ADVANCED MATERIAL FOR COST EFFECTIVE AND HIGH DENSITY ULTRACAPACITORS FOR THE TRANSPORT SECTOR

Información del proyecto

CAPOWER

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 733815

DOI

10.3030/733815

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 24 Julio 2016

Fecha de inicio 1 Octubre 2016

Fecha de finalización 30 Septiembre 2018

Financiado con arreglo a

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport

Coste total

€ 2 651 563,25

Aportación de la UE

€ 1 856 094,27

Coordinado por

XEROLUTIONS SL
Spain

Objetivo

To meet carbon emissions targets, transport must become more energy efficient. Currently only 14%–30% of the energy from the fuel you put in a vehicle is used to move it down the road, depending on the drive cycle. The rest of the energy is lost to engine and driveline inefficiencies or used to power accessories.

There are several innovative technologies that can increase the efficiency of the vehicles and reduce transport emissions such as regenerative braking systems, start-stop systems, KERS, and ERS. However, all these systems require fast electric energy storage.
Existing technologies for energy storage cannot meet the needs of the transport sector. The conventional technology uses batteries, but these are slow to charge and discharge energy, large and heavy. Ultracapacitors have been put forward as the solution, as they can charge and discharge quickly, however they are currently prohibitively expensive to allow them to be universally taken up across the wider transport sector.

We at Xerolutions have developed a new material, called CAPOWER, which reduces the cost of energy stored in ultracapacitors by over 20%. Compared with the conventional material, CAPOWER increases Power density, Energy density, Cyclability and reduces volume per unit of energy stored.
The cost efficiency of our material will allow the widespread adoption of the latest energy recovery systems to be introduced to all vehicles.

The aim of the project is to scale up production of CAPOWER and demonstrate its effectiveness to T2 suppliers to kick start its take up in the market, and to thereby facilitate the widespread introduction of the energy efficient technologies. This will in turn reduce emissions and fuel consumption.
This widespread adoption will generate revenues of 11M€ by 2022 and create 15 new jobs. The project will generate an internal rate of return of 45%, providing a net present value of 6.838.155 € and a return on the total investment of 250%.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• ingeniería y tecnología › ingeniería eléctrica, ingeniería electrónica, ingeniería de la información › industria electrotécnica › energía eléctrica
• ingeniería y tecnología › ingeniería mecánica › ingeniería de fabricación
• ciencias naturales › ciencias físicas › electromagnetismo y electrónica
• ingeniería y tecnología › ingeniería ambiental › energía y combustibles

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.3.4. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport PROGRAMA PRINCIPAL
  
• H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
  
• H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
  

Tema(s)

• SMEInst-10-2016-2017 - Small business innovation research for Transport and Smart Cities Mobility
  

Régimen de financiación

SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017

Coordinador

XEROLUTIONS SL

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 1 856 094,27
• Dirección: CALLE ALEJANDRO GOICOECHEA ORIOL 42 F BLOQUE 14 POLIGONO MORA GARAY ; 33211 GIJON ASTURIAS ; España
• Pyme Sí:
  Región
  Noroeste › Principado de Asturias › Asturias
• Región: Noroeste › Principado de Asturias › Asturias
• Tipo de actividad: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Coste total: € 2 651 563,25