Check out the research projects carried out by the CIIAE team.
HOLMES aims to develop an innovative interconnected Power-to-Heat (P2H) and Thermal Energy Storage (TES) technology. The central concept is a novel P2H approach capable of inducing uniform heating in heat transfer fluids (HTFs), which serve dual roles in both heat transfer and thermal energy storage. Electricity can be converted into heat using methods such as […]
Electronics are becoming smaller and more powerful, yet managing the heat they generate remains critical. Funded by the European Innovation Council, the SPARK-e project aims to tackle this issue by focusing on innovative materials called solid-to-solid phase-change materials (PCMs). These materials can absorb and store large amounts of heat during phase transitions, making them ideal […]
Adopting a degrowth economy is essential for restoring Earth as a safe operating space for humanity. Degrowth involves a planned reduction in energy and resource use to align the economy with ecological limits while reducing inequality and enhancing well-being. The ERC-funded DELaw project strives to embed degrowth principles within legal frameworks to drive meaningful societal […]
4TunaTES will unlock the potential thermal energy storage by delivering a groundbreaking flexible Thermo-Chemical Energy Storage (TCES) technology that can be easily adapted to different applications (variable in- and output temperatures) and thereby reduce the development costs by 90%. 4TunaTES will develop a TCES-prototype that can be also used for domestic use and addresses different […]
BIOCALMA focuses on exploring new sorbent materials for thermochemical cooling cycles based on biochar derived from abundant agro-industrial waste in Extremadura. The project will investigate the ideal carbonization/activation conditions to develop porosity and generate surface functionalities in the sorbents that allow for subsequent reversible desorption of the sorbate. This innovative approach addresses two key problems […]
The agri-food sector, and specifically the tomato industry, is under significant pressure from the energy prices required for its processes, in addition to the costs associated with CO2 emissions. The STomSun project, “Research on Phase Change Materials for the Design of a Thermal Energy Storage System for the Tomato Industry,” approved under Decree 146/2022 of […]
SOLCRATES – Sustainable Cooling with Biochar Composites for Advanced Thermochemical Energy Storage develops the next generation of sorption-based thermochemical energy storage (TCES) for refrigeration by combining fundamental studies of biochar-based absorbents with the engineering of an innovative helical transport reactor. Using low-cost biochar from agro-industrial waste and inorganic salts, the project advances a circular, scalable […]
The main objective of the BioPorEn project is to process and evaluate the suitability of biogenic raw materials for the sustainable synthesis of porous materials that could be potentially useful for the physical adsorption of carbon dioxide and hydrogen, thereby facilitating their capture or storage, respectively. To achieve this overall goal, the project focuses on […]
SUPREMAS aims at demonstrating the potential and viability of innovative compact, modular and movable (i.e., transportable on truck) syngas production units capable to recover the bioenergy content from multiple waste feedstocks (e.g. wood, chips, sludges from wastewater treatment, digestate). The chosen feedstocks are byproducts that result from very different processes and can be easily found […]
