Gabriele Peyrani’s Post

The full programme for Off-Highway & Power Generation Europe 2026 is here. This isn’t about abstract future thinking. It’s about the real engineering, regulatory and commercial decisions shaping the next generation of off-highway power. Across 22–23 September in Frankfurt, we’ll bring together OEMs, suppliers, researchers, policymakers and operators for two days of focused discussion across eight core sessions: From the Big Picture on global powertrain strategy and NRMM regulation, through to deep technical sessions on hydrogen ICE, lifecycle analysis and next-generation engines, the agenda reflects the complexity of the transition underway. We’ll also explore: • Renewable fuels and well-to-work decarbonisation • Emissions control systems and advanced aftertreatment • Electrification trends, battery optimisation and policy direction • Operator perspectives on what decarbonisation means in practice, on real machines in real conditions Speakers include leading voices from FEV Group, Caterpillar, John Deere, Komatsu, TU Graz, Bellona Europe, the European Rental Association, and many more. What stands out most is the balance: high-level strategy paired with hands-on engineering reality. Because progress in this sector only happens when both are aligned. 📍 Off-Highway & Power Generation Europe 2026 🗓️ 22–23 September 📍 Frankfurt, Germany The full programme is now available. We hope to see you there.

𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Wind Turbine Blades 2026 brings together wind turbine manufacturers, blade designers, composite material suppliers, OEMs, engineers, researchers, and sustainability experts to explore the latest innovations in wind turbine blade technology. Taking place from 8–10 December 2026 in Düsseldorf, Germany, the conference focuses on blade design, advanced composite materials, manufacturing processes, structural integrity, inspection, maintenance, repair, and end-of-life recycling. As the wind energy sector continues to expand globally, the event provides valuable insights into improving blade performance, durability, and sustainability across the entire lifecycle. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲: ✔ Advanced composite materials and blade manufacturing technologies ✔ Blade design optimization and aerodynamic performance ✔ Inspection, monitoring, maintenance, and repair strategies ✔ End-of-life blade recycling and circular economy solutions ✔ Digital engineering, testing, and quality assurance innovations ✔ Networking with global wind energy leaders, suppliers, and technology experts 👉 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭: https://lnkd.in/dkaNJdvr #WindTurbineBlades2026 #WindEnergy #RenewableEnergy #CompositeMaterials #BladeTechnology #WindPower #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #AdvancedManufacturing #IndustryEvents

Hello everyone, Advancing the Energy Transition: Announcing the Strategic Technical Synergy Between ESPOM and Hydro Puls Systems 🌍🚀 I am proud to announce a significant milestone in our mission to combat climate change through advanced mechanical engineering and high-efficiency thermodynamic architectures. ESPOM and Belgium-based Hydro Puls Systems BV have officially executed a Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to pioneer the deep integration of our tescilli core platforms. This international collaboration bridges two breakthrough engineering paradigms to solve the critical thermodynamic bottlenecks of high-pressure gas logistics and sustainable propulsion: 🔹The Structural Synergy: Merging ESPOM’s patented Planetary Opposed-Piston Compressor architecture and kinematic ray-gear mechanisms with Hydro Puls's software-defined HPDD v26 TRT (Hydro Puls Direct-Drive) linear fluid matrix. 🔹The Engineering Breakthrough: ESPOM’s geometry natively translates movement into pure axial linear force with zero lateral friction (piston slap) and the lowest torque resistance. Pairing this layout with a crankless, software-defined linear driver is designed to completely eliminate Hertzian contact stress on mechanical components under extreme operating baselines exceeding +600 bar. 🔹The Decarbonization Impact: Optimizing our unique constant-volume dwell time architecture alongside their zero-slip, software-controlled thermal management loops unlocks unparalleled efficiency pathways for the compression, storage, and transport of next-generation green fuels like Hydrogen (H₂) and Ammonia (NH₃). Discover the initial conceptual framework of this game-changing application on the official Hydro Puls Systems platform: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e-wdfMkj My sincere thanks to Gerd Van Driessche for his exceptional visionary alignment, to İbrahim Karakoç for his strategic contributions during our initial consultationsour, and to legal counsel Atty. Sevgi Aksoy for structuring a mutual legal framework. Together, we look forward to rewriting the benchmarks of clean energy logistics. 🌿 Best regards, Nadir AKSOY www.espom.com.tr #AirCompressors #AirEngine #AmmoniaPropulsion #AppliedEnergy #CarbonFreeEnergy #CleanCombustion #CleanTech #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #ClimatePolicy #ClimateTargets #CombustionTCP #CO2Battery #CO2exide #CompleteCombustion #CompressedAir #CompressedAirEnergyStorage #CompressedAirEngine #CompressedAirMotor #CompressedAirSolutions #Compressor #CompressorEfficiency #CompressorTech #Decarbonization #DeepTech #DispatchablePower #EnergyDome #EnergyEfficiency #EnergySecurity #EnergyStorage #EnergyTransition #ESPOM #FatihBirol #GreenLogistics #GreenTech #HPDD #HydrogenEconomy #HydroPuls #HydroPulsDirectDrive #HydroPulsSystems #ICE #IEA #InternalCombustionEngine #InternationalEnergyAgency #LDES #LongDurationEnergyStorage #LowCarbon #MaritimeDecarbonization #NetZero #ReciprocatingCompressor #RotaryCompressor #ThermalEfficiency #Thermodynamics #ZeroEmission

