DOOSAN SKODA POWER SRO

Their core work

Doosan Škoda Power is a Czech heavy-industry manufacturer specializing in steam and gas turbines for power generation, with deep engineering roots in turbomachinery design, component fabrication, and power plant lifecycle management. In the H2020 context, they applied this industrial expertise to the challenge of making fossil-fuel power plants more flexible — able to ramp up and down quickly to compensate for the intermittency of renewables on the grid. Their R&D contribution spans both the physical engineering of turbine components (blades, seals, bearings, aero-elastic behavior) and the operational intelligence layer — analytics and condition-based monitoring that extend plant life and enable smarter dispatch. As a subsidiary of the Doosan Group, they bring the full capacity of a large industrial manufacturer to research consortia, bridging laboratory-scale findings with real-world turbine deployment.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their early H2020 work (FLEXTURBINE, 2016) was grounded in fundamental turbine component R&D — understanding how blades flutter, how seals and bearings behave under cycling stress, and how to extend component life when plants operate in flexible mode rather than baseload. By their second project (TURBO-REFLEX, 2017), the focus had shifted upward in the technology stack: from individual components toward whole-system optimization, retrofit solutions for existing plants, and digital tools like analytics and condition-based monitoring. This is a clear maturation path — from "understand the physics" to "deploy the solution on operational assets."

Doosan Škoda Power is moving toward digitally-enabled, retrofit-first approaches that extend the usefulness of existing fossil power infrastructure during the energy transition — a commercially attractive position as plant operators seek flexibility without full replacement capital expenditure.

How they like to work

They have played both roles — leading FLEXTURBINE as coordinator (managing what appears to be a sizeable consortium) and joining TURBO-REFLEX as a participant, suggesting flexibility in how they engage depending on project scope. Their 39 unique partners across 10 countries in just two projects indicates they operate comfortably in large, multi-national RIA consortia rather than small bilateral arrangements. This breadth suggests they are valued as an industrial anchor that gives consortia credibility with real-world turbine expertise.

Despite only two projects, Doosan Škoda Power has built a network of 39 unique partners spanning 10 countries — an unusually wide reach for this project count, reflecting the large consortium structure typical of energy RIA projects. Their network is pan-European in character, consistent with the European grid-stability context of both projects.

What sets them apart

Doosan Škoda Power occupies a rare position in H2020 energy research: an actual turbine manufacturer participating in R&D, not just a university or research institute. This means their project outputs are directly connected to products and services they can commercialize — making them a high-value partner for consortia that need to demonstrate industrial relevance and exploitation potential. Within the Czech Republic, they are among the few heavy-industry actors with both the engineering depth and the EU project experience to anchor large research consortia in the power sector.

Highlights from their portfolio

• FLEXTURBINE
  Doosan Škoda Power coordinated this project — their largest by EC contribution (€562,825) — demonstrating their capacity to lead a multi-partner European consortium on advanced turbine technology for flexible fossil power generation.
• TURBO-REFLEX
  This project is notable for its commercial relevance: rather than designing new plants, it focused on retrofitting existing CCGT assets with flexible operation capability, a directly deployable solution for Europe's installed power fleet.