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Novel integrated refurbishment solution as a key path towards creating eco-efficient and competitive furnaces (VULKANO)

Start date: Jul 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

The main goal of VULKANO is the retrofitting of two types of industrial furnaces, namely preheating and melting, applied on three energy–intensive sectors (steel, ceramic and aluminium) with a huge number of potential users in Europe. Thus, this project aims to design, implement and validate an advanced retrofitting integrated solution to increase the energy and environmental efficiency in existin ...
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Critical Transitions in Complex Systems (CRITICS)

Start date: Apr 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2019,

Complex systems research has been on the forefront of scientific priorities of many national research councils and the EU for more than a decade. Many very interesting phenomena have been identified and explored, but the development of the underpinning mathematical theory has been lagging behind. The proposed training network builds on an emerging development in applied mathematics to provide prop ...
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New generation of eco-friendly asphalts with recycled materials and high durability and acoustic performance (LIFE- SOUNDLESS)

Start date: Sep 15, 2015, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

Background Over recent years, a dramatic increase in traffic has occurred in Europe, which has led to an increase in noise pollution. Noise pollution significantly affects the quality of life of inhabitants in urban areas, through direct and indirect effects on health. Road noise plays an important role in this issue, and is a predominant source of noise ...
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Development of an innovative welding process for the rapid assembly of thermoplastic brackets to thermoset-matrix composite structures (BRACKETWELD)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

The general objective of the BRACKETWELD project is to contribute to the green and cost-efficient integration of system and aircraft structure by the development of an innovative technology for the rapid assembly of thermoplastic brackets in general, and in particular PEI brackets, to thermosetting composite components currently used in aircraft structures.This innovative assembly technology is ba ...
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New Recovery Processes to produce Rare Earth -Magnesium Alloys of High Performance and Low Cost (REMAGHIC)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

REMAGHIC is focused on contributing to Europe’s rare earth recovery and magnesium recycling technologies, improving the efficiencies of these processes and advancing the technology readiness levels for a new generation of industrial processes that will produce new low cost competitive alloys for a wide variety of sectors across Europe’s manufacturing value chain. The project motivation lies on the ...
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Safety CaUsation, Benefits and Efficiency (SafetyCube)

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2018,

The objective of SafetyCube is to develop an innovative road safety Decision Support System (DSS) that will enable policy-makers and stakeholders to select and implement the most appropriate strategies, measures and cost-effective approaches to reduce casualties of all road user types and all severities.At the core of the project will be a novel and comprehensive analysis of accident causation fac ...
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Super Light Architectures for Safe and Affordable Urban Electric Vehicles (URBAN-EV)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

URBAN-EV will apply innovative manufacturing technologies and materials to produce prototypes of a 2-seat urban electric vehicle with considerably enhanced autonomy vs. the SoTA EV of its kind, and a similar occupant safety level than normal passenger cars. Specifically, a purely electric range (in urban conditions) of 150 Km is targeted as well as a compelling acceleration time of 10 s for 0-100 ...
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eUropean naturalistic Driving and Riding for Infrastructure & Vehicle safety and Environment (UDRIVE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Jun 30, 2017,

Road transport is indispensable for the exchange of goods and persons, but at the same time has severe negative consequences, among others related to road safety and environment. In order to meet EU targets, both the number of road crashes and vehicle emission levels need to be reduced substantially. For identifying the next generation of measures that will enable us to actually reach these target ...
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HYdrogen ACceptance IN the Transition pHase (HYACINTH)

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2017,

There is increasing realisation amongst policy makers and industry that public acceptance is a key issue to deploy and extend H2 technologies and infrastructures in Europe. The development of H2 technologies involve small-scale applications as well as large-scale infrastructures that are influenced by the acceptance of the public, stakeholders, communities and potential customers / users. Previous ...
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The Electric Vehicle revOLUTION enabled by advanced materials highly hybridized into lightweight components for easy integration and dismantling providing a reduced life cycle cost logic (EVOLUTION)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

Hybrid-EVs and Full-EVs on the market are products where the Internal-Combustion-Engine (ICE) is supplemented by an electric-motor (HEV) or replaced by an all-electric power-train (FEV). Neither approach address lightweight or modularity inheriting the same disadvantages as conventional ICEV - Electrification of mobility must face a conceptual rEVOLUTION! This project breaks the paradigm of curren ...
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Advanced High Volume Affordable Lightweighting for Future Electric Vehicles (ALIVE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

