POLYWEC
New mechanisms and concepts for exploiting electroactive Polymers for Wave Energy Conversion
| Coordinatore | SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNA
Organization address
address: PIAZZA MARTIRI DELLA LIBERTA, 33 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Italy [IT] |
| Totale costo | 2˙561˙976 € |
| EC contributo | 2˙059˙156 € |
| Programma | FP7-ENERGY
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Energy |
| Code Call | FP7-ENERGY-2012-1-2STAGE |
| Funding Scheme | CP |
| Anno di inizio | 2012 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2012-11-01 - 2016-10-31 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNA
Organization address
address: PIAZZA MARTIRI DELLA LIBERTA, 33 contact info |
IT (PISA) | coordinator | 727˙622.00 |
| 2 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Organization address
address: OLD COLLEGE, SOUTH BRIDGE contact info |
UK (EDINBURGH) | participant | 503˙436.50 |
| 3 |
INSTITUTUL DE CHIMIE MACROMOLECULARA PETRU PONI
Organization address
address: Aleea Grigore Ghica Voda 41A contact info |
RO (IASI) | participant | 295˙600.00 |
| 4 |
SELMAR SRL
Organization address
address: VIA VINCINELLA 14 contact info |
IT (SANTO STEFANO DI MAGRA) | participant | 275˙797.50 |
| 5 |
WAVEC/OFFSHORE RENEWABLES - CENTRO DE ENERGIA OFFSHORE ASSOCIACAO
Organization address
address: RUA DOM JERONIMO OSORIO 11 contact info |
PT (LISBOA) | participant | 208˙700.00 |
| 6 |
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM-UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA
Organization address
address: Via Zamboni 33 contact info |
IT (BOLOGNA) | participant | 48˙000.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Wave energy has a great potential as renewable source of electricity. Studies have demonstrated that significant percentage of world electricity could be produced by Wave Energy Converters (WECs). However electricity generation from waves still lacks of spreading because the combination of harsh environment and form of energy makes the technical development of cost effective WECs particularly difficult. This Project introduces a new class of Polymeric WECs (PolyWECs), characterized by the employment of Electroactive Elastomer (EE) transducers. The goal is to introduce a radical change in the traditional architecture of WECs that usually includes three basic components: mechanical wave absorbers, a mechanical transmission and a power take-off system. Due to their nature, PolyWECs can be conceived in a way that such three components are integrated into a single deformable lightweight and low-cost polymeric element. EEs have been largely investigated in the form of actuators for robotics and ICT applications. Preliminary studies on energy generation through EEs demonstrated their great potential in terms of cost effectiveness, efficiency and reduced complexity. Due to their intrinsic low mass, flexibility and resilience, as well as their capacitive nature and high voltage operation, EE technology perfectly matches the requirements of WECs. The Project investigates on new concepts and mechanisms for wave energy harvesting that are based on EEs through a multidisciplinary approach that includes competencies on WEC design/tests, fluid dynamics simulation/test, control/mechatronics and material science. The aim of the Project is to develop new knowledge and new technologies aiming at:(1) optimizing EE materials for WEC applications,(2) conceiving new electro-mechanical configurations for PolyWECs,(3) studying the fluid-EE interaction through numerical simulations,(4) performing wave-tank tests of small scale prototypes, (5) providing economic and environmental assessment.'