Projet FlowCamp (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2017)
Action : Doctoral Networks
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Renewable energy sources like wind turbines require large-scale, stationary energy storage systems to balance out fluctuations in energy generation. FlowCamp will advance the development of one of the most promising storage systems: redox-flow batteries (RFBs). The recruited fellows will develop materials (membranes, electrodes, electrolytes, catalysts, sealing materials) and macrohomogeneous models for three next generation RFBs (hydrogen-bromine, organic and zinc-air systems). They will then upscale the new systems to prototype level (TRL4/5), and validate them using the cutting-edge battery testing facilities available for the prestigious German-funded RedoxWind project at Fraunhofer ICT. The new RFB technologies can be combined in energy storage systems tailored to a wide variety of application scenarios, with lower cost, longer service life and higher efficiency than conventional (e.g. Li-ion) storage devices. Through FlowCamp, 15 ESRs will gain a unique skill-set comprising electrochemistry, material science and cell design/ engineering, as well as an overview of different RFB technologies and their implementation at prototype level. FlowCamp will consequently go far beyond existing electrochemical training, in a field with a high and growing research demand. The employability of the ESRs will be further enhanced by high-quality individualized training in scientific and complementary skills, and a structured network program of training units moving them from theoretical investigations towards industrial application and entrepreneurship. The active involvement of industrial partners, secondments in applied research and industry and a strong research and training emphasis on market requirements will furthermore provide them with the intersectoral experience needed for a career in electrochemical energy storage.

Mots clés : redox flow batteries, hydrogen bromine, organic redox flow battery, zinc air battery, energy storage systems, novel membranes, sealing materials for redox flow batteries, modelling, simulation

Participants :
- Zürcher Fachhochschule (Suisse) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 530453.52 €
- Hungarian Research Network (Hongrie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 223913.52 €
- University of Chemistry and Technology (Rép. Tchèque) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 232422.48 €
- Eindhoven University of Technology (Pays-Bas) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Amer-sil sa (Luxembourg) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 250560.0 €
- University of Stuttgart (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 249216.48 €
- Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (Suisse) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Johnson Matthey (United Kingdom) (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 258061.19 €
- Elestor bv (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 255374.28 €
- Jenabatteries gmbh (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 249216.48 €
- Israel chemicals ltd (Israël) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Fraunhofer Society (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 498432.96 €
- Eötvös Loránd University (Hongrie) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Eras labo (France) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Allemagne) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (Allemagne) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 788626.8 €
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Allemagne) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Bar-Ilan University (Israël) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 260300.52 €
- Fondazione Oronzio e Niccolò De Nora (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €