Riga, Latvia – 9 October 2025 — The ECOMAI project has been honoured with the PENTA Innovation Award 2025 during the Xecs Matchmaking Event held in Riga on 9 October.
This award recognises ECOMAI’s outstanding achievements in advancing energy efficiency and sustainability through the integration of AI and edge computing into motor control systems, demonstrating the innovation excellence that defines the Eureka Clusters community.

Celebrating Innovation in the ECS Ecosystem

The PENTA Innovation Award, presented annually by the PENTA Cluster (the predecessor to Xecs), celebrates the most impactful projects funded under the Eureka Clusters Programme for Electronic Components and Systems (ECS).

By showcasing ECOMAI’s success, the award highlights the tangible impact of collaborative, industry-driven R&D supported through the PENTA and Xecs Clusters, empowering European innovation, sustainability, and competitiveness.

The success of ECOMAI stems from strong cooperation between industry and academia, including Albayrak Makine Elektronik San. ve Tic. A.Ş., FEAAM GmbH, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Infineon Technologies, MOTEON GmbH, SparxSystems Software GmbH – Central Europe, Technical University of Munich, neuroConn GmbH, and usePAT GmbH. Partners worked peer-to-peer across disciplines and national boundaries to meet ambitious KPIs and deliver measurable innovation impact.

This project has received funding support from Germany, Turkey, and Austria, demonstrating the value of multinational collaboration under the Eureka Clusters Programme.

About ECOMAI

The ECOMAI (Ecological Motor Control and Predictive Maintenance with AI) project addresses one of the world’s major energy challenges: electric motors consume over 45% of global electricity and are a key contributor to CO₂ emissions.
ECOMAI’s vision is to make motor systems smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable by embedding advanced AI capabilities directly into motor drives.

The project developed:

  • A dedicated edge AI hardware platform for low-power embedded environments;

  • A model-based design and automation framework to simplify the design, simulation and deployment of AI-driven motor control and predictive maintenance;

  • Demonstrators across multiple use cases, including e-bikes, automotive compressor systems, rehabilitation robotics, and predictive maintenance for transport infrastructures.

By enabling early fault detection and more efficient motor operation, ECOMAI delivers concrete environmental benefits, reducing both energy consumption and system costs — a strong example of how digital innovation supports Europe’s green transition.

More information: www.ecomai.eu

Recognising Excellence and Collaboration

The PENTA Innovation Award jury praised ECOMAI for its strong industrial relevance, cross-sectoral applications, and integrated approach linking AI, embedded systems, and sustainability goals.
The project exemplifies the power of European cooperation in turning cutting-edge research into market-ready technologies.

Xecs builds on the achievements of its predecessor, PENTA, to accelerate digital and sustainable transformation.