next generation of 3D printed structural supercapacitors - PRINTCAP

Project summary

E-mobility systems require the provision of efficient, light and durable battery solutions. However, current state-of-the-art batteries add a significant amount of weight reducing the potential panel of applications. Novel solutions for efficient energy storage that address the combination of supercapacitors (SC) performance and structural capabilities, reducing the weight as function of the energy stored, is a major potential breakthrough in the field. This concept of a “structural SC” could have a large panel of applications on huge markets, not only for transport/mobility: portable electronics, rapidly charging electric car that stores power in its own chassis, or all-electric aircraft with energy is stored in the fuselage. In contrast to already published SSC concepts, PRINTCAP will focus on additive manufacturing to produce SSC that geometrically placed close to the shape of the final product. Recycling issue and Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies will be also taken into account.