Objective Weight is a premium; any material which does not contribute to load-carrying capacity is structurally parasitic. The focus of StorAGE is an key example; energy storage. Conventional design attempts to maximise the efficiency of the individual subcomponents. A different approach is to create novel multifunctional materials that simultaneously perform more than one function, thus offering significant savings in mass & volume, or performance benefits. The versatility of polymer composites means that they provide an ideal opportunity to develop novel multifunctional materials which can store the electrical energy required to power systems, whilst meeting the demands of the mechanical loading. Carbon fibre composites are attractive as they are commonly used as both electrodes & high performance reinforcements but usually the forms of carbon are different. Previous work has demonstrated such multifunctional materials can be synthesised at a laboratory level, & the technology is ready to be taken up by industry. StorAGE will consider 4 multifunctional devices: capacitors, batteries, supercapacitors & hybrid capacitors. It is anticipated that the parallel development of four types of device, all of which have generic technologies & issues, will help mitigate the risks, & allow the most fruitful approaches to be taken forward to the technology demonstrator level. The initial research will be split into two parallel paths; reinforcement & multifunctional resin development. The constituents will then be brought together in composite manufacture & characterisation. The systems issues for these materials will be addressed, culminating in components being assessed on a hybrid car. The overall aim will be to show these materials imbue at least a 15% improvement in efficiency over the performance of conventional materials and devices. In summary, StorAGE will develop revolutionary concepts for lightweight energy storage to realise efficient energy needs of future vehicles. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringnatural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciences Programme(s) FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics) Topic(s) SST.2008.5.2.1. - Innovative product concepts SST.2008.1.1.2. - Electric-hybrid power trains Call for proposal FP7-SST-2008-RTD-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE EU contribution € 870 254,00 Address SOUTH KENSINGTON CAMPUS EXHIBITION ROAD SW7 2AZ LONDON United Kingdom See on map Region London Inner London — West Westminster Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Shaun Power (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all RISE SICOMP AB Sweden EU contribution € 518 374,00 Address FIBERVAEGEN 2 - OEJEBYN 941 26 Pitea See on map Region Norra Sverige Övre Norrland Norrbottens län Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Leif Asp (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INASCO HELLAS ETAIREIA EFARMOSMENON AERODIASTIMIKON EPISTIMON EE Greece EU contribution € 248 116,00 Address NAPOLEONTOS ZERVA 18 16675 Glyfada Athina See on map Region Αττική Aττική Νότιος Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Mihalis Kazilas (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB Sweden EU contribution € 309 027,00 Address - 412 96 GOTEBORG See on map Region Södra Sverige Västsverige Västra Götalands län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Annika Hofling (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UMECO STRUCTURAL MATERIALS (DERBY) LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 111 885,00 Address CONCORDE HOUSE, WARWICK NEW ROAD 24 CV32 5JG LEAMINGTON SPA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Quentin Fontana (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NANOCYL SA Belgium EU contribution € 167 747,00 Address RUE DE L'ESSOR 4 5060 SAMBREVILLE See on map Region Région wallonne Prov. 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