Objective Over the last decade rising energy prices, concerns about global warming and EU energy security have led to increasing interest in domestic scale Renewable Energy Systems (RES) such as solar thermal, heat pumps and biomass technologies. However despite these growth rates, the proportion of RES used for domestic heating and hot water is still under one percent. The main barrier is the high equipment and installation cost of the technology. In addition solar thermal yields cannot always be optimally utilised in existing hot water and heating systems. This is due to the limited size and operating temperature range of conventional thermal energy stores. Increasing the contribution of RES will also necessitate larger thermal stores, which is often difficult due to space and cost constraints. Although higher density Phase Change Materials (PCM) show promising results, they have not been proven to deliver real improvements in domestic applications. In PipeStore, we propose to develop a modular and low cost thermal storage technology, based on a ‘pipes-in-a-pipe’ configuration that can contain a range of PCMs. These will have different melting temperatures, enabling the storage of lower grade thermal energy. This will increase the effective utilisation of a typical solar system by up to twenty percent. Furthermore, a novel actuation and control system will facilitate the use of supercooled PCMs. This will be enable optimal energy storage with a controlled rapid thermal discharge. PipeStore can be scaled and customised to suit any RES in any property. The technology can be positioned in a loft, between walls or in a garage etc. This means that buildings with space limitations can also benefit from RES. The market for thermal storage relating to RES is currently €500 million in the EU and is expected to expand at a rate of at least ten percent per year. Our aim is to capture a five percent market share by 2020 which will be worth €40 million per year. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringthermodynamic engineeringengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energysolar thermalagricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2010-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator SOLIMPEKS DIS TICARET AS EU contribution € 153 330,00 Address HILAL SOKAK 20 KONSAN OZEL 20 42300 KONYA Türkiye See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Halil Dag Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all NEW WAVE INNOVATION LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 290 230,00 Address HIGH STREET 1 EVINGTON LE5 6FH LEICESTER See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Roger Poeth (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SOLIMPEKS ENERJI SANAYI VE TICARET AS Türkiye EU contribution € 140 288,75 Address FEVZI CAKMAK MAHALLESI 10753 SOKAK NO 3-3A 42050 Karatay See on map Region Batı Anadolu Konya Konya Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ali Cetinkaya (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SATURN ENGINEERING LIMITED Bulgaria EU contribution € 147 399,00 Address TSVETAN LAZAROV BLVD 152 1582 SOFIA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Spas Spasov (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Biodigital Limited United Kingdom EU contribution € 12 800,00 Address Unit 19 Royds Enterprise Park, 20, Future Fields BD6 3EW Bradford See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Geoffrey Swales (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NOVAMINA CENTAR INOVATIVNIH TEHNOLOGIJA DOO Croatia EU contribution € 14 700,00 Address JACKOVINSLI KLANEC 17 10000 Zagreb See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ernest Vlacic (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data