Maybe it’s time to rethink the term FCEV. For years I have been advocating the use of the acronym FCHEV (Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Vehicle) rather than simply FCEV. Why? Because in most real vehicleapplications, the battery is not just an auxiliary component, but it is a fundamental part of the propulsion architecture. It delivers peak power, recovers braking energy and allows the fuel cell to operate in its most efficient region: it provides an hybridization of propulsion. A recent study by Argonne National Laboratory reaches a similar conclusion. Instead of sizing the fuel cell for maximum vehicle power, the researchers found that a hybrid architecture, where the fuel cell provides the continuous power demand and the battery handles transient loads, offers the best balance between efficiency, durability and thermal management. To me, this is exactly why the “H” matters. It doesn’t simply stand for Hybrid, but it describes the architecture itself. As commercial vehicles become increasingly SW defined, the real innovation is no longer choosing between batteries and hydrogen, but designing how they work together as one optimized energy system. Sometimes, one letter tells the whole engineering story. https://lnkd.in/e8e8s5zW

HyCoFlex at #ECOS2026! This week, Nikos Skordoulias and Sotirios Karellas represented the #HyCoFlex project at ECOS 2026, where they delivered an oral presentation entitled: "Optimised sizing and operational dispatch of grid connected PEM electrolysers for hydrogen-fired gas turbines using a multi-objective framework: A HyCoFlex case study." The presentation showcased a novel multi-objective optimisation framework that simultaneously determines the optimal sizing and operational dispatch of grid-connected PEM electrolysers supplying hydrogen to an advanced hydrogen-fired gas turbine. Learn more about the HyCoFlex project here: https://www.hycoflex.eu/

Excited to share that Laboratory of Thermal Processes School of Mechanical Engineering - NTUA represented the HyCoFlex Project at ECOS 2026 – the 39th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – where an oral presentation titled "Optimised sizing and operational dispatch of grid-connected PEM electrolysers for hydrogen-fired gas turbines using a multi-objective framework: A HyCoFlex case study." was delivered. Together with Sotirios Karellas at NTUA, we developed a multi-objective optimisation framework that simultaneously determines the optimal sizing and operational dispatch of grid-connected PEM electrolysers supplying hydrogen to an advanced hydrogen-fired gas turbine. Using the HyCoFlex pilot-scale facility as a case study, we showed how integrating system design and operation can reveal cost-effective pathways for renewable hydrogen production and utilisation. The results identify optimal electrolyser capacities across different hydrogen demand scenarios while achieving competitive Levelised Costs of Hydrogen (LCOH) and complying with RFNBO carbon-intensity criteria. A big thank you to the ECOS 2026 organisers for creating such a great space for researchers and industry experts to exchange ideas on the future of sustainable energy systems. We also thank everyone who attended the presentation and contributed to the engaging discussions. 🔗 Learn more about the conference: https://ecos2026.insae.ro/ 🔗 Learn more about the HyCoFlex project: https://www.hycoflex.eu/ #HyCoFlex #ECOS2026 #Hydrogen #GreenHydrogen #PEMElectrolyser #GasTurbines #EnergyTransition #Decarbonisation #EnergySystems #HorizonEurope #Research #Innovation

