Description du projet
De nouveaux cubes génèrent de l’énergie hors réseau
Selon les Nations unies, une personne sur trois dans le monde n’a pas accès à l’eau potable. L’accès à l’eau potable, ainsi qu’à l’électricité et à Internet, est essentiel à la croissance. Dans ce contexte, le projet CUBE, financé par l’UE, facilitera les fluides énergétiques hors réseau (électricité, eau et connectivité); plus précisément, il développe un système solaire prêt à l’emploi de cubes (points d’approvisionnement) reliés à une plateforme Internet des objets (IdO). Les cubes combinent des technologies d’inversion pour produire et stocker l’électricité, des systèmes de filtrage (osmose inverse et lampe UV) pour fournir de l’eau propre et plusieurs types de connexion à la plateforme IdO, où les mégadonnées sont traitées.
Objectif
The reliable access to clean water, electricity and to the Internet altogether is a prerequisite to social and economic development. There is no perspective of growth without these resources. And yet, this is the case for two billion people today, who live in isolated areas, regions damaged by war or a natural disaster or suffering from poor infrastructure.
Despite a strong commitment, the actions of public organizations and NGOs remain limited: the access to water and electricity off-grid remains complex and very costly. It takes at least a full year for areas in need to get the proper infrastructure.
In this context, the company ZEST, specialized in the production of off-grid energy fluids (power, water, connectivity) has developed a disruptive concept named CUBE.
CUBE refers to an autonomous and plug-and-play solar-powered system, able to create supply points in electricity, clean water and internet in IoT cubes of 585 x 585 x 585 mm.
The cubes combine inverting technologies to produce and store electricity (230V), filtering systems (reverse osmosis and UV lamp) to supply clean water and several connection types (4G/ 3G, edge and satellite connection) to link the cubes to an IoT platform, where big data are processed. Real-time analysis will deliver smart guidance and tailored training for low energy consumption by the users.
With a lifespan of about a decade, the cubes have the potential to make any building, housing or operation site (e.g. construction sites) autonomous . They also can create circular economy wherever in use. It is both a transformative technology and a disruptive societal innovation.
The Phase 1 project will validate:
- the artificial intelligence (AI) components in the cubes
- their low-energy consumption approach (reduction of 40% the energy losses observed today)
- the targeted business model: product-oriented in developed countries and focusing on knowledge transfer and smart training in developing countries.
Champ scientifique
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetinternet of things
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technology
- engineering and technologychemical engineeringseparation technologiesdesalinationreverse osmosis
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksmobile network4G
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographynatural disasters
Programme(s)
Régime de financement
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinateur
01500 AMBERIEU EN BUGEY
France
L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.