UAB SAULES VEJO ARUODAI

Their core work

UAB Saules Vejo Aruodai (whose name translates roughly as "Solar Wind Granaries" in Lithuanian) is a small product-focused SME in Vilnius developing building-integrated energy components. Their work centers on two distinct product lines: smart reflective blinds that reduce a building's energy consumption and carbon footprint, and solar active facade elements that preheat ventilation air using solar energy. Both products target the commercial and residential building sector, where they aim to reduce heating loads and fossil fuel dependence through passive and active solar building technologies. Their EU project activity consisted entirely of SME Phase 1 feasibility studies, indicating they were at the concept-validation stage of bringing these products to market.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Both H2020 projects fall within a narrow 2015–2017 window, so the evolution visible here is a product-level shift rather than a strategic pivot. Their earlier project addressed passive energy reduction through reflective blinds — a straightforward shading and carbon reduction concept. By 2017, they had moved toward active solar harvesting integrated directly into the building facade, a more technically sophisticated approach. The direction of travel is clear: from passive shading toward active solar building components, suggesting increasing technical ambition over the period.

If they continued developing after 2017, the likely direction is deeper integration of solar thermal technology into building facades — a growing market segment driven by European building renovation mandates and energy performance directives.

How they like to work

SVA acted as coordinator on both projects, but both were SME Phase 1 grants — a funding scheme typically awarded to a single company with no consortium requirement. They recorded zero unique consortium partners across their entire H2020 history, meaning they have operated entirely as a standalone innovator rather than as a networked research actor. For a potential partner, this means SVA brings proprietary product concepts but no established research network to draw on.

SVA has no recorded consortium partners and no cross-border collaborations in their H2020 history. They appear to operate as a self-contained product development company rather than through academic or industrial research networks.

What sets them apart

SVA occupies a niche at the intersection of solar thermal engineering and building product commercialization — both projects show a clear intent to bring market-ready products to construction and renovation projects, not just to conduct academic research. As a Lithuanian SME, they represent an underserved geography in EU clean building technology, which can be an asset in consortia seeking geographic balance. However, their track record is thin: two small feasibility grants with no visible Phase 2 follow-through, which raises open questions about whether either product reached commercial viability.

Highlights from their portfolio

• SVAP
  Represents the more technically advanced of the two products — a solar ventilation air preheater as a next-generation facade element, which addresses both renewable energy generation and building HVAC energy demand simultaneously.
• Collect and Reflect
  The use of a trademarked product name (Collect and Reflect™) signals commercial intent beyond research, and the explicit carbon footprint framing shows awareness of the market positioning required for business adoption.