Description:

PJP Eye provides a novel solution to the energy storage crisis; plant-based, rare-earth-metal-free, carbon batteries. These batteries use common metals for one electrode and carbonized plant material (not graphite) for the other electrode. This means that their batteries charge up to 10 times faster without the risk of explosion, have 20 years of battery life, and are 100% recyclable, revolutionizing the energy storage industry.

Their inert properties mean they can also be used as residential energy storage, as they are the only batteries that conform to strict safety standards for large batteries within homes.

What is the impact of your case:

What’s innovative about

PJP Eye has the following proprietary technology

1- Conversion of any organic materials including industrial waste into carbon which provides benefits of resource flexibility, sustainable circular economy, and cost competitiveness compared to graphite.

2- Electrodes manufacturing technology including binder and carbon slurry using plant-based carbon

3-dual carbon batteries: generally called dual-ion batteries, PJP Eye has succeeded in manufacturing dual carbon batteries using plant-based carbon for both electrodes.

As the technology itself is revolutionary, PJP Eye is ready to mass produce it by 2025 implementing them into EVs and electric aeroplanes.

How is your case innovative:

There are three objectives for PJP Eye. The First objective is to deliver sustainable energy by VPP  and carbon credit trading to everyone on the planet to solve the issue of digital gaps in developing countries to provide new economic opportunities. The second objective is to combat the crisis that the earth is facing including global warming, deforestation, over-wasting,  pollution, extraction of limited resources, and human rights issues by distributing rare-metal free, plant-based carbon batteries that are 100 % recyclable and last for more than 20 years improving the circular economy of the batteries. The third objective is to game-change the energy industry to be more sustainable and resilient for future generations by combining our batteries and other innovative solutions.

Description:

There are three objectives for PJP Eye. The First objective is to deliver sustainable energy by VPP  and carbon credit trading to everyone on the planet to solve the issue of digital gaps in the developing countries to provide new economic opportunities. The second objective is to combat the crisis that the earth is facing including global warming, deforestation, over-wasting,  pollution, extraction of limited resources, and human right issues by distributing rare-metal free, plant based carbon batteries that are 100 % recyclable and last for more than 20 years improving the circular economy of the batteries. The third objective is to game change the energy industry to be more sustainable and resilient for the future generations by combining our batteries and other innovative solutions. (125 words)

What is the impact of your case:

There are three objectives for PJP Eye. The First objective is to deliver sustainable energy by VPP  and carbon credit trading to everyone on the planet to solve the issue of digital gaps in the developing countries to provide new economic opportunities. The second objective is to combat the crisis that the earth is facing including global warming, deforestation, over-wasting,  pollution, extraction of limited resources, and human right issues by distributing rare-metal free, plant based carbon batteries that are 100 % recyclable and last for more than 20 years improving the circular economy of the batteries. The third objective is to game change the energy industry to be more sustainable and resilient for the future generations by combining our batteries and other innovative solutions. (125 words)

How is your case innovative:

There are three objectives for PJP Eye. The First objective is to deliver sustainable energy by VPP  and carbon credit trading to everyone on the planet to solve the issue of digital gaps in the developing countries to provide new economic opportunities. The second objective is to combat the crisis that the earth is facing including global warming, deforestation, over-wasting,  pollution, extraction of limited resources, and human right issues by distributing rare-metal free, plant based carbon batteries that are 100 % recyclable and last for more than 20 years improving the circular economy of the batteries. The third objective is to game change the energy industry to be more sustainable and resilient for the future generations by combining our batteries and other innovative solutions. (125 words)

Name of the case: Simple, powerful floating solar technology

Description:

HelioRec specializes in designing and building floating solar power plants in near-shore locations, in the sea.

HelioRec produces all of its high-quality floating components in Europe. HelioRec offers a complete end-to-end project management service, starting with a feasibility study, technical project design, and installation.

Promo video:

What is the impact of your case:

– CO2 reduction;

– Land space saving;

– Affordable and clean energy.

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How is your case innovative:

– Patented “hydro-lock” Feature. The idea of the “hydro-lock” is to keep water inside the floater, as water gives additional mass, therefore additional stability, without extra costs for ballast materials, such as metal or concrete.

– Flexible Connectors. HelioRec utilises a combination of flexible materials, along with a unique design of the connectors between floating elements to help reduce mechanical stresses on the system as a whole.

