NEXTEC
Next Generation Nano-engineered Thermoelectric Converters - from concept to industrial validation
| Coordinatore | KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN
Organization address
address: Valhallavaegen 79 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Sweden [SE] |
| Totale costo | 6˙360˙079 € |
| EC contributo | 3˙931˙929 € |
| Programma | FP7-NMP
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies |
| Code Call | FP7-NMP-2010-SMALL-4 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-FP |
| Anno di inizio | 2011 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2011-06-01 - 2014-05-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN
Organization address
address: Valhallavaegen 79 contact info |
SE (STOCKHOLM) | coordinator | 1˙201˙398.00 |
| 2 |
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Organization address
address: Wittelsbacherplatz 2 contact info |
DE (MUNCHEN) | participant | 454˙300.00 |
| 3 |
ACONDICIONAMIENTO TARRASENSE ASSOCIACION
Organization address
address: CARRER DE LA INNOVACIO 2 contact info |
ES (TERRASSA) | participant | 414˙200.00 |
| 4 |
CIDETE INGENIEROS SL
Organization address
address: CALLE ANSELMO CLAVE 98 contact info |
ES (VILANOVA Y LA GELTRU) | participant | 399˙000.00 |
| 5 |
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Organization address
address: CALLE SERRANO 117 contact info |
ES (MADRID) | participant | 354˙516.00 |
| 6 |
NPL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Organization address
address: SERCO HOUSE 16 BARTLEY WOOD - BUSINESS PARK BARTLEY WAY 16 contact info |
UK (HOOK - HAMPSHIRE) | participant | 300˙000.00 |
| 7 |
"NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ""DEMOKRITOS"""
Organization address
address: Patriarchou Gregoriou Str. contact info |
EL (AGHIA PARASKEVI) | participant | 286˙845.00 |
| 8 |
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V
Organization address
address: Hansastrasse 27C contact info |
DE (MUENCHEN) | participant | 284˙250.00 |
| 9 |
CENTRO TECNICO DE SEAT SA
Organization address
address: AUTOVIA A2 KM 585 contact info |
ES (MARTORELL) | participant | 143˙420.00 |
| 10 |
AB ELECTROLUX
Organization address
address: SANKT GORANSGATAN 143 contact info |
SE (STOCKHOLM) | participant | 54˙000.00 |
| 11 |
PANCO - PHYSIKALISCHE TECHNIK ANLAGENENTWICKLUNG & CONSULTING GMBH
Organization address
address: KARLICHER STRASSE 7 contact info |
DE (MULHEIM KARLICH) | participant | 22˙675.00 |
| 12 |
Babrow Consultants Ltd
Organization address
address: "Trewernen House, Llantrisant Road, Church Vilage rd ." contact info |
UK (Pontypridd) | participant | 17˙325.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Global energy uncertainty and the limited recourses coupled with increased energy needs fuels the search for improving the efficiency of energy conversion technologies. Although the EU policies target increased use of renewable energy to 12% of gross energy production by 2010, this commitment has also highlighted the urgent need for improving the energy utilization of fossil-fuel based power-plants to allow continuation of the energy intensive lifestyle of EU countries. Thermoelectric (TE) devices can play a very important role in efficient energy harvesting, and recovery. TE devices are ‘fuel-free’ solid-state devices with no moving parts and therefore are extremely reliable. TEs can harvest residual low-grade energy which otherwise is wasted. To date, their use is limited by low conversion efficiency. The key factor for improving the performance of TE applications is mainly through the development of TE materials as well as corresponding TE module/device technology and design, based on the material types, which can ensure better performance. Recent advances in nanotechnology offer unprecedented opportunities in designing and fabricating increasingly complex material architectures with controlled and hierarchical microstructures. Theoretical predictions showed that low-dimensional TE materials with figure of merits (a measure of the goodness of TE materials) can be spectacularly enhanced from currently ~1 to extremely high values of 5 -10 (up to 20). The present proposal is concerned with applying modern nanotechnology principles to the design and creation of novel material architectures with enhanced TE properties, with close feedback with theoretical studies. The material architectures considered in this proposal are chosen based on suitability for the development of next generation TE modules and devices, designed for a few specific promising applications including harvesting waste energy from automobiles and environmentally benign, efficient cooling systems'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Exploiting nanotechnology, EU-funded scientists worked on improving performance of thermoelectric (TE) materials to turn heat into electric power. Generating electricity from hot waste gases in car exhausts and industrial processes are some exciting applications of the project's technology.