From January, 2013 the new International Project “Energy Caps” has been in progress in Kiev National University of Technologies and Design. This FP7 European project entitled “Development of a sustainable and safe hybrid supercapacitor with high specific energy and maintained high specific power and cyclability” financed by the European Commission under the framework of the Marie Curie Actions up to the end of 2015.
Supercapacitors, especially hybrid supercapacitors, are a very promising technology for application in plug-in hybrids, electric cars or the smart grid, which presents a number of interesting advantages over batteries with regard to specific power and cycle life. However, a number of research challenges remains.
The research programme involves the development of new electrodes, a high performance polymer separator and an optimized electrolyte mixture. Subsequently, these components will be combined, first in a lab cell and then in a larger prototype. The future recyclability of the novel components will be assessed throughout the project and towards the end the environmental impact of manufacturing and recycling process will be assessed.
For this purpose, five partners from two SMEs, one large company and two universities, located in four different European countries, will mutually second personnel to exchange their complementary knowledge.
In March, 2013 two young scientists from SOLVAY Co. PhD Caroline Frederix and PhD Nicolas Deligne started their 2-weeks research training at the Department of Electrochemical Power Engineering & Chemistry KNUTD (please, see the photographs) as the first stage of project accomplishment.
In April, 2013 two other young scientists from SOLVAY Co PhD Vincent Finsy and PhD Anne-Lise Goffin will have their 2-weeks research training in Kiev National University of Technologies and Design.
From May-June 2013 research and teacher’s staff of KNUTD will start research and training work in
| Belgium scientists in the Laboratory for Electrochemical Power Sources, Department of Electrochemical Power Engineering & Chemistry, Kiev National University of Technologies and Design (from left to right: senior researcher, PhD Khomenko V.G.; PhD Nicolas Deligne; PhD Caroline Frederix; docent, PhD Makyeyeva I.S.; Prof.Dr. Barsukov V.Z.) |
| PhD Caroline Frederix and PhD Nicolas Deligne during the measurements of heavy metals admixtures content using atomic adsorption spectrometer (ThermoElectron Co., |
| Discussion of results of graphite samples chemical purification using the data of Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (Oxford Instruments, |
| Investigations of polymeric membranes properties using automatic multichannel battery cycler ARBIN (Arbin Instruments Co., Texas, USA) and potentiostat/galvanostat VMP3 with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (Princeton Applied Research, |
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