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Food for Feed: An Innovative Process for Transforming Hotels’ Food Wastes into Animal Feed (LIFE-F4F (Food for Feed))

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2020,

Background The European Union food and drink value chain causes 17% of the EU’s direct greenhouse gas emissions and 28% of material resource use. European consumption patterns have global impacts, especially related to the consumption of animal protein and water use. In the EU, it is estimated that 90 million tonnes of food waste is produced every year, ...
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Innovation and Commercialisation in the NMP thematic area (INCOMERA)

Start date: Jan 15, 2014, End date: Jan 14, 2018,

Towards Europe 2020, European Commission adopted a comprehensive innovation strategy to enhance Europe's capacity to deliver smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. This strategy concerns the so called concept of Smart Specialization Strategy.By itself, sounds a challenging task, but it is of crucial importance, especially for less advanced regions. According to this concept, each region must set ...
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Impact of Biogenic versus Anthropogenic emissions on Clouds and Climate: towards a Holistic UnderStanding (BACCHUS)

Start date: Dec 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2017,

Clouds are a very important, yet not well understood feedback factor in climate change and they contribute to the effective radiative forcing (ERF) from aerosol-cloud interactions (ACI). The uncertainty in ERFaci is larger than for any other forcing agent. Also, feedbacks between the terrestrial and marine biosphere and the atmosphere involving ACI are thought to play an important role in regulati ...
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Direct Normal Irradiance Nowcasting methods for optimized operation of concentrating solar technologies (DNICAST)

Start date: Oct 15, 2013, End date: Oct 14, 2017,

Concentrating solar technologies (CST) have proven to be very efficient sources of “clean” power for the electrical grid. The efficient operation of concentrating solar technologies requires reliable forecasts of the incident irradiance for two main reasons. First, such forecasts yield a better management of the thermodynamic cycle because it becomes possible to dynamically fine tune some of its p ...
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Smart UNattended airborne sensor Network for detection of vessels used for cross border crime and irregular entrY (SUNNY)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2017,

The SUNNY project aims to contribute to EUROSUR by defining a new tool for collecting real-time information in operational scenarios.SUNNY represents a step beyond existing research projects due to the following main features:•A two-tier intelligent heterogeneous UAV sensor network will be considered in order to provide both large field and focused surveillance capabilities, where the first-tier ...
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IMproving Preparedness and Response of HEalth Services in major criseS (IMPRESS)

Start date: May 1, 2014, End date: Apr 30, 2017,

There exists a huge variety in the occurrence and characteristics of major incidents. Incident management stakeholders and in particular emergency health service providers have to deal with two basic challenges: The disproportion between the needs and the available human/material resources in the response capacity and the inherent time constraints of an emergency. These critical factors play a sem ...
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Development of an innovative manufacturing process for the in-LINE COAting of pultruded composites (COALINE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Feb 28, 2017,

"COALINE will develop a in-line clean one-stage process, which is free of VOCs and small particles emissions, able to produce properly coated composite pultruded profiles by means of the development of the sensing technology, advanced mould design and microwave aided curing needed to foster an improved composite – coating adhesion with a reduced labor and process cost. COALINE profiles will be joi ...
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Distributed Renewable resources Exploitation in electric grids through Advanced heterarchical Management (DREAM)

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

The DREAM project will lay the foundations for a novel heterarchical management approach of complex electrical power grids, providing new mechanisms for consumer involvement in economical and ecological electricity use as well as stable and cost effective integration of distributed renewable resources.Applying the principles of autonomous agent-based systems to the control and management of the el ...
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Enabling Next Generation Composite Manufacturing by In-Situ Structural Evaluation and Process Adjustment (ECOMISE)

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

Within current composite part development and manufacturing processes a disproportional high effort is implied in order to find optimal process parameters and to meet required qualities and tolerances of high performance light weight structures.The ECOMISE project proposes a breakthrough production system to enable next generation of thermoset composite manufacturing and post-processing. Within th ...
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Petty cRiminality diminution through sEarch and Analysis in multi-source video Capturing and archiving plaTform (P-REACT)

