A collaborative meeting, hosted by INESC-ID’s Sustainable Power Systems (SPS) Group, recently took place at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST). The event gathered several companies from the Petrotec and Barraqueiro Groups, along with researchers from INESC-ID and Técnico, to discuss emerging trends and strengthen partnerships. 

SPS senior researcher, Hugo Morais, provided an overview of three Horizon Europe projects – EV4EU, Shift2DC, and U2Demo – which he is currently leading at INESC ID, and also introduced the Energy Dream Lab, a new Lab under development at INESC ID’s facilities on Técnico’s Alameda campus.  We were also represented by Sónia Pinto, senior researcher and scientific coordinator of the Green Energy and Smart Converters (GESC) group, who shared the group’s advances in storage and converter energy systems.

Focused on the meetings main themes, sustainability, energy transition and innovative transportation solutions, Petrotec shared a presentation on “Energy solutions for transformative industries”, and Barraqueiro focused on “Advancing sustainable transportation solutions”. The round of presentations also counted with other companies present such as Hellonext, Boost Logistics, Spinach Tours, Boost Portugal, and academics from IDMEC, IN+ and ITI.

According to Hugo Morais, “the event was very interesting for understanding the current needs of the industry, which in many cases are driven by market and user demands” and allowed the “identification of collaboration opportunities in both national and international projects.”

Following the meeting, participants visited Hellonext’s R&D center in Seixal, where they had the opportunity to see in firsthand the development of IT solutions for Renewable Energy Systems, Grid and EV Charging Infrastructure, and Hydrogen Refueling Solutions of Petrotec, at the company’s newest facilities.

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