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Technology demonstration of large-scale photo-electrochemical system for solar hydrogen production (PECSYS)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2017, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2020,

The objective of the project PECSYS is the demonstration of a system for the solar driven electrochemical hydrogen generation with an area >10 m². The efficiency of the system will be >6% and it will operate for six month showing a degradation below 100 cm²) and will be subject to extensive stability optimization. Especially, the use of innovative ALD based metal oxide sealing layers will be studi ...
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Multiscale modelling of stimuli-responsive nanoreactors (NANOREACTOR)

Date du début: 1 août 2015, Date de fin: 31 juil. 2020,

The catalysis by metal nanoparticles is one of the fastest growing areas in nanoscience due to our society's exploding need for fuels, drugs, and environmental remediation. However, the optimal control of catalytic activity and selectivity remains one of the grand challenges in the 21st century.Here, I propose to theoretically derive design rules for the optimization of nanoparticle catalysis by m ...
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Advanced strategies for substitution of critical raw materials in photovoltaics (STARCELL)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2017, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2019,

STARCELL proposes the substitution of CRM’s in thin film PV by the development and demonstration of a cost effective solution based on kesterite CZTS (Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4) materials. Kesterites are only formed by elements abundant in the earth crust with low toxicity offering a secure supply chain and minimizing recycling costs and risks, and are compatible with massive sustainable deployment of electr ...
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Next-generation interdigitated back-contacted silicon heterojunction solar cells and modules by design and process innovations (NextBase)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2016, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2019,

The NextBase project, involving 8 research institutions and 6 companies, deals with the development of innovative high-performance c-Si solar cells and modules based on the interdigitated back-contacted silicon heterojunction (IBC-SHJ) solar cell concept targeting cells with efficiency above 26.0% and corresponding solar modules with efficiency above 22.0%. In particular, a number of new design an ...
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World class Science and Innovation with Neutrons in Europe 2020 – SINE2020 (SINE2020)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2015, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2019,

Today’s society is being transformed by new materials and processes. Analytical techniques underpin their development and neutrons, with their unique properties, play a pivotal role in a multi-disciplinary, knowledge-based approach. Industry and the neutron research community must however work together more closely to enhance their innovation potential.Neutrons are only available at large scale fa ...
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Diamond materials for the photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to fine chemicals and fuels using visible light (DIACAT)

Date du début: 1 juil. 2015, Date de fin: 30 juin 2019,

In DIACAT we propose the development of a completely new technology for the direct photocatalytic conversion of CO2 into fine chemicals and fuels using visible light. The approach utilises the unique property of man-made diamond, now widely available at low economic cost, to generate solvated electrons upon light irradiation in solutions (e.g. in water and ionic liquids). The project will achieve ...
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Super high efficiency Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells approaching 25% (Sharc25)

Date du début: 1 mai 2015, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2018,

Prime objective of the Sharc25 project is to develop super-high efficiency Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) solar cells for next generation of cost-beneficial solar module technology with the world leading expertise establishing the new benchmarks of global excellence. The project partners ZSW and EMPA hold the current CIGS solar cell efficiency world records of 21.7% on glass and 20.4% on polymer film, achie ...
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Optimization of superconducting cavities for CW applications (CW_SRF)

Date du début: 1 juin 2015, Date de fin: 31 mai 2018,

"Continuous wave (CW) operation of superconducting cavities for particle acceleration is the enabling technology for several projects in research and industry.Minimizing the losses of superconducting cavities is essential for their realization and can yield huge cost savings. The initial investment cost is reduced by the need for a smaller cryogenic infrastructure and the operation costs are lower ...
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Development of thin film Solar cells based on WIde band Gap kesterite absorbers (SWInG)

Date du début: 1 juin 2015, Date de fin: 31 mai 2018,

The aim of this proposal is to develop wide band gap thin film solar cells based on kesterite absorbers for future application in high efficiency and low cost tandem PV devices. The SWInG working group will focus both on the development of the processes for the synthesis of such solar cells based on the Cu2ZnXY4 (with X=Sn, Si and Y= S, Se) compounds and on the understanding of the physical and el ...
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Cost-reduction through material optimisation and Higher EnErgy outpuT of solAr pHotovoltaic modules - joining Europe’s Research and Development efforts in support of its PV industry (CHEETAH)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2014, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2017,

Europe has invoked the SET-Plan to design and implement an energy technology policy for Europe to accelerate the development and deployment of cost-effective renewable energy systems, including photovoltaics. With lower cost of solar electricity, PV could significantly contribute to the achievements of the 20-20-20 objectives.The Joint Program on PV of the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA-P ...
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Enhanced European Coordination for Accelerator Research & Development (EUCARD-2)

