EIT Raw Materials: Nueva tecnología basada en energía termosolar de concentración para reciclaje de residuos
Referencia : RDRFR20240419014
Caduca : 28-05-2024
Resumen
The company’s recycling unit is a revolutionary industrial waste management process powered by solar energy. It uses a solar concentrator with a patented giant Fresnel lens to transform waste into valuable materials recovery. This innovation addresses the global need for efficient and sustainable waste management. The SME is looking for an industrial partner to develop and manufacture the industrial pilot (TRL8) of their solar concentrator and is targeting an open call from the EIT Raw Materials
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The company has one mission : reducing the carbon footprint of energy-intensive industries using concentrated solar energy solutions. Every day the sun provides 10,000 times the energy needed for melting, heating, burning, drying and all the other high energy consuming industrial processes. It is the first company to explore direct solar concentration for industrial purposes. Their solutions use only sunlight and mirrors. There is no need for complex and polluting processes like the ones used for building solar panels. Their technology can potentially reduce 30 to 40% of all industry s impact because of its efficiency and can reduce the carbon footprint of heavy industry up to 40%. With this project, the primary goal is to scale-up their current prototype to an industrial level (from 2mx2mx3m machine to 15mx15mx14m). This project will include: the design and the manufacturing of our solar recycling machine. The application of the machine is to transform waste into an inert material, suitable for the construction industry as well as for the glass industry, thus contributing to sustainable waste management and recycling. The point is to get from a TRL7 to a TRL 8-9. They are looking for an industrial partner to collaborate. The collaborative project, which focuses on advancing a solar concentrator technology to market readiness, has a budget of €2 million. This budget underlines their commitment to achieving significant technological milestones and ensuring a rapid transition to commercialization. To finance this project, the company is targeting European funding more precisely EIT Raw Materials for Upscaling Projects (KAVA 12). This call offers funding to collaborative projects composed of partners from the industry and research and education. Upscaling KAVA projects are innovation projects based on validated technologies that need additional step(s) for testing, demonstration, proof of concept and up-scaling prior to commercialization. The purpose of these projects is to support good technologies, products, and services that are currently under development to reach market entry. Advantages and innovation Their technology is the first decarbonized recycling solution for conventionally non-recyclable waste (pollution). Their solar concentrator can reach temperatures of 4000°C with no combustion and it allows them to easily vitrify any pollution and render it inert and usable in the construction industry as well as in the glass industry. Technical Specification or Expertise Sought For a pilot project, the SME is seeking an industrial partner in the European Union or Horizon Europe associated countries with at least one of the following expertise: • Heavy Mechanics: Expertise in the design and fabrication of mechanisms to operate the machine, similar to technology used in earth station antenna, construction cranes or amusement park rides. • Heat Exchangers: Proficiency in transferring radiant energy to a heat transfer fluid or heat storage material. • Electronics/Electrical Engineering: Skills in control systems and low-voltage DC electric motorization. • Plastics Engineering: Capability in manufacturing lenses through molding or machining transparent PMMA sheets with optical properties. Framework program Horizon Europe Call title and identifier EIT Raw Materials for Upscaling Projects (KAVA 12) Submission and evaluation scheme Anticipated project budget 2M€ Coordinator required No Deadline for EoI 28/05/2024 Deadline of the call 29/05/2024 Project duration in weeks Web link to the call https://eitrawmaterials.eu/call-for-projects-2/
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