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Research Infrastructures

CompLab

The CompLab (Components for Adsorption Heat Transformation) was conceived to support the design and development of adsorption heat transformers prototypes (heat storage, chiller/refrigerator/heat pumps) by dedicated testing benches able to experimentally measure the performance of the main components of AHTs under real operating conditions for the specific application.

Organisation

Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR)

Country

Italy

Technology

Electrochemical energy storage
Thermal energy storage
Cross-cutting (Specifically: Hybrid solutions)

TRL Level

1-3

Competence Center Thermal Energy Storage (CCTES, HSLU)

The facilities of CC TES, HSLU comprise state-of-the-art equipment for energy storage research with a focus on thermal energy storage technologies. The laboratory infrastructure comprises all essential equipment for the development and characterization of thermal energy storage...

Organisation

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Country

Switzerland

Technology

Thermal energy storage
Electrochemical energy storage

TRL Level

1-3, 4-6, Above 6

Concept Grid

Concept Grid is a real "smart" distribution network representative of a real electric system from the primary substation to residential appliances.

Organisation

EDF

Country

France

Technology

All technologies that can be grid connected

TRL Level

4-6, Above

Cutting-edge Materials for Electrical ES and Efficiency Group (CUTT-e Materials)

The Cutting – Edge Materials for Electrical Energy Storage and Efficiency Group is dedicated to the development of highly reliable, controllable and throughput deposition processes of next-generation materials (i.e. thin films, nanostructures and nanocomposites) for energy storage and efficiency technologies including fuel cells, batteries, capacitors and superconductors.

Organisation

Institute of Emerging Technologies, Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU)

Country

Greece

Technology

Materials, Growth procedure, Electrochemistry, Energy storage

TRL Level

1-3

Delta H Lab

Delta H lab, developed in cooperation between Rina Consulting Centro Sviluppo Materiali SpA and University of Calabria, is a recently built infrastructure supporting research related to hydrogen storage and transportation through the evaluation of material and component performances in gaseous Hydrogen, or hydrogen mixtures up to very high pressure (up to 1000 bar).

Organisation

RINA

Country

Italy

Technology

Chemical energy storage
Mechanical energy storage

TRL Level

1-3, 4-6, Above 6

Demo Flow Battery

Demo Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) is settled in a microgrid, power supplied by a PV plant and having many utilities for the discharging step.

Organisation

Eni Spa

Country

Italy

Technology

Electrochemical energy storage

TRL Level

4-6

EC Test

DTU Energy is operating electrochemical research laboratories fully equipped with gas and temperature control. It includes electrolysis test rigs for low temperature water electrolysis and high temperature electrolysis (steam and carbon dioxide).

Organisation

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

Country

Denmark

Technology

Electrochemical energy storage
Chemical energy storage

TRL Level

1-3, 4-6

ECCSEL Energy Fluid Lab

The ECCSEL Energy Fluid Lab includes multiple installations, all located in the Thermal Laboratory Building of SINTEF ER, involving measurement of equilibrium fluid properties, low-temperature fluid separation, and investigation of steady state and transient effects during fluid transport.

Organisation

SINTEF EN

Country

Norway

Technology

Chemical energy storage
Thermal energy storage
Mechanical energy storage
Cross-cutting

TRL Level

1-3, 4-6, Above 6

Energy Lab 2.0

The Energy Lab 2.0 is a unique research infrastructure established by the Helmholtz Association. Here, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) investigate the interaction of important components of future smart energy systems.

Organisation

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Country

Germany

Technology

Electrochemical energy storage
Chemical energy storage
Mechanical energy storage

TRL Level

4-6, Above 6

Energy Storage Platform Netherlands

The TNO Energy Storage Platform is situated in the Netherlands and comprises several connected research facilities with complementary infrastructure on...

Organisation

TNO

Country

The Netherlands

Technology

Electrochemical energy storage
Chemical energy storage
Thermal energy storage
Cross-cutting

TRL Level

1-3, 4-6

Energy materials analytics and XR (mixed reality) facility (XR4MAT)

The energy materials analytics and XR (mixed reality) facility (XR4MAT) of Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (FZJ) is an integrated hardware-software platform with capabilities in data acquisition, data workflow management and modeling-based analytics.

Organisation

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Country

Germany

Technology

Electrochemical energy storage including hydrogen technologies

TRL Level

4-6

Enhanced-throughput Combinatorial Material synthesis and Analysis Facility (CMAF)

The PVD facility allows a 2D combinatorial materials synthesis with up to four distinct educt sources and a subsequent rapid chemical (GD-OES) and crystallographic (Raman) analysis based on autosampler technologies.

Organisation

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Country

Germany

Technology

Electrochemical energy storage

TRL Level

1-3

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