– Machine Learning. HelioRec’s ML algorithms predict energy generation, as well as optimize O&M.

– Circular Economy Approach. Recycled plastic is used for manufacturing the floating system, which reduces both the cost of the device and its carbon footprint.

Name of the case: Gravi-nuclear reactor as an unlimited source of cheap clean energy

Description:

We develop an unlimited source of cheap clean energy, which can replace gas, coal, and oil, which can decrease the price of energy 10-1000 times and can decrease CO2 emissions to zero. The Gravi-nuclear can run in fission, fusion, or nuclear annihilation mode.

The Gravi-nuclear Fission-annihilation reactor is a 30cm small ball that is 30000 times more effective, and 1000 times cheaper than today’s reactors. This reactor is safer because needs only 1 gram of Thorium for igniting and does not create radioactive waste. The reactor burns mass (Mercury) to energy (E=mc^2). Fission-annihilation reactor is antigravitational propulsion with a thrust of 100 tons and can rotate with the axle of about 100MW electric generator, or replace jets, or piston engines.

Another 4cm small Gravi-nuclear Fission, or Fission-fusion plasma nanoreactor with a power of 20kW can power a single-family home and can decrease the price of heat (electric) energy 10 times. This nanoreactor can be used for powering cars. This reactor is highly safe because needs only 1 gram of Thorium (+ Deuterium) and does not create radioactive waste.

This is not sci-fi technology like Tokamak (ITER), similar technologies are used by all advanced civilizations in the whole galaxy and were used to build the first civilizations on planet Earth. This technology is the only one technology, which can sustain civilization on the planet for a long time.

What is the impact of your case:

Our technology can have a huge impact on multiple industry sectors – energy, transportation, space, and aerospace, and can be used for powering homes or cars. How big an impact will have will depend on the funding. For the continuality of civilization on the planet Eart, needs to develop manufacturing and dissemination over the world realizes to 2050 (end of fossil fuels – oil, gas), and for this short time needs wide funding. With this technology, our civilization can be Civilization Type II – Stellar civilization, with unlimited energy and the possibility to travel at light-speed to the deep universe.

How is your case innovative:

Our technology is based on advanced physics – Unified Theory of Everything (so we have a technological lead for about 1000 years, on planet Earth). This technology is verified by intelligent ET in our galaxy (who have a technological lead for minimally 20000 years), and similar technology was used to build the first civilizations on Earth (around temples and pyramids).

Name of the case: Sustainable carbon sinks of Finland

Description:

Let’s use the innovative technology and creativeness that we have in Finland to boost our technological know-how and scale it up to global business by using weed as the biomass for carbon sink of our own.

With our superior technology that we have build over the decades to be the world leader in Forest Industry know-how, we are in the privileged position to create the technology to harvest common reed (Aalto University Mechatronic project on-going), make bio gas out of it, use the solid reject of the bio gas production as the raw material for pyrolysis technology based bio char production, and use the flue gas of the pyrolysis process for methane production (QPower microbe based technology). The bio char itself can be used for improving the soil conditions for our agricultural activities thus guaranteeing the carbon will be stored for thousands of years.

By using and harvesting the annual growth of common reed at the end of its lifetime and using bio char on our crop fields, we do not only improve the status of Archipelago, but we can also create carbon sinks of our own in stead of looking to buy them abroad.

The technology and business concept based on income from bio gas production, methane production, bio char production and the income from carbon sinks, once created and demonstrated here in Finland, can be scaled up to global markets as the need for moving towards carbon neutrality is urgent and the existence of common reed is globally vast.

What is the impact of your case:

Business for Finnish export industry, mitigation of climate change, certified and transparent carbon sinks that are easily verified to be used for cities and countries to achieve their carbon neutrality targets, the project will demonstrate the value chain from unutilized biomass to bio fuels, synthetic fuels and to sustainable carbon sinks to be scaled up for global markets.

How is your case innovative:

Currently common reed is rotten at the seafronts and thus causing methane emissions by itself without a possibility to be utilized as raw material in mass production. The innovative idea and related innovative technology combined with the urgent need to create sustainable carbon sinks worldwide can be developed and demonstrated with joint efforts between Universities and Companies today by using this idea. It is also an innovative way to boost bio fuel and synthetic fuel production worldwide .

