Imagine your neighborhood having its own smart power brain that balances solar panels, batteries, and hydrogen fuel. Instead of relying solely on a distant power plant, this system manages energy locally to prevent blackouts and waste. It acts like a traffic controller for electricity, ensuring power goes where it is needed most in real-time.
Current energy grids struggle to handle the intermittent nature of renewable sources, leading to instability and inefficiency. There is a lack of coordinated systems that can balance production, storage, and consumption locally without overloading the main grid.
A multi-modal energy hub and high-efficiency power electronics converters. They also developed AI-driven energy management algorithms and low-latency communication systems for grid monitoring.
If you are a DSO dealing with grid instability from too many solar panels — this project developed high-efficiency power converters and management algorithms that unload the distribution grid. This allows for better local balancing of electricity and improved power quality.
If you are a manufacturer dealing with the difficulty of integrating hydrogen into existing power grids — this project developed a multi-modal energy hub. This allows hydrogen components to plug seamlessly into existing installations for better energy storage.
If you are an aggregator dealing with high power demand spikes during peak charging — this project developed low-latency communication systems and AI tools. These enable optimal energy management between sources and loads to ensure resilient operation.
Based on available project data, specific pricing or cost structures are not provided.
The project aims for widespread interconnection of a large number of systems and includes 5 relevant use cases and demonstrators to validate industrial applicability.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not mentioned; however, the project is coordinated by Infineon Technologies AG.
The project focuses on solutions that seamlessly plug into existing installations to unload the distribution grid and balance energy locally.
The project period runs from 2024-07-01 to 2027-06-30.
The consortium is heavily industry-driven with a 45% industry ratio, featuring 14 companies including 8 SMEs. Led by a global giant, Infineon Technologies AG, the group combines the scale of large enterprises with the agility of SMEs and the research depth of 13 universities across 5 European countries, indicating a strong path toward commercialization.
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