<p><b>Operators performing live working activities on low voltage (LV) electrical systems must wear suitable protective clothing</b>. However currently available garments providing the level of protection needed are particularly uncomfortable in high temperature and high humidity environments. Enel is interested in developing more comfortable protective clothing for these situations and is looking for a development partner.</p><p> </p><p><i>This is an electronic Request-for-Partners (eRFP) Challenge. The Solver will write a preliminary proposal and/or submit a video (highly preferred) to be evaluated by the Seeker with a goal of establishing a collaborative partnership</i>.</p><p> </p><p><br></p><p><b>OVERVIEW</b></p><p> </p><p>Working on LV electrical systems poses a variety of hazards and operators are required to wear specialized clothing. In particular these protective garments must be manufactured with antistatic/fireproof fabric of suitable mechanical strength and the garment must be resistant to the thermal effects of an electric arc that is a potential issue during working activity. The clothing currently supplied with these features is not particularly comfortable in the summer months when temperatures and humidity rise. Therefore Enel is interested in finding, developing, or having developed more comfortable clothing in terms of thermo-physiological comfort while still providing the same level of protection.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This Challenge provides contribution to the following Sustainable Development Goals:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><b>SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being</b> </li></ul><p> </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>Note: as this is an eRFP challenge, you&#39;d better sign up by selecting the &quot;Organization&quot; profile type, in this way you&#39;ll be able to fill in your company information.</p><p><br></p><p>For questions about the challenge and your proposal you can contact <a href="mailto:EnelOpenInnovabilityChallenges@innocentive.com" target="_blank">EnelOpenInnovabilityChallenges@innocentive.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>INFO: expiration date extended until 29 February 2020.</p>

<p>Enel “Global Infrastructure and Networks s.r.l.” is interested in finding new solutions to detect and prevent illegal underground connections to the distribution lines.</p><p><br></p><p>Smart metering technologies are causing a drift of the theft methodologies, from meter manipulation to line manipulation. In the near future, the latter will be the most common theft method adopted. A great deal of cables are placed underground, and this makes it particularly difficult to spot tampered cables: thieves create illegal connections that are not evident even during inspections.</p><p><br></p><p>To discover illegal underground connections, and also for maintenance purposes, it would be useful to have a device capable of estimating with precision where a derivation (joint) is placed along an LV cable.</p><p><br></p><p>Cable tracers have been available on the market for a long time, but you need long and expensive field inspections in order to find underground derivations: somebody needs to follow the cable, along its entire length. The ideal solution, however, would be something that can be used in the substation itself and can provide an accurate estimation of the distance to the joint.</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.

Improvement of existing technologies, integration of renewable power in anthropized environments and use of new renewable resources.

<p>We want to become the leading energy innovation ecosystem with the ability to connect talented people, ideas, expertise, technologies and resources to create the energy of the future. We want to help guide the transformation of the energy sector to make it smarter, more efficient and more reliable, developing new products and services for our clients in the process. </p><p>This is why we want to hear from you!</p><p>We want to work with the best startups worldwide, offering our expertise, opening the doors of our laboratories and guaranteeing the resources required to develop better solutions in a fast way.</p><p>Our Innovation Hub is the point of contact between Enel and the ecosystem, able to connect the brightest minds to the opportunities of a Group present in 35 countries and with 73 million customers around the world.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>