- Bulgaria-Italy-Spain supercapacitors
The BISCaps partnership will promote the design of structurally and chemically advanced functional carbon materials, other hybrid materials and the design of key electrode components that can improve the performance of solid-state supercapacitors. IEES-BAS will be helped to enhance existing knowledge and capacity building through twinning with EU institutions with unique capabilities as CSIC-INCAR and CNR-ITAE.
The Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems (IEES) at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) is one of the main chemical institutes of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and a leading scientific organization in the country in the field of electrochemical power sources and energy storage systems.
IEES conducts fundamental scientific research in the fields of electrochemical power sources, hydrogen energy systems, electrochemical methods and electrochemical material science. Innovative applied researches are focused on electrochemical conversion and energy storage, creation of new instrumental techniques and technologies. The activities at IEES extend from development of new materials through the creation and testing of components to the elaboration of laboratory prototypes and semi-industrial pre-market systems. In the institute are being trained specialists, PhD students and post-doctoral students.
The IEES executes projects funded by the National Fund for Scientific Research, the National Innovation Fund, European Framework Programs, NATO, UNESCO, the Global Consortium for Lead Acid Batteries (CBI - Consortium for battery innovation, Formally known as ALABC).) and other international organizations; cooperates with companies from the country and abroad and performs specific assigned tasks in the applied sciences field. From 2018 IEES is coordinator of the Scientific Infrastructure "Energy Storage and Hydrogen Energetics" (SI ESHE) and is a partner in the Centre of Excellence "National Centre of Mechatronics and Clean Technologies". In March 2019, the implementation of the „Center of Competence HITMOBIL” project was launched, where the institute is a leading organization.
The National Research Council (CNR) is the largest public Research Institution in Italy, founded on 18 November 1923.
CNR's mission is to perform research in its own institutes, to promote innovation and competitiveness of the national industrial system, to provide technologies and solutions to emerging public and private needs, to advise Government and other public bodies, and to contribute to the qualification the human resources. CNR is the only research organization under the Research Ministry performing multidisciplinary research activities. CNR is composed of 7 main departments covering different fields. The total number of CNR employees amounts to about 8000. The CNR participates in BISCaps through its research institute specialized in Energy research CNR-ITAE. The Institute for Advanced Energy Technologies (www.itae.cnr.it) is a research institute of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) located in Messina. The institute ITAE has two locations covering about 7000 m2, divided into laboratories, offices, conference rooms, library etc. The research activity of CNR-ITAE is focused on a mix of basic and applied research, performed through a multidisciplinary approach. CNR-ITAE is focused on innovation in electrochemical energy storage and conversion technologies through up-to-date knowledge in materials science, micro and nanotechnology, polymer science and systems engineering.
The Spanish Research Council (CSIC) is the largest research institution in Spain and the third in Europe.
CSIC belongs to the Ministry of Science and Innovation and plays a key role in science and technology policy in Spain. CSIC has more than 120 research centres along the Spanish territory, and one of them is situated in the north coast of Spain: the Institute of Carbon Science and Technology (INCAR), devoted to the innovative research in carbon materials. The Microwave and Carbon for Technological Applications group (MCAT) is part of the Department of Chemical Processes in Energy and Environment of INCAR-CSIC. The research carried out by this group, headed by Prof. Ana Arenillas, is mainly focused on the design and manufacture of innovative carbon materials with very well controlled properties. The research lines developed are related to various research areas such as chemical science and technology, with special emphasis in the production of these materials at mass scale; and their design with specific properties for their application in fields such as energy, environment remediation and biotechnology.
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