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Future Research, Advanced Development and Implementation Activities for Road Transport (FUTURE-RADAR)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

The FUTURE-RADAR project will support the European Technology Platform ERTRAC (the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council) and the European Green Vehicle Initiative PPP to create and implement the needed research and innovation strategies for a sustainable and competitive European road transport system. Linking all relevant stakeholders FUTURE-RADAR will provide the consensus-based plan ...
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Realising Innovation in Transitions for Decarbonisation (REINVENT)

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2020,

It is high time for the EU to develop pathways and strategies for decarbonisation also in emissions intensive sectors such as steel, plastics, paper, and meat and dairy. These are sectors where low carbon transitions are still relatively unexplored. Some progressive companies and other actors are just beginning to consider such pathways. The overall aim of REINVENT is to help Europe achieve its lo ...
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Supporting Urban Integrated Transport Systems: Transferable tools for authorities (SUITS)

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2020,

SUITS takes a sociotechnical approach to capacity building in Local Authorities and transport stakeholder organisations with special emphasis on the transfer of learning to smaller sized cities, making them more effective and resilient to change in the judicious implementation of sustainable transport measures. Key outputs will be a validated capacity building program for transport departments, an ...
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Development of a new highly efficient and fuel flexible CHP technology based on fixed-bed updraft biomass gasification and a SOFC (HiEff-BioPower)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2020,

Within the project a new highly efficient biomass CHP technology consisting of a fuel-flexible fixed-bed updraft gasifier, a novel compact gas cleaning system and a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) shall be developed for a capacity range of 1to 10 MW (total energy output). The technology shall distinguish itself by a wide fuel spectrum applicable (wood pellets, wood chips, SRC, selected agricultural f ...
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European Programme for Accelerating the Take up of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs-Up)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Feb 29, 2020,

Through SUMPs-Up, an experienced consortium of public and private organisations, including four major city networks and seven frontrunner cities, skilled in coordinating major European SUMP projects will accelerate the take-up of SUMPs, where this is currently low, ensuring that SUMP is the primary mobility planning concept in Europe. To achieve this, the project will combine comprehensive SUMP re ...
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COP21: Results and Implications for Pathways and Policies for Low Emissions European Societies (COP21 RIPPLES)

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2019,

The COP21 outcome represents an important new strategic context for EU climate policy. Analysing the implications of this new context requires an interdisciplinary approach, combining analysis of the evolution of the international climate regime as well as of NDCs and their socio-economic implications. Such analysis is also urgent, given the timelines imposed by the Paris Agreement for a “facilita ...
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Demonstration of an integrated Renovation approach for Energy Efficiency At the Multi building scale (DREEAM)

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2019,

DREEAM aims to demonstrate replicable Net Zero Energy residential building renovation approaches achieving 75% total Net Energy Demand reduction- an improvement of 60% to state of the art market practices. It will utilise packages of interconnected energy systems that achieve a balance between energy efficiency and renewable energy measures. This is enabled by enhancing renewable technologies capa ...
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Development of a new and highly efficient micro-scale CHP system based on fuel-flexible gasification and a SOFC (FlexiFuel-SOFC)

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2019,

The project aims at the development of a new innovative highly efficient and fuel flexible micro-scale biomass CHP technology consisting of a small-scale fixed-bed updraft gasifier, a compact gas cleaning system and a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The technology shall be developed for a capacity range of 25 to 150 kW (fuel power) and shall be characterised by a wide fuel spectrum applicable (wood ...
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Critical Raw Material Closed Loop Recovery (LIFE 2014 CRMRecovery)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Mar 29, 2019,

Background The UK has identified electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) as priority products due to their high embodied carbon and their environmental impact as a waste stream. Each year around 9.9 million tonnes of WEEE is generated in the EU. Only 30% of WEEE generated is reported as properly collected and recycled. Many modern electrical and elect ...
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Development of a fuel flexible and highly efficient ultra low emission residential-scale boiler with coupled heat recuperation based on flue gas condensation (FlexiFuel-CHX)

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

The project aims at the development of a new fuel flexible and highly efficient residential biomass heating technology (20 - 130 kW). It is based on the successful UleWIN wood chip and pellet boiler concept consisting of a fixed-bed updraft gasifier directly coupled with a Low-NOx gas burner and a hot water boiler, which shall be further developed for fuel flexible operation (utilisation of forest ...
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Stratospheric and upper tropospheric processes for better climate predictions (StratoClim)

