The Department of Electrical Engineering is carrying out cutting edge research on sustainable transportation solutions through the Hybrid Energy Storage System (HESS) project. This innovative research by Prof. Ing. John Licari and his UM research team is funded by the SINO-MALTA Fund 2023 Call, a collaboration between Xjenza Malta (former Malta Council for Science and Technology) and the Ministry for Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (MOST).
The HESS project aims to explore and optimise hybrid energy storage systems to power greener transportation systems. A number of key project milestones have already been achieved, bringing the research closer to real-world applications. To enhance its practical relevance, the project selected an industrial site in Malta as a case study for the hybrid energy storage system.
A major local manufacturing company has partnered with the UM team, offering access to their premises and providing valuable data for this study. This partnership supplies the project with essential real-world data for accurate modelling of energy requirements. This will enable the team to design optimal configurations for a hybrid energy storage system tailored to meet the demands of a busy industrial site.
The applicability of this project extends beyond the Maltese Islands and has the potential to be applied in other countries. This includes China, which is well known to be the country with the largest production of green transportation. Through collaboration with our Chinese partners, cross-country knowledge on the potential of HESS systems shall be achieved. As the project progresses, its findings will be an important contribution for the implementation of green transportation solutions worldwide, setting a new standard for hybrid energy applications.
Regular updates will be shared as the team works toward a future where hybrid energy storage systems play a critical role in powering cleaner, more efficient land transportation through the use of renewable generation.
For more information about the HESS project, please visit the webpage.
