Projects

CELL3DITOR

A Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) is a ceramic-based multilayer device that involves costly and time-consuming multi-step manufacturing processes including casting, screen printing, start-up, shaping, and several thermal treatments. In addition, these cells are manually assembled into piles resulting in additional steps for bonding and sealing, making product standardization and quality control difficult. Since current processing of ceramics has strong shape limitations and an extremely complex design for manufacturing (more than 100 steps), industrially manufactured cells and SOFC cells are expensive and have low flexibility and long time to market. The main objective of the Cell3Ditor project is to develop a 3D printing technology for the industrial production of SOFC batteries, covering research and innovation at all stages of the industrial value chain (inks formulation, 3D printer development, ceramic consolidation and system integration). FAE participates as partner developing the process of consolidation of ceramics and contributing with its experience in the manufacture of cells for fuel cells.

Call: Horizon2020
Financing: UE
Year: 2016 – 2019
Web: http://www.cell3ditor.eu/

Ris3Cat COSIN

The project is aimed at developing the necessary actions to become an international scientific, technological and industrial reference in synthetic fuels based on biogenic carbon and water. The project aims to cover the fundamental need for current and future energy systems to be able to store energy as chemical energy by solving the problem of how to store renewable energy on a large scale.

FAE participates in the development of systems more efficient systems of electrolysis and co-electrolysis.

Call: Comunitat Ris3Cat Energia

Financing: ACC1Ó
Years: 2016 – 2018

RIS3CAT REFER

The REFER project aims to improve the available energy alternatives for buildings, providing them with flexibility with several options to face the generation of renewable energy and energy efficiency. Keeping in mind that the great challenge of society is to improve the energy efficiency of existing buildings more than in new buildings, whom is easier to incorporate new technologies and knowledge, the REFER project focuses on the energetic and flexible rehabilitation of residential and tertiary buildings through the installation of solar panels and fuel cells, where FAE is involved in the design and production of fuel cells.

The scope of the project includes participation in Smart Grids, the use of "Low Carbon Technology" and energy efficiency, which are the three pillars of the community.

Call: Comunitat Ris3Cat Energia
Financing: ACC1Ó
Years: 2016 – 2018
Web: https://refer.upc.edu/ca/projecte

FRACTAL

Development based on an Advanced Systems Spanish Technology for the Prototyping and Manufacturing of Strategic Components by means of Laser Assisted Powder Sintering.

The main objective of the project is to generate new AM forms which are oriented to large size components. Currently existing solutions are not covering this range of applications due to size, processing time and/or cost issues. Fractal seeks to combine both the opportunity to generate variable spots - by means of defined energy densities - and a novel solution powder deposition. Thereby, productivity, efficiency and processing time ratios are improved substantially.
Participating companies: ETXE-TAR S.A., AMES Group, CESA, FAE, MESUREX S.L., LANTEC 2000 systems. Etxe-tar S.A. acts as coordinator.
Outsourced entities: Laser Center of the Polytechnic University of Madrid, CEIT, AIMME, UPV / EHU, BCAM, UB.

Call: CIEN
Financing: CDTI
Year: 2014

eCub - Efficient energy storagE

The main objective of the project is the development and validation of electrical storage systems, especially nanotechnology based supercapacitors. Priority is given to the use of environmentally friendly materials.
Participating Companies: FAE and IDIADA AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY, SAU FAE acts as coordinator.
Outsourced entities: FBG-UB and IREC.

Call: Nuclis d’Innovacio Tecnològica
Financing: ACCIÓ. European funds for regional development
Year: 2014
RD14-1-0068

KIT LTCC

Development of the LTCC kit with a ceramic technology design: modelling, simulation and manufacturing of components and circuits, including the design methodology. The main purpose of this project is developing an electronic system design methodology with the LTCC technology, which features a library with 3D components and building blocks, so that it can be distributed as a Process Design Kit (PDK) to the potential users of this technology.

Call: RETOS COLABORACIÓN 2014
Financing: MINECO
Year: 2014
RTC-2014-2426-7

ECOART

Development of new ecological photovoltaic coating solutions, using recycled materials for architectural integration purposes, based on chalcogenide technologies. The main purpose of the project is obtaining CIGS and CZTS chalcogenide photovoltaic cells on ceramic and glass-ceramic supports.
One of the specific objectives of the FAE is the synthesis and deposition of the CIGS compound and resulting CZTS compound with the most environmentally efficient and sustainable methods, based on the use of chemical strategies that do not require the use of high vacuum stages.

Call: RETOS COLABORACIÓN 2014
Financing: MINECO
Year: 2014
RTC-2014-2294-3