Start date: Dec 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2018,

StratoClim will produce more reliable projections of climate change and stratospheric ozone by a better understanding and improved representation of key processes in the Upper Troposphere and Stratosphere (UTS). This will be achieved by an integrated approach bridging observations from dedicated field activities, process modelling on all scales, and global modelling with a suite of chemistry clima ...
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Development of higher Education teaching modules on the Socio-economic Impacts of the Renewable Energy implementation

Start date: Oct 15, 2015, End date: Oct 14, 2018,

Better understanding of the socio-economic impacts of implementing renewable energy and energy efficiency (REEE) technologies enables faster and more sustainable development of the REEE market. However, this knowledge field is underrepresented in the existing technically overwhelmed teaching curricula at universities and hence, is considered a deficit that should be reduced. By doing this, a prope ...
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Common Framework for a European Life Cycle based Asset Management Approach for transport infrastructure networks (AM4INFRA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

Achieving a well integrated, optimal performing transport infrastructure network in Europe is a key element in the White Paper on Transport’s overall ambition for a single European Transport Area in 2050. As such it complements and supports the pillars on efficient and sustainable transport means and operations. The required integration and enhancement of the European transport infrastructure netw ...
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"REsearch network for forward looking activities and assessment of research and innovation prospects in the fields of Climate, Resource Efficiency and raw mATErials" (RECREATE)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

"RECREATE is a policy support network that will collect strategic and analyse information about medium and long term research and innovation trends and prospects.The aim of RECREATE is to overcome this fragmentation, and to create a clear cut research agenda for the Horizon 2020 priority of climate change, raw materials and resource efficiency using an RTD perspective for a transition management s ...
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Furthering Less Congestion by creating Opportunities for more Walking and cycling (FLOW)

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

FLOW sees a need for a paradigm shift wherein non-motorised transport (often seen from a transport policy perspective simply as a nice “extra”) is placed on an equal footing with motorised modes with regard to urban congestion. To do this, FLOW will create a link between (currently poorly-connected) walking and cycling and congestion by developing a user-friendly methodology for evaluating the abi ...
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EMPOWERING a reduction in use of conventionally fueled vehicles using Positive Policy Measures. (EMPOWER)

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

The main objective of EMPOWER is to substantially reduce the use of conventionally fueled vehicles (CFV) in cities by influencing the mobility behaviour of CFV drivers and users towards fundamental change. To achieve this objective EMPOWER will create a set of tools for industry, policy makers and employers. These will empower them beyond the lifespan of this project to understand, help choose and ...
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Calculating and Operationalising the Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency Improvements in Europe (COMBI)

Start date: Mar 1, 2015, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

In recent years, research has shown that energy savings resulting from energy efficiency improvements have wider benefits for the economy and society such as increases in employment, GDP, energy security, positive impacts on health, ecosystems and crops or resource consumption. In order to develop more cost-effective energy efficiency policies and optimised long-term strategies in the EU, these mu ...
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Forward-looking socio-economic research on Energy Efficiency in EU countries. (HERON)

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Nov 30, 2017,

HERON aims at facilitating policy makers of multi-level governance in EU, to develop and monitor energy efficiency policies in building and transport sectors, through forward-looking socio-economic research in seven EU and one candidate countries.The objectives are: i. the impact of socio-economic and institutional factors on implementing energy efficiency policies and measures, ii. the developmen ...
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Sustainability assessment methods and tools to support decision-making in the process industries (SAMT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

Sustainability assessment methods are needed to support sustainable technology development and to evaluate the impacts of existing solutions, products and technologies. While there are aspects and indicators that are common to all process industries, sector specific tools are required to address the sector specific features in a fair and transparent way. At the moment, several tools, assessment me ...
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"Exploring transitions pathways to sustainable, low carbon societies" (PATHWAYS)

