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ECOPOTENTIAL: IMPROVING FUTURE ECOSYSTEM BENEFITS THROUGH EARTH OBSERVATIONS (ECOPOTENTIAL)
Date du début: 1 juin 2015, Date de fin: 31 mai 2019,
Terrestrial and marine ecosystems provide essential services to human societies. Anthropogenic pressures, however, cause serious threat to ecosystems, leading to habitat degradation, increased risk of collapse and loss of ecosystem services. Knowledge-based conservation, management and restoration policies are needed to improve ecosystem benefits in face of increasing pressures. ECOPOTENTIAL makes ...
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Processing and control of novel nanomaterials in packaging, automotive and solar panel processing lines (OptiNanoPro)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2015, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2018,
...re still needed to deploy the full potential of nanotechnology in the industry. The main challenge is still obtaining a proper nanostructuring of the nanoparticles, especially when transferring it to industrial scale, further improvements are clearly needed in terms of processing and control.The OptiNanoPro project will develop different approaches for the introduction of nanotechnology into packa ...
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Development & demonstration of management plans against -the climate change enhanced- invasive mosquitoes in S. Europe (LIFE CONOPS)
Date du début: 1 juil. 2013, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2017,
Background
Invasive species are defined as non-native species that have been introduced and established in new geographic regions and have the potential to have an adverse impact on the environment, economy and human health. Globalisation of trade and travel has facilitated the spread of such non-native species and climate change has enhanced their surviv ...
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On-line early damage diagnosis, prognosis and root cause analysis for Industrial multi-stage gearboxes used in the water industry (INDGEAR)
Date du début: 1 juin 2014, Date de fin: 31 juil. 2016,
The balance between water demand and availability has reached a critical level in many areas of Europe, according to the European Environment Agency and it is expected that the situation will be exacerbated in future by climate and social change.The UN Environment Programme reports that trends indicate a 40% rise in average water consumption by Europeans over the next 20 years, while EC statistics ...
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Development of corneal biomechanical model. Dynamic topographical characterization based on 3D plenoptic imaging (POPCORN)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2013, Date de fin: 29 févr. 2016,
Uncorrected refractive errors are the second leading cause of blindness. Procedures detecting and correcting those errors, such as regular eye exams, glasses or contact lenses or refractive laser based surgery, could thereby transform the lives of millions of people. It is known that successful laser based refractive eye surgery can reduce or even cure common vision refractive errors, as well as, ...
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Testbeds for Reliable Smart City Machine-to-Machine Communication (TRESCIMO)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2014, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2015,
Smarter and greener cities are essential to address economic, social, and environmental challenges due to the increase in urbanization, requiring informed decisions based on Internet of Things generated data. A particular challenge is the unstable power supply of cities in underdeveloped countries (e.g. South Africa), thus requiring smart energy management. Future handling of grid overload in Sout ...
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Modelling crisis management for improved action and preparedness (CRISMA)
Date du début: 1 mars 2012, Date de fin: 31 août 2015,
"The CRISMA project shall develop a simulation-based decision support system (Integrated Crisis Management System - ICMS), for modelling crisis management, improved action and preparedness. The ICMS shall facilitate simulation and modelling of realistic crisis scenarios, possible response actions, and the impacts of crisis depending on both the external factors driving the crisis development and t ...
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Reduction in Maintenance Costs of Wind Turbine Renewable Electricity Generation through Online Condition Monitoring (MONITUR)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2013, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2014,
To achieve the EC binding targets of 20% electricity generation from renewables by 2020 will require between 600 and 833 TWh to be produced by wind power which will require between 119,000 to 165,000 new turbines. According to the European Wind Energy Technology Platform publication “O&M strategies are based on periodic inspection; fault statistics from existing stock is either unavailable or insu ...
