Acrónimo:  EPISODE
Investigador Principal:  D. Jens Peters
Departamento: Economía
Fecha de Inicio: 05/02/2025
Fecha Fin: 31/05/2028

The main mission for EPISODE is to develop a non-lithium battery technology based on abundant available low-cost materials, with attractive energy density and power metrics (close to that of LFP-based Li-ion batteries counterparts), that are durable (> 15 years and > 5,000 cycles), have a high round-trip efficiency (>95%), are non-toxic, non-critical, intrinsically safe and recyclable. A further aspect of this mission is that the production processes for the anode, cathode, electrolyte solutions and binders as well as cell production will be sustainable, energy-efficient and demonstrated at industrial mass manufacturing scale. Combining all of this leads to a non-lithium modular battery system with favourable CAPEX (< 150 €/kW storage capacity), OPEX (approx. 0.03 €/kWh/cycle) and carbon footprint (<100kgCO2eq/kWh), enabling energy storage applications, ranging from domestic installations (multiple units of 6.2 kWh/unit to be demonstrated in the project with projections towards large utility installations of multiple MWh. As a consequence, this will establish a European-based, globally competitive battery supply- and value chain that supports economic prosperity and the net-zero transition. The integrated material-manufacturing and sustainability assessment approach in EPISODE will transform the existing (Li) battery manufacturing process into a sustainable one to meet the future needs of the sustainable and resilient EU battery industry. In EPISODE, the project objectives will be achieved by a strong alliance among physics, chemistry and materials science researchers from both academia and industry (UMI, ARK, UPC, ISE), academic battery cell producers (CID, WMG) and industrial module manufacturers (FAAM), end-users (EGP, EnelX, EnBW, Senec) as well as expertise in environmental assessments (UAH, KIT) and experts in project management and communication and dissemination activities (UNR).

Acrónimo:  BEST           
Investigador Principal: D. Gonzalo Barluenga Badiola
Departamento: Arquitectura
Fecha de inicio: 01/03/2023
Fecha Fin: 28/02/2027

El sector de la construcción es fundamental para el crecimiento continuo y el mantenimiento de las infraestructuras y las industrias. Sin embargo, su amplio ámbito de acción ha conllevado que requiera cantidades inmensas de materias primas y energía, unas necesidades que deberían reestructurarse y adaptarse para combatir el cambio climático. En este contexto, el proyecto BEST, financiado por las acciones Marie Sk?odowska-Curie, contribuirá a esta transición. Su equipo examinará el uso y la aplicación de biocompuestos que no solo permitan una mejor eficiencia estructural y energética, sino que además constituyan una alternativa más ecológica. La investigación tiene por objeto proporcionar soluciones que revolucionarán el sector de la construcción al adoptar opciones más ecológicas.

Acrónimo:  CASSATA 
Investigador Principal: Dña. María Pilar Jarabo Amores
Departamento: Teoría de la Señal y Comunicaciones
Fecha de Inicio: 01/12/2023
Fecha Fin: 30/11/2026

The CASSATA project, funded by the EU, aims to advance covert sensing technologies for defence applications. With a consortium of 27 organizations from 9 countries, including industrial entities, universities, research organizations, and SMEs, our mission is to develop and test advanced multi-modal sensing concepts, technologies and platforms. Focused on optronics, acoustics/seismic sensing, RF and radar systems, and adaptive and collaborative sensing technologies, data fusion and AI. CASSATA aims to provide European forces with enhanced situational awareness, target sensing, early warning, and decision support capabilities. Our approach addresses challenges and enablers, driven by real-world use cases to meet European forces’ needs. We exploit passive and covert sensing systems, integrate multi-sensor platforms, and apply advanced processing techniques to improve surveillance and reconnaissance. The project explores covert optronic sensing feasibility, develops signal and data processing techniques, and tests new sensor technologies in challenging environments. Committed to tangible results, CASSATA aims to deliver a new generation of covert sensing systems, setting new standards for performance and interoperability in defence.