STOREHEAT: Rethinking Heat Storage to Decarbonize the Industry
STOREHEAT is an ambitious European research project funded by the European Research Council (ERC).
It aims to rethink how we store and use heat, which accounts for a significant share of energy consumption across many sectors. By developing new materials and technologies, STOREHEAT seeks to help reduce CO₂ emissions in Europe’s energy-intensive industries, which are responsible for around 36% of the continent’s annual CO₂ emissions. The goal is to make energy storage cleaner, more efficient, and more sustainable for the future.
Ange Nzihou
Professor at the RAPSODEE Center, UMR CNRS 5302
The STOREHEAT project is led by Professor Ange Nzihou, based at IMT Mines Albi in France. It is supported by a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant under the Horizon Europe programme.
What is the ambition of the STOREHEAT project?
STOREHEAT aims to:
• Understand the synthesis mechanisms of innovative and sustainable materials optimized for thermal energy (heat) applications.
• Improve their performance compared to materials reported in the literature.
• Test their behavior under real-world conditions.
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January 2025Start
December 2029End
€2.49 millionfrom the ERCThis project is supported by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation program (grant agreement No. 101141472, project acronym: STOREHEAT).
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