R + D + i

2020 Results 

• Demo design: definition of needs, analysis of market technologies, selection and justification. Digital system selection, architecture design and general structural needs of the pilot. Design of the process to be developed. 
• Demo use cases approach. For energy analysis of consumption and application and generation of new digitalization technologies. Pilot specifications and design 
• Definition of specific necessary equipment, selection, management and purchase. 
• Definition of the demo test cases to be performed during the testing phase. 
• Start of work on adapting the demonstrator and preliminary tests on the operation of the equipment received. 
• Formulation of the work plan with companies. 

2021 Results 

Completion of the installation and commissioning of the CircularCarbon demonstrator as a whole, including the reception and installation of equipment and the necessary services, testing and validation of equipment, and performance of individual and process performance tests: 

• Process for obtaining sustainable activated carbon for the recovery of abundant waste from companies in the Valencian Community using thermochemical processes for the production of coal and other by-products (biooil and gases) 
• Advanced process for the production and integration of next-generation battery electrodes based on printing techniques and using sustainable active materials, such as activated carbon. 
• Digital system for the collection, processing and analysis of energy and process data, based on IIoT technology, aligned with the concept of Industry 4.0 and Connected Industry 4.0, for a comprehensive analysis of energy efficiency at different levels and in relation to relevant production parameters and variables of the demonstrator.