SEAMLESS-PV Project’s Post

What a start! 🚗☀️ DAY ONE complete for the Innoptus Solar Team in the Electrek American Solar Challenge. Day 1 was a strong start for the team: ➡️ 570 km successfully covered on the road ➡️ a solid 2nd place at the end of the day ➡️ just minutes behind the team from Delft ➡️ an exceptionally close race, with the top three teams battling it out throughout the day. 🎥 Watch their Day 1 recap below and follow their journey across the United States! ⏪ For those who may have missed our previous post, the Innoptus Solar Team is a group of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) engineering students developing and racing solar-powered vehicles to push the boundaries of sustainable mobility. Laborelec, part of ENGIE Research & Innovation, is proud to support the team with expertise in battery storage and energy management. #InnoptusSolarTeam #AmericanSolarChallenge #SolarEnergy #BatteryStorage #SustainableMobility

🤔 Missed our booth at 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 Munich? Here is a quick recap of our key showcase highlights. We teamed up with the Sungrow floating PV team to present our full range of PV mounting solutions at the three day event. Our AI driven tracking system was a real crowd favorite, lifting energy yield by up to ten percent even under scattered light conditions. We also displayed flexible agrivoltaic systems for various farm scenarios and lightweight roof mounting options for industrial and residential buildings. Plenty of industry visitors shared positive feedback after detailed on site introductions. Smart mounting design unlocks extra value for every solar project by fitting local conditions. We will keep delivering reliable support systems to advance Europe’s clean energy transition. We are already looking forward to reconnecting with all partners and showcasing more innovative products at next year’s Intersolar Europe.   #IntersolarEurope2026 #SolarMounting #AgriPV #CleanEnergy #Enertrack

Rapid Control Prototyping and Hardware-in-the-Loop testing help accelerate innovation by enabling engineers to develop, test, and validate control systems early in the design process. Speedgoat real-time target machines, seamlessly integrated with Simulink, provide a powerful ecosystem for rapid development and reliable testing. DM me if you are interested in a live demonstration using a Speedgoat target machine and Simulink. #MBD #HIL #Speedgoat #Simulink

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆—𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 Congratulations to the Swiss Solar Boat team from EPFL on being crowned Overall Champion of the 2026 Monaco Energy Boat Challenge. The competition brought together 54 teams from 21 countries to advance sustainable marine technology through cleaner propulsion, improved energy efficiency, autonomous capabilities, and innovative vessel design. Swiss Solar Boat competed with Lobst’Air, a three-seater Renewable Energy Foiler powered by a hybrid solar-hydrogen system. Designed for performance and autonomy, the vessel combines green hydrogen, solar energy, electric propulsion, and hydrofoil technology in one ambitious engineering platform. We are proud to have supported a small part of that journey. The team used Speedgoat as a central real-time control platform for the propulsion system. Described by Swiss Solar Boat as the “brain of the boat,” it communicated with the electronic speed controllers over CAN and helped the engineers test and characterize the motors under different load and speed conditions before integrating them into the vessel. That ability to validate controls before going onto the water is especially valuable in marine development, where real-world trials can be limited, costly, and dependent on weather and operating conditions. Real-time testing helps engineers refine functionality beforehand and gain more value from every run. Congratulations to Swiss Solar Boat—and to all participating teams for pushing sustainable marine technology forward through engineering, collaboration, and determination. - Explore the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge: https://loom.ly/kWL_HjM - Discover Swiss Solar Boat: https://loom.ly/Ix6YRzo #SwissSolarBoat #EPFL #MonacoEnergyBoatChallenge #SustainableMarineTechnology #MarineEngineering #Hydrogen #SolarEnergy #ElectricPropulsion #ControlEngineering #RealTimeTesting

On 2 July, ASCA participated with 15 other partners in the kick-off meeting of the new Horizon Europe project REGENIOUS. Led by Envirohemp S.L., the consortium of partners are brought together from across Europe to advance more sustainable and energy-efficient water treatment solutions. At ASCA, we are proud to play a key role in the project by leading Task 5.3 – "Integration of Renewable Energy Options." Our mission is to demonstrate how organic photovoltaics can directly power portable electrochemical regeneration (ER) systems, enabling clean, decentralized energy generation exactly where it is needed. Our contribution focuses on: - Integrating lightweight, flexible OPV modules into the portable regeneration systems. - Electrically coupling the OPV modules with the electrochemical regeneration technology. - Increasing the efficiency of our semi-transparent OPV modules from 6% to beyond 10%. - Developing an easy-to-install, retrofit module concept that can be attached to the side walls of the portable systems. By combining innovative organic photovoltaics with electrochemical regeneration, REGENIOUS aims to reduce the environmental footprint of water treatment while accelerating the transition toward a more circular and climate-neutral industry. We are excited to collaborate with our outstanding European partners and look forward to the next four years of innovation. #REGENIOUS #HorizonEurope #OrganicPhotovoltaics #RenewableEnergy #CleanTech #EnergyInnovation #Sustainability #Innovation #EUProjects #ASCA

