Project description DEENESFRITPL Improving comfort and energy consumption in buildings Climate change poses a serious danger to people worldwide. In response, the EU has taken various measures and has shown increased demand for novel ideas for green energy. Currently, buildings account for 40 % of energy consumption and an impactful 36 % of CO2 emissions in the EU, thus making them an important target for green energy solutions. The EU-funded PowerBrise project, with a focus on buildings, aims to innovate with the introduction of a novel solution for building photovoltaic facades. The solution utilises the benefits of brise-soleil systems, photovoltaic energy as well as building automation systems to provide energy and improve comfort for workers in the buildings. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Buildings are responsible for 40% of energy consumption and 36 % of CO2 emissions and are an important field of action in the EU. Europe counts with a vast potential volume of 600000 non-residential buildings and more than 70% of the global photovoltaic market, forecasted to reach more than 2.05 billion € annually. PowerBrise comes as a smart solution both to significantly improve the energy self-consumption of large non-residential buildings and to increase their energy efficiency. Synthesis s.r.l. goes a step further in the current state of the art by developing an novel photovoltaic solution for building Façades which integrates for the first time the benefits of : (1) Brise soleil (or louver system), (2) Photovoltaic power and (3) Building Automation Systems (BAS). PowerBrise uses sun radiation to generate power but at the same time lets in some sun light through the semi-transparent cells.Brise soleil by its own increases the comfort inside the building and reduces up to 25% its energy consumption; the integration of photovoltaic cells inside the glass of brise soleil and the smart motorization to automatically follow the sun direction, makes PowerBrise is able to save up 40% of the building energy costs, supplying by means of renewable energy, up to 25% of the energy consumed by the building. We expect that the deployment of PowerBrise in the EU and international markets will allow Synthesis for the exploitation of a business opportunity in new and retrofit installations that will bring cumulative revenues of 30 M€ by 2025, with a ROI of 4.7 and the creation of 37 direct jobs by 2025. This Phase 1 will allow us to ensure that PowerBrise is feasible from a technical and economic point of view, and that its implementation will be a commercial success Fields of science engineering and technologycivil engineeringurban engineeringsmart citiesengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemssocial sciencessociologyindustrial relationsautomationengineering and technologymaterials engineeringengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energyphotovoltaic Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.3. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy Main Programme 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 Topic(s) SMEInst-09-2016-2017 - Stimulating the innovation potential of SMEs for a low carbon and efficient energy system Call for proposal H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017 Funding Scheme SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1 Coordinator SYNTHESIS SRL Net EU contribution € 50 000,00 Address Via del lauro 2 20121 Milano mi Italy See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano 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 Other funding € 21 429,00
