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SMHYLES is a European project that will develop and demonstrate new hybrid industrial-scale energy storage systems based on water and salt. INESC TEC is one of the 16 partners of this €6M project, supporting the design, implementation and demonstration of a hybrid storage system consisting of a salt-based battery and a water-based supercapacitor on Graciosa island (Azores).
07th March 2024
Portugal addressed the European Commission's call for the creation of digital and interoperable buildings and electrical grids in Europe. The Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC) led the activities for four and a half years, with a budget of €36M and 50 partners, which include manufacturers, research institutions, distribution grid operators, IoT and ICT providers, retailers and final consumers. The outcome? A set of innovative results that will provide interoperability to homes and buildings, i.e., without the need to depend on a specific equipment manufacturer, so that devices, systems, and users can interact in a transparent and sustainable. All this within the context of the European project InterConnect.
07th March 2024
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (CEPCO), one of the largest companies in the electricity sector in Japan, visited INESC TEC to learn about the solutions that the Institute has been developing and the ongoing projects in power and energy systems - focusing on solutions for the energy transition. The delegation, accompanied by AICEP Portugal Global - Trade & Investment Agency, also visited INESC TEC's Laboratory of Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles.
04th March 2024
It is called TwinEU and is one of the largest consortia to date under the Horizon Europe programme. We're talking about €20M, and 75 partners from 15 countries, including INESC TEC. The goal? To develop a digital twin of the European electrical system to allow optimal management and planning of the electrical system in scenarios with high integration of renewable production, while designing new business models (e.g., the flexibility of the electrical system) towards achieving the European goals of carbon neutrality.
05th February 2024
Distribution System Operators have a new set of innovative applications, which will help them not only in the operation and planning of the distribution network, but also in the negotiation of new flexibility services on different market platforms. This was one of the main results of the EUniversal project, which also featured an open interface - UMEI, or Universal Market Enabling Interface - that facilitates the interaction between operators and new flexibility markets.
15th January 2024
Justino Rodrigues, INESC TEC researcher, was the big winner of the REN 2023 awards, in the category of "Best PhD thesis" in energy. In his thesis, developed within the scope of the Doctoral Programme in Sustainable Energy Systems of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) - and supervised by two INESC TEC researchers, Carlos Moreira and João Peças Lopes - Justino Rodrigues was able to test the incorporation of new functionalities for smart transformers applied to microgrids and multi-micro-grids; thanks to his work, the researcher received €30K.
24th November 2023
Developing open-source interoperability tools to improve the performance of distributed energy systems – this is the main objective of the European InterSTORE project, with INESC TEC as partner.
17th November 2023
The Asprela+Sustentável project focuses on transforming the Amial area into a pioneering model of solar energy management as a sustainable energy source. The municipal authorities of Porto, together with other partners – including INESC TEC – is already working on replicating this “square kilometre of sustainability” in other city locations.
17th November 2023
The European project AI4REALNET will support electricity, rail and air traffic system operators to implement human-intelligence interactions and increase safety and efficiency in decision making, considering the challenges of energy transition and digitalisation.
14th November 2023
INESC TEC participated in the fourth edition of the International Fair of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (FIEREE), which took place in Cape Verde. The event was held in Cidade da Praia (Santiago Island), between October 12 and 14 - with the motto "Towards a fair and sustainable transition". The MARES - an autonomous underwater vehicle developed by INESC TEC - travelled to Cape Verde, alongside three researchers who represented the institution during the event's exhibition, as well as in one of the discussion panels.
18th October 2023
The SCALE project, which brought together INESC TEC, Efacec, Armis and the Telecommunications Institute, has ended. The collaboration between these entities translated into a platform for the digital distribution substation of the future - which allows to control, monitor, and protect power distribution networks. The solution has been successfully demonstrated in the laboratory.
16th October 2023
Photovoltaic solar modules for facades, wind systems and pavements capable of generating power: welcome to the cities of the future! The journey that began in 2020, towards promoting the decarbonisation of cities through renewable energy communities, is now coming to an end.
17th August 2023