- Objectives -
To develop solar photovoltaic and/or electrical storage technological solutions and applications for the decarbonization of different sectors of the economy.
- Topics -
The main topics of the unit are:
- Agrovoltaics and Ecovoltaics: Improving the land-use efficiency of PV energy generation
- Floating Photovoltaic Systems: New opportunities for tackling competing uses for available land
- R4 approach for PV systems: Rooftops, Roads, Railways and Reservoirs: Infrastructure integrated photovoltaics
- Management and Integration of Hybrid Energy Storage Systems: Interoperability and digital twin for the advancement of multi-service flexibility and hybrid solutions
- Novel Eletrochemical Energy Storage Systems: Battery systems with improved cost, lower use of CRMs, longer life and performance
- PV systems: Reliable, Predictable and Low-Cost PV systems and Applications
- High power PV Irrigation: High Power Solar Irrigation for the water-energy nexus
- Projects -
AGROVOLTEP: Promote cross-border Spain-Portugal AGROVOLTAIC, improving public policies and strengthening technical capacities and the involvement of the whole value chain
Funding: INTERREG POCTEP
Duration: 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2026
Status: Ongoing
Agerar+: Renewable Energy Storage and Management for the promotion of small and medium-sized prosumers’ participation in smart grids
Funding: INTERREG POCTEP
Duration: 01/09/2023 – 31/08/2026
Status: Ongoing
NEXOMAR: CROSS-BORDER LINK TO BOOST MARITIME LOGISTICS ACTIVITY
Funding: INTERREG POCTEP
Duration: 01/09/2023 – 31/12/2025
Status: Ongoing
NEXUS: Transição Verde e Digital para Transportes, Logística e Mobilidade
Funding: PRR Agendas Mobilizadoras
Duration: 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2025
Status: Ongoing
NGS: New Generation Storage
Funding: PRR Agendas Mobilizadoras
Duration: 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2025
Status: Ongoing
ATE: Aliança para a transição Energética
Funding: PRR Agendas Mobilizadoras
Duration: 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2025
Status: Ongoing
AURORA: Achieving a new European Energy awareness Demonstrator
Funding: “Green Deal” Call LC-GD-10-3-202
Duration: 01/12/2021 – 31/05/2025
Status: Ongoing
POCITYF: A POsitive Energy CITY Transformation Framework
Funding: H2020 (LC-SC3-2018-2019-2020)
Duration: 01/10/2019 – 30/09/2024
Status: Ongoing
SOLARTECH: Technology and Knowledge Transfer in Solar Energy and Energy Storage
Funding: ALT2020
Duration: 02/12/2020 – 30/06/2023
Status: Ended
SOLAQUA: Accessible, reliable and affordable solar irrigation for Europe and beyond
Funding: H2020-LC-SC3-2018-2019-2020
Duration: 2020-2023
Status: Ended
HYBRIDSTORAGE: Hybrid Energy Battery Systems
Funding: PT2020 Copromoção
Duration: 2012-2023
Status: Ended
EERES4WATER: Promoting Energy-water Nexus resource efficiency through Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Funding: Interreg Atlantic Area Programme
Duration: 01.04.2019 – 30.03.2022
Status: Ended
GRECO: Fostering a Next GeneRation of European Photovoltaic SoCiety through Open Science
Funding: H2020-SwafS-2016-17 (Science with and for Society)
Duration: 01/06/2018 – 31/05/2021
Status: Ended
AGERAR: Renewable energy storage and management in commercial and residential applications
Funding: INTERREG POCTEP
Duration: 2017-2019
Status: Ended
PVCROPS: PhotoVoltaic Cost r€duction, Reliability, Operational performance, Prediction and Simulation
Funding: H2020
Duration: 2015-2018
Status: Ended
MASLOWATEN: MArket uptake of an innovative irrigation Solution based on LOW WATer-ENergy consumption
Funding: H2020
Duration: 2015-2018
Status: Ended
PEARL-PV: Performance and reliability of photovoltaic systems: valuations of large-scale monitoring data (PEARL-PV)
Funding: COST Association
Duration: 05/10/2017 – 30/04/2022
Status: Ended
- Publications -
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- Team -
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