UJI researcher Adrián Mota Babiloni obtains a Leonardo grant from the BBVA Foundation to develop a more efficient prototype of a high-temperature heat pump



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## UJI researcher Adrián Mota Babiloni obtains a Leonardo grant from the BBVA Foundation to develop a more efficient prototype of a high-temperature heat pump

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The studio will develop during 18 months and has the aim to reduce the emissions of gases of effect invernadero of the industry.

The Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral researcher in the area of Heat Engines and Thermal Machines at the Universitat Jaume I of Castelló, Adrián Mota Babiloni, has been awarded one of the BBVA Foundation's Leonardo grants for Researchers and Cultural Creators in the Engineering category, endowed with 40,000 euros, for the project "Design and development of a high temperature heat pump to replace boilers and produce heat at 160°C".

[Adrián Mota Babiloni](https://www.uji.es/departaments/emc/base/estructura/personal?p_departamento=2103&p_profesor=178608)is a member of the research group Thermal and Energy Systems Engineering ([ISTENER](http://www.istener.uji.es/)) and a lecturer on the Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and the Master's Degree in Energy Efficiency and Sustainability. His lines of research focus on low global warming potential (GWP) fluids for refrigeration and air conditioning, ultra-low temperature refrigeration, organic Rankine cycles and high temperature heat pumps for industrial heat recovery.

**Project funded**

Industry accounts for about 24% of global greenhouse gas emissions, mostly from activities such as the production of heat by fossil fuel-fired boilers. High temperature heat pumps (HTHPs) represent a promising solution since they are environmentally friendly. However, existing HTHPs have certain shortcomings, such as low efficiency, a limited working range and high installation costs. Consequently, there are no commercial units for high-temperature heat production, and no experimental results have been achieved so far.

The project presented by Adrián Mota develops an improved prototype of a high temperature heat pump for heat production at 160°C with an energy efficiency that makes it technically and economically feasible when compared to fossil fuel-based boilers. It is a proposal that delivers benefits to society, from an environmental and economic perspective, and contributes to achieving a number of sustainable development goals. It started in October 2023 and is scheduled to end in March 2025, and will incorporate master's degree students so that they can carry out their master's theses.

The [Leonardo grants](https://www.redleonardo.es/becas/becas-leonardo-investigadores-creadores-culturales-2023/) provide financial support for the projects of researchers and cultural creators who are in the intermediate stages of their careers, aged between 30 and 45, and stand out for their significant level of scientific, technological or cultural production. In the 2023 call, a total of 1116 applications were received, of which 58 were awarded grants (6 for engineering). In the evaluation of the applications, both the excellence of the candidate's CV and the originality of the project presented have been taken into account, and special consideration was given to the fact that the grant awarded is the main source of funding of the project.

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