Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Micro-Hydration of Atmospheric Molecular Clusters (HYDRO-CLUSTER)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Chemistry
Countries involved: Denmark
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-06-01
End date: 2025-05-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 216782.4
EU funding (EUR): 216782.4
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Modern computational chemistry methods are helpful tools for interpreting experimental and field measurements. The proposed HYDRO-CLUSTER project uses quantum-chemical calculations to provide molecular insight into the effect of humidity on molecular cluster formation in the atmosphere. These atmospheric clusters may grow in size and form aerosols, tiny particles dispersed in the air that hugely impact climate and human health. Water vapour is known to vary the particle formation rate. However, the presence of water molecules in the initial steps of new-particle formation (NPF) is not well understood, as very few theoretical studies on this topic have been published. On one side, hydrated molecular clusters become larger in size, and thus their collision with other molecules is more probable. On the other side, the cluster stability can be either lower or higher, complicating the fragmentation/evaporation of hydrated clusters. Current theoretical models can be several orders of magnitude wrong in predicting NPF rates as they do not account for the effect of water properly. In this project, configurational sampling of micro-hydrated acid-base clusters will be performed to reveal molecular insight into their thermodynamic stability. Machine-learning models for quantum systems will enhance both configurational sampling and molecular dynamics simulations, allowing us for the first time to reveal the role of water in cluster formation. Finally, we will model the effect of humidity on the atmospheric NPF and suggest a methodology for improving global climate models.

Keywords: machine learning,quantum chemistry,micro hydration,configurational sampling,new particle formation,atmosphere
Celtic and Latin glossing traditions: uncovering early medieval language contact and knowledge transfer (GLOSSIT)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Texts and Concepts
Panel description: Literary studies , literature,  philosophy
Countries involved: Austria
Call: ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS (ERC-2023-COG, 2023)
Start date: 2024-06-01
End date: 2029-05-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1993598.09
EU funding (EUR): 1993598.09
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Glosses are fingerprints of the society in which texts were composed, copied, and read. Most importantly, they play a much more significant role than previous research has acknowledged and offer insights about the multilingual and multi-ethnic environment of medieval manuscript and text production the principal texts cannot: they are first-hand testimonies of the close linguistic and cultural contacts between Insular Celtic (Old Breton, Old Irish, Old Welsh) and Latin speakers. GLOSSIT researches this largely neglected source for early medieval linguistic and intellectual exchange in Western Europe. This comparative study on the vernacular Insular Celtic and Latin glosses shows that the interlinear and marginal glosses (or paratext) of 9th–10th century manuscripts have a marginal character only at a first glance. A striking lack of editions has so far been a strong obstacle for in-depth investigations. GLOSSIT addresses this shortcoming and produces digital editions to research the interrelationships between the languages involved (i.e. Latin/vernacular and intra-vernacular contact) as well as the knowledge transfer observable in early medieval glossing traditions. It tackles this issue through combining methods of comparative philology and historical linguistics, digital humanities (handwritten text recognition, network analysis, natural language processing), (cultural) history, and – in a first-of-its-kind approach – biological computation (applying DNA-sequence alignment methods to glosses). The core sources are early medieval copies of the computistical works of Bede and Priscian’s Latin grammar with multiple manuscript witnesses transmitting Insular Celtic and Latin glosses. For the first time, GLOSSIT puts their glossing traditions at the centre of a large-scale investigation into language contact and knowledge exchange between the Celtic-speaking world and the Carolingian empire in an era that was foundational for Europe’s intellectual history until today

Keywords: early medieval celtic languages,early medieval latin,glossing traditions,manuscripts,historical linguistics,comparative linguistics and philology
Development of an Innovative Tilted Counter-Rotating Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (TCR-VAWT) Optimized to Operate Tilted on Spar-Buoy Floating Platforms (TCR-VAWT)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Norway,Italy
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-09-01
End date: 2027-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 267418.56
EU funding (EUR): 267418.56
Participants: 3
Project status: SIGNED