Date du début: 1 mai 2013, Date de fin: 30 avr. 2017,

Research accelerators are facing important challenges that must be addressed in the years to come: existing infrastructures are stretched to all performance frontiers, new world-class facilities on the ESFRI roadmap are starting or nearing completion, and strategic decisions are needed for future accelerators and major upgrades in Europe.While current projects concentrate on their specific objecti ...
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Photoelectrochemical Demonstrator Device for Solar Hydrogen Generation (PECDEMO)

Date du début: 1 avr. 2014, Date de fin: 31 mars 2017,

To address the challenges of solar energy capture and storage in the form of a chemical fuel, we will develop a hybrid photoelectrochemical-photovoltaic (PEC-PV) tandem device for light-driven water splitting. This concept is based on a visible light-absorbing metal oxide photoelectrode, which is immersed in water and placed in front of a smaller-bandgap thin film PV cell. This tandem approach ens ...
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Development of smart machines, tools and processes for the precision synthesis of nanomaterials with tailored properties for Organic Electronics (Smartonics)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2013, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2016,

The target of the Smartonics project is the development of Pilot lines that will combine smart technologies with smart nanomaterials for the precision synthesis of Organic Electronic (OE) devices.The Smartonics objectives are:1.Development of smart Nanomaterials for OEs (polymer & small molecule films, plasmonic NPs and super-barriers) by process and computational modeling optimization.2.Developme ...
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Meso-superstructured Hybrid Solar Cells (MESO)

Date du début: 1 nov. 2013, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2016,

"In this project we will develop a new class of low cost solution processible hybrid solar cells, termed ""mesosuperstructured solar cells"" (MSSCs) which are based on Perovskite absorbers and organic hole-conductors. This technology has already proven to be remarkably efficient on its first reduction to practice, but has tremendous scope to compete with the very best crystalline semiconductor and ...
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HIGH EFFICIENCY REAR CONTACT SOLAR CELLS AND ULTRA POWERFUL MODULES (HERCULES)

Date du début: 1 nov. 2013, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2016,

"The European photovoltaics PV market still represents the predominant share of worldwide installations and electricity generated from PV is becoming increasingly competitive, with an average levelized cost of energy (LCOE) estimated to be between 0.10–0.16 €/kWh in 2011 . This constant reduction of LCOE means that the European industry can only regain its competitiveness with (i) a concomitant re ...
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Training for sustainable low cost PV technologies: development of kesterite based efficient solar cells (KESTCELLS)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2012, Date de fin: 31 août 2016,

"The overall objective of this project is the creation of an ITN network for the structured interdisciplinary training of researchers in advanced thin film photovoltaic (PV) technologies.The project proposes the development of new technologies compatible with the cost, efficiency, sustainability and mass production requirements that are needed to become areliable and future alternative to conventi ...
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STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF PORPHYRIN-BASED MATERIALS IN SOLUTION vs. INTERFACES (PORPHDYN)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2011, Date de fin: 31 août 2016,

"The goal of the proposed project is to perform a systematic study of the electronic structure and the dynamic behaviour of specifically selected metalloporphyrin materials in solution, and at liquid-solid interfaces, with a time resolution covering the range from sub-femtosecond up to picoseconds which is fundamental for their biochemical properties. Metalloporphyrins play a key role in a wide ra ...
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Transnational access and enhancement of integrated Biological Structure determination at synchrotron X-ray radiation facilities (BIOSTRUCT-X)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2011, Date de fin: 29 févr. 2016,

The BioStruct-X consortium has 19 partners from 11 EU member and associated states, who lead in facility provision and research in structural biology using high brilliance X-rays, provided by state-of-the art synchrotrons and a free electron laser. BioStruct-X will provide integrated transnational access via 42 installations in four key areas: macromolecular X-ray crystallography, small angle X-ra ...
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The advanced instrumentation on the basis of 3D RZP for modern UV and X-ray sources (3D RZP)

Date du début: 1 févr. 2012, Date de fin: 31 janv. 2016,

The most important, in terms of understanding the nature of physical phenomena, experiments require time resolution on the scale of femto- (10-15) and atto (10-18)-seconds. Class of physical phenomena under investigation with pulsed radiation is very wide: understanding chemical dynamics when the timescales of nuclear and electronic motion can coincide, femtosecond movies of a chemical reaction, u ...
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Neutron Scattering and Muon Spectroscopy Integrated Initiative (NMI3-II)