Name of the case: Simultaneous production of potable water & Medium Concentration Photovoltaic Power

Description:

In this case, we introduced a novel method that generates electricity from solar energy and bottled water at the same time. In a similar way to the Medium Concentration Photovoltaic (MCPV) method, we aim to generate cheap electricity from solar energy. In the MCPV method, the amount of electricity generated is 10-100 times that of the conventional solar cells. In the proposed method, we use this advantage to increase productivity and use conventional solar cells instead of CPV solar cells to reduce costs. In this situation, due to the increase in cell temperature, to prevent cell burning, by inserting the water pipe and transferring seawater to the back of the cell, we prevent the cell from overheating. The hot water produced by the cooling section of the solar cells has a lot of energy. This energy can be used in different ways. A good way is to use the energy to produce bottled water. This unique production, besides the benefits of solar power generation and bottled water production without environmental impacts, lower the expenses drastically compared to other methods.

What is the impact of your case:

In September 2020, almost simultaneously with the birth of our startup, Bill Gates introduced a term called Green Premium. What is this Green Premium? The difference in cost between a product that involves emitting carbon and an alternative that doesn’t. And that is exactly what we offer.

One cubic meter desalinated water costs 1.72-3.2 dollars, needs 4-6 kWh and produce about 0.855 pounds of CO2. Our product, produce this amount with 0 production of CO2 and reduce the cost to 1.55 dollars per cubic meter.

A.S.A uses innovative methods to generate affordable green electricity as well as fresh water. We offer off-grid, cheap green electricity and fresh water.

How is your case innovative:

benefits of ASA compared to other competitors:

1) Using the MCPV method, 10-100 times more electricity is generated than conventional methods.

2) By using conventional solar cells instead of CPV cells, the investment cost drastically reduces.

3) Orientation to the sun and increase productivity between 15-40%

4) Fresh water production.

5) Sea water purifying without any environmental effects.

Name of the case: An effective commodity/energy trading and risk management (C/ETRM) system that helps energy-intensive organizations in commercial and industrial sector to meet the challenges of constantly changing energy market

Description:

Energy trading and risk management (ETRM) system involves commercial decision making and market execution using an integrated system that enables data exchanges among trade floor, operations, credit, contract and accounting functions. Integral to the process are event and trade identification/capture, comprehensive risk management strategies/policies, scheduling/nomination/transportation and settlement execution. The process also provides for price transparency, market monitoring, controlled access and regulatory compliance. For the Commercial and Industrial (C&I) companies this would mean that ETRM systems can:

• Support central energy procurement and streamline the process flow.
• Provide a single source of truth on energy position and portfolio management thereby improving risk management.
• Improve hedging through better information that allows an organization to hedge out further and reduce capital expenditures.
• Achieve operational excellence with a single system that is scalable, reduces risks and mistakes and therefore unnecessary added costs.

What is the impact of your case:

The increase in renewables, the surge in demand after the Covid pandemic and the impact on the market from the war in Ukraine has forced the Commercial and Industrial (C&I) sector to scramble to manage soaring costs. Energy-intensive industrial companies have choices when procuring energy as well as hedging options to protect against rising market prices. Failure to manage energy costs can lead to exceeding budget, margin erosion and ultimately, losses. Many companies rely on energy suppliers to shoulder the risk, yet as a result of this current volatile market some of the risks are still passed on to them. This means companies can no longer afford to adopt a passive attitude toward energy market risks. Volatility is normal in commodities markets but energy and commodities companies, including utilities, industrial firms, and trading houses, are now dealing with a higher frequency of extreme events. The price of electricity is, in large part, determined by the prices of natural gas. In addition, decarbonization efforts are driving more renewable energy generation and therefore volatility in electricity prices will surge.

To help manage the situation is where an Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) system comes in.

The functions in the ETRM system, such as Hitachi’s TRMTracker, can be leveraged when the overall solution is equipped with:

• Integrated ability to forecast short (and long-term) power prices.
• Ability to manage Power Purchase Agreements.
• Ability to support Energy Traceability by automating the end-to-end Energy Attribute Certificates, involving the tracking and management of processes from generation to assignment and retirement or expiration.