Offshore wind power is set to be a key driver in the global shift towards renewable energy. The EU Green Deal aims to boost offshore wind capacity by 300 GW by 2050. However, 80% of the world's offshore wind potential is located in deep waters where traditional fixed-bottom turbines are impractical. This underscores the urgent need for innovative and cost-effective floating wind turbine technologies. This MSCA PF addresses this need by developing a novel Tilted Counter-Rotating Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (TCR-VAWT) specifically optimized for spar-buoy floating platforms in deep-water environments, leading to an estimated 40% increase in turbine's performance. Tilting the TCR-VAWT will enhance power output by capturing wind from both upwind and downwind regions, while the counter-rotation will enable the use of direct-drive generators. This technology has a huge potential to significantly reduce the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), by approximately 30% due to the elimination of complex gearbox systems and improved aerodynamic performance. The research methodology will combine high-fidelity Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for detailed aerodynamic analysis with the Finite Element Method (FEM) for structural feasibility. Prototyping and wind tunnel experiments will be conducted to validate the numerical simulations. Finally, the validated data collected will support developing and refining a Machine Learning algorithm, the Tilted VAWT Design and Optimization Code (TVDAOC), aimed to reduce the time needed for design optimization by 30-40%. The project includes two secondments: a three-month stint at World Wide Wind, the sole company specializing in TCR-VAWT technology for structural studies, and five months at the University of Bergamo to conduct experiments.

Keywords: wind energy tilted vertical axis wind turbines aerodynamic and design optimization structural study experiments machine learning
Advancing Cross-border Coaching and Economic support for Specialised Services (EIC ACCESSplus)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: other EIC
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Italy,France,Romania,Belgium
Call: Financial support for services from Ecosystem Partners (HORIZON-EIC-2023-PARTNERS-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-08-01
End date: 2026-07-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4499625.0
EU funding (EUR): 4499625.0
Participants: 6
Project status: SIGNED

EIC-ACCESS+ mission is to enable EIC Awardees and Seal of Excellence holders to access specialised services offered through the EIC Service Catalogue by offering financial support to partially cover the services price and facilitating the delivery of tailored assistance to address the unique scaling challenges of deep tech European innovators. An initial survey will allow to assess the alignment of the pool of services available in the EIC Catalogue with the needs of the EIC Community members, their availability and accessibility, and provide actionable information and recommendations to assure a complete coverage of key categories of needs. Through a permanent public open call for applications, up to 180 beneficiaries will be selected to access three categories of service packs from the EIC Catalogue to answer their specific needs and matchmaking them with EIC Ecosystem Partnership service providers. The selection process will be aimed to efficiently assign and distribute the financial support to the selected EIC Community Members as lump sums. EIC-ACCESS+ will carefully monitor the service delivery and assess results and impacts for the EIC Community members through detailed statistics and analytic dashboards, making sure that stringent quality standards are respected and reflected through an overall high satisfaction rate and the emergence of success stories to be promoted in the yearly “uptake and impact report” and more generally through online channels and social media. The initiative will contribute, in close synergy with the EIC and the contractor implementing the call for Ecosystem Partners, to making the EIC Ecosystem Partnership stronger by facilitating the service delivery with the financial support, providing insights about the service offer availability and impacts and engaging the community in a peer learning and co-construction process to fill in the gaps and fully cover the needs of the EIC Community members.

Keywords: deep tech startups specialised services financial support business support and scaleup matching with service providers impact monitoring peer learning
Tunable and Reconfigurable Nanoacoustics (T-Recs)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Condensed Matter Physics
Panel description: Structure, electronic properties, fluids, nanosciences, biological physics
Countries involved: France
Call: ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS (ERC-2021-COG, 2021)
Start date: 2023-03-01
End date: 2028-02-29
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2999801.0
EU funding (EUR): 2999801.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

In solid-state physics, all the properties determined by the atoms' position are susceptible to be modified by acoustic phonons. Acoustic phonons are usually seen as a primary source of unwanted effects in electronics, optoelectronics, and quantum technologies based on solid-state platforms. This project proposes a series of tunable nanodevices where acoustic-phonons constitute, instead, a central resource to unveil wavelength conversion phenomena, transfer information, and simulate systems difficult or impossible to study in optics and electronics. The current trend in nanophononics is to engineer acoustic nanodevices to shape the local acoustic density of states, tailor the light-matter interaction, or enhance the interactions with other systems based on static and predetermined fixed-function nanostructures. This project takes a radically different direction by incorporating responsive materials that change their elastic properties under external stimuli. GeSbTe compounds and vanadium dioxide present phase transitions that can be triggered thermally, optically, or electrically and have associated ultrafast changes in their elastic properties. These materials, widely used in active photonics and electronics, will be integrated into nanophononic semiconductor and oxide-based resonators working in the GHz-THz range. The project is organized around three major challenges: i) To develop hybrid tunable acoustic-phonon resonators and transducers based on materials presenting structural phase transitions. ii) To develop reconfigurable nanophononic lattices (i.e. artificial graphene) formed by coupled resonators. And iii) To demonstrate novel acoustic-phonon wavelength conversion phenomena, simulate time-dependent Hamiltonians, and develop dynamical acoustic phonon devices. Using dynamical structures to control acoustic phonons in the GHz-THz range will enable a new dimension in the solid-state physics toolbox.

