Break-through development of an innovative thermo-electrical stirling converter to qualify for reliable utilization with solar/biomass derived energy

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: JOU20372

Project closed

Start date 1 December 1993

End date 30 November 1995

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of non-nuclear energy, 1990-1994

Total cost € 0,00

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

Heidelberg Motor GmbH
Germany

Objective

Objectives and deliverables :

The aim of the project is the development of an innovative thermo-electrical Stirling Converter (TEC) powered by biomass energy to be tested in a biomass converting system (developed under project JOU2-CT92-0118).

Deliverables are the construction and test of an HM-Stirling pilot unit (40kW) which is reliable and suitable for operation in stand-alone conditions powered with biomass derived fuels.


JOULE-II Contract JOU2-CT93-0372 BREAKTHROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE THERMO-ELECTRICAL STIRLING CONVERTER TO QUALIFY FOR RELIABLE UTILIZATION WITH SOLAR/BIOMASS DERIVED ENERGY In the field of Thermo-Electrical Conversion the TEC Stirling engine with external combustion can avoid the disadvantages of conventional techniques (typically gas engines with internal combustion) and result in the following advantages:
- long lifetime
- low maintenance needs
- external low emission combustion
- low noise emission
- no lubricating oil thus no oil disposal
- no need of cooling and filtering of hot gases as biogas
- far-reaching independence from gas composition and quality
- integrated electric generator
- even comparatively low power machines economically viable. This project will be undertaken at European level together with the research centre ECAP SA/Greece to use European know-how in this field, thus spreading the results and new energy technologies over Europe.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels
• agricultural sciences › agricultural biotechnology › biomass

Programme(s)

• FP3-JOULE 2 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of non-nuclear energy, 1990-1994

Topic(s)

• 0304 - Renewable energies for rural electricity, local fuel and water

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

Heidelberg Motor GmbH

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Petersbrunner Straße 2 ; 82319 Starnberg ; Germany
• Total cost: No data

Participants (1)

Engineering and Computing Applications SA

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 89,Kallistratou Street ; 15771 Athens
• Total cost: No data