Objective It is estimated that mankind wastes ~20% of the 15 terawatts required annually for global power consumption as low level heat (<200 oC). This amounts to 10^20 J/yr, which is greater than the total annual energy usage of all EU member states. Widespread availability of new low-cost organic thermoelectric devices would allow direct heat-to-electrical energy (H2E) from this vast, essentially untapped, resource generating a new industrial sector based on local power generation from otherwise wasted energy sources (engines, boilers, heat pumps, etc.) amounting up to 50 billion €/yr. New materials and devices are needed to achieve such disruptive technology as present approaches are not viable for reasons either of: (i) device inefficiency, and/or (ii) global raw material unavailability preventing widespread implementation. The development of efficient, thermoelectric modules using only low-cost, readily available, renewable and sustainable organic materials would address a range of major transnational FET challenges impacting on energy efficiency, climate change, resources depletion and ‘personalised electricity generation/use’ that will arise within the next decade. To achieve this goal the H2ESOT project is pluri-disciplinary and cross-thematic project from leading European groups able to: prepare, purify, fabricate, test and theoretically define/evolve the organic materials that are needed to fulfil this ‘Innovation Europe 2020’ vision. Europe must reach a position where it can begin to make use of a significant fraction of its waste heat in order to overcome the immense societal changes associated with sustainable growth and mitigating climate change. Only organic thermoelectric devices ultimately offer the potential for Thermoelectronic (TE) FET that can be widely deployed to recover low level heat. Only H2ESOT has the optimal blend of expertise to develop an appropriate roadmap to such revolutionary new TE materials defining a critically important new industry. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power generationnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes Programme(s) FP7-ENERGY - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Energy Topic(s) ENERGY.2012.10.2.1 - Future Emerging Technologies Call for proposal FP7-ENERGY-2012-1-2STAGE See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM EU contribution € 340 396,80 Address University Park NG7 2RD Nottingham United Kingdom See on map Region East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Nottingham Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Paul Cartledge (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all EUROPEAN THERMODYNAMICS LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 261 416,00 Address PRIORY BUSINESS PARK, WISTON ROAD 8 LE8 0RX Kibworth Harcourt See on map Region East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Leicestershire CC and Rutland Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Kevin Simpson (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data JULIUS-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAT WURZBURG Germany EU contribution € 291 186,25 Address SANDERRING 2 97070 Wuerzburg See on map Region Bayern Unterfranken Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Christian Gloggengiesser (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LATVIJAS UNIVERSITATES CIETVIELU FIZIKAS INSTITUTS Latvia EU contribution € 117 668,80 Address KENGARAGA IELA 8 LV-1063 Riga See on map Region Latvija Latvija Rīga Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Martins Rutkis (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY WITH CENTRE OF PHYTOCHEMISTRY - BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Bulgaria EU contribution € 166 193,60 Address UL. ACADEMIC GEORGI BONCHEV BLD 9 1113 Sofia See on map Region Югозападна и Южна централна България Югозападен София (столица) Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Vladimir Dimitrov (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA A MOLDOVEI Moldova EU contribution € 88 980,90 Address Stefan cel Mare 168 MD2004 Chisinau See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Anatolie Casian (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data