Keywords: acoustic phonons,nanomechanics,nanocavities,microcavities,optomechanics,coherent phonon generation,pump probe
INNOVATION IN E-MEOH PRODUCTION BY ONE-POT TANDEM PROCESS (THUNDER)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Climate, Energy and Mobility
Theme: Energy
Destination: Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Spain,Italy,France,Germany
Call: Development of next generation synthetic renewable fuel technologies (HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02, 2024)
Start date: 2025-10-01
End date: 2029-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3992190.0
EU funding (EUR): 3992190.0
Participants: 8
Project status: SIGNED

THUNDER aims to develop an innovative, modular solution for e-MeOH production, addressing high costs, energy demand, and inefficiencies of benchmark. Using a one-pot tandem approach, the solution combines three reactions: (1) CO2 and H2O vapor capture, (2) co-electrolysis to produce CO and green H2, and (3) CO2/CO hydrogenation to synthesize e-MeOH. THUNDER will enhance efficiency with multifunctional membranes for CO2 capture, advanced electrocatalysts for CO and H2 production, and thermochemical catalysts for hydrogenating CO2 and CO into e-MeOH. Using renewable energy and recovering surplus heat, THUNDER will reduce energy consumption compared to benchmark. THUNDER modular design reduces infrastructure costs, optimizes material use, and minimizes reliance on critical raw materials. THUNDER’s impact on process efficiency, cost, sustainability, and renewable energy will be evaluated along the project. 5. It’s expected to be a reduction in green house emission of 75%, 50-60% in CAPEX and 8-16% in OPEX. Additionally, by recycling CO2/H2O vapor and residual heat from fuel cells, THUNDER facilitates e-MeOH production for fuel cell energy generation, effectively closing the carbon loop and optimizing overall resource and energy efficiency. Key outputs include: (i) advanced materials such as catalysts, membranes, and 3D-printed reactors from recycled titanium, (ii) process intensification, integrating all steps into a unified system, (iii) technology optimization from TRL3 to TRL4 through testing with real and simulated flue gases, and (iv) validation of e-MeOH in fuel cells for mobility and electricity applications. In summary, THUNDER will play a pivotal role in the transition to a sustainable economy, fostering modular, efficient and cost-competitive production of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels production from renewable energies.

Keywords: e meoh,process intensification,3d printed reactor,co2 capture,membranes,catalysis,co electrolysis,hydrogenation,fuel cells,renewable energy,heat recovery,cost efficiency,decarbonization
Demonstrating Real and Affordable Sustainable Building Solutions with Top-level whole life-cycle performance and Improved Circularity (DRASTIC)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Climate, Energy and Mobility
Theme: Energy
Destination: Efficient, sustainable and inclusive energy use
Action type: Innovation actions
Partnership: B4P (co-programmed)
Countries involved: Belgium,France,Estonia,Norway,Spain,Netherlands,Germany,Sweden
Call: More sustainable buildings with reduced embodied energy / carbon, high life-cycle performance and reduced life-cycle costs (Built4People) (HORIZON-CL5-2022-D4-02, 2022)
Start date: 2023-10-01
End date: 2027-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 7854997.94
EU funding (EUR): 5957808.84
Participants: 23
Project status: SIGNED

DRASTIC will pave the way for significant whole life-cycle GHG emission reduction in new construction and (deep-energy) retrofit by demonstrating affordable innovative circular solutions in 5 different geographical zones, covering different building layers (accounting for 90% of GHG emissions), raw materials (accounting for 72% GHG emissions), buildings typologies (accounting for 80% of all buildings), circular strategies (reaching up to 60% of GHG emission reduction), and local drivers. The demonstrators untap on EU scale the potential of 491 MTCO2-eq savings annually and a financial divergence potential of 33.4 B€ annually, within defined market conditions and based on circular business models. To reach this ambitious goal, 23 partners from 8 European countries collaborate, covering the entire value chain and supported by a co-creation strategy with relevant stakeholders. To assess and validate the solutions, an innovative multi-cyclic performance assessment framework will be developed and applied, integrating multi-cycle LCA, multi-cycle LCC, circularity and sufficiency for construction and building related products and components. Novel data-driven tools covering quality evaluation, thermal efficiency, automatic identification of assets and their reusability condition, multi-cycle traceability, and social acceptance will be enhanced, demonstrated and combined in a toolbox integrated in a common digital platform, going beyond a digital building logbook. High impact dissemination and communication of results/key deliverables will be led by the World Green Building Council and maximized by its global network. The DRASTIC project will contribute to the objectives of the EU by demonstrating the feasibility of promising and affordable new technologies, processes and products combined with new business models for faster market uptake, leading towards more sustainable buildings with reduced life-cycle carbon, high life-cycle performance and reduced life-cycle costs.

