SPECTRUM
The industrial sector accounts for a considerable share of the energy consumption and pollutants emissions in the EU. The increasing impacts of these pollutants have spurred organisations and countries to promote innovative green solutions that facilitate the transition to green energy and a sustainable society. The EU-funded SPECTRUM project aims to develop and validate a groundbreaking solar concentrating collector that fully harnesses the solar spectrum. This collector will convert solar radiation into solar heat, green hydrogen, and solar electricity while also providing industrial wastewater treatment. Additionally, the project aims to develop cost-effective, sustainable components, processes, and solutions that maximise local energy generation and wastewater treatment. A life-cycle sustainability assessment will be performed to validate the collector’s techno-economic, environmental, and social sustainability.
Project webpage Open 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 European Commission