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SENTINEL: Autonomous energy solutions for military camps and tactical operations

SENTINEL addresses the need to shift military energy provision from a high reliance on fossil fuels towards sustainable, resilient, and efficient energy solutions.

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@ Teces grozd zelenih tehnologij Maribor

The SENTINEL project focuses on improving military camps and operations functioning. It aims at making military camps more efficient and self-reliant, while also easing logistical demands, by providing a flexible and high-capacity energy supply. 

SENTINEL will develop and test 17 essential energy capabilities, including cutting-edge energy technologies, improved mobility, digital energy systems, and smart-grid integration. These features will be tried and tested with armed forces in realistic military situations and different climate conditions to ensure they work effectively in actual operations.

  • Beneficiaries

    Coordinator: Teces grozd zelenih tehnologij Maribor

    Participants: Aeoliki Ltd - Alpha innovations - Arquus - Arxlight AB - Atlantic organization for security - Avl list GMBH - Commissariat a l energie atomique et aux energies alternatives - Cs group-France - Datathings sa - Equipos moviles de campana arpa SA -  Forsvarets forskninginstitutt - Fraunhofer gesellschaft zur forderung der angewandten forschung ev - G&g partners SRL - Hudson dynamics b.V. - Hygear bv - Indra sistemas sa - Instituto nacional de tecnica aeroespacial esteban terradas - Institutt for energiteknikk - Intracom defense ae - Leonardo - societa per  azioni - Motor oil (hellas) diilistiria korinthou a.e. - Motor oil renewable energy - onoprosopi ae- - Nederlandse organisatie voor toegepast natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek tno - Norhybrid renewables as - Novakamp - Onedrone sobodne tehnologije doo - Pixii as - Powerup fuel cells ou - Rheinmetall - roject solutions GMBH - Robotina d.o.o., podjetje za inz eniring, marketing, trgovino in proizvodnjo - Sira società per l'informatica, la ricerca e l'automazione a r.l. - Smartis, informacijski sistemi d.o.o. - Thales - Thales Espana sistemas sa - Universitaet der bundeswehr muenchen - Univerza v Ljubljani - Univerza v Mariboru - Vincorion advanced systems GMBH -  Vincorion power systems GMBH - Wb electronics s.a. 

  • Project Locations

    Slovenia - Cyprus - Belgium - France - Sweden - Belgium - Austria -  Luxembourg - Spain - Norge - Germany - Italy - Netherlands - Greece - Estonia - Poland

  • EU funding

    €39.9 million

  • Funding source

    European Defence Fund

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