Infineon-Led PROGRESSUS Project Achieves Breakthroughs in Green Energy Management and EV Charging Infrastructure

Infineon-Led PROGRESSUS Project Achieves Breakthroughs in Green Energy Management and EV Charging Infrastructure

(IN BRIEF) Infineon Technologies AG, in collaboration with 22 project partners, has successfully concluded the PROGRESSUS research project, focusing on efficient energy conversion, intelligent electricity management, and secure network monitoring. With support from the Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership Joint Undertaking (ECSEL-JU) and several European governments, the project received nearly €20 million in funding. The research has resulted in significant advancements, including highly efficient electric power converters that integrate battery storage systems and renewables like photovoltaics, enabling innovative charge management systems for electric vehicles (EVs). These systems reduce peak power consumption by up to 90%, supporting ten to fifteen times more charging stations on the same network connection. Additionally, hardware-based security solutions enhance critical infrastructure protection and enable tracking of energy from generation to consumption, allowing consumers to verify their use of green electricity. Joint energy management of multiple buildings, based on real data from 16 buildings with photovoltaic and energy storage systems, can reduce public network peak demands by up to 80% without affecting customer needs. These breakthroughs align with European climate targets and contribute to the decarbonization and digitalization of power systems and IoT solutions.

(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 23-Nov-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) – Intelligent management of power loads and power sources can make existing power networks more robust in order to handle the growing share of green energy. At the conclusion of the PROGRESSUS research project 22 project partners presented the project’s results in Bari, Italy. Among other things, a solution was introduced which would make it possible to operate ten to fifteen times more electric car charging stations on a single network connection. In addition, a strategy for tracking electricity from generation all the way to consumption was presented. PROGRESSUS focused on three central topics: Efficient energy conversion, intelligent electricity management and secure network monitoring.

The Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership Joint Undertaking (ECSEL-JU) and the governments of Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovakia and Spain supported PROGRESSUS with almost 20 million euros. A total of 22 project partners from industry and research participated beginning on 1 April 2020; the project was led by Infineon Technologies AG.

“Decarbonization and electrification go hand in hand. Our power grids will have to perform better and become more stable if they are to handle the growing power volumes and fluctuations in the supply and demand of electricity. This means we need new solutions,” said Thomas Zollver, Senior Vice President Technology & Innovation of the Infineon Connected Secure Systems division. “The joint research project PROGRESSUS has succeeded in developing a significant number of technologies that can make our existing networks more resilient. The project is thus making an important contribution to freeing our modern lives from fossil energy sources and protecting our climate for future generations.”

The project developed highly efficient electric power converters what minimizes loss while integrating battery storage systems and renewable energy sources such as photovoltaics: The converters integrate ultra-fast sensors and SiC MOSFETs which can be switched at considerably higher speeds. This makes them suitable for use in new, innovative charge management systems for battery-electric vehicles which reduce the peak power consumption at the site level by as much as 90 percent, without significantly longer charging times. As an alternative the intelligent charging algorithm can support ten to fifteen times more charging stations on the same network connection.

Hardware-based security solutions provide the best possible protection of the communications and data in the power network’s critical infrastructure against manipulation. These solutions also serve as a basis for tracking the energy provided from the point of generation all the way to its consumption. This makes it possible for consumers to prove they are using green electricity.

Joint energy management of multiple buildings can also help relieve power networks. PROGRESSUS project partners have simulated this kind of energy management system based on real data from 16 buildings with photovoltaic systems and energy storage systems. The result: This kind of joint energy management could reduce electricity peak demands present in the public network by an average up to 80 percent, without a negative impact on customers’ needs. This value for the case investigated depends on the season, weather conditions and the configuration of the PV and storage systems.

The findings of the PROGRESSUS project constitute an important contribution to the new products and services which support the achievement of European climate targets.

The 22 partners of the PROGRESSUS research project

• Ceus UG (DE)
• Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (ES)
• devolo AG (DE)
• ElaadNL (NL)
• Enel X Way S.r.l. (IT)
• Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
• Greenflux Assets BV (NL)
• Heliox (NL)
• Hybrid Energy Storage Solutions S.L. (ES)
• Infineon Technologies AG (DE)
• Iquadrat Informatica S.L. (ES)
• Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per la Nanoelettronica (IT)
• Acondicionamiento Tarrasense (LEITAT) (ES)
• Mixed Mode GmbH (new company name: Ingenics Digital GmbH) (DE)
• Politecnico di Bari (IT)
• R-DAS, s.r.o. (SK)
• STMicroelectronics S.r.l. (IT)
• Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (SK)
• TH Köln (DE)
• Delft University of Technology (NL)
• Eindhoven University of Technology (NL)
• University of Messina (IT)

About Infineon

Infineon Technologies AG is a global semiconductor leader in power systems and IoT. Infineon drives decarbonization and digitalization with its products and solutions. The company has around 58,600 employees worldwide and generated revenue of about €16.3 billion in the 2023 fiscal year (ending 30 September). Infineon is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX) and in the USA on the OTCQX International over-the-counter market (ticker symbol: IFNNY).

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