How is your case innovative:

Energy-intensive consumers will have to deal with the advancement of renewables, prepare themselves for future volatility and their path to net-zero, and adapt their manufacturing profitability based on electricity prices. They will need to transition from buying certificate-backed energy only (or just the off-setting certificates) and engaging in renewable PPAs towards purchasing 24/7 time-matched carbon free energy. They will also need to move from energy procurement and demand response programs to essentially becoming an ‘asset-backed’ electricity trader.

With Hitachi Energy 21st -century C/ETRM platform solution, companies can reinvent themselves by transforming traditional business models and accelerating growth while paving the way towards carbon neutral future.

Name of the case: Refurbishement of Fingrid’s a 46-year old Heinola substation with innovative SF6 free EconiQ Live Tank Breaker (LTA) technology that contributes to green energy transition and Fingrid’s environmental goals and supports the targets of carbon neutrality in Finland

Description:

In the ongoing energy transition and on the path towards carbon-neutral future, electricity grids are evolving and expanding, while the use of insulating gas is increasing. For decades, SF6 has been used in the electrical industry due to its excellent insulation and current interruption properties. However, it has 23,500 times greater global warming potential (GWP) than CO2, and a lifespan of 3,200 years in the atmosphere and requires careful handling.

Finland’s national grid operator, Fingrid plans to stop the use of sulfur hexaflouride SF6 gas in its new 110 kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substations by 2025 and is taking steps towards the decarbonization of outdoor breaker installations. Hitachi Energy has delivered to Fingrid SF6 free EconiQ Live Tank Breaker – LTA for 145-kilovolt (kV). This breaker utilizes a game-changing technology as an alternative to SF6 and supports Fingrid with it’s environmental targets. Instead of SF6 EconiQ LTA is operating with an eco-efficient CO2-based gas mixture, which significantly reduces the CO2 equivalent emissions of the insulation medium compared to SF6 gas improving the sustainability and also reliability of electricity supply and enable the grid expansion in the region.

What is the impact of your case:

This case supports the targets of carbon neutrality in Finland and provides a game changing new technology to accelerate the green energy transition. It improves the reliability of electricity supply in Päijät-Häme region significantly and enables the grid expansion in the region.  It is very important for Fingrid that the EconiQ LTA breakers do not contain SF6, and that the breakers at the same time have the same operating characteristics and 100% reliability as SF6 breakers. During the substation life cycle EconiQ LTA solution reduces CO2 equivalent emissions almost 300 tkg. EconiQ LTA is identical in size, breaking capacity and rating compared to conventional SF6 breakers. It can be also used in environments where temperatures are 50 degrees Celsius below zero.

How is your case innovative:

As renewable zero-emission electricity generation increases, we need to find out how we can also decrease greenhouse gas emissions from electricity transmission and distribution. EconiQ LTA for 145 kV uses carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxygen (O2) as insulation gas mixture instead of the conventional SF6 which has a huge global warming potential (GWP). At the same time it has the same operating characteristics and 100% reliability as SF6 breakers. EconiQ high-voltage portfolio eliminates SF6 with scalable solutions for the lowest carbon footprint.

https://www.hitachienergy.com/news/features/2022/02/fi-hitachi-energyn-sf-vapaat-econiq-katkaisijat-edistamaan-fingridin-ymparistotavoitteita

Name of the case: Fast charging and durable batteries using abundant raw materials

Description:

Industry has been slow to invest in lithium ion batteries (LIBs) even though payback times of less than 5 years can be achieved. The problem is that LIBs charge too slowly, have too short lifetimes and are not safe enough! TioTech develops the materials to solve these problems.

TioTech has developed an additive manufacturing process for titania nanomaterials. This patented process has taken ten years to develop and substantial funding. The process enables greater control of the nanostructure, a key to controlling the battery properties of the material. Our technology enables batteries that can be charged in less than 6 minutes, last 5 times longer than current EV batteries and cut the cost of stored energy per cycle below the 2030 targets set by the EU!

What is the impact of your case:

We work to make the world a cleaner place! In our world, smaller batteries that last longer and are safer will revolutionise the way we use electricity in industrial settings. By using our materials, batteries will reduce the effects of bottlenecks in the grid, providing peak shifting and frequency regulation in one package and doing so safely. We will also enable the electrification of polluting transport such as shipping because of more efficient hybrid propulsion systems and enable the use of batteries in tough climates, from the freezing arctics to the hottest desserts.

