Descripción del proyecto
Nanomateriales que permiten fabricar paneles solares transparentes para invernaderos y sistemas agrofotovoltaicos
Para poder alimentar a la creciente población mundial de forma sostenible necesitamos soluciones que garanticen un suministro de alimentos suficiente, pero utilizando la menor cantidad de agua y energía posible. Esto hace esencial la mejora de la agricultura de invernadero. El proyecto PanePowerSW, financiado con fondos europeos, está introduciendo una innovadora tecnología de paneles solares para invernaderos y sistemas agrofotovoltaicos que permite el crecimiento de la mayoría de cultivos porque es transparente de manera uniforme en todo el espectro visible. Gracias a la combinación de un material de recubrimiento nanoestructurado y una tecnología de celdas fotovoltaicas de silicio, este producto constituye la solución ideal para obtener productos agrícolas con una huella negativa de CO2 por kilogramo de cosecha obtenida. Los logros del proyecto marcarán una nueva era en la producción alimentaria sostenible y de bajo impacto.
Objetivo
According to United Nations, the world population will reach 9.7 billion by 2050. Food, energy and water are three critical resources that must be managed for mankind to thrive. With these figures, a 70-100% increase in food supply will be needed to maintain our current nutrition levels. Given that agriculture accounts for 14% of world’s energy usage, 70% of water usage and 11% of CO2 emissions, it is clear that new technology is needed for feeding the world in a sustainable way. Greenhouse farming is as it increases the food production per m2 up to 10x compared to open field agriculture, while using 10x less water. However, Greenhouses require 10x the energy to operate. This is the market opportunity driving our technology development
Brite has developed PanePower Solar Window (SW) which is a unique transparent (80%) solar glass panel that generates clean energy. The solar glass combines a nanostructured coating material with silicon solar cell technology to deliver a product ideally suited for greenhouse applications. PanePowerSW contributes in reducing the energy operating costs in greenhouses from 25-28% (of their total operating cost) to near zero depending on climate conditions. The technology enables the growth of almost any kind of crop because it is uniformly transparent over the visible spectrum. Our company has won grants from SME Instrument (Phase 1 and Phase 2), which enabled the technology of PanePowerSW to reach a TRL of 7. By applying to the EIC Accelerator Complementary Blended Finance program, we expect to enter the market in 2021, and sell at least 4 million m2 of solar glass (equivalent to over €160 M of cumulative revenue) by 2026. At our exit (within 5-6 years) we project a return on investment for the EIC equity funding of 7x or higher.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and films
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutrition
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture
- medical and health sciencesmedical biotechnologycells technologies
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Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaConvocatoria de subcontratación
H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020-4
Régimen de financiación
SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2Coordinador
57001 THESSALONIKI
Grecia
Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.