Date du début: 1 févr. 2012, Date de fin: 31 janv. 2016,

"Advanced solutions to the challenges that confront our technology-based society – from energy and environment to health – are crucially dependent on advanced knowledge of material properties down to the atomic scale. Neutron and Muon spectroscopy offer unique analytical tools for material investigation. They are thus an indispensible building block of the European Research Area and directly addre ...
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Development and scale-up of nanostructured based materials and processes for low cost high efficiency chalcogenide based photovoltaics (SCALENANO)

Date du début: 1 févr. 2012, Date de fin: 31 juil. 2015,

This project will exploit the potential of chalcogenide based thin film photovoltaic technologies for the development and scale-up of new processes based on nanostructured materials for the production of high efficiency and low cost photovoltaic devices and modules compatible with mass production requirements. Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 (CIGS) chalcogenide based devices have the highest efficiency of all th ...
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Multiscale Modelling of Femtosecond Spin Dynamics (FEMTOSPIN)

Date du début: 1 juin 2012, Date de fin: 31 mai 2015,

"Information storage technology is essentially based on nanostructured magnetic materials. Considerable research effort is aimed at increasing the density of stored information and this generally requires increasingly sophisticated media design to engineer the desired combination of low write field and thermal stability of recording information. An alternative approach is Heat Assisted Magnetic Re ...
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Coordinated Access to Lightsources to Promote Standards and Optimization (CALIPSO)

Date du début: 1 juin 2012, Date de fin: 31 mai 2015,

CALIPSO coordinates the European synchrotrons and FELs, including the three ESFRI roadmap projects European XFEL, EuroFEL and the ESRF Upgrade Programme, towards a fully integrated network. The consortium is characterised by common objectives, harmonised decisions, transnational open access based on excellence and joint development of new instruments. Innovative networking initiatives address user ...
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PhotoVoltaic European Research Infrastructure (SOPHIA)

Date du début: 1 févr. 2011, Date de fin: 31 janv. 2015,

The objective of the SOPHIA project is to strenghten and optimise research capabilities, mainly by coordinating efforts on important but precompetitive issues. Large research infrastructures working together will avoid the useless replication of a large number of small efforts. The SOPHIA project aims at pulling together the main European photovoltaic research infrastructures in order to provide t ...
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Photon and Neutron Data - Open Data Infrastructure (PanDataODI)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2011, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2014,

The PaN-data collaboration brings together eleven large multidisciplinary Research Infrastructures which operates hundreds of instruments used by over 30,000 scientists each year. They support fields as varied as physics, chemistry, biology, material sciences, energy technology, environmental science, medical technology and cultural heritage. Applications are numerous, for example, crystallography ...
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Modern polymer-based catalysts and microflow conditions as key elements of innovations in fine chemical syntheses (POLYCAT)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2010, Date de fin: 31 mars 2014,

POLYCAT provides an integrated, coherent and holistic approach utilizing novel polymer based nanoparticulate catalysts in pharmaceutical, crop protection and vitamin syntheses in conjunction with the enabling functions of micro process technology and “green” solvents such as water or ethyl lactate. This provides a discipline bridging approach between fine chemistry, catalysis and engineering. This ...
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Network between world-leading Cluster of large-scale Research Infrastructure of Photon and Neutron Sources and Users fostering Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Baltic Sea Region (SCIENCE LINK)

Date du début: 28 sept. 2011, Date de fin: 27 mars 2014,

Strong cooperation in the scientific area is needed in the Baltic Sea region in order to ensure the competitiveness of the region. There is a new cluster of large-scale research infrastructure (Lund, Hamburg, Berlin and Geesthacht as EU countries and Gachina in Russia) and some more are planned or already under construction (the European XFEL in Hamburg, ESS and Max IV in Lund, Solaris in Krakow). ...
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Nanomaterials and nanotechnology for advanced photovoltaics (NanoPV)

Date du début: 1 mars 2011, Date de fin: 28 févr. 2014,

The NanoPV project aims at making a breakthrough step-change in photovoltaics by the removal of a set of bottlenecks which have been identified to block the application of nanostructures for high-efficiency, low-cost solar cells. The bottlenecks arise from the present lack of up-scalable processes that can meet the needs for nanomaterials in PV applications, and the lack of relevant equipment and ...
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European Coordination for Accelerator Research and Development (EuCARD)

Date du début: 1 avr. 2009, Date de fin: 31 juil. 2013,

Particle physics stands at the threshold of a new era of discovery and insight. Results from the much awaited LHC are expected to shed light on the origin of mass, supersymmetry, new space dimensions and forces. In July 2006 the European Strategy Group for Particle Physics defined accelerator priorities for the next 15 years in order to consolidate the potential for discovery and conduct the requi ...
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Advanced Processing and Characterisation of Micro and Nano Composites (NanoCom-Network)

