Kick-off SPARK-e project

November 19, 2025 – Our colleague Henry Martin travelled to Caceres, Spain, to attend the kick-off of the SPARK-e project*, funded by the European Union. CITC is part of the consortium organized by CIIAE – Iberian Centre for Research in Energy Storage.

Focus on new materials

The consortium focuses on new materials for advanced energy recovery and heat dissipation in electronics. SPARK-e targets thermal management in increasingly compact and powerful electronic devices, where overheating reduces efficiency and reliability.

The researchers will develop and test solid-to-solid phase change materials that can more effectively regulate heat flow, act as thermal switches, and even convert stored heat into electrical energy through pyroelectric effects.

Co-packaging electronics

Within this project, CITC will focus on co-packaging electronics with phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal switching and thermal regulation. We look forward to working on this together with our fellow consortium members.

*EIC Pathfinder (101221862 SPARK-e)