Description du projet
Les nanomatériaux rendent possible la fabrication de panneaux solaires transparents pour les serres et les systèmes agrivoltaïques
Pour nourrir durablement une population mondiale qui ne cesse de croitre, il faut des solutions qui garantissent un approvisionnement alimentaire suffisant tout en utilisant le moins d’eau et d’énergie possible. C’est pourquoi l’amélioration de la culture sous serre devient une quête essentielle. Le projet PanePowerSW, financé par l’UE, présente une technologie innovante de panneaux solaires destinée aux serres et aux systèmes photovoltaïques agricoles, uniformément transparents dans le spectre visible, ce qui permettra la croissance de la plupart des cultures. Grâce à la combinaison d’un matériau de revêtement nanostructuré et de la technologie des cellules solaires au silicium, cette solution idéale devrait permettre la commercialisation de produits agricoles ayant une empreinte CO2 négative par kilogramme de cultures. Les réalisations du projet marqueront une nouvelle ère dans la production alimentaire durable et à faible impact.
Objectif
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.
Champ scientifique
- 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
Programme(s)
Régime de financement
SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2Coordinateur
57001 THESSALONIKI
Grèce
L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.