Objective
Climate change resulting from accumulation of anthropogenic carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the uncertainty in the
amount of recoverable fossil fuel reserves are driving forces for the development of renewable, carbon-neutral energy
technologies. Artificial photosynthesis appears to be an appealing approach for a sustainable energy generation as it
produces “solar fuels” or commodities for chemistry in a stable and storable chemical form, from solar energy, H2O & CO2.
The eSCALED project is a contribution to structure early-stage research training at the European level and strengthen
European innovation capacity to elaborate an artificial leaf. The ESR will be in charge of combining in a unique device a
solar cell and a bioinspired electrochemical stack where H2O oxidation and H+ or CO2 reduction are performed in microreactors.
The novelties in this project are at two levels: (1) Developing sustainable joint doctoral degree structure based on
inter/multidisciplinary aspects of biological/biochemical, condensed, inorganic & soft matter to device engineering and
innovation development. (2) Scientifically using, cheap and easy processes tandem organic solar cells, earth-abundant
materials for water splitting, new generation of catalysts and natural/artificial hydrogenase enzymes for hydrogen production,
formate dehydrogenases for catalytic carbon dioxide reduction, new proton-exchange fluorinated membranes and finally,
electrode micro porosity to mimic the chloroplasts of a plant. The eSCALED collaborative project brings together for the first
time, 12 internationally recognized academic and industrial research groups. The project has an interdisciplinary scientific
approach integrating the latest knowledge on catalysis, photovoltaic and polymer chemistry for self-structuration. Major
outcomes will include breakthroughs in the development of artificial photosynthetic leaf as a photoelectrochemical device,
highly trained researchers & new partners collaborations.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energy
- natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectrolysis
- natural sciencesphysical sciencescondensed matter physicssoft matter physics
- natural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciences
- natural scienceschemical sciencescatalysis
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsenzymes
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydrogen energy
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesbotany
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Funding Scheme
MSCA-ITN-EJD - European Joint Doctorates
Coordinator
64000 Pau
France
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Participants (11)
43007 Tarragona
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5612 AE Eindhoven
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751 05 Uppsala
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75015 Paris 15
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70174 Stuttgart
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5000 Namur
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1170 Aubonne
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71522 Backnang
16163 Genova
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08290 Cerdanyola Del Valles (Barcelona)
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75005 Paris
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Partners (4)
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D11KXN4 Glasnevin
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38058 Grenoble
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91190 Gif-sur-yvette
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60300 Senlis
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