From heat to cold with THEAC-25®, the Thermo Acoustic Energy Converter.

Información del proyecto

THEAC 25

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 836780

DOI

10.3030/836780

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 4 Diciembre 2018

Fecha de inicio 1 Enero 2019

Fecha de finalización 30 Abril 2019

Financiado con arreglo a

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Coste total

€ 71 429,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinado por

SOUNDENERGY BV
Netherlands

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - THEAC 25 (From heat to cold with THEAC-25®, the Thermo Acoustic Energy Converter.)

Período documentado: 2019-01-01 hasta 2019-04-30

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

The objective of this study has been to evaluate the feasibility of the THEAC technology for industrial cooling via thermoacoustic methods using waste heat energy. As well as considering the technical aspects of the THEAC 25 prototype, including manufacturing scale-up, we have evaluated the market potential for alternatively sized units for our portfolio.

Trabajo realizado desde el comienzo del proyecto hasta el final del período abarcado por el informe y los principales resultados hasta la fecha

Commercially, we have conducted an extensive market analysis, gathering detailed information about the types of sites and their geographical distribution. We have identified and talked with several worldwide located companies that are interested in buying a THEAC for their installations. We have clarified that the highest impact will be achieved by initially focus on specific applications, where there is a perfect match between available waste heat and demand for cooling.
Our freedom to operate analysis revealed no IPR obstacles to our project.
We analysis the financial viability of the project, evaluating the potential customers’ willingness ot pay and defining the pricing strategy
Technically, we have identified our potential customers’ need and defined the minimum viable product. Three pilot programmes have been negotiated with potential customers. In collaboration with suppliers, we have validated the supply chain for scaled-up production. We have defined a work plan to take the product to market and performed a risk analysis for that plan.

Avances que van más allá del estado de la técnica e impacto potencial esperado (incluida la repercusión socioeconómica y las implicaciones sociales más amplias del proyecto hasta la fecha)

SOUND ENERGY has developed a cooling device than totally eliminates the use of greenhouse gases as refrigerants that has been an unsolved challenge for decades in the cooling industry. Furthermore, the device has a high energy efficiency and low maintenance costs, as there are no moving parts. Also, it can run on either waste heat from industrial processes or solar heat, which will reduce the electricity consumption for cooling.

Second generation of the thermo acoustic cooling device, THEAC-25