PREDICTION OF WATER CONSUMPTION IN EYDAP’S AREAS OF ACTIVITY UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE AND SOCIAL & ECONOMIC ALTERATIONS

Ref.No: 91019000
Start date: 14.11.2024
End date: 13.07.2025
Approval date: 31.07.2024
Department: CIVIL ENGINEERING
Sector: WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Financier: EUDAP A.E.
Budget: 62.000,00 €
Public key: 68Π146ΨΖΣ4-ΞΩΛ
Scientific Responsible: Assist. Prof. EFSTRATIADIS
Email: andreas@itia.ntua.gr
Description: THE PROJECT AIMS TO PREDICT (BY MEANS OF SCENARIOS) THE WATER CONSUMPTION IN THE AREAS OF ACTIVITY OF EYDAP SA, BY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT CLIMATIC, SOCIAL, DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC CHANGES. IN THIS CONTEXT, HISTORICAL WATER CONSUMPTION DATA, AT MULTIPLE SCALES, AND THE VARIABLES THAT AFFECT IT WILL BE COLLECTED AND ANALYZED, THROUGH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS. KEY COMPONENT WILL BE A SIMULATION MODEL OF THE BEHAVIOR OF WATER CONSUMERS IN THE AREAS SUPPLIED BY EYDAP SA. THIS WILL BE CALIBRATED ON THE BASIS HISTORICAL DATA AND USED TO PREDICT FUTURE DEMANDS, DRIVEN BY VARIOUS SCENARIOS OF THEIR PREDICTORS (CLIMATIC VARIABLES, SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, DEVELOPMENT PLANS, ETC.). THE TIME HORIZON OF PROJECTIONS WILL BE AT LEAST UNTIL THE YEAR 2045. THE OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE COMPANY IN PLANNING NEW PROJECTS AND TAKING SUITABLE MEASURES TO DEAL WITH POTENTIALLY INCREASED WATER DEMANDS, COMPARED TO THE CURRENT LEVELS.
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