Past Trans-National Calls (already closed)
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FIRST StoRIES TRANS-NATIONAL ACCESS CALL
TNA Call No.: 1
Call topic: Application oriented hybrid and sustainable energy storage solutions
CLOSED
The first StoRIES TNA call was closed in August 2022 and foresaw three different sources of innovation: materials research, development and testing of a component, device or cluster of devices, and integration of the innovation into the energy system.
The four applications received for the first call were evaluated according to the rules described in D2.2 General rules for TA according to Access Policy
by members of the Selection Panel who have expertise in the field of the proposed projects. The evaluators were asked to provide a score reflecting, inter alia, the quality, scientific excellence and relevance of the proposals to EU and StoRIES policies. The average of the scores received, which in all cases reached more than 30 out of 50 points, allowed all four proposals to be approved.
The winning organisations, the research infrastructures and the topics of the proposed projects are listed in this table:
Selected Projects:
No. | Project name | Home | Host |
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TNA 1.1 | Technical feasibility assessment and operational algorithms of electrolysis system providing grid balancing services (TFAOA) | DTU (DK) | P2X, LUT (FI)
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TNA 1.2 | Cell Testing at Different Temperatures as Early Detecting Methods for Stacking Accuracy in Pouch Cells and Its Tolerant Limits (CeTeTe) | KIT (DE) | VTT infrastructure for Batteries (FI)
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TNA 1.3 | Energy storage in Seawater Battery (SeaBatt) | LaSapienza (IT) | FromMattoBatt, KIT/HIU (DE)
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TNA 1.4 | Development and Optimization of Lignosulfonate (LS)/Zinc (Zn) Hybrid Flow battery (LSZn) | Energy Storage Solutions S.L.U (ES) | CheMaMSE, Uni Padova (IT) |
SECOND StoRIES TRANS-NATIONAL ACCESS CALL
TNA Call No.: 2
Call topic: Solutions for hybrid energy storage systems to enable long-duration stationary storage
CLOSED
Selected Projects:
The call topic was open to different sources of innovation: material research, development and testing of a component, device or device cluster, simulation of systems or system components, etc. and the integration of the innovation in the energy system.
The topic addressed a multitude of different energy storage technologies and their combinations for enabling long duration (from several hours to months) energy storage and is explicitly open to all TRLs.
Further assessment of the EU energy storage needs (regardless of short or long-duration) were also strongly invited and encouraged.
The selected projects are contacted in the table:
No. | Project Name | Acronym | Home | Host |
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TNA2.01 | Alternative solid particles selection, characterization and evaluation to be implemented as thermal energy storage material and heat transfer fluid in concentrating solar power from a circular economy perspective | THERSOLPA | University of Barcelona (ES) | BCES, Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage (UK) |
TNA2.02 | Environmental ImpacTs Hybrid storagE foR Concentration Solar Technologies | EITHER-CST | Corvinus University of Budapest (HU) | PROTEAS, Cyprus Institute (CY) |
TNA2.03 | HierARchical coNtrol stratEgies multi-Storage Systems EneRgy | HARNESSER | Helwan University (EG) | PROTEAS, Cyprus Institute (CY) |
TNA2.04 | PRedictive cOntrol For multI-sToragE systEms for micRo-grids | PROFITEER | University of Nottingham (UK) | PROTEAS, Cyprus Institute (CY) |
TNA2.05 | Experimental analysis and simulation of a solar-driven polygeneration system associated with molten salt and water storage | SolarMS | National Technical University of Athens (EI) | PROTEAS, Cyprus Institute (CY) |
TNA2.06 | Artificial IIntelligence for Microgrid Energy Storage Systems | AIMESS | National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (EI) | PROTEAS, Cyprus Institute (CY) |
TNA2.07 | Thermionic Energy Conversion receiver for STOring thermal energy and increasing electricity production | TECSTO | Institute of Structure of Matter – National Research Council (CNR, IT) | PROTEAS, Cyprus Institute (CY) |
TNA2.08 | Multi-level energy management for hybrid energy storage systems | EM4Hyb | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT, DE)/ Électricité de France (EDF, FR) | EnergyLab, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT, DE)/Concept Grid, Électricité de France (EDF, FR) |
TNA2.09 | Development of hybrid carbon/metal oxide supercapacitors | HyCMOSC | Spanish National Research Council (CSIC, ES) | CUTT-e MAT, Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU, EI) |
TNA2.10 | Integrated Thermal Energy Storage within Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage System | ITES-ACAES | University of Manchester (UK) | KTH RI, KTH Royal Institution of Technology (SE) |
THIRD StoRIES TRANS-NATIONAL ACCESS CALL
TNA Call No.: 3
Call topic: Solutions for hybrid energy storage systems
CLOSED
The call topic is open to different sources of innovation: material research, development and testing of a component, device or device cluster, simulation of systems or system components, etc. and the integration of the innovation in the energy system.
The topic addresses a multitude of different energy storage technologies and their combinations for enabling long duration (from several hours to months) energy storage and is explicitly open to all technology readiness levels (TRLs).
Further assessment of the EU energy storage needs (regardless of short or long-duration) are also strongly invited and encouraged.
The examples below aim to better outline the scope of the call. Please find below
a (non-exclusive) list of solutions/technologies this could potentially target:
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Power to X applications based on chemical energy carriers (including hydrogen, ammonia, synthetic fuels, …).
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Reactive metals etc. as a seasonal storage medium.
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Solutions for thermal storage (such as thermochemical, sorbent materials, phase changing materials or recovery of industrial heat, …).
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Thermal and other energy storage solutions for peak shaving.
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Digital solutions – including data analytics and AI-enabled materials to system level modelling. Examples include evaluation of hybrid materials, value analysis of multi-level applications and system hybridisation models.
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Operational improvement of underground storage systems (such as investigating possibilities to reduce leaking and contamination effects of underground storage caverns or alternatives to caverns).
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Simulation studies (at material, component and system level; socio/techno-economic analysis, AI methodologies, …), sharing of data coming from hybrid energy storage systems by means of FAIR principles, etc.
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Assessment of the EU energy storage needs at different time scales (from frequency regulations to seasonal storage).
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Assessment of (future) locations of the storage systems within the EU. Determination of potential and optimal placement for specific energy conversion and storage systems (P2G) in order to use existing transport infrastructure and to produce chemical energy carriers (including hydrogen, ammonia, synthetic fuels, …) economically.
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Modularity and multipurpose use of components, starting from design of energy storage systems, reusability and recycling of raw materials and components (circularity principles).
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Magnetic storage (SMES), flywheels and supercapacitors as support for low to medium power storage systems (pumped hydro, CAES, LAES, thermal, electrochemical and chemical storage) in hybrid configuration.
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Identification of economic feasibility and bottlenecks of specific hybrid solutions (raw materials, components, …).
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Smart power management of hybrid storage systems (control strategies, power blending, service stacking, virtual coupling of distant storages, ...).
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System level hybridisation of thermal and electrical storage (waste heat utilisation through coupling of electrical storage with heat storage, high-temperature thermal storage combined with hybridised electrical storage and conversion systems).
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Benchmarking and creation of benchmark datasets to compare different storage solutions (across different technologies).
