
Conversion of Low Grade Heat to Power through closed loop Reverse Electro-Dialysis
Objective
The regenerated solutions can be stored at very low costs and the stack can react within seconds, providing flexibility to the power system. It is a quiet technology operating under normal pressures and temperatures imposing no risks. The industrial partners ensures the MRL will be kept aligned with the advances in TRL.
The overall objective is to prove this revolutionary concept, develop the necessary materials, components and know-how for bringing it to the level of a lab prototype generating electricity from low-grade heat at higher efficiencies and lower costs than ever achieved to date. Specific objectives:
Select the most suitable technologies for the regeneration process and the combinations of salts and solvents that can maximise the system performance.
Create new knowledge for developing: membranes for the selected solutions; membrane manufacturing concepts that can be scaled-up for high volume and low-cost production; efficient stacks suitable for this application; energy efficient regeneration processes.
Implement and validate a process simulation tool to analyse the performance under different configurations and operating conditions.
Evaluate and improve the performance of the overall system through tests on a lab-prototype, identifying potential up-scaling and operational issues (System efficiencies reaching 15% and power densities of 25 W/m2 of cell pair).
Define a development roadmap, taking into account environmental, social and regulatory issues, leading to levelised cost of electricity below 0.03 Euro/kWh by 2025 to 2030.
Involve target group representatives to the Advisory Board and communicate the key results in order to initiate a dialogue and facilitate the engagement of key actors.
Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator
WIRTSCHAFT UND INFRASTRUKTUR GMBH & CO PLANUNGS KG
Address
Sylvensteinstrasse 2
81369 Muenchen
Germany
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
EU Contribution
€ 554 287,50
Participants (6)
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UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PALERMO
Italy
EU Contribution
€ 934 406
FUJIFILM MANUFACTURING EUROPE BV
Netherlands
EU Contribution
€ 1 004 500
REDSTACK BV
Netherlands
EU Contribution
€ 390 625
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS, MEDIOAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS-CIEMAT
Spain
EU Contribution
€ 334 387,50
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
United Kingdom
EU Contribution
€ 402 771,25
UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA
Spain
EU Contribution
€ 371 425
Project information
RED-Heat-to-Power
Grant agreement ID: 640667
Status
Closed project
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Start date
1 May 2015
-
End date
30 April 2019
Funded under:
H2020-EU.3.3.5.
-
Overall budget:
€ 3 992 402,50
-
EU contribution
€ 3 992 402,25
Project information
RED-Heat-to-Power
Grant agreement ID: 640667
Status
Closed project
-
Start date
1 May 2015
-
End date
30 April 2019
Funded under:
H2020-EU.3.3.5.
-
Overall budget:
€ 3 992 402,50
-
EU contribution
€ 3 992 402,25
Deliverables
Publications
Project information
RED-Heat-to-Power
Grant agreement ID: 640667
Status
Closed project
-
Start date
1 May 2015
-
End date
30 April 2019
Funded under:
H2020-EU.3.3.5.
-
Overall budget:
€ 3 992 402,50
-
EU contribution
€ 3 992 402,25
Project information
RED-Heat-to-Power
Grant agreement ID: 640667
Status
Closed project
-
Start date
1 May 2015
-
End date
30 April 2019
Funded under:
H2020-EU.3.3.5.
-
Overall budget:
€ 3 992 402,50
-
EU contribution
€ 3 992 402,25