Project description DEENESFRITPL Making sure mining waste and waste heat are not lost From steel and food production to electronics, manufacturing processes and machines generate heat, which should not be wasted and lost. The EU-funded START project will capture and directly convert waste heat into electric power. This will be achieved by developing sustainable thermoelectric (TE) systems, with the further added value of exploiting European mine wastes for the TE materials, thus bypassing the supply of critical raw materials from third countries. Overall, the START concept represents a major opportunity to improve the overall energy efficiency and to increase resource productivity and reduce resource dependence and waste, in line with the objectives of the Green Deal and the EU’s Circular Economy Action Plan. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective START project primary objective is to build an innovation ecosystem in the European Union (EU) based on the development of sustainable and economically viable thermoelectric (TE) waste heat harvesting systems to be applied in heavy industry and in maritime industry as well as primary power source for off-grid sensors and IoT devices. This objective will be achieved by incorporating abundant sulphides (mainly tetrahedrite mineral series), at present an environment hazard in mine tailings, collected in five European countries, in the production of advanced sulphide p-type TE thermoelements. In contrast, current commercial TE devices incorporate p-type and n-type TE thermoelements that are produced from expensive and rare elements, namely tellurium, which is predominantly sourced in China. The impact of START project approach on endorsing a more sustainable and resilient EU comes from three inputs. First, by reducing EU?s dependence on primary critical raw materials. Secondly, through the promotion of circular economy processes that will create value in EU by building a strategic ecosystem based on a high-abundant mineral. Just recently, it was demonstrated by our team that the mineral was amenable to processing to single phase p-type tetrahedrite. Thirdly, by the production of TE energy harvesting systems offering a contribution to the reduction of fossil fuels consumption with a great impact on the increase of the overall efficiency of energy production and consumption systems, as well as on the reduction of the greenhouse gas emissions. For that, START project aggregates research organizations, with strong background and knowledge on geology, materials science and renewable energies, and industrial organizations that guarantee the entire production and exploitation supply chain. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecyclingengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringmining and mineral processingsocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy Keywords Secondary raw materials circular economy tellurium-free thermoelectric devices mine wastes recycling Programme(s) HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space Main Programme HORIZON.2.4.8 - Circular Industries Topic(s) HORIZON-CL4-2021-RESILIENCE-01-07 - Building innovative value chains from raw materials to sustainable products (IA) Call for proposal HORIZON-CL4-2021-RESILIENCE-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions Coordinator Laboratorio Nacional de Energia e Geologia I.P. Net EU contribution € 1 083 942,00 Address Rua da Amieira 4466-901 S.Mamede De Infesta Portugal See on map Region Continente Norte Área Metropolitana do Porto Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 1 083 942,50 Participants (15) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all 3 DRIVERS - ENGENHARIA, INOVACAO E AMBIENTE SA Portugal Net EU contribution € 150 062,50 Address AVENIDA CONDE VALBOM 6, PISO 6 1050-068 LISBOA See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 214 375,00 ASOCIACION DE SERVICIOS DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA IBEROAMERICANOS Spain Net EU contribution € 104 185,00 Address C/ RIOS ROSAS, 23 28003 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 104 185,00 BUNDESANSTALT FUER GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE Germany Net EU contribution € 487 000,00 Address Stilleweg 2 30655 Hannover See on map Region Niedersachsen Hannover Region Hannover Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 487 000,00 EUROPEAN POWDER METALLURGY ASSOCIATION AISBL Belgium Net EU contribution € 331 093,00 Address RUE WASHINGTON 40 1050 Bruxelles / Brussel See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 331 093,75 GENICORE SP ZOO Poland Net EU contribution € 588 202,00 Address WOLCZYNSKA 133 01-919 WARSZAWA See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Makroregion województwo mazowieckie Warszawski stołeczny Miasto Warszawa Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 840 288,75 GEO UNTERWEISSACHER GMBH Austria Net EU contribution € 204 312,50 Address REGIO-TECH 1 6395 Hochfilzen See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Westösterreich Tirol Tiroler Unterland Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 291 875,00 GEOSPHERE AUSTRIA - BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOLOGIE, GEOPHYSIK, KLIMATOLOGIE UND METEOROLOGIE Austria Net EU contribution € 74 375,00 Address HOHE WARTE 38 1190 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 74 375,00 LA PALMA RESEARCH CENTRE SL Spain Net EU contribution € 447 825,00 Address CALLE EL CASTILLO EL FRONTON 37 38787 Santa Cruz De La Palma See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Canarias Canarias La Palma Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 639 750,00 MBN NANOMATERIALIA SPA Italy Net EU contribution € 451 325,00 Address VIA BORTOLAN 42 31030 Carbonera See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Nord-Est Veneto Treviso Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 935 125,00 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. MATRES SCRL Italy Net EU contribution € 290 375,00 Address VIA ARMANDO DIAZ 21 31100 Treviso See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Nord-Est Veneto Treviso Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 290 375,00 RGS DEVELOPMENT BV Netherlands Net EU contribution € 784 000,00 Address BIJLESTAAL 54 A 1721 PW BROEK OP LANGEDIJK See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 1 120 000,00 STATNY GEOLOGICKY USTAV DIONYZA STURA Slovakia Net EU contribution € 310 000,00 Address MLYNSKA DOLINA 1 81704 Bratislava See on map Region Slovensko Bratislavský kraj Bratislavský kraj Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 310 000,00 SINTEF AS Norway Net EU contribution € 1 000 000,00 Address STRINDVEGEN 4 7034 Trondheim See on map Region Norge Trøndelag Trøndelag Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 1 000 000,00 TEGNOLOGY APS Denmark Net EU contribution € 936 250,00 Address MASKINVEJ 5 2860 SOEBORG See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Danmark Hovedstaden Københavns omegn Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 1 337 500,00 AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Spain Net EU contribution € 424 931,00 Address CALLE SERRANO 117 28006 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 424 931,25
