Descripción del proyecto
Un almacenamiento de energía mejor para las tecnologías de bajas emisiones de carbono
El aumento significativo de la demanda, la producción y el uso de energías renovables ecológicas, como la energía eólica y la solar, conlleva la necesidad de unas mejores tecnologías de almacenamiento de energía que puedan integrarse en la red eléctrica. A pesar de que existe una demanda elevada de dichas tecnologías, las que existen en la actualidad a menudo son caras. Este coste suele estar vinculado con el elevado precio de las membranas de Nafion comerciales. El proyecto NanoMMES, financiado con fondos europeos, desarrollará y diseñará a escala nanométrica una alternativa de altas prestaciones y bajo coste. Para lograrlo, el proyecto diseñará polímeros microporosos que procesará y, posteriormente, combinará con sustancias químicas de baterías de flujo redox para obtener una solución de almacenamiento de energía eficaz y estable.
Objetivo
With the rapid development of renewable energy such as solar and wind power, energy storage technologies are in urgent need to integrate the low carbon energy into the power grid. Redox flow batteries are promising for grid scale energy storage owing to their scalable storage capacity, decoupled power and energy, long-term cycle performance, and quick response time. Membrane separators play a crucial role in flow batteries by selectively transporting ions while preventing the crossover of redox-active materials. Commercial Nafion membranes are being widely used for flow batteries, however, their high costs limit the large-scale application of this promising technology. Next-generation low-cost membranes with high ionic conductivity and selectivity, and durability are desirable for flow battery energy storage. This proposal NanoMMES aims at designing and nanoengineering low-cost, high-performance, ion-selective microporous membranes for redox flow battery energy storage applications. The objectives of NanoMMES will be achieved through curiosity-driven research into (1) designing the structures of microporous polymers to precisely tune the pore size and ion-conducting functionality required for batteries with different redox chemistries; (2) processing and nanoengineering polymers into highly conductive and selective membranes, and understanding the mechanisms of transport of ions and redox materials; (3) combining the designer membranes with redox flow battery chemistries to achieve efficient and stable energy storage. NanoMMES will undertake interdisciplinary research combining the molecular design of microporous polymers, membrane science and engineering, and redox flow battery chemistry and technology. The ultimate goal of the project is to generate design principles for next-generation ion-selective membranes that will have broad implications on advanced batteries for energy storage, helping the EU develop renewable energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Ámbito científico
- natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectric batteries
- natural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciences
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energywind power
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power transmission
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Régimen de financiación
ERC-STG - Starting GrantInstitución de acogida
SW7 2AZ LONDON
Reino Unido