<< Background >>From the Innovation Centre for Vocational Education and Training of Aragon (CIFPA) and at the same time as the National Reference Centre for Commercial Logistics and Transport Management (CRN) for Vocational Education and Training, we are in charge of designing an updated and innovative training aimed at teachers, employed and unemployed with the aim of improving the employability and strategic development of our region. In the framework of the DIGinLOGS project, we intend to carry out an analysis of the needs in digital skills that the logistics sector demands internally from an international perspective and offer VET teachers, trainers and employed people an online training focused on the digitization of the sector. The factors that drive us to develop this project are the following:- Technology and digital infrastructure play a fundamental role in our private lives and in commercial environments.- Europe's main priority is to create a greater number of quality jobs and the digitization of Vocational Training is a key factor in adapting to the digital transformation of productive sectors through more efficient training adapted to technological changes.- Our centre depends on both the Ministry of Education and the Department of Education, Culture and Sports of the Government of Aragon and we develop the strategic lines marked by these in the V Aragonese Plan for VET.- The V Aragonese Plan for VET has marked six strategic lines to continue promoting Vocational Training, among which are: keep on working to increase employability in the Autonomous Community of Aragon, Vocational Training for the qualification of all people, in the search that their employability and the capacity of our companies and a digital VET, aimed at promoting the digital transformation of our economy.- One more reason to apply for the project is the commitment of our centre to continue establishing alliances and strengthening international collaboration networks, especially around training, since international cooperation and activities increase the attractiveness and excellence of Vocational Training.<< Objectives >>The DIGinLOGS project is articulated around the following global objectives:1. As the National Reference Centre in the field of logistics for Vocational Training, there is a need to be part of a broad international observatory/radar that, in cooperation with the European partners, will provide us with data on the evolution of the sector, the new needs or knowledge the companies are currently demanding from their workers in this regard and thus, be able to develop and offer VET teachers of this professional family, trainers and workers, an updated training that responds to the real needs of the sector.2. In addition, another of the global objectives is focused on mutual learning between partners in order to create a collaborative network regarding the demand and digitization needs of the logistics sector, give visibility to our work across borders and improve our work at a regional and national level with the cooperation of international experts, share our experiences and introduce innovation in our daily work in relation to the pedagogical design of our online training.3. As a final product of our project, we pursue to define and design a training itinerary in digitization of the sector, to design its corresponding training programme and implement an online course (MOOC), for VET teachers and workers linked to this professional family.<< Implementation >>There is a number of activities that will be held in order to achieve the main objectives. 1) Regarding our peer learning and networking on needs detection and the improvement of our strategies of cooperation with the productive sector, a short-term training activity and periodic virtual meetings will be held, addressing in detail the topics on:• Monitoring of forward-looking and innovative technologies and trends• Monitoring of innovative educational trends• Basic concepts of community management• Improvement of educational programs with the help of businesses among others2) As regards the final product in the form of a learning path focused on the digitization in the logistics sector, the development and implementation of online training (Mooc), a second specific short-term training activity will be carried out focused on peer learning about the excellence in pedagogical design and content presentation of online training actions (MOOC type).For the design and implementation of the online training that we will offer to our respective target groups, each partner will work closely with their regional and national networks, carrying out the following activities:- The qualitative and quantitative analysis, through interviews and surveys of teachers, trainers and productive sector in the project's partner countries, results sharing and final agreement among partners on the definition of the training path. - The establishment of the common bases for the elaboration of the training programs, the pedagogical design of the contents and the methodology.- Design and implementation of online training with the target group of each partner country for further analysis and dissemination.For the correct development and management of the different parts of the project, three transnational meetings as well as periodic virtual meetings will be held.Likewise, to achieve greater dissemination and impact, multiplier events will be held by each partner country throughout the life of the project.<< Results >>Through the activities within the framework of the DIGinLOGS project and in accordance with the proposed objectives, it is intended to obtain the following products and results:Results at the association level:- Constitute an international observatory/radar, sustainable in time, to carry out reports on situation analysis, innovation and trends monitoring of the logistics sector by means of quantitative and qualitative analysis.- Introduce innovation and best praxis regarding the pedagogical design and the implementation of online training.- Improve instruments and strategies of collaboration between the education and the productive sector and be able to adapt professional training to the constantly changing needs of the labour market.- Greater motivation of the participating staff, greater visibility of the activities of each partner, expansion of their collaborative network and creation of sustainable networking opportunities.Tangible results:The final result of the project consists of the elaboration of an online training itinerary in digitization of the sector (MOOC type) for teachers, trainers and workers linked to this professional family.Result at the target group level:The aim is to achieve higher qualification of the teaching staff, which can be translated into an improvement in their professional and personal skills.Being aware of the latest trends in regard to logistics, especially digitalization, the teaching staff, apart from a higher level of self-motivation, achieves a higher qualification of the students, which helps to address the problem of lack of qualified talent that the productive sector demands.

