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HY4RES : Hybrid Solutions For Renewable Energy Systems 🌱

HY4RES will combine solar, wind and hydropower in hybrid systems for renewable energy production and will develop energy storage at micro-scale. The project, co-funded by the EU programme Interreg Atlantic Area, will provide affordable and sustainable energy solutions for agriculture, aquaculture, industry and domestic sectors.

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ERDF funding

2,40 M€

Total budget

3,20 M€

Timeline

12.2023 to 11.2026

Potential for agriculture, aquaculture, ports and community energy 🌍

HY4RES will test hybrid renewable energy systems in 4 pilot sites located in Ireland, Spain and Portugal. The project gathers 9 partners with complementary fields of expertise.

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map of HY4RES pilot sites

Spain

Valle Inferior

Agriculture 🌱

The Spanish agriculture pilot site is linked to the Valle Inferior irrigation system, within the Guadalquivir basin in Andalusia. The area benefits from existing solar panels and the Peñaflor dam, which supply the local irrigation system.

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valle inferior

Ireland

Co. Donegal

Aquaculture 🐠

Located in the north-west of Ireland, in Killybegs, the aquaculture pilot site will combine wind and hydropower to supply energy to several fish processing facilities.

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Portugal

Castanheira de Pera

Community Energy 🤝

Located in the remote areas of Castainheira de Pera and Marruge in Portugal, the pilot site’s ambition is to achieve energy self-sufficiency at a community scale.

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Spain

Port of Aviles

Port 🚢

Located in the port of Avilés, in the north of Spain, the port pilot site will implement a hybrid renewable energy system, combining solar, wind and hydropower at a micro-scale.

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port aviles

Fresh news

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Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment: what is it and why it matters when considering hybrid renewable systems?

The Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment methodology evaluates hybrid renewable energy systems, balancing environmental, economic and social impacts to ensure sustainable, effective solutions.

04.02.2025

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Policies and politics for renewable energy in Europe 

To address the urgent need to tackle climate change and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the European Union (EU) has introduced an ambitious regulatory framework for renewable energies.

28.01.2025

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The HY4RES Renewable Energy forecast app

The HY4RES Weather Forecast App for Renewable Energy Prediction provides a comprehensive set of over 30 weather variables, with forecasts up to 15 days ahead.

21.01.2025

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HY4RES partner meeting in Bordeaux 

The third partner meeting of the HY4RES project took place from 26 to 28 November 2024 in Bordeaux, France, and was co-organised by Vertigo Lab and AC3A. The nine HY4RES partners met again to discuss the progress made during the first year of the project.

14.01.2025

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Major progress in research within the project

The research work has progressed significantly in this first year of the project, as a result of contributions from HY4RES partners, with focus on the HY4RES’ model of hybrid renewable energy systems, comparing methods, optimizing hybrid solutions and case studies analysis.

07.01.2025

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Las Catalinas will host HY4RES’ future agriculture pilot site

The location of the future HY4RES agriculture pilot site has been successfully identified! It will be located in the Valle Inferior and will build on existing infrastructures.

10.07.2024


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Meet the Crew

Aonghus McNabola

Aonghus McNabola

Professor in the School of Engineering at Trinity college Dublin

Aonghus is a civil engineering, and his main line of research focuses on the development of fluids-based technology in the energy and environment fields.

Helena Ramos

Helena Ramos

Professor in the Civil Engineering Department of the Instituto Superior Técnico at the University of Lisbon

Helena’s main line of research focuses on the fields of hydraulics, hydrodynamics, hydropower, hybrid energy solutions, pumped-storage.

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