{"id":1958,"date":"2025-11-27T09:14:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T09:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spikerenewables.com\/?page_id=1958"},"modified":"2026-01-21T16:04:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T16:04:43","slug":"rd-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spikerenewables.com\/en\/rd-2\/","title":{"rendered":"R&#038;D"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; el_class=&#8221;parallax6&#8243;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>R&amp;D Projects<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; el_width=&#8221;40&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#00882e&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spike Renewables\u2019 R&amp;D activities are part of European programmes dedicated to energy and decarbonisation, from H2020 projects to current and future Horizon Europe initiatives. We work on advanced technologies that integrate modelling, experimentation, and prototyping, with the goal of transferring research results into concrete industrial applications. Our work combines scientific research with applied engineering, aiming to bring advanced technologies into real applications. This approach enables us to contribute effectively to European programmes supporting the energy transition and emissions reduction.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spikerenewables.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-engineering-prototyping.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">H2026 Spike Renewables S.r.l. Partner Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Innovative technologies for geothermal systems<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Geothermal energy is one of our main research lines. We have developed solutions for reducing silica in geothermal brine, enabling heat recovery even under supersaturation conditions and overcoming fouling limitations found in traditional systems.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_basic_grid post_type=&#8221;post&#8221; max_items=&#8221;3&#8243; item=&#8221;1497&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1769011468670-bba9e98e-045d-2&#8243; taxonomies=&#8221;65&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hydrogen and Innovative Storage Systems<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We conduct research on innovative electrolyzers and advanced hydrogen storage technologies, including solutions based on nanomaterials such as MOFs and Activated Carbons. 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