INTENANOMAT SL

Their core work

INTENANOMAT is a Spanish materials technology SME based in Paterna (Valencia) focused on advanced functional materials for energy conversion and harvesting. Their work spans two distinct but related tracks: transparent and flexible conductive polymers for photovoltaic applications, and solid-liquid thermoelectric systems that exploit uncorrelated transport properties using ionic liquid electrolytes. They operate at the intersection of electrochemistry, polymer science, and thermal energy conversion — contributing specialist materials knowledge to both SME innovation projects and fundamental research consortia. As a small company, they appear to act as a technical specialist rather than a large-scale manufacturer.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their earliest recorded H2020 work (OHMIO, 2018), INTENANOMAT focused on conductive polymers for the photovoltaic market — a commercially driven angle evidenced by the SME Instrument Phase 1 funding. By 2020 they had joined a more fundamental research consortium (UncorrelaTEd, RIA) working on thermoelectric energy harvesting using ionic liquid electrolytes, with no overlap in keywords between the two projects. This suggests a deliberate pivot — or at minimum a broadening — from PV-adjacent polymer coatings toward a deeper electrochemistry and thermoelectrics competency. The shift from SME innovation funding toward a research excellence project implies growing scientific depth rather than a purely commercial trajectory.

INTENANOMAT is moving toward solid-liquid thermoelectric systems and ionic liquid electrolytes, positioning themselves in a niche energy harvesting space that is gaining research momentum but has limited commercial players at SME scale.

How they like to work

INTENANOMAT has acted as project coordinator once (OHMIO, a small SME-1 feasibility grant) and as a consortium partner once (UncorrelaTEd, a multi-partner RIA). With only six unique partners across four countries, their network is small and their consortium experience limited. They appear to engage as a specialist materials contributor in larger research teams rather than as an integrator or project manager — the coordinator role in OHMIO reflects self-directed early-stage innovation rather than consortium leadership experience.

INTENANOMAT has collaborated with six unique partners across four countries, a very small footprint consistent with a micro-SME in its early H2020 phase. No geographic concentration is discernible from available data beyond their Spanish base.

What sets them apart

INTENANOMAT occupies an unusual niche combining conductive polymer engineering with thermoelectric and ionic liquid electrochemistry — a combination rarely found in a single SME. Their Paterna location places them within the Valencia technology corridor, near universities and industrial clusters active in materials and energy. For a consortium builder, they offer specialist SME credibility in functional materials for energy conversion, a profile that satisfies both the research excellence and innovation pillars of Horizon funding.

Highlights from their portfolio

• OHMIO
  INTENANOMAT coordinated this SME Instrument Phase 1 project, demonstrating enough commercial ambition to self-propose a technology concept for the European PV market.
• UncorrelaTEd
  A multi-year RIA (2020–2024) on a technically distinctive concept — solid-liquid thermoelectric systems with uncorrelated transport properties — signalling access to a high-level research network beyond typical SME participation.