FBK ARES ENERGY CAPACITIESa full programme on renewablesources and sustainable solutions

Scientific and Technological research

Luigi CremaHead of Unit

crema@fbk.eu

FBK - Fondazione Bruno KesslerCMM – Center for Materials and Microsystems

ARES – Applied Research on Energy Systems

Future potential lays down on system integration and whole chain collaboration

FBK ARES vision, missionand value propositionL’energia come elemento strategico della società

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ARES unit has the objective to exploit the overall innovation cycle, from research to development of technologies, to innovation of new integrated energy solutions for the benefit of local economy, of enterprises, of the society as a whole.

ARES unit has the mission to apply its VISION on the specific sector of Energy, providing support to research, innovation and technology transfer, both at the local level for the benefit of the territory and local enterprises and at the international level for wide impact themes on energy and environment.M

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ARES value proposition is targeted to customized technologies, to a service oriented support, to the assessment of a whole value chain, to advanced system integration with real expertise in energy and technology domain. ARES can offer a customized environment of innovation oriented to the end-user needs based on its wide range expertise and a full team of scientists and engineers.

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FIELD OF EXPERTISE AND RTD INTEREST

CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER MICRO COGENERATIVE SYSTEMS

HYDROGEN AND THERMAL STORAGESBIOMASS CONVERSION PROCESSES

Ground Source Heat Pumps

SMART BUILDINGSINTEGRATED AND HYBRID ENERGY SYSTEMS

ARES expertise and services

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DODevelopment of new industrial solutions

R&D projects and innovation

Numerical simulation and multi-physic analysis

Consulting on ENERGY

Feasibility studies

Prototyping design and pre-engineering

Sustainable systems from renewable sources

Renewable resource assessment

The Energy programmethe whole is bigger then the sum of the parts

System integration of SUTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES from Renewable sources and hybrid systems

For buildings, communities, off –grid and in- grid solutions

Focus topics on Solar Energy, Hydrogen and Thermal storage solutions, micro-cogeneration from Renewable sources and waste heats, industrial processes, integrated and hybrid systems for total energy support

m-CHP technologies

m-CHP small scale Concentrated solar power

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DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMS

EU - EDenHigh density hydrogen storage in Mg-

Based metal hydrydes

EU - FET Flagship GrapheneHydrogen storage in Graphene

nanocomposites

EU - BrickerEnergy hybrid poli-generation

for large buildings

EU - DiGeSPo m-CHP cogeneration from a small scale concentrated solar power

buildings Communities and cities Industrial processesresearch

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EU FP7 - DiGeSPo project

April 21st – 23rd – New Delhi (India)

Novel m-CHP generation from small

scale concentrated solar power

Luigi Crema , Head of unit @ FBK – ARES

Project Coordinator

Modular 1-3 kWe, 3-9 kWth micro Combined Heat and Power (m-CHP) system based oninnovative Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and Stirling engine technology

This CSP m-CHP will provide electrical power, heating and cooling forsingle and multiple domestic dwellings and other small commercial,industrial and public buildings. This technology is part of a energyprogram developed in FBK

Reflection optics COLD TEMPERED GLASS THICKNESS 0,75mm.Focal distance 20 cmAperture 40 cm

Tracking system1 axis TRACKING SYSTEM

Evacuated tubeNEW RECEIVER DESIGN and NEW CER.MET. COATING

Cogeneration engineHIGH ENERGY DENSITY STIRLING ENGINE. 2-3 kWel , 6 – 10 kWth

Thermal FluidsCOLLECTOR: OPERATING TEMPERATURE 300°C, INVESTIGATION on NEW SOLUTION WITH NANOPARTICLESSTIRLING: SC NITROGEN

Control systemFull integrated control system

Overview of the technologyThe system integrates:

Power GenerationVARIABLE SPEED POWER GENERATION

Main resultsmore at www.digespo.eu

Best candidate Absorbing material realized in FBK

Absorptance 0,96, emittance 0,09 @ 350°C, in a low cost solution

Design of new solar absorber highly performing at medium temperatures

Overall demosntrated efficiency 50%, target efficiency by end of the project 60 – 65%

Fully integrated solar collectors

Thermal fluid as carrier and demosntrated management of CSP system in Malta

New High Density Stirling engine, fully design in FBK

Double acting engine for medium temperature applications, expected efficiency 16% @ 300°C

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MODELS RTD

INNOVATION

PRE-ENGINEERING

REQUEST FOR NEW RTD

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DEVELOPMENT

PLUG and PLAY TECHNOLOGY

FP7-JTI FCH EDEN projectresearch and system integration

Fondazione Bruno Kessler ItalyMBN Nanomaterialia SPA ItalyCidete Ingenieros SL SpainMatres SCRL ItalyPanco GmbH GermanyUniversidad de la Laguna SpainEC Joint Research Center - PETTEN Netherlands

Eden project, Novel H2 storage materials for stationary and portableapplications, has been funded within the EU call FP7 – JTI – FCH2011-1.

