CuBER

The CuBER project proposes the validation of a promising RFB technology, the all-copper redox flow battery (CuRFB), capable of covering a wide range of the above-mentioned market applications due to its simple, modular and scalable design, safety and sustainability.

Firstly, a 5kWDC CuRFB pilot will be designed for integration in smart cities and residential self-consumption market segments within the CuBER action.

Subsequently, the planning of further developments will allow its application on larger scales, both as a backup power system in isolated areas (i.e. copper mining) and for energy management and grid balancing in renewable energy production.

Description

CuBER focuses first on improving infrastructures for renewable energy self-consumption and grid integration within the concepts of Smart Cities and Net Zero Buildings.

It seeks to unify the expertise of different European actors in the field of electrochemistry, electrochemical energy storage, electronics, process engineering, smart sensors, IoT and solar energy industries with the aim of implementing functional pilots capable of validating a holistic and innovative way of producing and consuming renewable energy in urban, rural and industrial areas across the EU, which will change the actual O&M paradigm, significantly increasing the competitiveness of RFB energy storage solutions in the global energy sector and creating new business opportunities for the companies involved.