By bringing together 21 partners including 7 major carmakers, 7 major suppliers, 2 SME's and 5 academia / research centres, ALIVE will develop directly exploitable knowledge on materials and design concepts which offer a high potential for significantly reducing the weight of vehicles for affordable application to high productions volumes, focusing on next generation Electric Vehicles (EVs).Specif ...
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People Centric easy to implement e-mobility (FREE-MOBY)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

The FREE-MOBY project is focused to the implementation of easy to deploy micro fully electrical vehicles (450-650kg and speeds up to 90+ km/h)) and city EVs (650-1000kg).By an extra cost of only 15% solar installations in roof houses can be integrated with robust battery packs that can smooth peak powers up to 30%. Solar parking and integrated photovoltaic-battery installations are becoming more a ...
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Premium Low weight Urban Sustainable e-MOBilitY (PLUS-MOBY)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

"The Plus-Moby project is focused to the implementation of low cost and low energy intensity technologies to manufacture premium four wheel fully electrical micro vehicles (450-650kg and speeds up to 90+ km/h)) that can be upgraded to M1 configurations.•Technologies and methodologies developed in previous calls of the EU Green Car will be implemented in terms of low aero-drag and safe structural ...
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IMPROVING THE SAFETY AND MOBILITY OF VULNERABLE ROAD USERS THROUGH ITS APPLICATIONS (VRUITS)

Start date: Apr 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2016,

In the past, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) success has been achieved primarily though equipment of the vehicle and infrastructure. The focus of these ITS has been on clean, safe and efficient mobility for vehicles.The Vulnerable Road User (VRU) has reaped fewer benefits of the ITS developments. While some projects have considered VRUs from a safety viewpoint, they often aimed to avoid or mit ...
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Optimization of joining processes for new automotive metal-composite hybrid parts (METALMORPHOSIS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Feb 29, 2016,

The MetalMorphosis aims to develop a new range of novel metal-composite hybrid products for the automotive industry, based on the knowledge transfer from the Electromagnetic Forming (EMF) usage in joining dissimilar metal products and taking advantage of new developed composites and its capability to be bonded to metal.MetalMorphosis approach is to combine and involve all the main players – Top-do ...
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Recycling of Metallic Materials from Rotorcraft Transmissions (REMART)

Start date: Apr 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

The current research project deals with the analysis and validation of the main helicopter power transmissions recycling processes and the design of recycling protocols in order to make them efficient, profitable and environmentally sustainable. This issue is in the domain of the CLEAN SKY JTI - Green Rotorcraft which has the aim to improve the environmental impact of the components in aeronautic ...
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Low cost design approach through simulations and manufacture of new mould concepts for very high tolerance composite components (ACCUBLADE)

Start date: May 1, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

The main objective of the ACCUBLADE project, within the Green Rotorcraft Program is the development of a low cost and high accurate moulding process for the manufacturing of rotor blades incorporating an Active Gurney Flap mechanism what would contribute for greener rotorcraft performances with reduced fuel consumption and noise.
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INtelligent Renewable Optical ADvisory System (INROADS) (INROADS)

Start date: Dec 1, 2011, End date: May 31, 2015,

"This project aims to develop Intelligent Road Studs (IRS) combining LED lighting, sensor systems and communication technologies. The IRS will integrate renewable energy technologies that will fully or partially power the devices, making them self contained. The principle identified renewable technologies are solar photovoltaic and piezoelectric, although other sources will be investigated. Poweri ...
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Green eMotion: Development and demonstration of a unique and user-friendly framework for green electromobility in Europe (GREEN EMOTION)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

Green eMotion aims at enabling mass deployment of electromobility in Europe. To achieve this, major players from industry, the energy sector, municipalities as well as universities and research institutions have joined forces to develop and demonstrate a commonly accepted and user-friendly framework consisting of interoperable and scalable technical solutions in connection with a sustainable busin ...
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Self learning Energy Efficient builDings and open Spaces (SEEDS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

This project develops a novel Self Learning Energy Efficient builDings and open Spaces (SEEDS) Facility Management system. The system will allow buildings to maintain user comfort whilst minimising energy consumption and CO2 emissions.SEEDS will develop an open architecture suitable both for retrofitting existing buildings and open spaces and for new building design.SEEDS will be based on research ...
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Panel Liquid Infusion Technology (PLIT)

