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Preparation of enabling space technologies and building blocks: Passive Propagation Resistant Battery
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Ireland

GT17-137TIaw

Xerotech Ltd
Improved multi-junction solar cells with up to 33% efficiency at end of life
Establishment of technology non-dependence in the area of solar cell technology has been one of the key successes of the TRP programme in recent years. The current situation is that the marketplace remains extremely competitive. The main concern is that the unless European technology keeps up with competition, especially from US solar cell manufacturers, then European products will not be competitive and technology independence will be lost. Continuity of development remains critical in order to maintain this position.
Germany

T703-604EP

AZUR SPACE Solar Power...
Preparation of enabling space technologies and building blocks: Low Cost Solar Panel Assembly

The Low-Cost Solar Panel Assembly GSTP Project has the high-level objective of increasing the European TRL level for innovative, high power to volume ratio, versatile, low-cost solar arrays, in this way contributing to cover the gap in this area with US manufacturers and to improve Europe global competitiveness. This new generation of solar power systems are also key to electrical-propelled missions in the whole range of orbits of interest

Italy

GT17-137TIag

OHB Italia S.p.A.
Preparation of enabling space technologies and building blocks: BBK for Low Power PPU

TAS-B has high heritage on PPU for HET ranging from 1,35 kW up to 4,5 kW. In the frame another project, TAS-B  develops New Space PPU modules to drive thrusters in the same power range, for platforms with 100 V regulated power bus. In the frame of the project “BBK for Low Power PPU”, TAS-B addresses the low range of the New Space market: smaller thrusters for smaller platforms with lower unregulated bus.

Belgium

GT17-137TIt

THALES ALENIA SPACE...
Development of a Closed Loop Regenerative HT PEM Fuel Cell System

During this activity, a Regenerative Fuel Cell System (RFCS) was designed and constructed, comprising a high temperature Proton Exchange Membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cell stack and a High-Pressure PEM (HP-PEM) water electrolyser stack. The RFCS was tested against a three Lunar day-night cycles profile.

Greece

T303-001EP

Advent Technologies SA
Effective use of Germanium

Germanium (Ge) has been identified as one of the major environmental hotspots of ESA’s space missions. As one of the critical raw materials the use of it (mainly driven by solar cells) is a major contributor to mineral resource depletion.
Today, Germanium is used as a growth template for certain solar cells. While the thickness of the Germanium on a solar cell level is extremely thin, around 140μm, actually only 10-20μm are actively being used. The rest is structural.

Belgium

T724-608EP

UMICORE NV
Solar pumped cryocooler with electrical power recuperation

Solid state optical refrigeration is the only active cryocooling technique that is truly vribration free, due to absence of moving parts and mass transport, with significant potential for use in future space missions. However, the overall wallplug efficiency is still relatively low in current approaches. One alternative approach investigated here is using a solar pumped laser (SPL) to drive the optical cryocooling process. This approach could offer higher efficiency by eliminates two conversion losses.

The Netherlands

19-D-S-TEC-11 

Lumium
Innovative High Energy Density Li-ion batteries operating at low temperature /HELT-Bat

During this activity, we were able to evaluate our electrochemical system with respect to: (i) silicon anode fabricated at an industrial scale equipment, (ii) pouch cells that were manufactured at different suppliers and tested by Airbus Defence and Space, and (iii) safety protocols.

In addition, we showed that standard graphitic-based chemistry cannot operate at low temperatures. Finally, we evaluated the Cost of Ownership of our products.

Greece

ITI82

DUTH

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