BAM and TU Delft are developing and testing new materials for thermomagnetic generators. They are intended to convert waste heat from data centers, the food industry or the paper industry into electricity.
Large quantities of waste heat from data centers and the food and paper industries have so far remained unused.
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In the project, partners from research and industry are developing new materials to convert previously unused industrial waste heat into electricity. The tailor-made materials and components will then be used to create a new generation of thermomagnetic demonstrators that can efficiently transfer waste heat and convert it into electrical energy. The materials should be able to withstand numerous thermomagnetic cycles with only minimal fatigue or corrosion. In-situ experiments will be used to test and improve the reliability of these materials.
In addition to the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) and Delft University of Technology, which is coordinating the project, 11 universities and research institutes from six countries as well as three industrial companies are involved in the project. The project is part of the EU Horizon Europe program and will run for four years.
This is a partly automated translation of this german article.