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Near-surface Geothermal Resources in the Territory of the Alpine Space (GRETA)

Start date: Dec 16, 2015, End date: Dec 15, 2018,

Description (EN): The Alpine region must tackle rising energy consumption and, accordingly, CO2 emissions reduction, related mostly to heating needs (mainly from residential and tourism sectors). The potential of renewable energy sources to handle this energy requirement has been discussed in some recent studies. However, the opportunity to utilize Near-Surface Geothermal Energy (NS ...
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Limestone as the common denominator of natural and cultural heritage along the karstified part of the Adriatic coast (RoofOfRock)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2015,

The entire Adriatic Region shares at least 200 million years of common geological history. The limestone created on this platform was used as a primary building material throughout the whole project area and takes one of the most important roles in creating common human history. The specific platy limestone as the basic construction material gives the Adriatic coastline and its interior the primar ...
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Assessing subsurface potentials of the Alpine Foreland Basins for sustainable planning and use of natural resources (GeoMol)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Jun 29, 2015,

...ous targets for carbon emission reduction, renewable energy production must strongly be upgraded and made more efficient and capable for grid energy storage. Alpine Foreland Basins feature a unique geological inventory which can contribute substantially to tackle these challenges. Deep ‘Molasse’ basins at the fringe of the Alpine mountain range offer an abundant geothermal potential and storage ca ...
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State-of-the-Art in Risk Management Technology: Implementation and Trial for Usability in Engineering Practice and Policy (START_it_up)

Start date: Aug 31, 2013, End date: Nov 29, 2014,

Within the scope of Pr. 3 of ASP 2007-13 major innovation capacities were focused on knowledge development in Natural Hazard/Risk Management (NHRM) & Risk Governance (RG) (eg. innovation in hazard mapping/protection technology) in various funded projects (& other ETC/national-R&D initiatives). START_it_up will capitalise this knowledge pool by enhancing it into a transnational common state-of-the- ...
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Low Enthalpy Geothermal ENergy Demonstration cases for Energy Efficient building in Adriatic area (LEGEND)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

Geothermal Energy (the energy extracted from heat stored in the earth) is one of the most environmental-friendly and cost-effective energy resources in use and has the potential to help mitigate global warming if widely deployed in place of fossil fuel. Technological advances have dramatically expanded the range of viable resources, especially for applications such as home heating & cooling, openi ...
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Sustainable Aggregates Planning in South East Europe  (SNAP-SEE)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

Assuring sustainable supply of aggregates resource is an important challenge due to their limited availability when aiming at sustainable regional development. Due to the regional differences and historical development, there are diverse approaches to aggregates policies, planning and management in South East Europe, which is hindering resource efficiency and economic development in the region. Th ...
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Sustainable Integrated Management of International River Corridors in SEE Countries  (SEE RIVER)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

Rivers in SEE region are often threatened by unsustainable use, increasing human pressure, and problems of increased floods and droughts driven by climate change. Inhabitation of floodplain areas, hydropower utilization, navigation, gravel and sand extraction, unsustainable tourism etc. lead to changes in morphology, increased pollution, degradation of aquatic habitats, as well as land use conflic ...
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Transboundary Geothermal Energy Resources of Slovenia, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia (TRANSENERGY)

Start date: Mar 31, 2010, End date: Mar 30, 2013,

...re shared by different countries in a sustainable way. Natural resources, such as geothermal energy whose main carrying medium are deep groundwaters along regional flow paths are strongly linked to geological structures that do not stop at state borders. Therefore only a transboundary approach and the establishment of a joint, multi-national management system may handle the assessment of geotherma ...
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Sustainable Aggregates Resource Management (SARMa)

Start date: Apr 30, 2009, End date: Oct 29, 2011,

Aggregates (crushed stone, sand and gravel) are crucial for infrastructure and construction. SEE countries are rich in aggregates, but supply is not coordinated within or across the area. Challenges are illegal and damaging quarries, unreclaimed sites, limited recycling and community opposition. Fulfilling demand requires efficient and sustainable supply chain (planning, extraction, transport, use ...
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Water Management Strategies against Water Scarcity in the Alps (Alp-Water-Scarce)

Start date: Sep 30, 2008, End date: Sep 29, 2011,

The main challenges of this project are to create local Early Warning Systems against Water Scarcity in the Alps based on sound and perennial monitoring and modelling and anchored strongly and actively within a Stakeholder Forum linked across comparative and contrasting regions across the Alps. The Early Warning System is based on the linkage and improvement of field monitoring and assemblage of q ...
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Adaptation to Climate Change in the Alpine Space (AdaptAlp)

Start date: Aug 31, 2008, End date: Aug 30, 2011,

...t is now being transferred to the Global Runoff Data Center (GRDC) and will be made available to public in the next months. Regarding hazard mapping a multilingual transnational glossary concerning geological hazards has been elaborated and will be implemented to the AdaptAlp website. In the field of Risk Prevention&Managent, the RiskPlan tool, enabling risk assessment&providing decision support h ...
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Screening of the geothermal utilization, evaluation of the thermal groundwater bodies and preparation of the joint aquifer management plan in the Mura-Zala basin Pregled rabe geotermalne energije, ocena podzemnih teles termalne vode in priprava skupnega n (T-JAM)

Start date: Apr 30, 2009, End date: Jun 29, 2011,

... Expected Results: Structural-geological model,hydrogeological modelMathematical model,Definition of the potential transboundary thermal water flow direction, Suggestion of the delineation of the potential common thermal groundwat ...
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Climate Change, Impacts and Adaptation Strategies in the Alpine Space (ClimChAlp)

Start date: Feb 28, 2006, End date: Mar 30, 2008,

"Climate change, impacts and adaptation strategies in the Alpine Space” is a strategic project with the aim to give concrete input to a future Alpine Space Programme based on conclusions about the type of climate changes in the Alpine Space and its potential effects. By a general assessment of historical climate changes and its impacts as well as by climate models, future scenarios and their effec ...
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Alpine Integrated GPS Network: Real-Time Monitoring and Master Model for Continental Deformation and Earthquake Hazard (ALPS-GPSQUAKENET)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

The use of modern space based techniques gives us new potential to monitor and prevent natural risk, reduce economic losses, and save lives.The aim of the ALPS-GPSQUAKENET is to build up a high-performance transnational space geodetic network of Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers in the Alpine Space. This GPS array, within the millimeter-per-year precision, will represent the first ever ins ...
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