The key to enabling renewable energy to electrify our society no longer lies in energy generation, but in energy storage!

How is your case innovative:

Although both titania in batteries and nanomaterials are known entities with even commercially available product, no other company has solved the challenge of making titania with the right size, right composition and high tap density needed for functioning as an anode material in batteries. TioTechs innovation is the process, a process we have protected through both more than 30 patents and patent applications and several trade secrets.

Where we differentiate ourselves is our reliance on bottom up (additive) production of nanomaterials. We use an intermediate product in the so called “chloride process for titanium white pigments” as our raw material. We then use just the right conditions and additives to achieve the perfect nanoparticle before sticking the particles together to form a densely packed powder ready for battery producers all over the world!

Name of the case: Digitalization of material R&D

Description:

Traditional material R&D or developing new material technologies requires billions of dollars, and decades of research. We solve it using AI, Quantum Compute and automation. Following are the services we provide in a nutshell

1. AI-enabled in-silico Material Discovery: Enable R&D teams to explore and optimize novel material formulations by combining advancements in Deep learning, Molecular Simulations, and Automation.

2. Inverse design chemistry: Enable discovery of novel materials/chemicals with pre determined property using advanced Generative AI techniques.

3. Predictive Modeling: Predict properties and reduce experimental testing of materials with tools trained on public and proprietary data and supplemented by computational modeling using Quantum Computing.

4. Automation & High Throughput experiments: Accelerate product development with smarter experiments. Zero in on the candidates with the highest probability of success with the rapid exploration of ideas and focused experimental efforts.

What is the impact of your case:

Materials are key to building sustainable technologies for the energy transition. Unfortunately discovering new functional materials, and scaling these technologies currently requires billions of dollars and decades of research. We address these challenges by accelerating material R&D and cutting down the cost and time of bringing these materials to the market. Our products and services transform the material development pipeline and bring the next revolution in materials technology – materials 4.0

Many of the advanced technologies require material development or research at extreme conditions (Temperature pressure) / quantum time scale for eg: Quantum materials , low dimensional materials , attosecond physics, high performance materials. With our accurate tools we can predict the properties or do quantum calculations within seconds.

Many of the sustainable technologies including carbon capture, energy storage, energy conversion require new materials to be discovered with our technology we can accelerate the development of these technologies

How is your case innovative:

We leverage AI, Quantum computing  and automation  techniques to Accelerate R&D and Time to Market at low cost: Enable ML and data-driven decisions widening the scope of applications, from battery to catalysts. We use AI and deep learning techniques to accelerate the conventional R&D, Both simulations and experiments. We support Quantum computing algorithms for accuracy. With our technology we can scale up Quantum Mechanical Calculations to realistic systems and enables rapid screening of Materials using ultra-fast Simulations. It can also intelligently explore exponentially large chemical spaces by leveraging proprietary technology based on generative deep learning.

Our platform supports end-to-end workflows to accelerate every step of the material development cycle starting from computational screening, process optimization and automated experimentation. Our modular and customizable architecture makes our solutions applicable to a diverse set of use cases(Energy Materials , Aerospace materials , Pharmaceutical and chemical industry, and so on) . Our Material Discovery-as-a-service business model also allows us to hold key Intellectual property and diversify our revenue streams. We also support upcoming technologies like Quantum Computing that may be disruptive to industries such as super-conductivity, Quantum materials etc.

Name of the case: One Location and Management Solution for Your Company’s Energy and Sustainability Data

Description:

EnergyElephant provides a simple to use, A.I. powered automation platform as a one stop solution for all energy, water, waste, transport and other sustainability information across buildings, assets and vehicles.  It can be used in-house and across supply chains to gather data, create reports and set/track targets.

EnergyElephant automatically retrieves billing data from the utility supplier’s web portals – this includes all available historical data, and each new bill as it becomes available following the billing cycle. On switching suppliers, the new suppliers can be easily added to ensure continuity.

Our system captures cost, consumption, and carbon data for utilities, vehicles, and any other asset type.  This can include electricity, gas, transport fuels, biomass, water, and waste.

