SYSIX project develops smart energy and charging solutions for electrified off-road mobile machinery

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SYSIX project has kicked off. The new project will advance the electrification of non-road mobile machinery operating in remote, weak-grid and off-grid environments. The project addresses a key challenge for future zero-emission worksites: how to deploy and operate electrified mobile machines reliably and cost-effectively when grid capacity is limited, charging access is uncertain, and productivity requirements remain high.

SYSIX focuses on intelligent machine and energy management, optimized charging infrastructure, hybrid and electric powertrain solutions, and modular multi-energy charging concepts. The work combines data-driven and physics-based modelling, digital twins, AI and experimental validation to support design decisions, operational planning and lifecycle optimization for demanding mobile machinery applications.

The project will examine, among other topics, how charging and powertrain solutions can be optimized for remote and extreme operating environments, how 24/7 productivity can be maintained with buffer-based energy systems, and which technologies and operating strategies can secure sustainable charging infrastructure over time.

Coordinated by Tampere University in co-operation with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, and funded through Business Finland Co-Innovation, SYSIX brings together a broad research and industrial consortium.

Research partners include Tampere University’s ENS ATME unit and IHA-Innovative Hydraulics and Automation Lab, Tampere University’s ITC Electrical Engineering Power Electronics Group, and VTT expertise in energy technologies and knowledge-driven design for industrial circular economy. Industrial partners include Aurora Powertrains, Danfoss, EPEC, IONCOR, Kempower, Kontram, Lumikko, Metso, Normet, Parker, Ponsse and Proventia.

Running from 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029, SYSIX is expected to produce scalable solutions, validated models, challenging real-use demonstrators, technology roadmaps and new business models for sustainable mobile machinery.

The project will strengthen the capabilities of Finnish industry in zero-emission and intelligent non-road mobile machinery, support breakthroughs in energy logistics for weak-grid and off-grid applications and contribute to the National Mobile Machine Growth Strategy 2035.

The project has been initiated by the SIX Mobile work machines cluster as a continuum of earlier projects FEMMa and Decarbo.

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