Imagine a tiny solar panel that works inside your house or under your clothes, not just in the sun. It collects dim light to power small gadgets so you never have to plug them into a wall or change a battery. These parts are made from non-toxic, eco-friendly materials that are safe for your skin and the planet.
Many wearable and secure digital devices rely on batteries that are toxic, bulky, or require frequent charging from mains electricity. This limits the autonomy and sustainability of health and security monitoring tools.
A system combining high-efficiency organic solar cells, non-toxic supercapacitors, and low-power electronics. It is designed to power biometric cards and health monitors using indoor light.
If you are a wearable medical device manufacturer dealing with bulky batteries in health monitors — this project developed a system that harvests low-level light to power sensors. This allows for continuous health monitoring without needing mains electricity.
If you are a biometric security card provider dealing with short battery life in smart cards — this project developed a way to integrate organic solar cells and supercapacitors. This enables biometric cards to stay powered using indoor light.
If you are an IoT sensor developer dealing with the environmental waste of disposable batteries — this project developed non-toxic organic photovoltaics. This creates a sustainable, battery-free power source for low-power electronics.
Based on available project data, specific pricing is not mentioned, but the project focuses on using inkjet manufacturing and sustainable materials to create efficient value chains.
Yes, the project involves partners like Dracula Technologies for inkjet manufacturing and VTT for high throughput industrial electronic printing.
Based on available project data, the specific licensing terms are not provided, but the project aims to create new European value chains for photovoltaic technologies.
The system couples organic solar cells with sustainable supercapacitors and advanced low power electronics from e-peas for a streamlined integration.
The project runs from 2025-01-01 to 2027-12-31, aiming to reach TRL7 by the end of the period.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward commercialization, with a 60% industry ratio consisting of 6 companies, including 4 SMEs. This balance, combined with 2 universities and 2 research centers across 5 countries, suggests a strong push to move the technology from the lab to the market, leveraging specific industrial expertise in inkjet printing (Dracula Technologies) and power management (e-peas).
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Contact SciTransfer to connect with the EFFECTOR consortium for TRL7 pilot opportunities.
