Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
FREsnel for Solar Heat with New Receiver and Geometry (FRESH NRG)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Energy
Destination: Renewables for heating and cooling
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Italy,United Kingdom,Germany,Switzerland,Jordan,Germany
Call:  (FP7-ENERGY-2012-1-2STAGE, 2012)
Start date: 2013-03-01
End date: 2016-08-31
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3185890.02
EU funding (EUR): 2499445.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

FRESH NRG will target efficiency of 60% at 250°C with a Linear Fresnel Collector (LFC) optimized for industrial use. Our integrated approach will design, implement and test disruptive innovations in 4 key parts of the value chain. Highly innovative sol-gel coatings will target robustness, durability and performance (transmittance >96%, absorbtivity >95%, emissivity250°C <7%). To increase the annual yield, a LFC design with radically new geometry will target differentiation of the width of the primary mirrors and concentration factor >90 to limit heat losses. Ultra light mirror panels will target safety, durability and reflectivity >93%. Modular “plug-in” components (e.g. clip-on secondary mirrors) will simplify transport and installation. Laboratory and field tests of the new LFC and its key components will include existing methods (e.g. EN12975) and methods that are currently revised or will be developed in IEA-SHC/SolarPaces Task 49. A first-of-its-kind lean manufacturing system including receiver assembly and optimized processes to reduce cost and ensure mirror optical accuracy will be prototyped and co-located to optimize cost reduction. Integration packages for Mediterranean industrial applications will include a new control logic to optimize energy output for industrial use. A full blown polygeneration system in Jordan will provide actual use of the new LFC for power generation, heating and cooling. A clear plan for the exploitation of the technical results will include a highly multi-disciplinary approach. Detailed bottom-up prospection of high-potential applications will be analysed to drive industrial strategy towards a large economic impact. Relevant key findings will be shared also with policymakers and industry regulators. Knowledge dissemination will promote the innovative results of the project (e.g. comparison of test methods) to achieve a full scientific impact at EU level.

Keywords: industrial solar heat,fresnel,concentrating collectors,receiver,fresnel geometry
Describing Evolution with Theoretical, Empirical, and Computational Tools (DETECT)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: Evolutionary, population and environmental biology
Countries involved: Switzerland
Call:  (ERC-2012-StG_20111109, 2012)
Start date: 2013-01-01
End date: 2017-08-31
Duration (months): 56.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1071729.38
EU funding (EUR): 1071729.38
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

As evolutionary biologists we are of course motivated by the desire to gain further insight in to the evolution of natural populations. The main goals of this proposal are to (i) develop theory and methodology that will enable the identification of adaptively evolving genomic regions using polymorphism data, (ii) develop theory and methodology for the estimation of whole-genome rates of adaptive evolution, and (iii) apply the developed theory in two strategic collaborative applications. Capitalizing on recently available and soon-to-be available whole genome polymorphism data across multiple taxa, these approaches are expected to significantly improve the identification and localization of recent selective events, as well as provide long sought after information regarding the genomic distributions of selective effects. Additionally, through these on-going collaborations with empirical and experimental labs, this methodology will allow for specific hypothesis testing that will further illuminate classical examples of adaptation. Together, this proposal seeks to Describe Evolution with Theoretical, Empirical and Computational Tools (DETECT), seeking to accurately describe the very mode and tempo of Darwinian adaptation.

Keywords: population genetics adaptation approximate bayesian statistics
Distributed Intelligence for Cost-Effective and Reliable Distribution Network Operation (DISCERN)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Energy
Destination: Smart energy networks
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,Sweden,Spain,Spain,Sweden,Germany,Spain,Sweden,United Kingdom,Germany,United Kingdom,Spain
Call:  (FP7-ENERGY-2012-1-2STAGE, 2012)
Start date: 2013-02-01
End date: 2016-04-30
Duration (months): 39.0
Total project cost (EUR): 7635359.73
EU funding (EUR): 4798717.0
Participants: 12
Project status: CLOSED

