Here is MARTA, artificial intelligence applied to photovoltaics

The project, the only one of its kind at national level, sees ENEA and Tea Tek spa, an international group specialized in photovoltaic systems, engaged in creation of an IT platform of monitoring and management of photovoltaic systems, flexible and scalable. MARTA (Monitoring and Advanced Network Management of Photovoltaic Plants)which can count on a 4.6 million euro loan from the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy under the innovation agreementsalso provides for the creation of specific devices IoT (Internet of Things) to be applied to the panels.

The information obtained will allow the development of innovative artificial intelligence algorithms aimed at ensuring maximum energy production and avoiding losseswhich can even exceed 40%.

The target audience of this platform will be mainly operators of large plantsbut will also be accessible from Renewable Energy Communities (CERs) and, through a simple free app, by individual citizens owning small systems.

“The technology for the production of electricity with photovoltaics is now mature and well established. Research must now work above all to facilitate its diffusion and to improve its management and transmission both in the case of small-medium users and in the case of large production plants. And it is precisely for this reason that the collaboration between public and private research becomes crucial, such as TeaTek which actively operates in the international reference market”underlined Girolamo Di Francia, head of the ENEA Laboratory for the Development of photovoltaic and sensor applications, referringmain focus of the research activities of the MARTA project.

“Photovoltaic systems will be increasingly widespread in the coming years, but it is necessary equipping users with a simple management tool that can make them truly efficient. This applies to both new and older plants. The close collaboration with a very important research body such as ENEA allows our company to compete with the most innovative technologies, and it is an exhilarating challenge to be able to work on a product which, we hope, starting from Italy, will be able to spread on the global market . The green light to the project was also possible thanks to the support of Sef as advisor and the professionals of the Mazzei studio”said Felice Granisso, CEO of the TeaTek group.