Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Nanomaterial-Aided Enhancement for Psychrophilic Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor for Sustainable Bioenergy Recovery from Organic Waste (Nano4PAnMBR)

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: Environment and Geosciences
Countries involved: Spain,China
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-06-01
End date: 2026-05-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 165312.96
EU funding (EUR): 165312.96
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

In response to climate change, the EU has pledged to reduce net GHG emissions by 55% by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. A primary strategy to achieve these ambitious climate and energy goals is the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Biogas production through anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic waste, such as livestock waste, plays a crucial role in Europe's move towards sustainability. Owing to the high energy input required for mesophilic or thermophilic AD in cold regions, psychrophilic AD has emerged as a promising biotechnology for treating specific livestock wastes (e.g., pig manure, or PM) and recovering bioenergy in these climates. However, psychrophilic AD still confronts significant challenges in treating PM, including: i) inefficiencies in methane production due to diminished microbial activity at low temperatures, ii) slow growth and susceptibility of methanogenic consortia to washout, and iii) the adverse effects of antibiotics present in PM on microbial activity. The EU-funded Nano4PAnMBR project seeks to develop a cutting-edge and viable psychrophilic AD technology by integrating nanomaterials and membrane bioreactor technologies to boost renewable bioenergy production. This goal will be accomplished through the following research objectives: 1) Synthesizing and screening nanomaterials to enhance psychrophilic AD of PM; 2) Evaluating the performance of the psychrophilic AnMBR in treating PM using the selected nanomaterials; 3) Investigating methods to mitigate membrane fouling. This project is profoundly interdisciplinary, incorporating tools, approaches, and expertise from the engineering, microbiology, nanotechnology, and membrane technology fields. The participating researcher will receive comprehensive training in both scientific and broader skills. Activities for dissemination, communication, and exploitation have been planned to engage a wide range of audiences.

Keywords: anaerobic membrane bioreactor bioenergy recovery membrane fouling nanomaterial pig manure treatment psychrophilic anaerobic digestion
Leveraging Benchmarking Data for Automated Machine Learning and Optimization (AutoLearn-SI)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area
Programme: Widening participation and spreading excellence
Theme: Attracting and mobilising the best talents
Destination: Attracting and mobilising the best talents
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Slovenia,France,Germany,Belgium,North Macedonia,Netherlands
Call: ERA Chairs (HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-TALENTS-01, 2023)
Start date: 2025-03-01
End date: 2030-02-28
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2485960.0
EU funding (EUR): 2485960.0
Participants: 10
Project status: SIGNED

The AutoLearn-SI project seeks to establish a leading ERA Chair research group at the Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) in Slovenia, focusing on AutoML and AutoOPT for sustained excellence in Slovenia and the neighboring region. By integrating recent AutoML and AutoOPT advancements into research and education, the project contributes to national reforms and positions itself strategically for EU research funding. The ERA Chair will use benchmarking data for automated ML and optimization, conducting research in three Pillar themes (Experimental databases, Representation Learning, and Automated Algorithm Selection/Configuration) and two Horizontal themes (Single-objective Optimization and Multi-label Classification). Centered on AutoML and AutoOpt, the AutoLearn-SI ERA Chair leverages JSI's expertise and infrastructure to create an integrated research and education center within the ERA, unlocking potential for regional leadership. The project promotes geographical diversity by appointing a USA-based ERA Chair Holder, collaborating with leading EU research groups (specifically, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium), establishing research capacity in Slovenia, and disseminating knowledge to North Macedonia. The ERA Chair's primary goal is scientific research in AutoML and AutoOpt, fostering excellence in ERA collaboration and stakeholder engagement.