Start date: Apr 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2016,

Petty crimes pose a more significant threat to daily life of local communities. Crime increases due to socioeconomic criteria (wealth level of local community, unemployment rate, etc.) and its impact is becoming more critical due to recent economic crisis. This high rate of criminality infects the social and commercial environment which makes citizens and business reluctant to elaboration and welf ...
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Smart Distribution System OperaTion for MAximizing the INtegration of RenewABLE Generation (SUSTAINABLE)

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

The SuSTAINABLE project will develop and demonstrate a new operation paradigm, leveraging information from smart meters and short-term localized predictions to manage distribution systems in a more efficient and cost-effective way, enabling a large-scale deployment of variable distributed resources.The SuSTAINABLE concept is based on the cloud principle, where the distribution system operator i) c ...
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Thermoelectric cooling using innovative multistage active control modules (THERMICOOL)

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: Mar 31, 2016,

"The aim of this work is to develop an innovative TEC for avionic application with maturity level TRL5, low power consumption and high efficiency and a combination of thermoelectric materials and energy harvesting techniques. The work will be based on the experience gained in previous works of the research team, concerning marine (ECOMARINE) and avionic (RENERGISE) environments and it will investi ...
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IntegratinG Renewables in the EuropEaN Electricity Grid (IGREENGRID)

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

IGREENGrid focuses on increasing the hosting capacity for Distributed Renewable Energy Sources (DRES) in power distribution grids without compromising the reliability or jeopardizing the quality of supply. Based on the experience of six world class DRES integration Demo Projects in low & medium voltage grids (led by some of EEGI members; Distribution System operators –DSOs-) and other EU initiativ ...
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Innovative Portable Traction Ramp from Smart Composite materials for Automatic Ascending and Descending of Wheelchair Users (RAMPCO)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

The RampCo is a technologically advanced folding ramp, for automatic ascending and descending of wheelchair users, thus paving the way to Universal Accessibility in buildings and public spaces. RampCo is a portable ramp that can be automatically packed in the form of an all-in-one transport case and can be transferred easily and quickly by hand. RampCo will have a lightweight design due to the use ...
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Lugemine põlvkondadevaheliste sidemete tugevdajana

Start date: Dec 1, 2014, End date: Nov 30, 2015,

Project "Reading as an enhancer of cross-generational connections" In recent years many scientific researches about the connections between fiction and Theory of Mind have been published. (For example the magazine ?Science? published an article by David Comer Kidd?i and Emanuele Castano ?Reading Literary Fiction Improves Theory of Mind ?, Lisa Zunshine books etc.) These researches claim that fict ...
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Marker Assisted Resistance to Sharka (MARS)

Start date: Dec 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2015,

Sharka, caused by the Plum Pox Virus (PPV), is the most devastating disease affecting stone fruit trees in Europe. In order to respond to this critical situation, the FP7-funded SharCo project (2008-2012) devoted a significant part of its efforts on the development of first-generation PPV resistant plant materials, guidelines for new plantings, and molecular tools for the implementation of marker ...
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Bridging the Entrepreneurial Gap: Transforming European ICT Research into Investment Opportunities (ICT2B)

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

This ICT2B proposal aims to develop bridges and bring together ICT researchers and entrepreneurial minded individuals with different backgrounds and from many European countries. As a consequence, it will promote the creation of entrepreneurial and innovative ICT start-ups that exploit products and services developed from EU funded ICT R&D projects. The ICT industry in Europe accounts for c.4% of ...
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The COntribution of Social Media In Crisis management (COSMIC)

Start date: Apr 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

The COntribution of Social Media In Crisis management (COSMIC) project will identify the most effective ways to utilise new information and communication technologies (ICTs) in crisis situations for the protection of ordinary citizens. It will ensure better linkages between prevention, detection, reporting and rescue in crisis situations as well as assist officials and first responders (i.e. polic ...
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Network for the Market uptake of ICT for Ageing Well (AgeingWell)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

Description The aim of the AgeingWell Network is to build and animate a European network focused on improving the quality of life of Elderly People by promoting the market uptake of ICT solutions for Ageing Well.\\n\\nTo achieve its aim, the following five main objectives of the AgeingWell project are:\\n\\n\\nDevelop Guidelines for deployme ...
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Halogen Free Flame Retardant ABS nanocomposites for electric and electronic devices (NANOFRABS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

