With the aim of developing an advanced energy management solution in electric vehicle charging stations with photovoltaic systems and integrated batteries, the new research project EMS4PVBEV is starting to strengthen the energy storage and management ecosystem of Cyprus in the context of the new strategic bilateral cooperation of the University of Cyprus with Cyprus Public Transport.  According to an announcement by the University of Cyprus, the project entitled "Advanced Energy Management System using Artificial Intelligence for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations with Photovoltaic Systems and Integrated Batteries" and acronym "EMS4PVBEV", is a new bilateral strategic collaboration between the University's Photovoltaic Technology Laboratory of Cyprus (PK) and the company "Cyprus Public Transport" (CPT) where both the scientific know-how of the University of Cyprus and the business expertise of Cyprus Public Transport are perfectly combined.  It is added that the opening meeting of the "EMS4PVBEV" project was held on July 16 at the University of Cyprus.  "The project, which is coordinated by the CPT company, secured a total funding of €199,840, with the funding for the University of Cyprus amounting to €72,060, under the Call for Proposals "Research in Business - Energy" of the Program "Research in Business" of the Research and Innovation Foundation, for the involvement of Cypriot companies in research activities with the aim of developing technological solutions of high added value, which respond to the challenges that Cyprus faces in terms of the production and storage of electricity", it states.  It is added that in view of the European Green Deal for energy supply from Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and the acceleration of the shift towards a smart and sustainable mobility, an intelligent energy demand management solution in photovoltaic (PV) electric vehicle charging stations will be developed through the project ) systems and built-in batteries.  According to the announcement, during the opening meeting, the Project Coordinator and Director of Technology and Innovation of CPT Andreas Dimitriadis, invited to present the project, emphasized its main objectives, which are focused on strengthening the competitiveness of Cypriot businesses in the sector of energy storage and Energy Management Systems (EMS), the creation of a collaborative ecosystem between Cypriot companies in the sector and the strengthening of knowledge transfer within the Cypriot ecosystem.  It is added that commenting on the new project in progress, both Julio Tironi, Chief Executive Officer of CPT, and Dr. Georgios H. Georgiou, Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Cyprus and Head of the Photovoltaic Technology Laboratory, underlined the importance of the aforementioned primary objectives of the project. They particularly emphasized the potential of the "EMS4PVBEV" project to bring about the strengthening of cooperation and the development of synergies between the two organizations, as they jointly aim at the research challenges involved in the integration of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and electric vehicles, while contributing to the energy transition, strengthening the Cypriot economy and improving the quality of life. It is added that in this context it is expected that the final results of the project will be of vital importance in relation to the ambitious goals of the island, as defined in the National Energy and Climate Plan, to increase the share of RES in energy consumption by 2030 – with the share expected to reach 23% in gross final energy consumption and 14% in the transport sector.  It is also reported that the kick-off meeting was attended by senior human resources from both organizations who will contribute to research and innovation activities, as well as project management, dissemination of results, demonstration of the proposed final solution and development of business models, while the Scientific Officer of the project from the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation Marinos Fotiadis was also present at the meeting.  The official start of the “EMS4PVBEV” project was July 1, 2024 and its total duration is 18 months.  (ICE BEIRUT)

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