Cooridnating partner: FBKProject coordinator: Dr. Luigi Crema

Project partners:

Main project topicsmaterials+ storage tank + system integration

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Mg-based metal hydrides for high energy density storage

High Energy Ball Milling to obtain nanostructuredcompounds

Catalyst layers to speed up kinetic of reaction

Pellettization to obtain a handable, safe, reliable and reversible material

Modelling of reaction kineticcoupled to structural, fluiddynamic and heat transfer analysis

Approach 1 shot – 1 strike

Prototype realization in a full integration with other systemcomponents

Integration with a SOFC / SOE reversible technology

Complementary processtemperatures, 300-350°C for adsorprion - desorption, 700-800°C per SOFC / SOE

Strategy for overall system energymanagement

STORAGE TANKMATERIAL FUEL CELL

STORAGE CAPACITY : about 4,0% w/wVOLUMETRIC STORAGE CAPACITY : > 40 g/lHYDROGEN DESORPTION RATE : about 1,5 g/minTHERMAL ENERGY RECOVERED BY THE PROCESS: about25 – 30%

STORAGE CAPACITY: about 6,5% w/wVOLUMETRIC STORAGE CAPACITY: > 80 g/lHYDROGEN DESORPTION RATE: > 3 g/min

Target objectivesfor more, see www.h2eden.eu

High Energy BallMilling process for therealization of Hydridesnano composites

FBK – PAM laboratorywhere the innovative material will be developed

MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, material + system components

Project Acronym: GRAPHENE

Project Title: " Graphene-Based Revolutions in ICT And Beyond "

Start Date: 1 Ottobre 2013

Project duration: 10 Y, divided in 2,5 (FP7) + 7,5 Y (H2020)

Flagship Graphene in numbers:- 76 partner from 15 member countries and 2 associated countries- 500 M€ EU funding for a total 1000 M€ of project costs- 7400 person months of total effort in first 30 months and about 250 full time

researchers

WP 10 Nanocomposites (Prof. Nicola Pugno)Mechanical Modelling and development of

nanocomposites

WP9 Energy (Dr. Luigi Crema)Hydrogen storage in bulk structures of

decorated and functionalized Graphene

FET Flagship GRAPHENE

FET Flagship GRAPHENEWPE 9.4 HYDROGEN STORAGE, contribute to the realization of a material for hydrogen storage,

-2,5 wt% within 2015

-5,5 wt% within 2023.

NUMERICAL MODELS (LISC)

FUNCTIONALIZATION (PAM SE)

VALIDATION (ARES)

WPE 10.18 MATERIAL FAILURE ANALYSIS

Define mechanical behavior to fracture of Graphene nanocomposites, by use of numerical models basedon continous and dicrete analysis.

NUMERICAL MODELS (N. PUGNO, LISC)

FAILURE TESTS (CMM)

Decorated Graphene

Aerographene

High Energy Ball Milling Graphene based

structures

ARES MAIN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURES

CSP Solar plant in FBK

The facility, directly installed in FBK, is a demonstration technologydeveloped within FP7-DiGeSPo EU project (www.digespo.eu). It is a smallscale concentrated PTC solar power technology realized in small mirrors,vacuum receivers, 1 axis tracking, fluid management, energy poli-generation. Tests on m-CHP, steam generation, validation of solarcomponents like mirrors, receivers, tracking systems, engines

Sustainable Connected Home

Smart building facility as a full scale living laboratory.Test of innovative Energy and ICT technologies.Sustainable energy system embedded, realized with adsorptionsystem, solar thermal collectors, biomass boiler, thermal storage forfull heating and cooling support

ARES MAIN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURES

m-CHP Lab

This laboratory is equipped for the management of electrical and thermal power generation. It is distributed in two different locations of FBK, one dedicated to electrical generation and combustion and the second dedicated to thermal energy generation and storage.

H2SSS Lab

The H2SSS (Hydrogen Solid State Storage) laboratory is oriented to full characterization and validation of hydrogen solid state storage materials. The laboratory is interconnected to the FBK facilities for material development and morphologic and structural characterization. The lab is equipped with a glove box for interfacing the various processes along the development chain and a newly developed differential pressure apparatus (DPA) able to perform thermodynamic and reaction kinetic characterization accurately and in small samples.

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A full team of research scientists and

technicians is working on the ARES VISION

with a clear MISSION and OBJECTIVES.

Physicists, Engineers, Theoretical and Applied

skills, Broad expertise on all the Energy

sector, including lab tests and prototype

realization. We offer a collaborative

environment to realize innovative ideas and

develop customized solutions.

“We take a team approach to

support the innovation cycle,

from theoretical research to pre-

engineering of technologies”

Luigi CremaHEAD of ARES

Applied Research on Energy Systems

crema@fbk.eu

Luigi Dott. Crema Researcher at REET Renewable Energies and Environmental Technologies Fondazione Bruno Kessler Scientific and Technological Research Via alla Cascata, 56/C I-38050 Povo (Trento)-Italy Contact me at:

+39-0461-314922 +39-335-6104991

Fax me at: +39-0461-314930

Write me at: crema@fbk.eu

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