The Recycling of Waste Heat
Through the Application
of Nanofluidic Channels:
Advances in the Conversion of
Thermal to Electrical Energy
TRANSLATE is a €3.4 million EU-funded research project that aims to develop a new nanofluidic platform technology to effectively convert waste heat to electricity.
This technology has the potential to improve the energy efficiency of many devices and systems, and provide a radically new zero-emission power source.
Watch our video below to learn more about TRANSLATE
Tackling climate change requires a radical shift in how we produce and consume energy, away from fossil fuel burning and towards clean, renewable sources of energy. Yet every day, it’s estimated that 70% of all the energy produced from sources such as power generators, factories, and homes is lost in the form of heat, which evaporates away into the atmosphere.
This wasted heat is one of the largest sources of clean and inexpensive energies available, and yet it is currently untapped.
TRANSLATE is a multidisciplinary collaboration between partners across Europe including University College Cork (Ireland), Technische Universität Darmstadt (Germany), University of Latvia (Latvia), Cidete Ingenieros Sociedad limitada (Tenerife, Spain) and UCC Academy (Ireland).
The consortium has expertise across a range of disciplines including nanofluidics, materials science, electrochemistry and energy storage.
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Potential applications of the TRANSLATE device
Heat engines that use fossil fuel combustion as a heat source generate approximately 90% of the world’s power. These engines typically operate at 30–40% efficiency,
Invited Speaker at IEEE Applied Sensing Conference 2023
TRANSLATE team member Dr. Kafil M. Razeeb is an invited speaker at the upcoming IEEE Applied Sensing Conference in Bengaluru, India on 23-25 January 2023.
First annual report on dissemination, exploitation and communication activities
TRANSLATE recently published its first DEC report.
20-25% of energy input is lost as waste heat in the steel industry, and up to 30-40% in cement ...industry. Just examples.
Industries need to be made sustainable, now. Learn how @TranslateEnergy can contribute: https://bit.ly/3kwe33H
#energytransition #Sustainability
Making #sustainability real🌱!
@HI4Slife,led by CIC energiGUNE,is now getting #heat & ...#electricity from #EAF's #WasteHeat.
Along with @Ihobe_Eus's work on #Ecodesign & #CircularEconomy,we are closer to cutting intensive #industry's #EnvironmentalImpact!
👉https://www.hi4s-life.eu/
It's an exciting week for FreeHydroCells as we prepare for our first 2-day consortium technical ...meeting from 28-29 March 👩🔬🤝
Looking forward to discussing progress and planning technical work for the months ahead!
Learn more about the project at: https://freehydrocells.eu/
Body heat to charge your portable devices - mind blowing right?🤯
@TranslateEnergy can ...potentially start to make this a reality💪
How?
Find out here: https://bit.ly/3kwe33H
#renewableenergy #energytransition #TRANSLATE #Innovate4Climate #ClimateAction
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Our latest article is published in @TheEngineerUK about the ins & outs of #DistrictHeating, and why 🇩🇰 is making such a success of it.
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