{"id":8906,"date":"2025-10-02T13:58:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T11:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/met.lt\/?p=8906"},"modified":"2025-10-01T14:29:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T12:29:32","slug":"algirdas-balezentis-showcases-smile-city-project-at-eu-pvsec-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/met.lt\/en\/2025\/10\/02\/algirdas-balezentis-showcases-smile-city-project-at-eu-pvsec-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Algirdas Bale\u017eentis Showcases Smile City Project at EU PVSEC 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3><strong data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2116\">Modern E-Technologies (MET)<\/strong> was also represented at <strong data-start=\"2141\" data-end=\"2158\">EU PVSEC 2025<\/strong> by our colleague <strong data-start=\"2176\" data-end=\"2199\">Algirdas Bale\u017eentis<\/strong>, who participated through the <a href=\"https:\/\/smile-city.eu\/\"><strong data-start=\"2230\" data-end=\"2252\">Smile City project<\/strong>.<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Algirdas presented a <strong data-start=\"2275\" data-end=\"2414\">poster titled \u201cThermal and Mechanical Reliability of Lightweight Photovoltaic Modules with Advanced Polymeric and Composite Materials.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2418\" data-end=\"2781\">The poster focused on how <strong data-start=\"2444\" data-end=\"2490\">advanced polymeric and composite materials<\/strong> can improve the <strong data-start=\"2507\" data-end=\"2537\">durability and performance<\/strong> of lightweight PV modules \u2014 a crucial step toward building the <strong data-start=\"2601\" data-end=\"2642\">next generation of solar technologies<\/strong>. These innovations not only extend module lifetime but also enable more efficient, versatile, and cost-effective photovoltaic solutions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2783\" data-end=\"3086\">Algirdas\u2019 expertise in <strong data-start=\"2806\" data-end=\"2842\">PV product design and innovation<\/strong> continues to drive MET\u2019s role in shaping the future of solar energy in Europe. His contributions highlight how research within the <strong data-start=\"2974\" data-end=\"2996\">Smile City project<\/strong> is helping to create <strong data-start=\"3018\" data-end=\"3083\">more sustainable, reliable, and advanced photovoltaic systems<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3088\" data-end=\"3294\">Participating in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eupvsec.org\/\"><strong data-start=\"3105\" data-end=\"3122\">EU PVSEC 2025<\/strong><\/a> allowed MET to strengthen international collaboration, share research results with leading PV experts, and explore new directions for <strong data-start=\"3257\" data-end=\"3291\">sustainable energy development<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image has_ratio align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:75%\"><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/met.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/We-Are-Participating.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/met.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/We-Are-Participating.png 600w, https:\/\/met.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/We-Are-Participating-350x233.png 350w, https:\/\/met.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/We-Are-Participating-500x333.png 500w, https:\/\/met.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/We-Are-Participating-100x67.png 100w, https:\/\/met.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/We-Are-Participating-250x167.png 250w, https:\/\/met.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/We-Are-Participating-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-socials color_brand shape_square style_default hover_fade\"><div class=\"w-socials-list\"><div class=\"w-socials-item facebook\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/moderniosetechnologijos\" class=\"w-socials-item-link\" title=\"Facebook\" aria-label=\"Facebook\"><span class=\"w-socials-item-link-hover\"><\/span><i class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"w-socials-item-popup\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-socials-item linkedin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/85842322\/admin\/page-posts\/published\/\" class=\"w-socials-item-link\" title=\"LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\"><span class=\"w-socials-item-link-hover\"><\/span><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"w-socials-item-popup\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-socials-item instagram\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/modern.etechnologies\/\" class=\"w-socials-item-link\" title=\"Instagram\" aria-label=\"Instagram\"><span class=\"w-socials-item-link-hover\"><\/span><i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i><\/a><div class=\"w-socials-item-popup\"><span>Instagram<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Modern E-Technologies (MET) was also represented at EU PVSEC 2025 by our colleague Algirdas Bale\u017eentis, who participated through the Smile City project. Algirdas presented a poster titled \u201cThermal and Mechanical Reliability of Lightweight Photovoltaic Modules with Advanced Polymeric and Composite Materials.\u201d The poster focused on how advanced polymeric and composite materials can improve the durability...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"At EU PVSEC 2025, MET\u2019s Algirdas Bale\u017eentis presented Smile City results on PV module durability, sharing insights into advanced materials driving next-generation solar technologies.","_seopress_robots_index":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/met.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/met.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/met.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/met.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/met.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8906"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/met.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8941,"href":"https:\/\/met.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8906\/revisions\/8941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/met.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/met.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/met.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/met.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}