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Demonstration & Deployment of a Commerical Scale Wave Energy Converter with an innovative Real Time Wave by Wave Tuning System (WAVEPORT)
Date du début: 1 févr. 2010, Date de fin: 31 juil. 2014,
In the Atlantic arc from Iceland to Portugal, Europe has some of the best natural wave resources in the world; with the total potential European ocean wave power estimated to be in the range 150 -240 TWh per annum. The main barrier to wave energy expansion is the lack of a large, commercial-scale demonstration of the technology. In addition, the efficiency of devices is limited and needs to be imp ...
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PLANT food supplements: Levels of Intake, Benefit and Risk Assessment (PlantLIBRA)
Date du début: 1 juin 2010, Date de fin: 31 mai 2014,
Plant food supplements, or botanicals, have high acceptance by European consumers. Potentially, they can deliver significant health benefits, safely, and at relatively low costs. New regulations and EFSA guidance are also now in. However, concerns about safety, quality and efficacy of these products remain, and bottle-necks in risk and benefit assessments need to be solved. PlantLIBRA (PLANT food ...
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UNIVERsal open platform and reference Specification for Ambient Assisted Living (universAAL)
Date du début: 1 févr. 2010, Date de fin: 31 janv. 2014,
Description
The main goal of the universAAL project is to make it easier for the ICT industry in Europe to develop and successfully deploy AAL solutions. To achieve this, the project is developing an open standardized platform/specification on which the AAL service providers can quickly and cheaply build AAL services. The project also assist ...
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Environmental quality and pressures assessment across Europe: the LTER network as an integrated and shared system for ecosystem monitoring (EnvEurope)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2010, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2013,
Background
A vast amount environmental data is currently collected across Europe, both at national and international level, generating valuable information for policy makers and citizens. However, much of this information is not readily comparable, posing a major obstacle to the development of well-informed environmental policies and strategies at Europea ...
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Future Fast Aeroelastic Simulation Technologies (FFAST)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2010, Date de fin: 31 mars 2013,
...identification of critical loads; develop reduced order modelling strategies for unsteady aerodynamic and aeroelastic simulation. A work package dedicated to validation and evaluation on a set of industrially relevant test cases will judge the success of the technologies developed and give industry confidence to make the necessary pull-through investment. Strong industrial support of FFAST allow ...
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Circular flow land use management (CIRCUSE)
Date du début: 28 févr. 2010, Date de fin: 27 févr. 2013,
...anslated into 5 languages. Within the project the investment has been accomplished of regreening the site located in Piekary (Poland) in the district bearing all negative consequences of previous industrial activity (mining and non-metallurgical ores processing). The revitalization of the site situated between industrial and residential area is combining two functions: isolating from the side of i ...
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Frequency Agile Microwave Bonding System (FAMOBS)
Date du début: 1 nov. 2008, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2012,
The cost of packaging in microelectronics is around 30% of total production costs, but this is rising at an alarming rate due to the increasing consumer demand for smaller and smarter portable electronic devices. In micro-systems, the costs of packaging can be up to 80% of total production costs. Technological advances to reduce packaging costs are therefore of pivotal importance to maintain the c ...
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Pan European Grid Advanced Simulation and state Estimation (PEGASE)
Date du début: 1 juil. 2008, Date de fin: 30 juin 2012,
"PEGASE is a four year project dealing with the High and Extra High Voltage transmission and sub-transmission networks in Europe (designated as ETN) and implemented by a Consortium composed of 20 Partners including TSOs, expert companies and leading research centre’s in power system analysis and applied mathematics. Its overall objectives are to define the most appropriate state estimation, optimi ...
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Development of a Retro-Fitted Recycling Unit and Inter-Related Web-Based Logistical Software to Reduce Transport Costs and Improve Competitiveness of Organisations in the Recycling Supply Chain (START)
Date du début: 1 déc. 2008, Date de fin: 31 mai 2012,
The agricultural sector within the EU generates some 274,000tonnes of plastics waste p.a. of which ~88,000tonnes are agricultural plastics film waste. This equates to 250,000tonnes p.a. with ‘soilage’ (soil/grass/stones/etc). Agricultural plastic film waste has proven difficult to recycle commercially due to the high levels of contamination and its wide geographical dispersion which lead to high t ...
