DEAP – sustainable production

Advanced active DEAP materials have huge potential within an area like sustainable energy. Dielectric Electro-Active Polymers (DEAP) are very thin elastomer films with electrodes on both sides. It acts as a linear actuator controlled by the voltage across the film, and as a power generator if an exter- nal force is applied. Using DEAP technology you can achieve higher efficiency, lower power consumption and lower price compared to competing technologies. The DEAP-platform aims at developing the technology, achieving a quantum leap in performance and demonstrating its use in selected applications. The parties have the unique combination of techni- cal expertise needed to release the technology’s full commercial potential. The work includes material research, optimisation of production processes and a component design platform. It is the aim to dem- onstrate the potential of the technology in multiple applications, such as highly effective wave energy generation, compact electric valves and flat and effective loudspeakers.