ELES
LJUBLJANA – SLOVENIA
Brief Biography of Partner
ELES is the combined transmission and distribution system operator of the Republic of Slovenia. With a professional approach, expertise, and advanced technology, ELES has been providing safe, reliable, and uninterrupted electric power transmission throughout Slovenia and across its borders for 100 years. Thus, the company connects people and ensures quality of life. ELES endeavors to plan, construct and maintain Slovenia’s transmission and distribution grid strategically, responsibly, and sustainably.
Partner’s Role in the SUNRISE project
Eles’s first involvement is as the end user to demand prediction tool, tool that predicts the forecast of energy demand within the certain time frame.
Additionally, Eles is also involved as an end user in the remote infrastructure inspection tool. It has two use cases, using satellite images of the energy infrastructure to detect land changes on a large scale, such as illegal buildups around the powerlines. Additionally, there is also drone inspection which is used in spotting on-site issues like corrosion, overheating or physical damage.