"The Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and waste electric and electronic equipment (WEEE) directives discouraged the use of halogenated flame retardants in electric and electronic devices. For this reason, effective non halogenated alternatives have to be developed. The project aims at developing new halogen free flame retardant (HFFR) for ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) compounds, ...
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Buildings Energy Advanced Management System (BEAMS)

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

BEAMS strategic goal is the development of an advanced, integrated management system which enables energy efficiency in buildings and special infrastructures from a holistic perspective (i.e. considering the indoors areas, the public spaces around the facility and the interaction of the overall compound with the grid and urban network outside it).The project will include an open interoperability g ...
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SUPPORTING DIALOGUE AND COOPERATION BETWEEN EUROPE AND KOSOVO (under UNSC 1244) IN COLLABORATIVE ICT R&D (ICT-KOSEU)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Apr 30, 2014,

ICT-KOSEU aims at supporting Kosovo's efforts for inclusion to the European Research Area by strengthening its capacity to participate to FP7 ICT research and facilitating its ICT researchers' collaboration with researchers in the EU.This will be done by: enhancing Kosovo's ability to develop an ICT research strategy in line with the local capacity and needs, the state of the art and the prioritie ...
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Western Balkan Countries INCO-NET (WBC-INCO.NET)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Apr 30, 2014,

The Western Balkan countries INCO-NET assists to develop the relationship between the EU and the WBCs in the area of science and technology (S&T). The project supports the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries in the facilitation of interaction between the Western Balkan countries, the EU Member States, states associated to the Framework Programmes for RTD and the European ...
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The Virtual Youth Space (OurSpace)

Start date: Jul 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

OURSPACE will be based on the concept that the active involvement of young people in the process of socio-political decision-making can play a very important role in our societies. To this end, OurSpace, aims to contribute towards bringing the EU closer to the youth by improving their role within the democratic system of the EC through the use of ICT.In this aspect, the proposed project aims to cr ...
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Distributed Energy Resources Research Infrastructure (DERRI)

Start date: Sep 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

DERRI has as its primary objective the further integration of the European Distributed Energy Re-sources research community through the provision of User Access to a unique portfolio of important European Laboratories in the field of Distributed Energy Resources, focusing mainly system and architectural aspects of smart energy network based on Distributed Generation.
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Puzzled by Policy

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

Many Governments today recognise that to deliver effective public policy they need to enhance citizen and community involvement in the policy making process. Unfortunately, many citizens and communities feel that policy development is a process that they do not understand and have little control over.Policy making can be seen by many as an elitist process, taking place only amongst government and ...
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Automatic acoustic monitoring and inventorying of biodiversity (AMIBIO)

Start date: Feb 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2013,

Background Animals use acoustic vocalisation as a very efficient means of communication because the sound does not require visual contact between emitter and receiver, it can travel over long distances and can carry the information content under low visibility conditions. Animals use sound for mate attraction, territorial defence and for early warning of ...
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International Cooperation Network for Central Asian and South Caucasus countries (IncoNet CA/SC)

Start date: Apr 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2013,

The project focuses on the strengthening and deepening of the S&T cooperation with the Central Asian and South Caucasus countries, as well as with Moldova. It will be implemented in close coordination with the ongoing IncoNet EECA project (International Cooperation Network for Eastern European and Central Asian countries). The main aims of the IncoNet CA/SC project are: enhancing the policy dialog ...
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Design and real time energy sourcing decisions in buildings (ENERGY WARDEN)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2013,

ENERGY WARDEN (EW) addresses the optimisation of renewable energy technology (RET) deployment in the building domain. EW will develop and market the following products:SIMULATOR (EW-S): A simulator and modelling tool, including dynamic models for energy producing, storing and using units that may provide decision aid when designing or retrofitting energy infrastructures at the building domain. Imp ...
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European Middleware Initiative (EMI)

Start date: May 1, 2010, End date: Apr 30, 2013,

The European Middleware Initiative is a collaboration of the three major middleware providers in Europe, ARC, gLite and UNICORE, and other consortia. EMI aims to deliver a consolidated set of middleware components for deployment in EGI, PRACE and other DCIs; extend the interoperability between grids and other computing infrastructures; strengthen the reliability of the services; and establish a su ...
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European High Power Laser Energy Research Facility (Preparatory Phase Study) (HIPER)