Keywords: automated optimization,automated machine learning,experimental databases,meta learning,meta features,trustworthy artificial intelligence
Exploring wooden materials in hybrid printed electronics: a holistic approach towards functional electronics with net zero carbon emissions (HyPELignum)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Digital
Destination: Digital & Emerging Technologies for Competitiveness and Fit for the Green Deal
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Sweden,Switzerland,Austria,Slovenia,Spain,Netherlands
Call: Functional electronics for green and circular economy (RIA) (HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01, 2021)
Start date: 2022-10-01
End date: 2026-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4942968.5
EU funding (EUR): 4942968.5
Participants: 11
Project status: SIGNED

Reshaping the life-cycle of electronics, from raw materials to end-of-life, is inevitably one of the fundamental steps to accomplish towards a sustainable economy and society. The ambition of the HyPELignum project is to propose and demonstrate a holistic approach (from sourcing of raw materials until the end-of-life of devices) for the manufacturing of electronics with net zero carbon emissions centred around additive manufacturing and wooden and wood derived materials (i.e. bio-derived or bio-polymers from wood waste). Wood has been identified since it is a largely available and technically versatile material which has and will keep having a key relevance in constructions and households (New European Bauhaus initiative). Furthermore, its biogenic nature makes it pivotal in the European Community effort toward a carbon neutral society. HyPELignum pillars are: (i) implementation of the biogenic material, wood, as substrate for the additive manufacturing of electronic; (ii) implementation of Lignocellulosic materials (from wood production waste), bio-derived resins and abundant and low impact transition metals in the needed functional materials; (iii) the development of highly energy efficient µchip for driving integrated sensing systems; (iv) exploring new avenues for allowing the recycling of wood and recovery of electronic materials. Importantly in addition to the technical development the project will also dedicate a significant effort in the sustainability assessment (life cycle, toxicity, and biodegradability) to: (i) contribute actively to the consolidation of the definition of green and circular electronics and (ii) to propose a decision-making tool for assessment of green and circular electronics.

Keywords: printed electronic,lignocellulosic biopolymers,sensors and actuators,wood technology,robot assisted inkjet printing,printed circuit boards
Development of two-dimensional transition metal compound based efficient electrocatalyst for green H2 production (2DTMCH2)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area
Programme: Widening participation and spreading excellence
Theme: Attracting and mobilising the best talents
Destination: Attracting and mobilising the best talents
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Chemistry
Countries involved: Czechia
Call: Fostering balanced brain circulation – ERA Fellowships (HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-TALENTS-02, 2022)
Start date: 2023-02-01
End date: 2025-01-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 166278.72
EU funding (EUR): 166278.72
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The rapid progress in intermittent solar, wind technologies has created an urgent need to develop parallel technologies of storing energy in forms that are suitable for on-site applications as well as long distance transmission. The present method of storing the surplus energy in batteries is not a viable solution in the long run, owing to the limited reserves and toxicity of battery materials. In such a scenario, storing the obtained energy in the form of H2 fuel is a fairly attractive strategy. Alkaline water electrolyzer (AWE) have been a key technology for large-scale hydrogen production and are capable of generating energy in MW range. Alkaline water electrolyzer (AWE) still requires technological make-over to reach the desired efficiency of about 90 % from the current 70 %. On the other hand, counterpart technology of proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolyzer is highly efficient, but its investment cost and low lifetime limits commercialization. The investment cost of AWE today is around 1000-1200 $/kW, and PEM is 1700-2500 $/kW. In addition, the lifetime of AWE is higher and the annual maintenance costs are lower compared to PEM. Although AWE has an economic advantage over PEM, integrating AWE with an intermittent energy source of solar and wind power requires a major advancement in the design to be used in dynamic operating conditions. The key objective of this research is to develop a multipurpose low-cost water electrolyzer for H2 production by electrolysis of alkaline-water with special focus on seawater (alkaline) water to store intermittent energy sources (solar and wind) in form of clean fuel. Unfortunately, there are no commercial electrolyzer that run on seawater, owing to the associated research and technical challenges of high activity, OER selectivity, stability, and low cost. The present project aims to develop AWE stacks for H2 production employing efficient, cost-effective two-dimensional transition metal compounds (2D-TMC).