Start date: Dec 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

"The ambitious EU policy goals to move to sustainable, resource efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient and biodiversity rich societies requires substantial transitions in the energy system and land-use and food systems. Different scientific approaches offer different perspectives on transitions, each with strengths and weaknesses. The PATHWAYS project takes a step in coupling three scientific ...
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SUSTAIN EU-ASEAN: Sustain and enhance cooperation on sustainable development between Europe and Southeast Asia (SUSTAIN EU-ASEAN)

Start date: Jun 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

This coordinating action will focus on climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials issues and will aim to enhance collaboration between researchers in the EU and the ASEAN region . Addressing these issues in a coherent way is vital for sustainable development that leads to economic prosperity, social cohesion and environmental integrity. Both regions have developed innovative ideas to re ...
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SOLUTIONS: Sharing Opportunities for Low carbon Urban transporTatION (SOLUTIONS)

Start date: May 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

Transport is a key enabler of economic activity and social connectedness. While providing essential services to society and economy, transport is also an important part of the economy and it is at the core of a number of major sustainability challenges, in particular climate change, air quality, safety, energy security and efficiency in the use of resources (EC 2011: Transport White Paper).The ove ...
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Policy Options for a Resource-Efficient Economy (POLFREE)

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

The project will construct a theoretical framework for the analysis of resource efficiency, with detailed comparison of the trends and policies at EU and Member State (MS) level, cross-country econometric analysis to derive resource-reduction cost curves, and an analysis of business barriers to resource efficiency; thereby developing an enhanced understanding of the drivers of inefficient resource ...
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DEvelopment of a System of Indicators for a Resource efficient Europe (DESIRE) (DESIRE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Feb 29, 2016,

"DESIRE will develop and apply an optimal set of indicators to monitor European progress towards resource-efficiency. We propose a combination of time series of environmentally extended input output data (EE IO) and the DPSIR framework to construct the indicator set. Only this approach will use a single data set that allows for consistent construction of resource efficiency indicators capturing th ...
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A consumer oriented prototype – forming the nucleus of a novel Ecological Accounting System (MYECOCOST)

Start date: Oct 15, 2012, End date: Oct 14, 2015,

myEcoCost is a foundational methodology that defines a global collaborative network of resource accounting nodes. It provides a means of accounting for and expressing usage of natural resources for products, services and technologies, to inform all economic actors including SMEs (Small and Medium size Enterprise) and consumers, on environmentally relevant information. It is a novel, bottom up appr ...
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Transport Innovation Deployment for Europe (TIDE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

The mission of the TIDE project will be to enhance the broad transfer and take-up of 15 innovative urban transport and mobility concepts throughout Europe and to make a visible contribution to establish them as mainstream measures. The TIDE partners will make a range of new and feasible solutions easily accessible to address key challenges of urban transport such as energy efficiency, decarbonisat ...
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Minerals Intelligence Network for Europe (MINERALS4EU)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

The Minerals4EU project is designed to meet the recommendations of the Raw Materials Initiative and will develop an EU Mineral intelligence network structure delivering a web portal, a European Minerals Yearbook and foresight studies. The network will provide data, information and knowledge on mineral resources around Europe, based on an accepted business model, making a fundamental contribution t ...
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Environmental Macro Indicators of Innovation (EMININN)

Start date: Nov 1, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2015,

EMInInn aims at assessing the environmental impacts associated with innovation.In a first step EMInInn will assemble and set out coherently, on the one hand, macro-indicators and data of environmental impacts and, on the other hand, indicators and data to measure innovations. The definitions and delineations will be the basis for selecting appropriate analytical frameworks to operationalize assess ...
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Systems Analysis Tools Framework for the EU Bio-Based Economy Strategy (SAT-BBE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

One of the biggest challenges facing global society today is the provision of food, water, energy, healthcare and other resources and services to a world that will see its population increase by a third in the face of mounting environmental stresses over the next 20 years. SAT-BBE studies the contribution of a bioeconomy in many of these areas to ensure long term economic and environmental sustain ...
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Creation of a networked infrastructure for innovation on sustainability in the home enviroment that enables user-centred testing and development in a living laboratories and testing houses at 5 locations (SusLabNWE)