Start date: Apr 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

The current Research Project deals with the development of Advanced CFRP Technologies for the cost-efficient, green and reliable manufacturing of stiffened wing large Aerostructures by Liquid Resin Infusion (LRI). The LRI process, especially for large scale structures, is not yet well mastered and validated simulation tools are a necessary requirement to properly industrialize this technology.Two ...
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Virtual certification of acoustic performance for freight and passenger trains (ACOUTRAIN)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

ACOUTRAIN will simplify and improve the acoustic certification process of new rolling stock, in particular relating to the TSI Noise. Today the need of conformity assessment for a new vehicle according to the TSI Noise represents a significant element of both cost and time to market due to the need to carry out expensive and time consuming tests. The goal of the proposed project is to speed up the ...
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Composite fuselage section Wafer Design Approach for Safety Increasing in Worst Case Situations and Joints Minimizing (WASIS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

"Aeronautics is a key asset for the future of Europe, but nowadays the industry has to face the challenge of “More Affordable, Safer, Cleaner and Quieter” while at the same time accounting for a demand that will triple over the next 20 years. WASIS project aims to rise to this challenge with the development of a composite fuselage structure based on the lattice stiffening concept, optimizing geome ...
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Advanced Composite Integrated Skin Panel structural testing (ACID)

Start date: Apr 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2014,

"Traditional aircraft structures use Aluminium stiffened panels for fuselage, wing and tail plane skins. In recent years stiffened skin panels are manufactured from composite materials instead of Aluminium. The use of composite materials has the potential to reduce aircraft weight, and therefore fuel consumption, and also to reduce maintenance and operational costs. Stiffened panels can be made by ...
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New solar collector concept for high temperature operation in CSP applications (HITECO)

Start date: Nov 1, 2010, End date: Oct 31, 2014,

"In order to accelerate the implementation of the CSP technology, the electricity cost has to be reduced by increasing the plants’ efficiency. The HITECO Project aims at doing so by increasing the operating temperature of the heat transfer fluid (HTF) up to 600ºC and therefore raising the overall efficiency of the process. The current state-of-the-art designs are prevented to reach such temperatur ...
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Reduction of Suicides and Trespasses on RAILway property (RESTRAIL)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2014,

The aim of the RESTRAIL project is to reduce the occurrence of suicides and trespasses on railway property and the costly service disruption these events cause, by providing the rail industry with an analysis and identification of cost-effective prevention and mitigation measures.The project starts by identifying the state of the art of best practices and research findings (inside and outside Euro ...
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Electric-VEhicle Control of individual wheel Torque for On- and Off-Road Conditions (E-VECTOORC) (E-VECTOORC)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

Description The E-VECTOORC project brings together 11 complementary partners from industrial and research backgrounds to address the individual control of the electric motor torques of fully electric vehicles to enhance safety, comfort and fun-to-drive in both on- and off-road driving conditions. The key objectives of the proposal are: • Dev ...
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New trends and Market Survey for the end of life of aircrafts. Eco design Guideline (NEMESIS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2014,

"The current research project deals with the environmental impact, economics and social aspects of the recycling of the materials used for aircaft building.As it has been mentioned the first objective of this proposal is the realization of a market survey on the most important a/c and/or materials used in the actual CS EDA.After the definition of the materials together with the topic manager, in a ...
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INNOVATIVE SMART COMPOSITE MOULDS FOR COST-EFFECTIVE MANUFACTURING OF PLASTIC AND COMPOSITE COMPONENTS (COEUS-TITAN)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2014,

Currently, composite moulds are mainly used in open-mould manufacturing processes and in Light RTM (a low-pressure variation of RTM). The proposed project aims to extend the applicability of composite moulds into the more demanding regime of RTM production, as well as to extend the application of the open mould and light RTM techniques in the field of advanced resin systems, where elevated tempera ...
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Integrated management of product heterogeneous data (iProd)

Start date: Feb 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2014,

Description iProd aims to improve the efficiency and quality of the Product Development Process of innovative products by developing a flexible, service oriented, customer driven software frameworkData and knowledge management technologies are of strategic importance for industrial innovation, provided they are integrated in the company p ...
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Advanced Structural Light-Weight Architectures for Electric Vehicles (E-Light)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