Keywords: electrolysis,hybrid 2d systems,transition metal,layered compounds
Closing the fibre-reinforced composites loop: recycling materials for recycled components (FibReLoop)

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: Italy,Belgium,Netherlands,France,Sweden,Austria,United Kingdom
Call: MSCA Doctoral Networks 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-10-01
End date: 2028-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4175727.43
EU funding (EUR): 3817562.4
Participants: 19
Project status: SIGNED

Lightweight fibre-reinforced composites are a key technology for a sustainable society and have been largely employed in several industrial sectors: sport equipment, wind energy, automotive, aerospace and more. Their recent widespread adoption, however, was not matched by a similar advancement of technologies for their recycling and disposal. In the next three decades, between two and three million tons of composites waste are estimated to be produced globally. Landfilling or incinerating such an amount of material, as it is done today, would significantly compromise the fight against climate change. Future scientists and engineers will thus need to efficiently dispose of such waste in a sustainable way. FibReLoop thus aims to train 14 innovative researchers that: 1) have a multi-disciplinary background expertise on all circular economic aspects of fibre-reinforced composites; 2) are able to identify, develop and commercialise key technologies and research opportunities for the sustainable development of composite materials; 3) can communicate efficiently with industrial partners, academics, media, policy makers and the general audience. FibReLoop researchers will be supported by a holistic training programme, provided by the 6 academic and 8 industrial partners of the project. The researchers will be involved in all the phases of the recycling process of composite parts: i) the analysis and development of recycling techniques, ii) the material characterisation and modelling of the recycled composites and the reclaimed constituents, iii) the design of components made of recycled composites, iv) their industrial adoption and finally v) the life cycle assessment of recycling processes and recycled materials. Overall, FibReLoop scientific advancement will allow to fully contextualise fibre-reinforced composites in a circular economic framework, boosting EU’s innovation capabilities while also allowing it to achieve the ambitious goals of the European Green Deal.

Keywords: recycling,lca
Quantum Optical MUltidimensional NEtworks (QOMUNE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Systems and Communication Engineering
Panel description: Electrical, electronic, communication, optical and systems engineering
Countries involved: Italy
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2022-STG, 2022)
Start date: 2023-09-01
End date: 2028-08-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1498750.0
EU funding (EUR): 1498750.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Quantum Internet will allow unprecedented applications that will dramatically change our lives, spanning from quantum secured communications to distributed quantum simulations, i.e., ultra-precise clock synchronisation, quantum secured identification, efficient distribution of data and energy, quantum sensors and secure access to quantum devices in the cloud. The main technical limitations currently restricting the range of applicability of the quantum internet are the intrinsic rate-distance limit and the extremely difficult coexistence with the present classical telecommunication infrastructure. Present quantum communication systems mainly use a two-dimensional encoding scheme (qubit) as information unit, which is very fragile and susceptible to external noise. In fact, due to decoherence processes, caused by the interaction with the external environment, the ability of the adopted qubits to remain in superposition and/or in an entangled state is severely jeopardised. On the contrary, by adopting multidimensional quantum states (qudit), which are by nature more robust to noise owing to their higher information efficiency, the potential to realise the quantum internet is within our grasp. QOMUNE intends to build and test the constituents for a Quantum Internet based on multidimensional quantum states, by combining new technological advances with unconventional quantum interference. QOMUNE envisages a novel scheme for the generation, transmission and interference of qudits, which are fundamental actions of a quantum network. Photonic integrated quantum sources combined with multicore deployed fibres and pioneering design of efficient and scalable multidimensional quantum interference will be adopted for the realisation of QOMUNE building blocks. QOMUNE’s objectives and results will redefine the state-of-the-art of Quantum Internet in terms of tolerance to noise in a realistic scenario and coexistence with the worldwide telecommunication infrastructure.

Keywords: quantum communication quantum networks,high dimensional quantum systems multidimensional quantum state
Long-Duration Energy Storage using High-Density Hydro (LDES-HDHydro)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: EIC Accelerator 2025 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2025-ACCELERATOR-01, 2025)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2499999.0
EU funding (EUR): 2499999.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

RheEnergise’s High-Density (HD) Hydro is a unique solution to the problem of power grid intermittency, an increasing challenge as the deployment of renewables accelerates. HD Hydro is a novel form of traditional pumped hydro, today’s most mature, reliable and lowest cost form of long duration energy storage (LDES) available. HD Hydro introduces a low-viscosity, non-toxic fluid called R-19, an abundantly available mineral in suspension with a density 2.5x that of water. This means projects can be installed on hills 2.5x lower, opening many orders of magnitude more siting opportunities. While maintaining the best-in-class economics the technology is transformed into a modular, scalable solution, fit for the needs of the energy transition. HD Hydro is at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 today and will achieve TRL 8 by the completion of the proposed Work Programmes. To this end, RheEnergise is seeking funds for the next phase of innovations in processes to scale up and optimise the turbine component. This will move RheEnergise beyond technical demonstration to modular scale components, e.g. turbo machinery and storage tanks, crucial steps in the commercialisation of HD Hydro. The market entry is well-timed to serve the vast incoming need for LDES to enable deep penetration of wind and solar generation in line with climate targets. HD Hydro stands out as a game changing solution that can cost-effectively avoid the curtailment of renewables, utilising excess power to displace the current dominance of fossil fuels for power system flexibility, while delivering a range of positive impacts to the European economy and UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Keywords: energy,storage,electricity,power,systems,hydro
Hazard sensors based on holographic metasurfaces for near eye augmented reality displays (HAZGUARD)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS (ERC-2024-POC, 2024)
Start date: 2025-01-01
End date: 2026-06-30
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Augmented reality (AR) technology is uniquely positioned in the tech landscape, offering the ability to overlay digital information directly onto the physical world, distinct from virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR). Existing and next-generation AR glasses are sophisticated and expensive and are far from meeting the needs of large sections of the general population. For example, despite the advancements in AR, a significant gap exists in catering to users with partial visual or auditory impairments. Our project introduces an innovative solution that transforms any standard pair of glasses into advanced AR headsets. These headsets can display fixed, predetermined images, which can be paired with environmental sensors to alert the users to potential dangers through clear signals projected onto the retina. Leveraging holographic metasurface technology, our solution overcomes common challenges of traditional AR glasses such as bulkiness, limited field of view, and poor visibility in outdoor environments. The flexibility and lightness of the holographic metasurfaces ensure that our clip-on module is not only effective but also comfortable for everyday wear. Our primary goal is to enhance the day-to-day experiences of visually or auditory impaired individuals, facilitating safer and more accessible navigation through their environments.
Ship Clones: Characterization and search for biomarker of marine transmissible cancers (Ship Clones)

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: Environment and Geosciences
Countries involved: Portugal
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, 2021)
Start date: 2022-09-01
End date: 2024-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 156778.56
EU funding (EUR): 156778.56
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Ship Clones: Characterization and search for biomarker of marine transmissible cancers Clonally transmissible cancers are cell clones that are transmitted between individuals via the transfer of living cancer cells. There are only three known types of naturally occurring clonally transmissible cancers, one of which is a disseminated neoplasia (DN) found in marine bivalves. DN is a leukemia-like cancer characterized by the proliferation of hypertrophied cells. In later stages of the disease, these cells spread throughout all tissues destroying their normal architecture and causing the death of their host organism. A polyphyletic origin of the DN has been detected in the common cockle Cerastoderma edule. DN has appeared on at least six different occasions and the six clones currently known coexist in cockle populations of the European Atlantic coast. In the present proposal high resolution lipidomics and proteomics will be used to screen for clonal biomarkers of DN and help to better understand the biological systems of transmissible cancers. Marine transmissible cancers are interesting biological models to better understand cancer transmissibility and metastasis. Marine clones likely ship using ocean currents to colonize new hosts in different regions. It is likely that they may also be unintentionally introduced by the action of man in disease-free regions. Hence, these cancers represent a potential threat for marine ecosystems, as they negatively impact keystone species (bivalves), that also have important socio-economic value for fisheries. As such, it is paramount to successfully identify, monitor and characterize the prevalence of clonal DN in marine bivalves, before any successful prevention and mitigation actions can be applied.

Keywords: transmissible cancer,disseminated neoplasia,marine cancer,cokles,cerastoderma edule,shellfish