ELBA develops small energy harvesters that use ambient vibrations as power supply. A complete wireless system including energy harvesters, electronics and sensors, has been developed.
Novel electronic chips could be a cost-effective solution to the electronic bottleneck between data servers and computers. Advanced elec- tronics strengthen optical technologies to address the
Phase change materials (PCM) and surface struc- turing combined enable storing and release of heat in the concrete. This will remarkably reduce energy consumption in concrete buildings in the future.
Zn-air batteries in hearing aids to be replaced by methanol based micro fuel cells. The fuel cells will refill within 30 seconds and only need changing once a year.
In the lifespan of a wind turbine, the gearbox is replaced on average four times due to wear and tear. All together this is almost the cost of a new turbine.
In June 2011, a hitherto unparalleled demonstra- tion of wind lidar performance was obtained in the calibrated wind tunnel belonging to LM Wind Power, Kolding Denmark:
There is an increasing demand for insulation, in- cluding energy saving windows. The project aims to develop a new generation of high-insulating window frames from composite material.