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A Slovenian research organization is looking for a partner - PV recycling company or solar hydrogen panel developing company - for EIC Pathfinder

Summary

Closed for EoI
Profile Type
  • Research & Development Request
POD Reference
RDRSI20240916015
Term of Validity
16 September 2024 - 16 September 2025
Company's Country
  • Slovenia
Type of partnership
  • Research and development cooperation agreement
Targeted Countries
  • All countries
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General information

Short Summary
A consortium led by a Slovenian research organization with expertise in material science is looking for industrial partners – solar panel recycling company or solar hydrogen panel developing company. The consortium targets the call HORIZON-EIC-2024-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-01 with a deadline 16 October 2024. The role of industrial partner is to provide end-of-life solar panels, consult on development and on a long term uptake of the developed technology.
Full Description
A Slovenian research organization, specialized in materials science, and European partners are preparing EIC Pathfinder project application. The goal of the project is to develop solar hydrogen panels with advanced thin surface materials. Such solar hydrogen panels will be made from end-of- life solar panels.
In more details, the consortium will focus on photo-electrochemical water splitting, as well as novel noble-metal-free co-catalysts, to maximize green H2 generation using solar hydrogen panels. The project idea is based on heterostructures that combine protective oxide layers and a semiconductor Si platform.
Consortium aims to mature the concept from basic (TRL 1) to beyond-lab-scale demonstration (TRL 4). The project team includes researchers with diverse fields of expertise, including theory, thin-film growth, electrochemistry, and device engineering.
The Slovenian research organization is looking for an industrial partner:
(a) solar panel recycling company
(b) solar hydrogen panel developing company
Stage of Development
  • Concept stage
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • Goal 13: Climate Action
  • Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
  • Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Partner Sought

Expected Role of a Partner
(a) solar panel recycling company
• Providing samples of end-of-life solar panels
• Providing market insights of solar panel recycling
• Long-term partnership in technology uptake

(b) solar hydrogen panel developing company
• Providing guidelines regarding market requirements for hydrogen production devices
• Long-term partnership in technology uptake
Type and Size of Partner
  • SME 50 - 249
  • Big company
  • SME 11-49
  • SME <=10
Type of partnership
  • Research and development cooperation agreement

Call details

Framework program
  • Horizon Europe
Call title and identifier
Solar-to-X devices for the decentralized prosumption of renewable fuels, chemicals and materials as climate change mitigation pathway
HORIZON-EIC-2024-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-01
Coordinator required
No
Deadline for EoI
Deadline of the call
Web link to the call
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportuni…

Dissemination

Technology keywords
  • 02007024 - Nanomaterials
  • 04002002 - Hydrogen production
  • 02007003 - Ceramic Materials and Powders
  • 04005004 - Photovoltaics
Market keywords
  • 06003008 - Other alternative energy
  • 06008 - Energy Storage
  • 03001001 - Semiconductors
  • 03001009 - Other electronics related (including keyboards)
  • 06003002 - Photovoltaics
Sector Groups Involved
  • Renewable Energy
Targeted countries
  • All countries