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January 3, 2024
Scenarios

Safeguarding Groundwater 

The World Bank refers to Groundwater as “the hidden wealth of nations” in its report on the economics of groundwater in times of climate change (2023).  Groundwater is a vital resource for drinking water, irrigation, and industrial use. However, it is also vulnerable to pollution from a variety of sources,…

January 3, 2024
Hybris

Hybris ABMS (Advanced Battery Management System) solution implemented as SaaS software in the Cloud

Baseline Current Battery Management System (BMS) technologies are usually developed by the battery providers themselves, dedicated to a specific battery model reference and locally integrated within the battery hardware packaging. It generally induces unextendible computational resources and communication capabilities with low ability for functional evolution or complex models’ integration. Advanced…

December 18, 2023
Hybris

Hybris 6th General Assembly

Hybris partners meet on the 12th and 13th for the 6th General Assembly in Seville to discuss advances and ways to improve the Hybris implementation plan. Now that the project is reaching an important milestone the technical discussions and needs from demo sites took most part of the meeting. The…

December 18, 2023
Soldac

SOlDAC project connected with the main actors in public perception assessment of carbon capture technologies

On November 14, 2023, the SolDAC project actively participated in the “Public Perception and Business Models” workshop held in Brussels. The primary objective of the workshop was to shape the Social Acceptance methodology for projects like SolDAC by drawing insights from analogous initiatives. It served as a central meeting point…

December 14, 2023
Neon

NEON was at the VII National Renewable Energy Congress organised by its partner APPA

The main objective of the congress was to deepen the impact of renewable energies in the current national scenario, consolidating itself as a crucial meeting point for debate and exchange of perspectives. This event is a fundamental platform where experts and professionals from the sector converge to analyse and debate…

November 30, 2023
Hybris

Performance testing hybrid battery controls with HIL

The HYBRIS hybrid redox flow (AORFB) and lithium titanate (LTO) battery system uses HIL to test EMS controls safer, faster, and under real site conditions. Energy storage, and especially battery systems, play a growing role in the energy landscape by providing much needed stability to an energy system that is…

November 29, 2023
Circthread

CircThread Fifth General Assembly in Bilbao

Last week from the 21st to the 23rd we gathered in Bilbao for the CircThread 5th General Assembly. We are changing the way we work on these meeting, advancing towards a more dynamic and hands on activities. Several internal workshops took place during these two days dealing with the use…

November 28, 2023
Soldac

Participation of the University of Edinburgh in Electrochem 2023

The development of catalysts with excellent selectivity, stability and activity toward multicarbon products for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 (CO2RR) has been a topic of extensive research due to its crucial role in sustainable CO2 utilisation. Such features depend on the composition and morphology of the catalyst, which are also…

November 24, 2023
Hybris

Hybris at Battery Innovation Days 2023

On the 14th and 15th of November 2023 in Bordeaux, the third edition of the Battery and Innovation Days (BID2023) was held. The event gathered 1400 attendees (online and onsite), 60 speakers and moderators, and 25 exhibitors, it was a remarkable gathering that showcased the growing momentum of the European…

November 20, 2023
Neon

Empowering energy communities workshop

On Friday 17 November a workshop with the title ” Empowering Energy Communities: Business models, best practices, and experiences” was organised by Appa Renovables and held remotely.The workshop was conducted in English and hada duration of two hours approximately.  It consisted in the presentation of the barriers, best practices, and real…

November 17, 2023
Circthread

CircThread at Ecomondo

Last week, in Rimini (Italy) it was held ECOMONDO, the trade fair dedicated to industries, policy makers, and local authorities to support the development strategies of the European Union’s environmental policy.  In 2022 this event counted more than 79.000 visitors, of which 10% overseas; 1.405 companies and 181 events, 1/3 of…

November 10, 2023
Scenarios

Intense need for PFAS innovative methods for degradation and detection of PFAS

Comprising more than 4 700 chemicals, perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of widely used, man-made chemicals that accumulate over time in humans and in the environment. PFAS are used in non-stick pans, paper products, textiles, firefighting foam, electronics and other products.  Fig. 1. The contamination of…

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