Data is grouped into different organisational levels so users can see data that is relevant to their department/building/location. Data is also grouped by Building, Business Area Unit, Significant Energy Users, etc. The structure of EnergyElephant is very flexible, and reflects the shape of the client’s organisation.

In addition, we provide target tracking capabilities and an opportunities register, showing examples of projects that can help clients meet their carbon reduction and sustainability targets.

What is the impact of your case:

The impact of our case is multi-faceted. Since the platform analyses energy and sustainability data from different angles, including cost and consumption, clients are able to see areas in which they can both save money and reduce their energy/water use.

Our opportunities register also provides a place for departments/business units/etc. in each company to discover and track their energy and sustainability projects.

How is your case innovative:

EnergyElephant helps clients improve their sustainability measures, reduce carbon emissions, and find cost savings through the use of automation, data analytics, and A.I. Due to the flexibility and adaptability of the platform, we work with companies with multiple sites in several different jurisdictions. We help clients across the public and private sectors, automating their data input and providing an intuitive dashboard that everyone from energy managers to financial analysts can use and understand.

EnergyElephant is also constantly developing new features. Our development pipeline encourages client feedback and requests, so they have the opportunity to feed into future modules and other platform additions.

Name of the case: Modernisation of a key node in the main grid with gas-insulated technology

Description:

The substation located in Tammisto, Vantaa is a central node of the main grid maintained by Fingrid. About 1.3 TWh of electrical energy goes through the substation every year, which equals to almost 3 percent of all electricity transmitted in Finland Hitachi Energy has renovated this substation: the previous air-insulated switchgear has been replaced with a gas-insulated one to secure the capital region’s electricity supply in the energy transition. The gas-insulated solution saves up to 90% of the expensive land needed in cities. In addition to saving space, it significantly improves operational reliability, increases the safety of renovation project work and speeds up the project by dramatically reducing cut down time during the project.

What is the impact of your case:

Finland’s goal is carbon neutrality by 2035. As part of the green energy transition, the growing wind production in Ostrobothnia and the hydropower production in Northern Finland and Sweden must be reliably transferred to the consumption of growing urban areas. Electricity consumption in the capital region is increasing, but at the same time the region’s electricity self-sufficiency is decreasing, as coal-fired cogeneration plants are being shut down. The new gas-insulated substation secures the capital region’s electricity supply in the energy transition and is helping to create a reliable platform for a clean electricity system. A gas-insulated substation is also a safer solution to use and a safer solution for the entire environment, because in this solution the electrical technology is protected inside the substation building, unlike it is in an air-insulated solution.

How is your case innovative:

A record avalanche of substation projects is underway in Finland, as the energy system is being built as part of the green energy transition. In the future, open switchyards isolated by fences built in open air under the sky will be reduced and replaced by gas-insulated switchyards, which not only save expensive land in cities and improve the architectural view of the area, but also improve the reliability of electricity supply, reliability of operation of the substation, project safety and operational safety.

Name of the case: Endeema – Energy Innovation Award 2023 Submission

Description:

Endeema is a B2B start-up that offers innovative software to match energy consumption with intermittent renewable energy supply in electricity grids. The software provides recommendations and automated responses to change a company’s production plan, enabling firms to save electricity costs and greenhouse gas emissions while still meeting customer orders. Endeema’s software effectively makes companies more competitive and sustainable while also integrating intermittent renewable energy in electricity grids.

What is the impact of your case:

Endeema’s software has a significant impact on sustainability, reducing electricity costs and greenhouse gas emissions while still meeting customer demand. By integrating intermittent renewable energy into electricity grids, Endeema contributes to a more sustainable energy system. Additionally, by helping companies become more competitive, Endeema’s software has the potential to benefit the economy as a whole.

How is your case innovative:

Endeema’s innovative approach matches energy consumption with intermittent renewable energy supply, providing recommendations and automated responses to change a company’s production plan. This approach helps companies to become more sustainable while still meeting customer demand. Additionally, Endeema’s software is innovative in that it allows companies to integrate intermittent renewable energy into their production processes, which can be challenging due to the variability of renewable energy supply. By providing companies with a software solution to this challenge, Endeema is helping to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy in the energy mix. Ultimately, Endeema’s innovative software has the potential to transform the energy industry and improve the sustainability of the economy.

Name of the case: Next generation photovoltaic modules for IoT devices: capture outdoor/indoor light to recharge any device with Solaires’ PEROVSKITE technology.