Hydrogen production by PEM water electrolysers (PEMWE) has the potential of becoming a key enabling technology in the deployment of FCH technologies in the future energy market as an energy storage system able to deliver hydrogen to different applications and enabling a high penetration of renewable energy sources (RES). PEMWE has showed capabilities in the emerging hydrogen scenarios to be a valid alternative to previously developed technologies, especially considering the dynamic and versatile operation expected of hydrogen production methods when integrated with RES. Despite the advances and improvements experienced to date with these systems, the technology needs to be further improved if it is to be installed as a competitive solution for energy markets and even more so in the case of off-grid configurations due to their particularities. The development of an autonomous off-grid electrolysers as an energy storage or backup solution (e.g. replacing diesel engines) is an unusual and challenging goal because it needs to have the capability of being directly coupled to RES in locations where the electricity grid is not deployed or weak. The main goal of the ELY4OFF proposal is the development and demonstration of an autonomous off-grid electrolysis system linked to renewable energy sources, including the essential overarching communication and control system for optimising the overall efficiency when integrated in a real installation

The main aim of project Demo4Grid is the commercial setup and demonstration of a technical solution utilizing “above state of the art” Pressurized Alkaline Electrolyser (PAE) technology for providing grid balancing services in real operational and market conditions. In order to validate existing significant differences in local market and grid requirements Demo4Grid has chosen to setup a demonstration site in Austria to demonstrate a viable business case for the operation of a large scale electrolyser adapted to specific local conditions that will be found throughout Europe. To achieve that, Demo4Grid will demonstrate at this demo site with particular needs for hydrogen as a means of harvesting RE production: I. a technical solution to meet all core requirements for providing grid balancing services with a large scale PAE in direct cooperation with grid operators, II. a market based solution to provide value added services and revenues for the operation strategy to achieve commercial success providing grid services and those profits obtained also from the hydrogen application. III. Aiming at the exploitation of the results after the project ends, Demo4Grid will assess the replicability and viability of various business cases Demo4Grid will be the decisive demonstration stage of previous FCH-JU projects related to the PAE addressed in this proposal. The first project ELYGRID (finished) and the following one ELYntegration (still ongoing) have provided promising results on the development of PAE to provide grid services operating under dynamic profiles (significant results will be shown in this proposal).

The strategic goal of the ELYntegration Project is the design and engineering of a robust, flexible, efficient and cost-competitive single stack Multimegawatt High Pressure Alkaline Water Electrolysis of 4,5 T H2/day capable to provide cutting-edge operational capabilities under highly dynamic power supplies expected in the frame of generation/ transmission/ distribution scenarios integrating high renewable energies (RE) shares. The final design of the MW HP AWE will be achieved on the basis of the development, validation and demonstration of a HP AWE industrial prototype of 250 kW (250 HP AWE) (TRL 7) comprising: - cylindrical stack consisting of industrial size elementary cells (1,600 mm cell diameter) - balance of plant (BOP) - power electronics - advanced communication & control system In the early phase of the development process, great attention will be brought to the identification of end-user’s needs and relevant/critical operational requirements. The target behaviour of the industrial prototype will be thoroughly demonstrated in an operational environment reflecting different on-grid integration schemes using power facilities already available to the Consortium (notably, 635 kW wind and 100 kW photovoltaic power plants). As previously mentioned, the successful demonstration of the industrial prototype will be paving the way towards the implementation and the commercial deployment of the 4.5 T H2/day HP AWE technology in the frame of large scale demonstration projects which shall be the next step after the conclusion of ELYntegration.

P2P-SmartTest project investigates and demonstrates a smarter electricity distribution system integrated with advanced ICT, regional markets and innovative business models. It will employ Peer-to-Peer (P2P) approaches to ensure the integration of demand side flexibility and the optimum operation of DER and other resources within the network while maintaining second-to-second power balance and the quality and security of the supply. The proposed project will built upon extensive experience of the consortium on Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), especially ICT for the Energy Sector, Smart Grids including Distributed Energy Resources (DER) integration, MicroGrids, CELLs, Virtual Power Plants etc., power system economics, electricity markets and business models. The project comprises of 7 work packages (WP), of which 5 are technical WPs. Apart from project management (WP1) and dissemination and exploitation (WP7) the P2P-SmartTest project defines and demonstrates the suitable business models (WP2) for peer-to-peer based distributed smart energy grids, quantify the value from significantly increased system interaction and integration, and assess the required development in ICT and power networks in conjunction with commercial and regulatory frameworks to enable P2P trading realising its full potential. WP3 shall develop and demonstrate the distributed wireless ICT solutions capable of offloading the required traffic of different applications of energy trading, network optimization, AMR data and real-time network control to name a few. In WP4 the optimization mechanisms of energy flows in P2P context shall be defined, as well as market design solutions. To properly operate distributed network, WP5 shall integrate the necessary network operation functions for resilient distribution system operation. The results of WPs 2-5 will be integrated to demonstration and validation environment in WP 6 to provide real-life results of distributed energy system designs.