Start date: Mar 31, 2010, End date: Mar 29, 2015,

SusLabNWE aims to set up in North-West Europe a networked infrastructure of houses and living laboratories for studying technology-user interaction in real-life home environments at 5 locations around NWE: Rotterdam (NL). Ruhr area (DE). London (UK). Gothenburg (SE) and Zurich (CH). The objective is to become a world-leading networked knowledge hub. well-embedded in the local knowledge infrast ...
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Sustainable products from economic processing of biomass in highly integrated biorefineries (SUPRA-BIO)

Start date: Feb 1, 2010, End date: Jul 31, 2014,

Economic and sustainable production of fuels, chemicals and materials from biomass requires capture of the maximum energy and monetary value from sustainable feedstock. SUPRA-BIO achieves this by focussing on innovative research and development of critical unit operations, by using process intensification to match economic production to the scale of available feedstock and by process integration t ...
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Next generation small-scale biomass combustion technologies with ultra-low emissions (EU-ULTRALOWDUST)

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

The UltraLowDust project aims at the demonstration of an European approach for ultra-low emission small-scale biomass combustion based on three novel technologies which cover the whole range of residential biomass heating applications. For pellet and woodchips combustion a new ultra-low emission boiler technology operating at almost zero CO, OGC and PM emissions will be demonstrated. Moreover, a n ...
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Compiling and Refining Environmental and Economic Accounts (CREEA) (CREEA)

Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2014,

The main idea behind this project is to refine and elaborate economic and environmental accounting principles as discussed in the London Group and consolidated in the future SEEA 2012, to test them in practical data gathering, to troubleshoot and refine approaches, and show added value of having such harmonized data available via case studies. This will be done in priority areas mentioned in the c ...
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Earth Observation for Monitoring and Observing Environmental and Societal Impacts of Mineral Resources Exploration and Exploitation (EO-MINERS)

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

European Commission Vice President Günter Verheugen, responsible for enterprise and industry policy declared "European industries need predictability in the flow of raw materials and stable prices to remain competitive. We are committed to improve the conditions of access to raw materials, be it within Europe or by creating a level playing field in accessing such materials from abroad.” The global ...
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Supporting Research on Climate-friendly Transport (REACT)

Start date: Aug 1, 2009, End date: Jul 31, 2011,

"React project scope is to act as a driving force for coordinating, supporting and strengthening the RTD area on climate-friendly transport and mobility so as to avoid spillage of funding resources and achieve integration of funding opportunities at European level, in relation to mitigation of greenhouse emissions from transport. React project has the following concrete aims: 1.Exchange of experie ...
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Design Study for the LIVING LAB Research Infrastructure, to research human interaction with, and stimulate the adoption of, sustainable, smart and healthy innovations around the home (Living Lab)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Mar 31, 2010,

The objective of this design study is to address all key issues related to the feasibility of a new research infrastructure with a clear European dimension, named LIVING LAB, that will: • Advance the field of user centred research (i.e. by studying the interaction of people with innovations for the home), • Test, evaluate and improve innovations for the home, • Foster societal needs such as sustai ...
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Development and successful market penetration of HFC-free and eco-efficient cold appliances for the commercial use (PROCOOL)

Start date: Oct 1, 2003, End date: Sep 30, 2006,

Background Domestic cooling appliances (refrigerators and freezers) have increased in energy efficiency by more than 40% in the last decade, thanks also to the introduction of the EU Energy Label. No such energy optimisation has occurred for commercially used appliances, however, which are also characterised by a significant environmental impact due to th ...
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Development of European competence for a sustainable economy – Curricula and teaching/ learning material for vocational education in the sector of food / nutrition

Primäres Projektziel ist die Förderung der Weiterbildung der Lehrkräfte, Ausbildner und Dozenten und damit verbunden eine Qualitätsförderung der europäischen Systeme der Berufsbildung mit einem besonderen Bezugspunkt auf Qualifikationen im Bereich „Nachhaltigkeit (nachhaltiges Wirtschaften) in der Berufsbildung“. Dazu sind den Bildungsinstitutionen Curricula, Lehr-/Lernarrangements sowie praxisnah ...
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Euro Crafts 21 - Developing competence for sustainable management in European handicraft

The main goal of the project is to establish a significant added value in the vocational education in Austria and the participating partner countries (Finland, Germany, Slovakia, Spain and Hungary). This will be achieved through the innovation transfer of an already completed pilot project – aiming the development and testing of an overall qualification and training concept for sustainability mana ...
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