Description:

Solaires focuses on solutions that improve energy conversion efficiency by caring for the planet and reducing its environmental footprint. Solaires wants to give more power to light recycling and innovate with solutions to make life cleaner. That’s why Solaires has developed technology that offers a perovskite photovoltaic module for better performance instead of silicon for modules. To date, there is no other company that sells perovskite modules. We are focusing on indoor applications, to begin with, and most other companies are either putting Perovskite on Silicon which makes it not suitable for indoor applications or they are focused on outdoor applications. Silicon performs poorly on indoor or incandescent light applications. Silicon can generate up to 26% PCE (power conversion efficiency) under AM 1.5 for outdoor applications (the AM 1.5 G spectrum represents the annual average solar irradiance at mid-latitudes, taking into account 1.5 times the thickness of Earth’s atmosphere normal to the surface).

What is the impact of your case:

For over a decade, organisations around the world have tried to mass produce a new generation of solar cells using perovskite with better performance, higher energy conversion efficiency and with a cleaner manufacturing process. However, although they have good results, they have yet to be able to scale to a mass product and are also limited to innovative applications that the world nowadays demands. That’s why Solaires has developed a unique perovskite-based technology that allows creating of new and innovative applications capable of converting light to energy, whether outdoor or indoor, with innovative applications such as integrating photovoltaics into battery-driven devices. Imagine soon, any battery-powered device will no longer need to connect to recharge. Solaires makes it possible with a solar module capable of converting incandescent light to energy, used by remote energy distribution systems to power IoT devices remotely without having to connect them to the grid.

Based on this, Solaires has developed photovoltaic modules based on Perovskite with our unique Solar InkTM that allows a stable and scalable solution that can be applied on flexible substrates in a low-cost and sustainable process that achieves 2 times higher energy conversion efficiency, 50% lower cost, and 40% lower GHG emission. This is how Solaires is developing the next generation of photovoltaic modules to a new world, giving more power to the light than the wire. Imagine the future right now,  simple, clean, and wireless.

How is your case innovative:

With the current technology, silicon, efficiency drops to 7% under ambient light. On the other hand, perovskite can theoretically have 60% PCE under ambient light and produces less pollution in manufacturing. In addition, Perovskite has high defect tolerance and can adjust the band gap between 1.18 to 2.6 eV by a simple solution-processed component engineering, long carrier diffusion distance makes it suitable for low light conditions. Based on this, Solaires has developed photovoltaic modules based on Perovskite with our unique Solar InkTM that allows a stable and scalable solution that can be applied on flexible substrates in a low-cost and sustainable process that achieves 2 times higher energy conversion efficiency, 50% lower cost, and 40% lower GHG emissions.

Description:

Differential mobility spectrometry (DMS) is an atmospheric measurement method that can be utilized to detect battery leaks based on emitted volatile organic compounds. Electrolyte leaks can be detected from as low as parts-per-billion concentrations.

What is the impact of your case:

Current methods for energy storage leak detection often rely on mass spectrometry or the use of helium tracer. Olfactomics’ DMS operates in atmospheric pressure and without the need for a tracer gas. The technology could revolutionize the quality assurance of energy storage solutions and prevent fire hazards caused by faulty batteries. The technology can be implemented and used in every phase of the battery lifecycle, from production to recycling.

How is your case innovative:

Traditionally, DMS has been used in aerospace and cleanroom applications.  Olfactomics’ technology enables the use of DMS in detection and monitoring of leaks in the field of energy storage solutions. The Olfactomics’ DMS system offers a rapid, low-maintenance, and cost-effective method to improve the safety and quality of energy storage solutions at a global scale.

Description:

The GIGA Buffalo battery is a 25 MW / 48 MWh energy storage system designed to stabilise the Netherlands’ electric grid. Wärtsilä completed the commissioning in October 2022, and the facility will come online this year.

The GIGA Buffalo battery is co-located with wind and solar assets at the Wageningen University & Research test centre in Lelystad. It provides Eneco, the country’s leading energy provider, with the energy capacity necessary to alleviate intermittency from renewables and regulate energy frequency while adding reliability to the grid. It also improves revenues by optimising the value of the renewable assets and providing capacity that can be dispatched during peak demand.

