Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP200102301

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP200102301

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

A thermal battery for dish-Stirling concentrated solar power systems. This project will investigate new high temperature (> 600 degrees Celsius) metal hydrides and carbonates suitable for thermochemical energy storage in dish-Stirling Concentrated Solar Power systems. The intended outcome is to discover cost effective, energy dense materials that are capable of operating over a 30 year life span in a solar power plant. This will enable 24/7 electricity production from renewable sources in a dispatchable solar platform, ideal for remote locations. The successful development of high temperature metal hydrides and carbonates will finally provide an energy storage solution to dish-Stirling Concentrated Solar Power systems, which will greatly reduce our reliance on fossil fuels to produce electricity.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2020

End Date: 31-12-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $390,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Surfaces and Structural Properties of Condensed Matter | Chemical Thermodynamics and Energetics | Materials Engineering | Metals and Alloy Materials

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Solar-Thermal Electric Energy | Energy Storage (excl. Hydrogen) | Hydrogen Storage |

Other Keywords

Chemical Thermodynamics and Energetics | Energy Storage (excl. Hydrogen) | Hydrogen Storage | Materials Engineering | Metals and Alloy Materials | Solar-Thermal Electric Energy | Surfaces and Structural Properties of Condensed Matter

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