The AMADEUS project aimed to develop the next generation of materials and devices for the storage of high latent heat energy operating at ultra-high temperatures (up to 2000 °C), far above today's maximum operating temperatures (1000 °C). The synthesis of phase change materials (PCMs) at ultra-high temperatures is in the range of 2-4 MJ / kg (an order of magnitude greater than that typical of molten salts). In AMADEUS, advanced solutions for thermal insulation and PCM encapsulation have been designed together with innovative solutions for energy conversion capable of operating up to 2000 °C. By combining these new materials and devices, a proof-of-concept was created to demonstrate the thermoionic-thermophotovoltaic conversion stage capable of handling high energy fluxes at very high temperatures, compact and scalable.

Financing body: EU - H2020
Starting year: 2017
End year: 2019
Call: H2020-FET-OPEN
Acronym: AMADEUS
Budget ISM (k€):619
Role ISM: CNR Coordinator
Referent ISM: Daniele M. Trucchi
Other relevant roles: Alessandro Bellucci (WP leader)
Other ISM staff involved: Marco Girolami, Stefano Orlando, Barbara Paci, Amanda Generosi, Valerio Serpente, Matteo Mastellone
Website: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/737054
laboratory: Diathema, FemtoLAB & LIBS, X-ray Spectroscopy Laboratory