICAL, USER-ORIENTED DIGITAL PLATFORM THAT ENABLES NEAR REAL-TIME TECHNOLOGY MONITORING AND SUPPORTS STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING.ULTIMATELY, ATHENIAN EMPOWERS ENERGY OPERATORS AND DECISION-MAKERS WITH THE TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO CONFIDENTLY NAVIGATE THE ENERGY TRANSITION, REDUCE UNCERTAINTY IN INNOVATION ADOPTION, AND ALIGN LONG-TERM STRATEGIES WITH THE EVOLVING LANDSCAPE OF CLEAN AND DISPATCHABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS. |
