The applications period is now open for the 2nd edition of the Open Data Academy Challenge Award, an E-REDES initiative which has as its objective to reward dissertations and Master's projects that focus on the theme of energy transition and which use data from the Open Data Portal as a source for the research carried out...
E-REDES has launched Open Data Portal and the Open Data Academy Challenge Prize to promote knowledge, innovation and accelerate energy transition.
Dissertations from both the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 academic years are eligible. Three prizes will be awarded, with a prize of €6,000 for 1st place.
The applications period is open until 31 December 2025 on this link
The Open Data Portal shares data generated by the electricity distribution network, free of charge, related to:
- Smart meters
- Hourly and monthly energy use by postal code
- Digitalization of the electricity network
- Power interruptions
- Energy transition by municipality
- Evolution of electric mobility
- Network availability and operation
- Integration of renewables
Further information here.
Presentation Session at ISEG
To promote the Portal and the Prize, E-REDES will hold a Presentation Session at ISEG, on 11 September, at 18.00, in Lecture Theatre 1 (Quelhas), as part of the Master's Degree in Quantitative Methods for Economic and Business Decision Making.
The session, which is free to attend, will feature Bruno Espírito Santo, coordinator of Open Data, who will give a presentation on the company, followed by a practical demonstration of the Open Data Portal. The session will end with Nélio Moreira, head of the Open Data Academy Challenge, who will give a brief presentation about the Prize.
