Celestia TST will participate inEnerHarv 2026, the fourth PSMA International Energy Harvesting Workshop, as a commercial sponsor and with an active role within the programme. Our colleague Alona Shcherbakova Romyna will open the first session of the meeting on 27th May from 10:00 to 11:00, just after the inaugural keynote, to present an overview of the European project LoLiPoP-IoT. In the same session, the various use cases developed within the consortium will be showcased, including the one led by Celestia TST.
An international forum based at UPM
EnerHarv is the main meeting point for the academic and industrial community dedicated toenergy harvesting: the capture and conversion of small amounts of ambient energy (light, vibrations, movement or waste heat) to power electronic devices without relying on conventional batteries. Since its launch in 2018, the workshop organised by PSMA has established itself as a space to share technological advancements, discuss roadmaps, and forge new collaborations.
The 2026 edition is hosted by the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), with the support of Mid Sweden University, and brings together academic and industrial speakers around four main areas: generators and transducers, storage, micro-power management, and real applications.
Celestia TST's use case: monitoring bearings without batteries
Within LoLiPoP-IoT, Celestia TST is leading a key use case in the design, development, and validation of an IoT device capable of monitoring the condition of bearings directly from the vehicle's wheel, harnessing the energy generated by its own movement.
This approach has direct implications for industrial fleets and logistics environments. Eliminating the battery and wiring in this type of device reduces installation and maintenance costs, improves system durability, and enables predictive maintenance strategies while avoiding common operational hurdles. The opening session will share both the current status of the project and the implications of this approach for the design and maintenance of IoT devices in industrial environments.
LoLiPoP-IoT: 43 partners, European coordination
LoLiPoP-IoT (Long Life Power IoT Platform) is a European project coordinated by the Polytechnic University of Madrid, with a consortium of 43 partners. Launched in June 2023 and expected to close in May 2026, the project develops solutions for harvesting ambient energy and managing micro-power for IoT devices, applicable to predictive maintenance (using machine learning techniques) and asset tracking in Industry 4.0.
With the project closing just as EnerHarv 2026 takes place makes the opening session a natural review of the results obtained over three years of coordinated work among the partners.
Energy harvesting: a technology moving beyond the lab
The EnerHarv organisation highlights in its communication a figure that explains much of the current interest in the technology: there are already around 20 billion IoT sensors deployed worldwide, and the forecast is that this number will double before 2033. Replacing batteries at that scale is no longer viable, economically or environmentally, which has shifted the conversation from "can it be done?" to "how do I integrate it into my products?".
Event information
EnerHarv 2026, 4th PSMA International Energy Harvesting Workshop
Dates:27 to 29 May 2026
Venue:Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Session 1, with Celestia TST present:27 May, 10:00–11:00
More about LoLiPoP-IoT at Celestia TST: tst-sistemas.com/portfolio/lolipop-iot