Graphene Flagship Industry-Led Projects

Developing new and impr​oved products with integrated graphene or related materials (GRM). HE GRAPHENE FLAGSHIP funds a number of spearhead projects, initiatives with well-defined, application-oriented objectives that are motivated by market opportunities. These spear- heads focus on a wide range of application areas, but all Thave the common goal of developing new or improved products with integrated graphene or related materials (GRM).

“All of the spearhead projects have strong company involvement and are committed to producing industrial prototypes within two years, in order to spur interest among compa- nies that are currently not involved with the Graphene Flagship.”

Jari Kinaret Graphene Flagship Director GRAPES Thanks to new thin-film technology, perovskites METROGRAPH could bring increased efficiency at a lower cost to The application market for photonic integrated solar panel manufacturing. However, perovskites circuits is rapidly growing, and photonic integration have high instability and low efficiency at large scales. GRAPHIL is set to be a dominant technology in high bandwidth GRAPES is set to make cost-effective, stable The Graphene Flagship has invested in GRAPHIL, a communications. graphene-enabled perovskite panels. The project project for the production of innovative filters for METROGRAPH are developing a wide spectrum will play an essential role in improving Europe’s water purification. high capacity optical transceiver that uses one uptake of solar energy projects by improving the sta- With the collaboration of industrial partners Med- single technology, graphene photonics, across both bility and efficiency of this technology when deployed ica SpA, Polymem S.A and Icon Lifesaver, GRAPHIL the transmitter and receiver, to reduce the costs on a large scale. addresses EU Sustainable Development Goal 6: of photonics integration, and enable uptake in new GICE Clean Water & Sanitation, through the removal of sectors. Thermoelectric ice protection systems prevent contaminants that are increasingly present in Euro- AUTOVISION dangerous ice accumulation on aircraft surfaces, pean water sources. Autonomous driving is the future, but is it safe? and utilising graphene in these systems can increase GBIRCAM Current self-driving vehicles place passengers and efficiency without affecting aerodynamic properties. The graphene broadband infrared imager for camera other road users at an unacceptable risk when they The graphene-based thermoelectric ice protection G+BOARD systems (GBIRCAM) project is developing a camera operate autonomously in darkness or adverse weather system, GICE, is set to advance the technology What does the car of the future look like? G+BOARD that detects visible light (VIS), near-infrared (NIR), conditions such as rain, fog and snow. readiness of graphene in thermoelectric ice believes it will include a unique graphene-based short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) and long-wave- AUTOVISION is developing a new high-resolution protection systems, by developing three technology dashboard, designed to improve automotive function- length infrared (LWIR) in one single super pixel de- image sensor that provides autonomous vehicles demonstrators for industrial partners, including ality, reduce production costs and decrease fuel vice, reducing the costs of broad-spectrum imaging. with essential data to eliminate the risks associated Airbus and Sonaca. consumption. The broad-spectrum capabilities enable detection with autonomous driving in extreme conditions. In With the collaboration of industrial partners, beyond the human eye, for quick analysis of organic collaboration with industrial partners Aixtron in the including Avanzare Innovacion Tecnologica in Spain products, such as food and chemical composition, UK and Veoneer in Sweden, this project will enable SafeGraph and Nanesa, Bioage SRL, SPAC SpA and automotive leading to vastly improved safety for food and phar- safe deployment of autonomous vehicles. Bringing any product to market requires regulation heavyweight, Centro Ricerche Fiat, in Italy, G+BOARD maceutical sectors among others. and legislation. But for new materials, like graphene, aims to create the dashboard of the future. this authorisation pathway does not exist – yet. GreenBAT SafeGraph aims to bring safe graphene-based AEROGrAFT Charging, range and cost are just some of the products to market, based on regulatory compliance CIRCUITBREAKERS Keeping contaminants from reaching the passenger concerns regarding electric vehicle batteries. The and standard practices. The regulatory consultancy Circuit breakers are safety-critical components, but cabin of any aircraft is critical. AEROGrAFT is set to Graphene Enabled High-Energy Batteries for Auto- companies Temas and the Swiss Federal Laborato- the decomposition of greases used in conventional produce heatable aero-graphene foams, to reduce motive Applications (GreenBAT) project will improve ries for Materials Science and Technology, Empa, circuit breakers results in costly maintenance for the cleaning time of aero-material filters, saving battery technology for electric vehicles, helping the both based in Switzerland, are joining forces to ena- businesses. businesses huge sums of maintenance costs and EU achieve its ambitious sustainability goals. ble graphene’s pathway to commercial application. To tackle this problem, CIRCUITBREAKERS, led by downtime. Graphene Flagship industrial partners Varta Micro industrial partners ABB, Nanesa and GraphMaTech This project will explore the use of graphene-foam Innovation, BeDimensional and Varta Microbattery AB, are developing a grease-free circuit breaker, filters to remove contaminants from cabin air. Their are basing the battery technology on a patented using graphene’s self-lubricating properties to save unique qualities allow them to filter out germs which graphene fabrication and silicon-graphene com- For more info visit businesses huge maintenance costs. current HEPA filters are unable to eliminate. pounding processes. graphene-flagship.eu The Graphene Flagship is research, innovation and collaboration

Funded by the European Commission, the Graphene Flagship aims to secure a major role for Europe in the ongoing technological revolution, helping to bring graphene innovation out of the lab and into commercial applications.

The Graphene Flagship gathers over 145 academic and industrial partners from 21 countries. Bringing diverse competencies together, the Graphene Flagship facilitates cooperation between its partners, accelerating the timeline for industry acceptance of graphene technologies.

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