Date du début: 1 juin 2010, Date de fin: 31 mai 2013,

“NanoCom-Network” is composed by 2 Universities in Europe (Universität des Saarlandes,Germany; and Technische Universität Wien, Austria), 1 Research Center (Helmholtz ZentrumBerlin, Germany) and 4 Institutions in Latinamerica (Centro Atómico Bariloche and Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Argentina, Universidade de Sao Pualo, Universidad de Concepción, Chile) who will cooperate in the Advanced P ...
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Integrated Infrastructure Initiative for Neutron Scattering and Muon Spectroscopy (NMI3)

Date du début: 1 févr. 2009, Date de fin: 31 janv. 2013,

"The Integrated Infrastructure Initiative for Neutron Scattering and Muon Spectroscopy (NMI3) aims at the pan-European coordination of neutron scattering and muon spectroscopy, maintaining these research infrastructures as an integral part of the European Research Area. NMI3 comprehensively includes all major facilities in the field, opening the way for a more concerted, and thus more efficient, u ...
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Improved Polycrystalline-Silicon Modules on Glass Substrates (PolySiMode)

Date du début: 1 déc. 2009, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2012,

The aim of this project is to improve the efficiency and the cost-effectiveness of thin-film polysilicon solar modules. Thin-film polysilicon solar cells have recently emerged as a promising thin-film alternative to bulk crystalline Si. With Solid Phase Crystallization (SPC) of amorphous Si, CSG Solar AG recently achieved mini-modules with an efficiency of around 10%, matching the efficiencies of ...
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Intermediate Band Materials and Solar Cells for Photovoltaics with High Efficiency and Reduced Cost (IBPOWER)

Date du début: 1 févr. 2008, Date de fin: 31 janv. 2012,

This proposal pursues the manufacturing of intermediate band materials and solar cells according to the following main strategies: a) Insertion of transition elements into III-V semicontuctor matrices; b) use of quantum dot systems to artifficially engineer intermediate band solar cells; c) development of intermediate band materials and solar cells based on InGaN; d) Insertion of transition elem ...
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PaN-data Europe Strategic Working Group (PaN-data Europe)

Date du début: 1 juin 2010, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2011,

The PaN-data Europe Strategic Working Group (PaN-data Europe) will support the development of a sustainable data infrastructure for European Neutron and Photon laboratories. The existing PaN-data collaboration aims to develop a common data infrastructure for European Neutron and Photon large facilities. The PaN-data Europe Support Action will support the integration of this work with the creation ...
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Fusion Energy Materials Science – Coordination Action (FEMaS-CA)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2008, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2011,

The timely availability of qualified materials for use in fusion power reactors is a necessity for the fast deployment of fusion power. 27 European institutions have joined together in the FEMaS-CA to advance fusion materials science in Europe and in close cooperation with EFDA, the European Fusion Development Agreement. The overarching objective of this Coordination Action is: The FEMaS-CA w ...
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European Light Sources Activities - Synchrotrons and Free Electron Lasers (ELISA)

Date du début: 1 mars 2009, Date de fin: 31 août 2011,

"Europe has the largest and most advanced system of synchrotrons and free electron lasers (FELs): 17 operating facilities, several under construction, some 300 beamlines, 25,000-30,000 users per year from many disciplines (materials, chemistry, biology, medicine, physics, technology and others); this is also the world’s largest experimental network. The system is an open resource for all scientist ...
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Preparatory Phase of the IRUVX-FEL Consortium (IRUVX-PP)

Date du début: 1 avr. 2008, Date de fin: 31 mars 2011,

The successful demonstration of single-pass free electron lasers (FEL) around the year 2000 triggered a number of research centres in Europe, the United States and Asia to initiate the construction of new research infrastructures. These projects are based on strong science cases put forward by interested research communities. The new FEL sources combine the wide and continuously tunable wavelength ...
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Heterojunction Solar Cells based on a-Si c-Si (HETSI)

Date du début: 1 févr. 2008, Date de fin: 31 janv. 2011,

"The Photovoltaic (PV) industry needs to find new approaches to make solar cells competitive. Crystalline silicon (c-Si) wafer-based technology has a real potential to achieve significant cost reduction if the R&D effort is made on the most critical issues. These issues are the reduction of silicon material consumption, the increase of solar cell efficiency and an improved integration into modules ...
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