Hybrid solid-state converters for ultra-high temperature thermal batteries
Innovative solutions for the storage and the conversion of heat
Objectives
Spurred by the need to integrate intermittent renewable energy sources, high temperature (>1200 ºC) thermal batteries have recently gained traction as a compelling solution for long-duration energy storage (exceeding 10 hours). Attaining exceptionally high temperatures is crucial for these batteries to achieve both high energy densities and conversion efficiencies. This surge in deployment has generated a demand for ultra-high-temperature energy converters, which are currently unavailable.
Our solution is based on the hybridization of innovative systems for thermionics (TIG), thermoelectrics (TEG), and thermophotovoltaics (TPV), by validating two hybrid devices with enhanced efficiency and/or output power density: TIG-TEG (TITEG) and TIG-TPV (TIPV).
Objective 1
Advance the state-of-the-art in stand-alone TEG, TIG, and TPV technologies through the creation of three innovative solutions.
Objective 2
Showcase and validate the two hybrid devices TITEG and TIPV
Objective 3
Integrate these hybrid solutions into two different thermal batteries pilot systems:
Pilot n. 1 - electric-to-heat-to-electric
Pilot n. 2 - solar-to-heat-to-electric
Objective 4
Demonstratate the energy dispatchability on demand
Workpackages
The operational plan to achieve BLAZETEC's objectives.
WP 1
Specifications & design of the integrated technologies
WP 2
Innovation in basic conversion technologies
WP 3
Hybridization, optimization, and prototyping for the pilot systems
WP 4
Testing & validation of the BLAZETEC brand-products
WP 5
Management & DCE activities
