Descripción del proyecto
Tecnología innovadora para la recuperación de calor residual de baja calidad
En la actualidad, se desperdicia casi el 70 % de toda la energía producida en forma de calor, lo cual afecta a la huella de carbono, los costes de explotación y el medio ambiente. Así las cosas, los sistemas de recuperación de calor residual no son viables a temperaturas inferiores a 90 °C. En el proyecto ZiGrid, financiado por el Consejo Europeo de Innovación, se pretende generar electricidad a partir de flujos de calor de tan solo 60-90 °C. La tecnología utiliza una solución volumétrica única y un módulo de potencia de 25 kW, lo que facilita la recuperación eficaz del calor residual de baja calidad. Los módulos de alimentación pueden interconectarse para generar electricidad e integrarse con una plataforma de internet de las cosas, que ofrecerá a los usuarios valiosas perspectivas empresariales. ZiGrid es muy adecuado para las sectores energético y de transformación. El modelo de negocio ZIGRID como servicio aspira a mitigar el riesgo de inversión del usuario y lograr operaciones rentables ya en 2028.
Objetivo
While our planet face huge challenges to meet fossil free energy supply, we waste 70% of all produced energy as heat which not only has a direct impact on the carbon footprint and costs of operation in energy intensive industries, but also on thermal pollution to the local environment. The waste heat recovery systems that make up a $55.2B market are not economically viable <90C°. This is the gap ZIGRID aims to fill with a patented unique volumetric solution that can produce electricity from heat flows as low as 90-60C°. At the heart of our technology is the 25 kW power module with a unique and robust thermodynamic cycle, insensitive to variations in the energy flow, that enables the most efficient low-grade waste heat recovery to date producing as a little as 4,3 grCO2/kWh. Power modules are connected to each other to produce electricity in cascading steps and connected to an IoT platform which allows the user to gain access to 360° business insights on electricity production.
Together these features make ZIGRID ideal to produce electricity in power and processing industries. The ZIGRID-as-a-Service business model aims to de-risk the investment for the user by monetizing customer savings on (i) power consumption (ii) CO2 emission tariffs (iii) grid tariffs and (iv) avoided cooling costs while maintaining product ownership with ZIGRID thus avoiding customer decision inertia and enable the direct sales of ZIGRID power modules and reach profitable operations as early as 2028. We are requesting €2.5M in grant funding and €9M in equity from the EIC in order to test the different size configurations of the power module, its functionalities in real environments with end users from the hydrogen and paper and pulp industries, enhance our IP protection. Funding from the EIC will allow us to address the recovery of 37,000 TWh of low grade waste heat and thus the saving of 40 tons of CO2/year/~150 MWh of electricity produced, a tangible investment opportunity.
Ámbito científico
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetinternet of things
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanets
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution
Programa(s)
- HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC) Main Programme
Convocatoria de propuestas
HORIZON-EIC-2023-ACCELERATOR-01
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaRégimen de financiación
HORIZON-EIC-ACC-BF - HORIZON EIC Accelerator Blended FinanceCoordinador
713 30 NORA
Suecia
Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.