Keywords: demonstrators sustainable buildings innovation circularity multi cyclic lca multi cyclic lcc affordable solutions ghg reduction traceability digital
Unite! Doctoral Network in Energy Storage (Unite.Energy)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Doctoral Networks
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Spain,Italy,Germany,Finland,France,Sweden,Austria,Poland,Switzerland,Netherlands,Portugal
Call: MSCA Doctoral Networks 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-DN-01, 2022)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2027-12-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3171187.2
EU funding (EUR): 3171187.2
Participants: 21
Project status: SIGNED

Unite!Energy builds on the coordination effort of academic institutions of the Unite! Alliance, composed of ten of the most prestigious universities in Europe, together eight companies and two institutions that closely cooperate in the context of a doctoral training programme. The focus of the proposal is the use of hydrogen to store excess electrical energy generated off-peak from a renewable energy plant and its use for the generation of electricity at peak demand, that is, chemical energy storage. Hydrogen is produced through electrolysis and photoelectrolysis, stored on site and used to generate electricity in a fuel cell. Our aim is to increase the cost-competitiveness of chemical energy storage using hydrogen by reducing the end-to-end costs of electricity produced from renewable sources, and the costs of electrolysis, storage and fuel cell technologies. At the same time, the objective is to increase efficiency and minimise the environmental impact. The ultimate objective of Unite!Energy is to prepare a new generation of creative, entrepreneurial, innovative researchers who can develop a successful career in the integration of hydrogen in the energy field. Researchers will be exposed to scientific and technological excellence, in highly reputed European technological universities. The programme will be developed in an attractive institutional environment, shared by more than 200 k students in Europe, with interdisciplinary research options, from more fundamental science to research in hybrid academic-industrial state-of-the-art facilities. Quality assurance procedures will be implemented following those of the participating universities whose long relationship assures strong international networking among universities, research centres and industries (both large and SME) and sound training on transferable skills, which has become one of the pillars of education and innovation in partner academic institutions.

Keywords: energy storage,hydrogen,electrocatalysts,characterisation,3d printing,sustainability,lca,control engineering,systems,automation
Unlocking the Keys to Literacy: Phonology, Rhetoric, and Early Chinese Pedagogy (EduCanon)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Estonia
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01, 2023)
Start date: 2025-09-01
End date: 2027-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 151901.76
EU funding (EUR): 151901.76
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

This project aims to provide valuable insights into early Chinese literacy and education, contributing to interdisciplinary studies while offering a unique perspective on the role of linguistic and phonological devices in knowledge acquisition and transmission in early China. The proposed research focuses on literacy during the transition from the Warring States to the Han period (481 BCE–220 CE). It investigates the complexities of early Classical Chinese, which served as a lingua franca among intellectuals and was utilised by scribes, officials, and scholars. It revisits overlooked aspects of Early China, such as childhood education and practises of literacy acquisition, shedding light on the interplay between education, societal structure, and literary canon. The project uncovers pedagogical methodologies employed during the transformative Han dynasty period, elucidating strategies in literacy acquisition through the analysis of selected texts, including lexicographies, Classics, and historical records. It adopts a cutting-edge interdisciplinary approach, synthesizing insights from phonology, rhetoric, educational theories, philology, history, and linguistics. By combining close reading with digital sinological tools to analyse texts, this project aims to identify recurring themes and underlying structural patterns in texts that were used as educational materials. The project studies the significance of sounds, pronunciation, and recitation in early Chinese literacy practises, contributing to our understanding of how cultural prominence influenced knowledge transmission. It further explores how alliterations, rhymes, and rhetorical devices were systematically employed to enhance the teaching and learning of reading and writing skills. It also acknowledges the gender dimension, examining historical gender bias in classical Chinese sources and evolving roles of education for genders in early China.

Keywords: early china,chinese studies,sinology