10
Partners
7
Countries
4M€
Budget
About us
SPARK-e is a four year project, funded by the European Innovation Council, which will develop innovative Phase Change Materials (PCMs) to recover heat from electronic devices and transform it into usable energy.
Our goal is to reduce the energy consumption of cutting-edge technologies, thereby increasing their useful life while exploring new paths for energy storage and management.
Our Partners
Universities
Industry
SMEs
“SPARK-e is combination of scientific ambition, diverse capabilities, and a deeply collaborative way of working is what keeps the project coherent and cohesive”
Claudia Gómez Aguirre, SPARK-e coordinator
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The team gathers in Braga!
Last week, the entire consortium met up in the Portuguese city of Braga for our General Assembly, marking SPARK-e’s very first year. Across 1st and 2nd October, we had the chance to showcase everything we’ve been up to over the past 12 months and map out all that’s still to come (which, considering we’re only…
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Meet Ali Ozel, our fluid dynamics expert from Heriot-Watt University, in Scotland
Sometimes we discover a level of complexity in nature that fascinates us, and, from that moment on, our understanding of the world changes forever. This is surely what happens to Ali Ozel when it comes to fluid dynamics. When he sees a car driving down an avenue, he thinks about the vehicle’s design and how…
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The “Effitronics” portfolio meets in person in Palaiseau, France
On the 2nd and 3rd September, the six projects of the Effitronics portfolio met face to face for the first time, hosted by Thales at its Palaiseau site near Paris. It was a milestone moment for this European Innovation Council (EIC) portfolio of projects, gathering over 40 participants from across countries to discuss together towards…