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Project Description
Aiming to increase the commercial use of the renewable energy sources in the housing, hospitality and business sectors, the FORTH Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences in Patras (ICE-HT) obtained funding under the project Solar2Hyp.
The project’s scope is to develop an autonomous energy production system based on a combination of solar panels, an electrolyser and a fuel cell using hydrogen, with nominal power of 2 kW. The system will reach TRL6 by the end of the project and will be able to provide electricity to small houses/commercial units sufficiently. Furthermore, it will have zero CO2 and NOx emissions, while it will be able to provide energy and heat to the installation, reaching high operational efficiency.
Thus, the developed power system will constitute an attractive commercial product with potential for large exploitation.
The project’s scope is to develop an autonomous energy production system based on a combination of solar panels, an electrolyser and a fuel cell using hydrogen, with nominal power of 2 kW. The system will reach TRL6 by the end of the project and will be able to provide electricity to small houses/commercial units sufficiently. Furthermore, it will have zero CO2 and NOx emissions, while it will be able to provide energy and heat to the installation, reaching high operational efficiency.
Thus, the developed power system will constitute an attractive commercial product with potential for large exploitation.
MNLT’s Role in the project
MNLT is responsible for the business planning and execution, alongside the dissemination and marketing of the developed process, targeting a successful market entry at the end of the project.
Under this framework, MNLT will conduct an analysis of the fuel cells/electrolysers market, as well as implement the Go-to-Market strategy for the developed power system.
In parallel, MNLT will conduct the Life-Cycle-Assessment (LCA) focusing on environmental, societal and economic aspects, in order to align the production process and the product itself with circular economy principles.
Under this framework, MNLT will conduct an analysis of the fuel cells/electrolysers market, as well as implement the Go-to-Market strategy for the developed power system.
In parallel, MNLT will conduct the Life-Cycle-Assessment (LCA) focusing on environmental, societal and economic aspects, in order to align the production process and the product itself with circular economy principles.
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