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R&D projects
DEVELOPMENT OF THICK ELECTRODES USING DIFFERENT CERAMIC FABRICATION TECHNIQUES FOR SOLID STATE BATTERIES (PID2022-140373OB-I00)
Funding entity: Ministry of Science and Innovation.
Participant entities: Carlos III University of Madrid.
Period: september 2023 to october 2026.
Corresponding PI: Belén Levenfeld / Alejandro Várez
MEMBRANES BASED ON NEW GENERATION MOFS FOR APPLICATION IN H2 TECHNOLOGIES: FUEL CELLS AND ELECTROLYZERS (TED2021-132092B-C22)
Funding entity: Ministry of Science and Innovation. State Investigation Agency. “Proyectos de Transición Ecológica y Digital 2021“
Participant entities: Carlos III University of Madrid.
Period: 1 de diciembre de 2022.
Corresponding PI: Belén Levenfeld / Teresa Pérez – Prior
Coordinator: Belén Levenfeld / Teresa Pérez – Prior
Towards post-lithium systems: Circular Economy Strategies for Sodium and Calcium Batteries (CIRENAICA-CM-UC3M).
Funding entity: Comunidad de Madrid.“Grants for carrying out interdisciplinary R&D projects for young doctors from the CarlosIII University of Madrid”
Participant entities: Carlos III University of Madrid.
Term: from 2022 January to 2023 December.
Principal Investigator: Cynthia Martinez / Esperanza Batuecas
Coordinator: Cynthia Martinez
Development of new solid-state lithium batteries and their electronic charging and energy management system for application to biomedical devices and unmanned aircraft. (DROMADER-CM)
Funding entity: Comunidad de Madrid. “R&D activities program between research groups of ‘Comunidad de Madrid’ Y2020/NMT-6584″
Participant entities: Carlos III University of Madrid.
Term: from 2021 – July to 2024 – June
Principal Investigator: Alejandro Varez
UC3M Coordinator: Alejandro Várez (en la UC3M)
High-Performance Materials for Safer Batteries and More Economical Symmetrical Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Development of Materials and Prototypes.
Funding entity: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Ref. PID2019-106662RB-C43)
Participant entities: Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Carlos III University of Madrid, Science of Materials institute -CSIC, Universidad Complutense de Madrid,
Term from 2020-January to 2022 – December
Principal Investigator: Belén Levenfeld Laredo & Alejandro Várez.
Synthesis, characterization, testing and modeling of proton exchange polymeric membranes for electrochemical energy devices.
Funding entity: Comunidad de Madrid (Call for the support program for carrying out Interdisciplinary R&D Projects for young researchers at Carlos III University of Madrid2019-2022).
Participant entities: Carlos III University of Madrid, CSIC, IMDEA-Energy.
Term: from 2020-January to 2021-December.
Principal Investigator : M. T. Pérez Prior y P. A. García Salaberri.
Versatile Ionomers for DIvalent CAlcium baTteriess”. VIDICAT Funding entity: European Union (Ref H2020-EU.1.2.1. - FET Open Grant Agreement: GA. No.: 829145.
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Participant entities: Carlos III University of Madrid plus 7 institutions added.
Term: from 2019-March to 2023-February.
Principal Investigator: Jean-Yves Sanchez
New solid electrolytes for safe, efficient and sustainable sodium batteries.
Funding entity: Fundación Iberdrola.
Participant entities: Carlos III University of Madrid.
Term: from 2017-September to 2018-September
Principal Investigator: Cynthia Susana Martínez Cisneros.
Development of sodium electrolytes for post-lithium solid-state batteries.
Funding entity: Fundación Iberdrola.
Participant entities: Carlos III University of Madrid.
Term: from 2016-September to 2017-September
Principal Investigator: Cynthia Susana Martínez Cisneros.
Materials for Lithium, Post-lithium batteries and fuel cells: from the laboratory to the prototype.
Funding entity: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Ref. MAT2016-78362-C4-3-R)
Participants entities: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Carlos III University of Madrid, Science of Materials institute -CSIC,
Term: from 2017-January to 2019-December
Principal Investigator: Belén Levenfeld Laredo & Alejandro Várez
Electrodes and Electrolytes for Efficient Energy Storage and Production: Batteries and Fuel Cells Synthesis, Characterization and Processing of materials for batteries and fuel cells.
Funding entity: Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (Ref. MAT2013-46452-C4-3-R)
Participant entities: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Carlos III University of Madrid, Science of materials institute-CSIC,
Term: from 2014-January to 2016-December.
Principal Investigator: Belén Levenfeld Laredo y Alejandro Várez
Acquisition of an environmental and field emission scanning electron microscope.
Funding entity: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Ref. UNC313-4E-2074) CONVOCATORIA 2013 AYUDAS A INFRAESTRUCTURAS 31/12/2015Y EQUIPAMIENTO CIENTÍFICO-TÉCNICO SUBPROGRAMA ESTATAL DE INFRESTRUCTURAS CIENTÍFICAS Y EQUIPAMIENTO
Participant entities: Carlos III University of Madrid
Term: from 1/1/2013 to 31/12/2015.
Principal Investigator: Alejandro Várez.
Materials for energy: electrical, magnetic and superconductors. (MATERYENER3CM)
Funding entity: Comunidad de Madrid. “Programa de actividades de I+D entre grupos de investigación de la Comunidad de Madrid P2013/MIT-2753
Participant entities: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad San Pablo-CEU,Carlos III University of Madrid, Science of Materials Institute-CSIC
Term: from 2014-January to 2017-December