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moting Innovation in the Industrial Informatics and Embedded Systems Sectors through Networking (I3E)
Date du début: 31 mai 2009, Date de fin: 29 mai 2012,
The industrial informatics and embedded systems sectors present leading edge technology sectors that provide a competitive advantage for Europe. The SEE area is mostly characterized by developing low-wage based economies that will face a need for change in the near future. In order for these economies to be competitive in the globalised economy, focus should be placed on their transformation to kn ...
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SCAlable & ReconfigurabLe Electronics plaTforms and Tools (SCARLETT)
Date du début: 1 mai 2008, Date de fin: 30 avr. 2012,
"The first generation of Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA1G) has been researched via European funded research projects; PAMELA, NEVADA and VICTORIA. This technology supported a revolutionary step away from federated architectures and their classical bespoke electronics to a modular architecture with common resources. IMA1G was introduced to the market on the A380, A400M and B787 aircraft. IMA1G re ...
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Widening the Thermal Solar Energy Exploitation by the Successful Models (Wide the SEE by Succ Mod)
Date du début: 31 mars 2009, Date de fin: 30 mars 2012,
The project idea comes from the visual observation of roofs in some Greek and Austrian cities, which show a lot of solar DHW collectors while the roofs of similar cities in Italy and Bulgaria show very few. The 7th EurObserv'ER report confirmed that efforts made by SEE countries for development of Thermal Solar were successful in limited number of them and considerable disparities between them app ...
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active Human Response to Wildfires Outbreak: Measure and Prepare for it (PRoMPt)
Date du début: 30 sept. 2008, Date de fin: 29 sept. 2011,
The aim of the suggested project is to exchange experiences and good practices in order to improve regional policies for coping with fires right after their outbreak in very sensitive areas, like the forest ones.Since regional policies in terms of environmental protection and risk prevention constitute a vital issue towards the accomplishment of the Gothenburg Strategy, local and regional authorit ...
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Strengthening road transport research cooperation between Europe and emerging international markets II (SIMBA II)
Date du début: 1 mai 2008, Date de fin: 30 avr. 2010,
...e same time improving levels of transport-related pollution. This will enable SIMBA II to support emerging markets in their efforts to improve transportation while at the same time enhancing European industrial competitiveness via transfer of technologies. Special attention will be paid to mobility and road management, urban traffic issues and public transport in order to better assess and evaluat ...
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Digital Citizenship developed on wireless network in geographically isolated areas (WDCNET)
Date du début: 31 mai 2006, Date de fin: 27 févr. 2008,
The main objective of the project WDCNET is to realize a radio frequency wireless network, linking all public services suppliers (municipalities, schools, welfare) in geographically isolated areas, able to transport data and information valuable and helpful to citizens. The wireless technology grants a high performance and reliable network with minimum environmental impact, on which implementing a ...
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European Network of Mining Regions (ENMR)
Date du début: 30 juin 2004, Date de fin: 30 août 2006,
...l authorities ranging from ministries, a former prime minister, various European Commission staff from several DG’s, members of the EESC and CoR, and members of European Parliament and members of industrial associations. The most important event so far has been the unveiling of the ENMR’s Roadmap for European Mining Regions document in Brussels, Belgium, 27 November, 2006. The Roadmap programme in ...
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Industrial Cooperation and Creative Engineering Education based on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation
Date du début: 15 oct. 2012,
iCo-op was initiated to equip engineering students in Armenia, Georgia, and Ukraine with the skills necessary for a successful career. The program will forge partnerships between universities and industry to modernize engineering education that provides direct access to top-notch facilities with remote and virtual instrumentation. The program will be based on EU best practices, partners’ industry ...
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Recognising the challenges faced by SMEs in meeting EU legislative requirements to classify and appropriately manage and dispose of hazardous waste, the project will develop a tool to simplify the identification process for hazardous waste. As no easily accessible guidance on identifying and managing hazardous waste currently exists in Europe, the project will fill a discernible gap in the market. ...
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