WEAM4i project: Technical Coordination Meeting for the ABORO and ABROXO Pilot Sites, 2-3rd Feb 2015, Portugal

A meeting of WEAM4i project took place in the Portuguese demonstrating sites (ABORO and ABROXO) between the 2-3rd February, 2015. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the development of strategic model for the Portuguese pilot areas. The meeting was attended by representatives from FENAREG, AQUAGRI, ABORO and ABROXO as well as technicians from ADASA and UPC.    

The strategic model- discussed in the meeting- will make it possible to estimate the demand for water needed for irrigation and, based on this, meet the power consumption demands. It will enable an integrated management of the two factors – water and energy. The interactive smart grid allows a SMART Consumption approach; a logical management based on the demand which enables the optimization of the available supply; consuming energy when it is cheapest and optimizing the volume of water needed for irrigation.

The participants also visited the pilot sites where the calibration data is being collected during the meeting.  

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WEAM4i Consortium Meets the WPAB in Madrid

On February 5th, 2015, Representatives from WEAM4i consortium organized a meeting in Madrid-Spain,with the Water Policies Advisory board (WPAB) to discuss the progression of the project, the resource mobilization strategy and the opportunities & risks of the energy market.

The gathering was attended by David Hernández (FENACORE), Juan Valero de Palma Manglano (FENACORE), Andrés del Campo García (FENACORE), José Luis Molina Zamora (HISPATEC), Rafael Ferrer Martínez (HISPATEC), Sergio de Campos (ADASA), Elena Borrell (ADASA), María Navarro (METEOSIM), Juan Bogas (OMIE), Victor Niharra (OMIE) Jose Eugenio Naranjo (MAGRAMA), and Joaquin Rodriguez Chaparro (SEIASA).

This second meeting of WEAM4i with the WPAB took place after the first one held on June 4th, 2014, in Brussels-Belgium. The members of the WPAB participate in the Steering Committee and Management Team meetings once a year and whenever needed. For more information on the WPAB: http://weam4i.eu/water-policies-advisory-board/