What if a single ocean-energy platform could capture more than one type of wave motion? I am pleased to share my research concept, “Modular Hybrid Ocean-Wave Energy System (MH-WES): Integrating Heave, Surge, and Pressure Modes on a Single Platform for Electricity Generation.” Most conventional wave-energy converters rely on one dominant motion—vertical movement, horizontal surge, or pressure variation. The proposed MH-WES framework brings all three energy-capture modes together through: 🔹 A surface buoy capturing vertical heave motion 🔹 An adaptive submerged rotor harvesting horizontal surge flow 🔹 A flexible membrane module utilizing dynamic pressure variations All three modules are connected to a common power-conversion system with smart monitoring, storage, and control. The goal is to broaden the effective energy-capture range, reduce output fluctuations, improve operational resilience, and allow individual modules to be maintained or replaced without shutting down the entire platform. A unified multi-motion power equation has also been developed to combine mechanical input, module efficiencies, hydrodynamic interaction, electrical losses, and auxiliary power consumption within one analytical framework. Potential applications include remote islands, coastal communities, offshore aquaculture, navigation systems, autonomous marine stations, and other locations where dependable local electricity is essential. This study is currently at the conceptual and modelling stage. The next important steps include CFD analysis, structural and fatigue assessment, wave-tank experiments, optimisation, uncertainty analysis, and ultimately a coastal pilot project. The ocean never stops moving. The challenge is not simply to capture its energy—but to capture it intelligently, efficiently, and sustainably. I respectfully welcome feedback, technical suggestions, research collaboration, and constructive discussion from professionals working in marine engineering, renewable energy, hydrodynamics, control systems, and sustainable technology. #WaveEnergy #RenewableEnergy #OceanEnergy #CleanTechnology #MarineEngineering #SustainableInnovation #EnergyInnovation #ResearchAndDevelopment #BlueEconomy #CleanEnergy #EngineeringResearch #BangladeshResearch

July 10, 2026: Mini re-cap from the  Offshore Energy and Storage Symposium (OSES 2026) at the Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Delft University of Technology where Phynix was listed as one of the Dutch innovators. Key takeaways: - In 2024, 92 TWh of useful electrons were curtailed in Europe (including United Kingdom). Impact: congestion management cost of 8.9 billion euro - Policy reforms (and mindset changes) are needed to enable the system transformation - Technology risk is low provided that we do pilots (and share & implement the lessons learnt) - Treat offshore storage as a strategic flexibility infrastructure, not simply as a generation add on - Central coordination is essential along with a new balance between what we do collectively and what we do competitively - We have to act - and we have to do so in a socially responsible way Closing comments from Sola Ogunnaike "I prepared a closing speech, but conclude repeating what David Molenaar said - we are not in a hurry, the planet is." Antonio Jarquin Laguna Seamus Garvey Tonio Sant Antonio Marco Pantaleo Benjamin Lehner Sola Ogunnaike (CEng, MBA) Eva Ferrier Invest-NL Elvin E. Delft University of Technology Delft Offshore Turbine (DOT) David Molenaar

Our R&D team recently took part in the Joint Meeting of the Italian and Spanish Sections of The Combustion Institute, where we shared practical insights on how heavy industry can accelerate its transition toward cleaner energy. Here are the key highlights from our participation: 🔬𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡: In collaboration with Paul Wurth Italy, we presented our paper, “Accurate estimation of NOx emissions by simplified and detailed mechanisms in a Coke Oven Battery.” In this study, we showed how NOx emissions can be accurately predicted by state-of-the-art CFD simulations based on detailed kinetic models. The proposed modeling procedure, validated against experimental data provided by the Paul Wurth engineering team, allows for the redesign of next-generation, Low-NOx heating flues for coal distillation. 💬𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞: We contributed to the panel, “Industrial Combustion Decarbonisation: What Has Changed, and What Will Actually Move CO₂?” During the discussion, we shared Termotecnica Industriale’s practical approach to decarbonization, which is built on the following cornerstones: 1. Recovering waste fuels from refineries. 2. Use of hydrogen as a carbon-free energy vector for steam production 3. Use very-low LHV syngas, reducing reliance on fossil fuels 4. Recovering energy from solid waste using WTE (Waste-to-Energy) boilers. 5. Integrating electrical heating into existing or new boilers. 6. Retrofitting decommissioned boilers to help reduce the overall carbon footprint. 7. Looking to the future, adopting ammonia as a carbon-neutral fuel to drive the path toward complete decarbonization.   We thank our collaborators and everyone who joined the sessions. 📄 Learn more about our participation on our website: https://lnkd.in/eg4BA3Av #IndustrialDecarbonization #EnergyTransition #Combustion #SustainableIndustry #ResearchAndDevelopment #Innovation #ResearchAndDevelopment #Energy #NOx #EnergySolutions #EmissionReduction #TermotecnicaIndustriale

⚡ How Wave Energy Converters (WECs) Work! 🌊 Discover how kinetic energy from ocean waves is transformed into clean, renewable electricity. This educational animation breaks down the entire integrated design and power generation system—from the oscillating flaps and hydraulic systems to the robust concrete caisson foundation and subsea cables powering our shore grids. Watch how engineering innovation harnesses the ocean's power for a sustainable future! 🌍💡 #WaveEnergy #RenewableEnergy #CleanTech #OceanPower #GreenEnergy #Engineering #Sustainability