As the patterns of power generation and distribution are rapidly changing in Europe towards a highly dispersed and volatile system, Distribution System Operators need to completely change traditional ways of grid operations. Currently developed solutions to increase the intelligence of medium and low voltage grids to cope with this task are often highly specialized, non-replicable and therefore not cost-effective. It is therefore the aim of this project to assess the optimal level of intelligence in the distribution network and to determine the replicable technological options that will allow a cost-effective and reliable enhancement of observability and controllability of the future distribution networks in Europe. DISCERN will build on five demonstration projects operated by major European DSOs. The involved demonstration sites unite a variety of technological approaches addressing different challenges. They hereby constitute the main resource of DISCERN. In addition, DISCERN will liaise with other EEGI smart grid innovation projects in Europe in a series of workshops and leverage on their results. Hence, DISCERN will become part of the EEGI family of projects. Based on comparative assessment, guided by a set of Key Performance Indicators, of technological options, solutions and operational processes, the project will define recommendations on replicable solutions. Moreover, DISCERN will demonstrate innovative solutions in field tests and simulations. As a result, DISCERN will enable DSOs to more rationally manage their networks and to plan their extension thereby facilitating the large scale introduction of renewable generation necessary for the transformation of the energy system. To achieve its objective, DISCERN builds on a strong European consortium which includes five DSOs, technology providers, research institutes and universities as well as a technical consultancy.

Keywords: smart grid,distribution network,distribution system management,distributed intelligence,scada,network management,network monitoring,network control,network reinforcement,grid planning,dso
Hybrid Renewable Energy Converter for continuous and flexible power production (HRC POWER)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Energy
Destination: Horizontal programme actions
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: France,Switzerland,Italy,France,Germany
Call:  (FP7-ENERGY-2012-1-2STAGE, 2012)
Start date: 2012-11-01
End date: 2016-04-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3101969.0
EU funding (EUR): 2383041.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

The HRC POWER project proposes a radically new approach combining novel advanced materials and an innovative hybridization technology to make breakthroughs at materials and concept levels: very high temperature operation up to 1300°C with high Carnot efficiency, round-the-clock operation for 95% ACF, high flexibility / dispatchability, low water consumption. Novel materials will consist of advanced absorber metamaterials based on self organized structure and advanced infrared selective emitter refractory crystals. Novel technology / concept will consist of specific micro-combustor operating at very high temperature. This concept is a radically new path for renewable energy hybridization in a solid state device able to provide high quality thermal energy from solar and H2 or Biogas sources to thermal / electrical solid state converters. The main objectives of the HRC POWER project are to develop novel functional materials for advanced building blocks (solar, combustion and hybrid modes), novel high temperature joining technologies (integration of the building blocks) and to realize the proof of concept of this fully new technology, going from the architecture design to the performance assessment.

Keywords: solar concentration mesocombustion microcombustion hybridization hybrid renewable energy selective surface infrared emission conversion joining ceramic refractory structuration photonic crystal
bottom-UP blueprinting GRAphene baseD Electronics (UPGRADE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Future and Emerging Technologies
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: France,Germany,Italy,Belgium
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2011-C, 2011)
Start date: 2013-02-01
End date: 2016-01-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1306551.0
EU funding (EUR): 999913.0
Participants: 4
Project status: CLOSED

UPGRADE targets a fundamental breakthrough by achieving the first proof-of-concept of chemically controlled engineering of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), through a novel and fast bottom-up patterning technique, which will enable the atomically-controlled fabrication of patterned GNRs over large areas. GNRs combine the advantages of graphene with the semiconducting properties required for the design of efficient field-effect transistors (FETs). The challenge here involves the development of an unconventional and innovative technology allowing for the fabrication of GNRs-based FET devices that feature reproducible and tailored electronic properties. In particular, the bottom-up approach is foreseen to provide graphene nanostructures with fully controlled physical, chemical and ultimately electronic properties at the atomic scale and should result in unprecedented graphene field-effect transistors characteristics. UPGRADE relies on a multidisciplinary and stepwise approach to integrate the work and expertise of young yet highly skilled researchers from complementary disciplines. The objectives will be achieved through five scientific work packages: i) Use of computation approaches including molecular mechanics/dynamics and quantum-chemical techniques to shed light on the process of self-assembly and electronic properties of the GNRs, as well as to provide theoretical support to the experimental results and design molecular architectures of interest; ii) Synthesis of functional building blocks; iii) Engineering of the graphene nanoribbons; iv) Multiscale physico-chemical quantitative studies of interfaces and hybrid nanostructures; v) Device fabrication and testing. The high risk nature of UPGRADE is offset by the potential breakthroughs that should emerge from the project in the field of ICT electronic devices and systems, thereby opening new R&D avenues for future technologies and strengthening Europe’s global leadership in ICT.

