SPECTRUM
The SPECTRUM project aims to develop, validate and test an innovative solar concentrating collector that fully harness the solar spectrum by converting solar radiation into three renewable energy vectors (solar heat, solar electricity and green hydrogen) required by industrial sector, while performing industrial wastewater treatment. SPECTRUM will boost the sustainability of IWW treatment, converting waste into a valuable solar fuel, through an efficient photocatalytic remediation process coupled with H2 cogeneration. Matching the energy grade between the solar spectrum and the conversions, the system uses the UV for photocatalytic H2 production with synergistic degradation of pollutants, infrared for generating thermal energy and visible-near infrared light for PV electricity, allowing to achieve higher solar conversion efficiency.
Project webpage Start year 2024 End year 2028 ID 101172891 iBB Role Assess the wastewater treatment potential of the photocatalysts developed in the project. iBB Budget 20 000€ Research Group 2BRG PI Ana Lanham Project Partners LNEG - Laboratorio de Energia, MG Sustainable Engineering, Imperial College London, Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energie systeme ISE, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, University of Gävle, Solarus Renewables AB, CIEMAT Belgium Volt Status Ongoing Funding Horizon Europe