What is the impact of your case:

As the largest energy storage project in the Netherlands to date, it can store the equivalent of the annual energy consumption of more than 9,000 households each year and save a maximum of 23,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually.

How is your case innovative:

It is the first large-scale energy storage project based on lithium iron phosphate chemistry in Europe, which provides enhanced safety features and uses less vulnerable natural resources. It consists of Wärtsilä’s GridSolv Quantum, a fully integrated energy storage system, as well as the GEMS Digital Energy Platform, Wärtsilä’s sophisticated energy management system.

Name of the case: phelas Aurora  – Next Generation Liquid Air Energy Storage

Description:

phelas Aurora can store electricity in a scalable, sustainable and profitable manner by making use of compression heat and the phase transition between liquid and gas phase of air while releasing power on demand by recombining the heat and liquid air, creating mechanical work and thus electricity again, all done in a modular and mass manufactured form of freight containers.

Thereby, Aurora is able to replace fossil fuels together with renewables by providing renewable baseload power. Assuming fossil plants will be replaced by 100% renewable energy sources, which will achieve –placed strategically, considering transmission lines, demand response and low correlation between wind and solar – a capacity factor of 70%.

What is the impact of your case:

We want to completely eliminate the need for fossile electricity production.

The replacement of coal and gas plants, who have very high capacity factors necessitates electricity storage. Renewable energy sources like solar and wind provide energy when the sun shines and the wind blows – which is not always – and for the times where there is fewer production, energy storage provides a way how we can shift abundant mid-day solar energy to the critical evening hours, hence reducing the need for fossile generation plants more.

6.7 Billion tons of CO2 are emitted in global electricity and heat production through fossile fuels. Even though the global share of renewable energy production has doubled to around 10% in the last 5 years, cheap storage solutions will be needed to further accelerate that progress. Our aim is to tackle at least 10-15% of this problem with our solution, that can scale to any country anywhere.

A preliminary analysis resulted, that one system can reduce 570 tons of CO2 per year. Scaling it to Europe a yearly carbon mitigation 1.24 MtCO2-eq can be achieved.

How is your case innovative:

phelas Aurora combines a mass manufacturing approach with long lifetime of the product and modularity and mobility. Competing solutions are either immobile not long lasting, not sustainable or don’t provide high enough energy density. phelas Aurora is to our knowledge the only system that is built from the beginning with a mass manufacturing scaling strategy from the beginning, flexible enough for the energy market of the future and yet sustainable and long lasting. Our customers choose and will choose us because we are cheaper, more flexible and more sustainable.

Name of the case: CloEE

Description:

CloEE is a Helsinki-based company that provides industrial enterprises with a leading IoT software-as-a-service that helps to increase overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) by an average of 20% and measure and control carbon emissions due to reducing energy consumption and minimizing the number of required machine tools.

CloEE aims to decrease CO2 emissions by increasing OEE and minimizing the number of industrial equipment worldwide.

What is the impact of your case:

According to US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approximately 60% of our electricity comes from burning fossil fuels, mostly coal and natural gas. At the same time, industrial enterprises account for approximately 27% of global CO2 emissions. World Economic Forum and its partners aim to reduce the carbon footprint of the manufacturing industry by exchanging data in the supply chain. CloEE plans to join in achieving this goal and to become a sustainable partner for industrial enterprises.

It’s a hard fact that 70% of industrial plants fail to achieve 40% equipment efficiency and that billions of industrial machines at 10 million enterprises globally are only utilized at the level of 40-60%, far from the desired 90%. By increasing the efficiency with CLoEE, enterprises can significantly reduce specific emissions, thereby increasing useful energy consumption. Moreover, there will be a significant decrease in the number of new machines required, which when added to the optimization of current equipment, can result in a huge reduction in carbon emissions!

How is your case innovative:

CloEE will change Industry 4.0 in the same way and make the Industry 4.0 concept affordable for enterprises of any size.

CloEE has over 100+ ready to use CNC protocols CloEE digs into all the analytics and reports generated based on real up-to-date data and provides useful insights on a weekly basis CloEE works 24/7 helping to increase OEE and catching all the important trends of how equipment actually works.

CloEE provides industrial enterprises with ECaaS (Efficiency Center as a Service) – a team of highly qualified SMEs (subject-matter experts) of the production process