Keywords: graphene nanoribbons (gnrs),field-effect transistors,bottom-up nanofabrication,electronics
MODeling the EnviRonmental and human health effects of Nanomaterials (MODERN) (MODERN)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Spain,Germany,Denmark,Estonia,Germany,Estonia,United States
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2012-SMALL-6, 2012)
Start date: 2013-01-01
End date: 2015-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1282119.8
EU funding (EUR): 999816.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

Nano-sized materials are a common element in many industrial processes mainly due to their unique properties that lead to the production of high technology products. The widespread use of nanotechnology requires the consideration of the environmental and human health risks that may result from the introduction of engineered nanoparticles (eNPs) into the environment. Although toxic effects for certain types of eNP have been recently reported, there is still a lack of knowledge about their possible long-term effects in biological systems. The project focuses on the understanding of the processes governing the interactions of nanoparticles with biological systems and their associated mechanisms of toxicity, which are essential for eNP safety assessment. Information on the effects of well characterized eNPs will be obtained from literature and other data repositories. Targeted in vivo and in vitro experiments will be also carried out to overcome the limitations of data availability and for model validation. Computational methods will be applied to model both nanostructure-property relationships and the complex and highly non-linear nano-bio interactions and to diminishing the need for animal testing. The main goal of MODERN is to establish new modeling approaches suitable for relating nanotoxicity with the intrinsic molecular and physicochemical properties of eNPs at environmental exposure levels and to implement safe-by-design nanoparticle design strategies. This implies three specific objectives: (i) To apply computational models for the characterization of the structural and physicochemical properties leading to QNPRs and safe-by-design strategies for eNPs; (ii) to develop in silico models (QNAR) of biological activity of eNPs in the body and in the environment; and (iii) to establish a categorization and hazard ranking protocol for eNPs based on structural similarity principles and in the analysis of their toxicological profiles.

Keywords: nanotoxicity,qnar,qnpr,nanoinformatics,hazard-ranking,high-throughput screening,nanoparticle signature,nanoparticle categories,nanoparticle characterization,in vivo/in vitro testing.
Epigenetic control and impact of mammalian retrotransposons in pluripotent genomes (EPIPLURIRETRO)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: Molecular and Structural Biology and Biochemistry
Countries involved: Spain
Call:  (ERC-2012-StG_20111109, 2012)
Start date: 2013-07-01
End date: 2018-12-31
Duration (months): 66.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1453800.0
EU funding (EUR): 1453800.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Almost half of the human genome is made of Transposable Elements (TEs), whose ongoing activity continually impacts our genome. However, little is known about how the host regulates TEs and their genomic and epigenomic impacts. EpiPluriRetro will advance research in a new groundbreaking concept: that TEs are active in our pluripotent genome, and that epigenetic regulation is employed therein to regulate TE activity. LINE-1 retrotransposons comprise approximately 20% of the mammalian genome, and L1 retrotransposition events can create genetic diversity by a variety of mechanisms. From acting as simple insertion mutagens to inducing other complex genomic alterations it is becoming increasingly evident that the activity of TEs is a major force driving human genome evolution. It has been demonstrated that the main mutagenic load associated with TE mobilization occurs during early human embryogenesis (i.e., our pluripotent genome). EpiPluriRetro will examine how epigenetic mechanisms influence LINE-1 retrotransposition in pluripotent cells. To do that, we will combine genetic, biochemical and genomics approaches to identify pluripotent host factors that influence the fate of LINE-1 retrotransposition. In addition, EpiPluriRetro will analyze the impact of LINE-1 insertions in our pluripotent genome and the Epimutagenic impact of new LINE-1 mobilization events in pluripotent cells. To do that, we have developed an innovative approach to analyze the effect of LINE-1 insertions within human genes without biases, including epigenetic alterations induced by a new L1 insertion. EpiPluriRetro will help to understand how the activity of TEs is controlled in our heritable genome, which will directly impact our knowledge in how new genetic diseases are generated in humans. In addition, EpiPluriRetro will allow us to describe a new concept in human biology, as we will analyze how new TE insertions can modify the chromatin status of flanking genomic regions where they insert.

