The project accelerates the market uptake of Advanced Power Electronics (Advanced PE) by companies, especially SMEs, in the BSR for the efficient conversion, transmission and consumption of energy. The novel technologies behind Advanced PE allow more than 50% of energy savings by enabling the efficient control and conversion of electrical power and the reduction of energy losses in all stages of the energy supply chain.
The market uptake of Advanced PE is challenged by technical and economic barriers as well as knowledge gaps which are difficult to be overcome by companies from the energy supply chain in the Baltic Sea region. The project aims to demonstrate solutions to overcome these barriers faster and to increase the capacity of companies to adopt their business and R&I strategies to the potentials of Advanced PE. The project provides a transnational collaboration platform for research institutions and companies – especially innovative start-ups and SMEs – to transfer knowledge and build up R&I alliances across borders. The project carries out three demonstration pilots in the market sectors renewable energies, e-mobility and smart buildings with 8 companies and 7 research institutions. In addition the research partners consult 14 BSR companies supporting their R&I strategy development. All project results will be spread across the BSR via dedicated technology marketing measures, thus advancing the BSR capacities in the enabling technology.
Project funding:
2014-2020 Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme
Project results:
The project carries out three demonstration pilots in the market sectors renewable energies, e-mobility and smart buildings with 8 companies and 7 research institutions. In addition the research partners consult 14 BSR companies supporting their R&I strategy development. All project results will be spread across the BSR via dedicated technology marketing measures, thus advancing the BSR capacities in the enabling technology.
Period of project implementation: 2016-03-01 - 2019-02-28
Project coordinator: University of Southern Denmark
Project partners: Kaunas University of Technology, Applied Research Institute for Prospective Technologies (ProTech), CLEAN, Coverdan A/S, Kiel university, Kaunas Science and Technology Park, NATEK Power Systems AB, Polish Chamber of Commerce for Electronics and Telecommunications, Sustainable Smart Houses in Smaland, UBIK Solutions, University of Tartu (UT), Latvian Technological Center, Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster Agency, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB, University of Latvia, Warsaw University of Technology
