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A project called Minerva has been launched with the aim of developing materials destined to help deal with current social challenges and reduce the impact of industry on the environment.

Posted on February 1, 2023January 30, 2023 by Ane

The initiative, which was launched last July and is ongoing until December 2023, is based on state-of-the-art material transformation technologies, multiscale characterisation and digital tools such as simulation.

Meeting current needs without compromising future generations has become a common objective. Industry worldwide is involved with sustainability and is experiencing constant changes in terms of advancement in developing more sustainable products that are both efficient and able to deal with current social challenges, such as electromobility, air transport with less environmental impact and the generation of clean energy.

Within this scenario, the Minerva project, funded by the Basque Government and forming part of the ELKARTEK programme framework, has been launched as a response to these problems and to develop state-of-the-art materials with high performance features and multiple characteristics, which may remain sustainable throughout their lifespan. At the same time, other major benefits for industry are guaranteed, such as the efficiency of processes, durability of products, reduction in the cost of production, and the elimination of materials deemed critical to the environment, among others.

Using already-existing materials, producing new ranges of high-entropy and shape-memory alloys (HEAs and SMAs) is proposed as part of the initiative, as well as their combination with transformation technologies such as laser welding and additive manufacturing, so as to obtain new functional products. Digital tools, in silico models and multiscale characterisation methodologies will also be developed.

Partners will be combining synergies and additional technological capacities to provide metal and ceramic materials with mechanical, electrical and magnetic properties in order to obtain a triple benefit: covering the most important current needs within the industrial fabric, broadening the characteristics of the materials and creating new market opportunities.

The project is headed by Ceit and the consortium comprises Azterlan; UPV/EHU; Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa S. Coop; TECNALIA; LORTEK; EIPC and Tekniker. What is more, the Minerva project works in three strategic areas for industrial activity in the Basque Country. The first of these is smart industry, as advances in automation and improvements in processes, together with the challenge involved in digital transformation and the efficient use of material and energy resources, mean that this project needs to seek out new products and solutions in order to provide added value and improve the competitive positioning of Basque industry. 

The commitment to developing cleaner energies constitutes the second pillar. Environmental sustainability and a transition towards a low-carbon Basque economy is sought via the efficient use of materials and their functional validation. Lastly, attention should be drawn to the contribution made by Minerva to the area of health, pursued via the development of materials that can be used in remote health monitoring, as well as actuators for surgical interventions.

All the above forms part of the technological-digital, energy-environmental and socio-demographic strategies included in the Euskadi 2000 Science, Technology and Innovation Plan (STIP). At the same time, the project is aligned with the missions set out in the Horizon Europe framework programme through transversal driving initiatives involving electric mobility, circular economy and healthy aging.

Se ha puesto en marcha un proyecto denominado Minerva con el objetivo de desarrollar materiales destinados a ayudar a afrontar los retos sociales actuales y reducir el impacto de la industria en el medio ambiente

La iniciativa, que se puso en marcha el pasado mes de julio y está en curso hasta diciembre de 2023, se basa en tecnologías de transformación de materiales de última generación, caracterización multiescala y herramientas digitales como la simulación.

Satisfacer las necesidades actuales sin comprometer a las generaciones futuras se ha convertido en un objetivo común. La industria a nivel mundial está involucrada con la sustentabilidad y está experimentando cambios constantes en cuanto a avanzar en el desarrollo de productos más sustentables, eficientes y capaces de enfrentar los desafíos sociales actuales, como la electromovilidad, el transporte aéreo con menor impacto ambiental y la generación de energía limpia.

En este escenario, el proyecto Minerva, financiado por el Gobierno Vasco y enmarcado en el programa ELKARTEK, se ha puesto en marcha como respuesta a estos problemas y para desarrollar materiales de última generación con altas prestaciones y múltiples características, que pueden permanecer sostenibles a lo largo de su vida útil. Al mismo tiempo, se garantizan otros importantes beneficios para la industria, como la eficiencia de los procesos, la durabilidad de los productos, la reducción del costo de producción y la eliminación de materiales considerados críticos para el medio ambiente, entre otros.

A partir de materiales ya existentes, se propone como parte de la iniciativa, la producción de nuevas gamas de aleaciones de alta entropía y memoria de forma (HEAs y SMAs), así como su combinación con tecnologías de transformación como la soldadura láser y la fabricación aditiva para obtener nuevos productos funcionales. También se desarrollarán herramientas digitales, modelos in silico y metodologías de caracterización multiescala.

Los socios combinarán sinergias y capacidades tecnológicas adicionales para dotar a los materiales metálicos y cerámicos de propiedades mecánicas, eléctricas y magnéticas con el fin de obtener un triple beneficio: cubrir las necesidades actuales más importantes dentro del tejido industrial, ampliar las características de los materiales y crear nuevas oportunidades de mercado.

El proyecto está liderado por Ceit y el consorcio está formado por Azterlan; UPV/EHU; Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa S. Coop; TECNALIA; LORTEK; EIPC y Tekniker. Además, el proyecto Minerva trabaja en tres áreas estratégicas para la actividad industrial del País Vasco. El primero de ellos es la industria inteligente, ya que los avances en la automatización y la mejora de los procesos, junto con el reto que supone la transformación digital y el uso eficiente de los recursos materiales y energéticos, hacen que este proyecto necesite buscar nuevos productos y soluciones para aportar valor añadido y mejorar el posicionamiento competitivo de la industria vasca.

La apuesta por el desarrollo de energías más limpias constituye el segundo pilar. Se busca la sostenibilidad ambiental y la transición hacia una economía vasca baja en carbono a través del uso eficiente de los materiales y su validación funcional. Por último, cabe destacar el aporte de Minerva en el área de la salud, perseguido a través del desarrollo de materiales que pueden ser utilizados en el monitoreo remoto de la salud, así como actuadores para intervenciones quirúrgicas.

Todo lo anterior forma parte de las estrategias tecnológico-digital, energético-ambiental y sociodemográficas incluidas en el Plan Euskadi 2000 de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (STIP). Al mismo tiempo, el proyecto se alinea con las misiones establecidas en el programa marco Horizonte Europa a través de iniciativas transversales impulsoras de la movilidad eléctrica, la economía circular y el envejecimiento saludable.

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