Italian technological district for the engineering of polymeric and composite materials and structures
Italian technological district for the engineering of polymeric and composite materials and structures

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Polymeric materials for the generation and recovery of energy from renewable sources

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Objective:

The project aimed to develop polymeric materials, processes, and device architectures to create electricity generators that exploit: renewable energy sources such as solar; sources derived from energy not exploited by the receivers for which they are intended and which would therefore be wasted as electromagnetic sources (e.g., GSM/UMTS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, DECT, GPS, DVB-T, radar signals); and waste heat from combustion processes.

Specifically, the project aimed to study and develop three types of generators:

  • DSSC and organic polymer photovoltaic cells
  • Thermoelectric cells for waste heat recovery
  • Antenne flessibili e miniaturizzate per recupero di energia da onde elettromagnetiche