<p><b>Enel Green Power</b> is looking for innovative solutions that can <b>integrate renewable energy sources (RES) with gas power plants (GPP) necessary to ensure the adequacy of the energy system in the transitioning phase towards 100% renewable energy generation.</b> These new concepts for transitional hybrid power plants may also include the integration and implementation of Multi Vector Energy Storage Systems (MuVESS) such as thermal and electrical energy storage. Ideas must go beyond simple site-sharing and should address real process/plant synergies to create hybrid concepts that are more than the sum of their parts.</p><p> </p><p><i>This is an Ideation Challenge with a guaranteed award for at least one submitted solution.</i></p><p> </p><p><b>OVERVIEW</b></p><p> </p><p>A sustainable growth of renewable energies is a key target for Enel to achieve a 100% renewable power generation. In this path, some gas-fired power plants will continue to have a fundamental role to guarantee the adequacy and resiliency of the energy system in the transitioning phase. In some cases, depending on existing infrastructures and site constraints, integration of these plants with renewables, going beyond the simple site-sharing concept, represent an opportunity to foster and accelerate the sustainable and effective growth of Renewable Energy Sources (RES).</p><p><br></p><p>The transitional hybrid power plant, thanks to the synergistic integration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and Gas power plants (GPP), could help to:</p><ul><li>Foster the flexibility of power generation assets and their capability to provide energy services to ensure grid stability;</li><li>Optimizing response to load profile, maximizing the production of renewable energy sources;</li><li>Improve the adequacy and resiliency of the energy system while increasing the percentage of renewable based power generation;</li><li>Increase the competitiveness and sustainability of the Enel power generation fleet;</li><li>Accelerate the energy transition.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>The concept of transitional hybrid power plants goes beyond the simple site-sharing configurations in which the RES and GPP share land and electrical connections but operate essentially independently. This new concept may also include the integration and implementation of Multi Vector Energy Storage Systems (MuVESS), such as thermal and electric storage, enabling energy storage and shifting over a period of 6-18 hours. </p><p><br></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p>This Challenge provides contribution to the following<b> Sustainable Development Goals</b>:</p><ul><li><b>SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy</b></li><li><b>SDG 9: Industry, innovation, and infrastructure</b></li><li><b>SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production</b></li></ul><p><i> </i></p><p><i>- Register now to start solving this Challenge! The full description challenge will be available to logged in users only. -</i></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: black;">For questions about the challenge and your proposal you can contact </span><a href="mailto:EnelOpenInnovabilityChallenges@innocentive.com" target="_blank">EnelOpenInnovabilityChallenges@innocentive.com</a></p><p><b> </b></p>

<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Enel X</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> we aim at driving the evolution of the energy sector. We look at technology and innovation to create opportunities for our customers, so that they can benefit and thrive progress, across the world. </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">And new and innovative opportunities often come from joining forces.</span></p><p><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This is why we want to hear from you.</b></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We want to hear how your solution can help businesses, cities and people to create new value, and how it can unleash the power that will support the creation of a new energy future.</span></p><p><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Let us know what is the Enel X challenge that you think you can contribute to solve or just let us know what is your idea of cooperating together!</b></p>

We are looking for new <b>technologies</b>, <b>architectures</b> and <b>control strategies</b> to lower energy storage costs and to improve the way our Energy Storage assets are built, operated and maintained, in order to maximize their profitability.