📹 If you missed last week's EOLIAN LinkedIn Live, you can now watch the recording. The Project Live Talk – From Innovation to Circularity: How EOLIAN is Redefining Wind Turbine Blades – was organised by Ilkay Özkisaoglu of #CompositesLounge in partnership with The European Composites Industry Association; EuCIA. Watch now ▶️ https://lnkd.in/ewG85eix The EOLIAN partners: Proplast | AEP Polymers | Brunel University of London - Brunel Composites Centre (BCC) | Entelea | IRES | Norvento Enerxía - Norvento TECHnPower | Politecnico di Milano PolyEngLab | Tekniker | #EuCIA | Zorlu Energy Group #linkedinlive #EOLIAN #windenergy #blades #composites #vitrimers #sensors

☀️ Presentation Spotlight | FuturePV2 Workshop At the FuturePV2 Workshop, hosted by the TESTARE Project at the University of Cyprus, Savannah Bennett from Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) shared insights from the CircularPV project in her presentation: "A Multi-Metric Framework for Material Selection in Perovskite Modules: Implications for Sustainability, Scalability, and Net Zero Deployment." The presentation introduced a comprehensive framework for evaluating material choices using multiple sustainability metrics, helping to identify solutions that support circularity, scalable manufacturing, and the transition towards net-zero photovoltaic technologies. As perovskite photovoltaics move closer to commercial deployment, integrating sustainability into material selection will play a key role in developing resilient, resource-efficient, and environmentally responsible solar technologies. 👏 Thank you to the organisers for hosting an excellent workshop and to all participants for the engaging discussions. #CircularPV #FuturePV2 #PerovskiteSolarCells #Photovoltaics #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #NetZero #RenewableEnergy #MaterialsScience #SolarInnovation #ResearchInnovation #EnergyTransition #HorizonEurope #UCY #FZJ

Before a solar car hits the road, it starts with belief in what's possible. 🌞🏎 AIKO is proud to continue its collaboration with Nordlys NTNU, Norway's first solar car team, for 2026–2027. Following their initial adoption of AIKO ABC cells in 2025, the team will continue using AIKO high-efficiency ABC cells for its vehicle development, bringing advanced solar technology into real-world mobility applications. Beyond technology, this partnership reflects a shared commitment to learning, engineering, and empowering young talent to turn ideas into motion. We are proud to keep moving forward with Nordlys NTNU. 🤝 #AIKOEnergy #AIKOABC #NordlysNTNU #SolarMobility #SolarCar #CleanEnergy #Partnership

The energy transition becomes much more powerful when people can experience it, not just read about it. Interactive exhibitions like Experience Energy! Recharged help turn complex topics into practical understanding, making it easier for people to see how technology, research, and everyday decisions connect. Great collaboration between Empa, ETH Zürich, EPFL, Energy Science for Tomorrow, PSI Paul Scherrer Institut, and Verkehrshaus der Schweiz to make science more accessible and inspire the next generation of innovators. Which energy technology do you think will have the biggest impact over the next decade? #EnergyTransition #ExperienceEnergy #EmpaMaterialsScience #CleanEnergy #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy #Innovation #Science #Switzerland

Swiss cleantech innovation is transforming underground spaces into renewable energy sources. 🇨🇭   Born at EPFL, Enerdrape has developed geothermal panels that can be installed on underground surfaces such as parking garages, tunnels, and storage areas, without drilling or excavation. Some key highlights:  🔹 The panels recover local thermal energy for building heating and cooling when connected to a heat pump. 🔹 The solution is designed for urban environments and existing buildings. 🔹 In Lancy, 72 panels generate 18 MWh of heat annually for municipal offices. 🔹 In Paris, 145 panels provide energy for 72 homes while helping avoid 23 tonnes of CO₂ emissions each year.   Enerdrape demonstrates how Swiss innovation is turning overlooked urban infrastructure into practical solutions for the energy transition.   More information 👉 https://bit.ly/4b1wi80   #Switzerland #Cleantech #Innovation #EnergyTransition #RenewableEnergy #EPFL #ClimateTech #Sustainability