Keywords: transposable elements,selfish dna,long interspersed element-1,retrotransposition,human pluripotent cells,epigenetic control,host factors,epimutagen
Ministerial Conference and Excellence Conference (MCEC)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Support for the coherent development of research policies
Destination: Support for the coherent development of research policies
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Denmark
Call:  (FP7-Adhoc-2007-13, 2007)
Start date: 2011-11-07
End date: 2012-07-06
Duration (months): 8.0
Total project cost (EUR): 424778.4
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The Commission is expected to adopt its proposal for Horizon 2020 on 30 November 2011 The Danish EU Presidency starts 1 January 2012. Therefore negotiations on Horizon 2020 will begin during the Danish EU Presidency. Two Danish EU Presidency conferences will facilitate involvement of key European stakeholders in key debates on the future research and innovation policy in Europe in particular on Horizon 2020 and the principle of excellence. The Ministerial Conference will offer a platform for key European and global stakeholders to discuss the Commission’s proposal for Horizon 2020 with European ministers. This will help bring about new ideas on key issues related to Horizon 2020 and thereby hopefully help build consensus among key stakeholders and European ministers on key issues. The overall subject for the Ministerial conference is Horizon 2020 and the Commission’s proposal. The more specific topics to be discussed will be chosen based on which topics are most relevant to the European stakeholders present and based on which topics that are most relevant to discuss in the political process of the negotiations. The Ministerial Conference will take place at the conference center Bella Center in Copenhagen close to Copenhagen Airport. Bella Center has all necessary facilities to host this type of conference. The Excellence Conference will promote the value of Excellence in all aspects of European research and innovation policy and provide input to further policy development at national and European level, hereunder Horizon 2020. The main objective of the Excellence Conference is to facilitate a discussion on what excellence is, why excellence is important and how excellence is built, supported and utilized throughout the whole research and innovation chain. The Excellence Conference will be held at Aarhus University, a modern university situated in the town of Aarhus. The university has all facilities to host large international conferences

Keywords: horizon 2020,excellence,stakeholder involvement
Coevolutionary Quantitative Genetics of Polyandry and Inbreeding in the Wild: New Theory and Test (POLYINBREED)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: Evolutionary, population and environmental biology
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (ERC-2012-StG_20111109, 2012)
Start date: 2013-01-01
End date: 2018-09-30
Duration (months): 69.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1300689.8
EU funding (EUR): 1300689.8
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

A fundamental aim in biology is to understand the (co)evolutionary dynamics of the adaptive reproductive strategies that translate ecology into evolution. However, until now, it has not been possible to explicitly test key hypotheses explaining the evolution of major reproductive strategies in wild populations experiencing real-life ecological variation. I will revolutionise our understanding of the (co)evolution of two fundamental reproductive strategies, and our approach to achieving such understanding, by deriving entirely new evolutionary quantitative genetic theory and providing the first explicit tests of this theory in nature. Genetic polyandry (female reproduction with multiple males) and inbreeding (reproduction among relatives) are fundamental reproductive strategies that profoundly influence the social, genetic and genomic structures of populations. Yet decades of research have failed to explain their (co)evolution and persistence in the face of sexually antagonistic selection. Current theory is inadequate because it does not consider ecology or coevolution or make critical quantitative predictions that permit definitive test of key hypotheses in wild populations. Key forces of direct and indirect selection on genetic variation underlying polyandry and inbreeding have consequently never been explicitly estimated. I will derive new theory that defines the (co)evolution of polyandry and inbreeding in terms of sex-specific genetic (co)variances, thereby providing the conceptual advance required to drive a new generation of empirical test. I will estimate these genetic (co)variances through state-of-the-art quantitative genetic analysis of outstanding wild population data, thereby providing the first explicit tests of key hypotheses explaining the (co)evolution of polyandry and inbreeding in nature. I will thereby initiate and implement a new approach to understanding the evolution of reproductive strategies and answer long-standing questions in biology.

Keywords: animal model,evolutionary ecology,fitness,inbreeding,polyandry,population ecology,relatedness,sexual selection.