Description du projet
Un dispositif de stockage d’énergie à faible coût et à fort impact
La consommation d’électricité doit être parfaitement adaptée à sa production pour maintenir un approvisionnement stable et sûr. Les dispositifs de stockage de l’énergie sont la clé de voute d’un avenir énergétique durable en Europe, car ils contribueront à stabiliser les fluctuations et à faciliter la transition vers une économie neutre en carbone. Le projet HYCAP, financé par l’UE, entend mettre au point un nouveau dispositif de stockage de l’énergie pour remplacer les batteries plomb-acide couramment utilisées aujourd’hui. Ce système novateur repose sur un module de supercondensateur dont la technologie nickel-carbone brevetée utilise un électrolyte à base d’eau hautement conducteur. L’objectif global est de révolutionner le marché du stockage en optimisant l’utilisation de l’énergie tout en réduisant l’impact environnemental.
Objectif
"Born out of the Instituto Superior Técnico (University of Lisbon), which is ranked among Europe’s top 11 engineering schools, C2C-NewCap has developed a unique aqueous based supercapacitor and have tested, not only in TRL7 environment with a potential customer, but also in collaboration with leading energy players and Tier 1 capacitor manufacturer. Our company’s goal is to have a high impact in the energy storage market and contribute to an efficient use of energy with lower environmental costs. Our entry application will be: Engine starting. Energy storage devices are the key enabler for a sustainable energy future in Europe. Lead-acid batteries is the most common used solution to cranking the internal combustion engine, but requires replacement every two years due to its low cycle life and low power, specially at cold temperatures. Lead-acid batteries have a relatively low acquisition price, but they reveal high ownership cost which includes road assistance upon a “no-start"", downtime, excessive idling and maintenance. C2C-NewCap will bring to the market a new energy storage device - Go-Start a supercapacitor module based on a proprietary Nickel Carbon technology that uses a highly conductive water based electrolyte. Our 24V prototype has been successfully demonstrated with potential customers in full operation mode on a 12L 470 horse power diesel truck engine. Moreover in extreme low temperature our technology has demonstrated a much higher performance stability when compared with Lead-acid batteries. Our product will provide safe and reliable engine starts allowing to save 30K euros on operational costs due to battery failure during a vehicle life cycle."
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SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2Coordinateur
1675-078 Odivelas
Portugal
L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.