The automotive industry has not yet decided which the optimum architecture solution for electric vehicles is; this and the fact that requirements and constraints deriving from an electrical powertrain are much less stringent in several areas make necessary to study new solutions specifically designed for the particularities of electric vehicles. Therefore E-LIGHT proposal aims at exploring all the ...
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"GOAL: Growing Older, stAying mobiLe: The transport needs of an ageing society" (GOAL)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

"The aim of GOAL is to provide an action plan for innovative solutions to fulfil the transport needs of an ageing society. This action plan will be developed by state-of-the-art reviews, identification of possible and relevant societal developments and alternatives to transport. We identify relevant research gaps and product developments through contacts in the USA and Japan. The focus of GOAL is ...
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Adaptive seat to reduce neck injuries for female and male occupants (ADSEAT)

Start date: Oct 1, 2009, End date: Mar 31, 2013,

"The development of adaptive safety systems addressing vehicle occupant protection requires the use of in depth knowledge of various occupant features, specifically those related to the risk of injury. All occupants in passenger vehicles are at risk of sustaining whiplash injuries in a low severity crash. Whiplash associated disorders (WAD), so called whiplash injuries, resulting from car crashes, ...
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Field Operational Tests of Aftermarket and Nomadic Devices in Vehicles -International cooperation aspects (TeleFOTinco)

Start date: Oct 1, 2009, End date: Jan 31, 2013,

The objectives of TeleFOT are to assess the impacts of functions provided by aftermarket and nomadic devices in vehicles and raise wide awareness of their traffic safety potential. These devices can provide different types of driver support functions and almost nothing is known about their safety and other impacts yet. The services and functions relate to cooperative driving like providing informa ...
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QUIetening the Environment for a Sustainable Surface Transport (QUIESST)

Start date: Nov 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2012,

"Noise Reducing Devices (barriers, claddings, covers and added devices following EN14388) play an important role in noise reduction: optimizing their global performance is of major concern towards Sustainable Surface Transport. QUIESST will merge, for the very first time and within a true holistic approach, “true” intrinsic products characteristics, whatever their materials and shapes, together wi ...
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Diversidad Bioconstructiva Transfronteriza, Edificación Bioclimática y su adaptación a la Arquitectura y Urbanismo Moderno (0461_BIOURB_2_E)

Start date: Dec 31, 2010, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

OBJETIVOS: Cambiar el actual modelo constructivo por un modelo bioclimático más sostenible, ambiental y económicamente, disminuyendo la demanda energética de los edificios y poniendo en valor la Diversidad Bioconstructiva y el Patrimonio Bioclimático transfronterizo. ACCIONES: Estudio de la Diversidad Bioconstructiva y Modelización de Soluciones Bioclimáticas. Incorporación de Resultados a la Norm ...
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Field Operational Tests of Aftermarket and Nomadic Devices in Vehicles (TELEFOT)

Start date: Jun 1, 2008, End date: Nov 30, 2012,

Description TeleFOT project will assess the impacts of functions provided by aftermarket and nomadic devices in vehicles and raise wide awareness of their traffic safety potential. The objectives of the TeleFOT project are to assess the impacts of functions provided by aftermarket and nomadic devi ...
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Implementation of Virtual Testing in Safety Regulations (IMVITER)

Start date: Apr 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2012,

"Computer aided engineering is a routinely used technology for the design and testing of road vehicles, including the simulation of their response to an impact and the prediction of the risk of injuries sustained by the potential victims. But, so far, the release of a vehicle on the market still depends on the verification of the product compliance with safety standards through a series of type ap ...
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Demonstration of a multi-feedstock sustainable biodiesel production scheme integrating an on-site by-products energy valorisation system (INTEGRAL-B)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2011,

Background Biodiesel has been produced on an industrial scale since 1992 in the EU and its production has continuously increased due to the high price of crude oil and the national policies aimed at CO2 emissions reduction. In 2005, 3 184 000 tonnes of biodiesel were produced. Although biodiesel is a renewable fuel, it is associated with high social and ...
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2-WHEELER BEHAVIOUR AND SAFETY (2-BE-SAFE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2011,

"Powered Two Wheeler (PTW) users are greatly over-involved in serious and fatal crashes. They have between 5 and 25 times the risk of having a fatal crash compared to car drivers, depending on the country. The number of PTWs on European roads has more than doubled over the last two decades. The recent MAIDS (Motorcycle Accident In-Depth Study) study of PTW crashes in Europe found that behavioural ...
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