Start date: Apr 28, 2008, End date: Apr 27, 2013,

HiPER is a multi-national laser facility designed to allow Europe to take a leading position in the pursuit of Inertial Fusion Energy, whilst offering an internationally unique capability for science in extreme conditions. It will open up entirely new areas of research, providing access to physics regimes which cannot be explored on any other science facility. It has been formally endorsed by 6 Eu ...
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Network of European Stakeholders for Enhancing User Centricity in eGovernance (NET-EUCEN)

Start date: Apr 1, 2010, End date: Mar 31, 2013,

The NET-EUCEN project will create, animate and manage a working network of stakeholders in the Governance and Policy Modelling domains belonging to all the European countries and with relevant knowledge of massive on-line service fruition and eInclusion policies and interests, thus covering the whole supply chain of the Service for Users (S4U). The project will address the following specific objec ...
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Exploiting Social Networks for Building the Future Internet of Services (SocIoS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

In SocIoS we intend to use Social Networks as a vehicle towards the implementation of the Internet of Services concept. Social Networks have the potential to be the ideal future service marketplace because they concentrate four basic characteristics: mass participation of users, overabundance of material to be commercially exploited (i.e. content and social graphs), platforms based on web service ...
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DYNamics of Architecturally COmplex Polymers (DYNACOP)

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

"The scientific objective of DYNACOP is to obtain a fundamental understanding of the flow behaviour and the dynamics of blends of topologically complex macromolecular fluids and their role in processing and properties of blends. These materials exhibit complex dynamics and rheology and, in many cases, show hierarchical relaxation over many different timescales. This in turn affects the processin ...
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Infrastructure Roadmap for Energy Networks in Europe (IRENE-40)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Oct 31, 2012,

The IRENE-40 project will identify strategies for investors and regulators to build a more secure, ecologically sustainable and competitive European electricity system. The strategies will be presented in a roadmap, i.e. a timeline with actions and a description of development stages towards future electricity networks over the coming 40 years. It will provide investment strategies for the indivi ...
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Multi-scale data assimilation, advanced wind modeling and forecasting with emphasis to extreme weather situations for a secure large-scale wind power integration (SafeWind)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Aug 31, 2012,

The integration of wind generation into power systems is affected by uncertainties in the forecasting of expected power output. Misestimating of meteorological conditions or large forecasting errors (phase errors, near cut-off speeds etc), are very costly for infrastructures (i.e. unexpected loads on turbines) and reduce the value of wind energy for end-users. The state of the art in wind power fo ...
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METALLIC AND SEMICONDUCTING NANOPARTICLE SOURCE FOR ELECTRONIC AND OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS (NANOSOURCE)

Start date: Aug 1, 2008, End date: Jul 31, 2012,

"The proposal aims at mutual technology transfer between two academic research laboratories and an industrial partner. NTUA has experience on sensors and electronic/optoelectronic devices based on nanoparticles arrays, NCSRD has experience on the nanoscale characterization of materials and microelectronic device fabrication technologies and MANTIS Deposition Ltd has developed a nanoparticle source ...
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Advanced first response respiratory protection (FRESP)

Start date: Jun 1, 2008, End date: May 31, 2012,

"In the current state of technology, individual respiratory protection for first responders consists primarily in a gas mask and an activated carbon filter. Filters protect either against chemical warfare agents, either against (a part of the) toxic industrial chemicals. Combined filters exist, but with limited efficiency and a high burden for the wearer (breathing resistance, canister weight,…). ...
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Supporting Healthier and Independent Living for Chronic Patients and Elderly (NEXES)

Start date: May 1, 2008, End date: May 31, 2012,

Description The project aim is to ensure immediate successful deployment of ICT-enabled integrated care programs supporting healthier and independent living.The increasing prevalence of chronic disorders is expected to continue, leading to further dysfunctions of our current healthcare systems. It is widely accepted the importance of intr ...
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Synergetic Content Creation and Communication (SYNC3)

Start date: Apr 1, 2009, End date: Mar 31, 2012,

Description Structuring the blogsphereThe goal of SYNC3 is to create a framework for structuring, rendering more accessible and enabling collaborative creation of the extensive user-provided content that is located in personal blogs and refers to running news issues. The main obstacle for blogosphere content exploitation has been the diff ...
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