Projektbeschreibung
Innovative Technologie zur Abwärmewandlung
Während Klimawandel, steigender Energieverbrauch, verschlechterte Luftqualität und Erschöpfung natürlicher Ressourcen heute zentrale wirtschaftliche und gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen darstellen, ist die in die Atmosphäre abgegebene Abwärmeenergie eine saubere, brennstofffreie und kostengünstige Energiequelle. 70 Prozent der täglich erzeugten Energie ist Abwärme. Obwohl thermoelektrische und thermoelektrochemische Zellen Technologien zur Umwandlung von Abwärme in elektrische Energie sind, existiert noch keine Technologie, um minderwertige Abwärme sinnvoll zu ernten. Das EU-finanzierte Projekt TRANSLATE wird eine Nanofluid-Plattformtechnologie als Konzeptnachweis entwickeln, die auf dem Fluss von Ionen in Nanokanälen basiert. Die Arbeit zielt auf Innovationen für vielseitige und nachhaltige Energiegewinnung und -speicherung ab.
Ziel
Increasing energy consumption, the depletion of natural resources, climate change and decreasing air quality are among the biggest economic and social challenges that we face today. At the same time, waste heat energy discharged into the atmosphere is one of the largest sources of clean, fuel-free and inexpensive energies available, with 70 % of all energy generated on a daily basis being lost as waste heat. Although technologies for converting waste heat into electrical energy have been around for a long time, such as thermoelectric and thermo-electrochemical cells, there is still no environmentally sustainable and efficient technology platform available for the viable harvesting of low-grade waste heat. There is therefore a clear need to develop an energy harvesting and conversion technology which has the potential to exceed the efficiency of current state-of-the-art devices whilst also utilising Earth-abundant materials. The central aim of TRANSLATE is therefore to develop a new proof-of-concept nanofluidic platform technology based on the flux of ions in nanochannels; leading to a breakthrough in versatile and sustainable energy harvesting and storage.
Three breakthrough science and technology targets have been identified: 1) optimisation of ion movement and ion separation in nanochannels made from Earth-abundant materials, 2) the development of a sustainable and efficient heat-to-electrical energy platform and 3) the creation of a novel continuous operation energy harvesting power source with a high power/energy density and conversion efficiency.
Expertise in materials science, nanofluidics, nanofabrication, thermoelectricity and electrochemistry is integrated on a pan-European level to achieve the overall aim of the project. The knowledge developed in TRANSLATE has the potential to reduce energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions on a local and global scale, thus improving citizens' quality of life and benefiting society.
Wissenschaftliches Gebiet
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecycling
- natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistry
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineering
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
Schlüsselbegriffe
Programm/Programme
Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung
Andere Projekte für diesen Aufruf anzeigenUnterauftrag
H2020-FETOPEN-2018-2019-2020-01
Finanzierungsplan
RIA - Research and Innovation actionKoordinator
T12 YN60 Cork
Irland