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Immersed-cooling Concepts for Electric Vehicle Battery Packs using Viscoelastic Heat Transfer Liquids (I-BAT) (I-BAT)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
Theme: EIC Pathfinder
Destination: Novel ideas for radically new technologies
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Switzerland,United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call: FET-Open Challenging Current Thinking (H2020-FETOPEN-2018-2019-2020-01, 2019)
Start date: 2020-10-01
End date: 2024-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2954952.5
EU funding (EUR): 2954952.5
Participants: 4
Project status: SIGNED

The penetration of plug-in EVs on the world market faces considerable technological challenges. The performance of battery electric drives is influenced among other things by the power density and efficiency of the EV Battery Thermal System (BTMS), the heating and cooling system for batteries and power electronics. Lithium-ion batteries require a temperature of 15-60 °C for optimal operation, with high demands on temperature uniformity between the cells. The power density of the battery cooling systems has to be doubled compared to the state of the art to enable powerful and compact drives. The tight integration in vehicles means that only minimal cross-sections are available for the liquid coolants used. This challenge is met by innovative coolants, which have shown considerable potential for increasing the cooling effect and reducing pump losses in basic investigations. The subject of work is the synthesis and characterization of mineral oil-based coolants with optimal rheological and thermal properties suitable for EV BTMS. The novel fluids to improve heat transfer consist of a viscoelastic liquid carrier matrix with suspended nanoparticles. The dielectric nature of mineral oils allows the realization of immersion cooling systems with improved heat transfer rates compared to current devices with indirect cooling. In addition, viscoelastic additives can give the flow a controllable non-Newtonian character, resulting in reduced friction losses leading to 10-20% less pressure loss. At the same time, the selective amplification of specific types of coherent secondary flows favors a further increase in heat transfer. Overall, the proposed research aims at doubling thermal performance. The newly developed nanocoolants will be tested in a BTMS prototype to prove that these improments have the potential to revolutionize the relevant transport sector.

Keywords: electric vehicle,battery,cooling,viscoelastic fluids,heat transfer
Carbohydrate-based fine chemicals: Development of a glycosylation platform cell factory and optimization of downstream processing for the sustainable production of glycosides. (CARBAFIN)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, and Biotechnology
Theme: Biotechnology
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Austria,Germany,Germany,Germany,Belgium,Switzerland,Netherlands
Call: Optimisation of biocatalysis and downstream processing for the sustainable production of high value-added platform chemicals (H2020-NMBP-BIO-2017, 2017)
Start date: 2018-01-01
End date: 2022-06-30
Duration (months): 54.0
Total project cost (EUR): 6128058.75
EU funding (EUR): 5362908.75
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

CARBAFIN will develop, based on an integrated biocatalytic production technology, a radically new value chain for the utilisation of surplus sucrose from sugar beet biomass in the EU. CARBAFIN will demonstrate bio-based co-production of a functional glucoside and fructose. The glucoside products of CARBAFIN (glucosylglycerol, cellodextrin) have large-scale uses in nutrition and feed, cosmetics and detergents. Fructose is exploited in the production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a versatile chemical building block currently considered for making bio-based plastics. Leading platform technologies in biocatalytic cell factories and downstream processing, conjointly optimised in CARBAFIN for performance efficiency and cost-effectiveness under full integration of LCA and economic evaluation, are key to make industrial co-production of glycosides and HMF via fructose competitive in today's markets. In addition, CARBAFIN contributes to the establishment of new, fully renewables-based value chains across the European industries, linking the sugar industry sector to the cosmetics, chemicals, polymer and detergents sectors and strengthening the sugar industries' role in food and feed. It supports the efficient cascading use of sugar beet-derived sucrose in combination with biomass-derived base chemicals (e.g. glycerol, glucose). CARBAFIN's HMF production aims at replacing petroleum-based chemicals with bio-based building blocks. CARBAFIN will thus contribute to development of a chemical industry that is low-carbon, resource-efficient and sustainable. CARBAFIN will help Europe to maintain global leadership in industrial biotechnology and secure position as innovation leader in sugar-based products. CARBAFIN's innovations will involve broadly the engagement of societal actors with particular emphasis on consumer awareness and acceptance.

Keywords: carbohydrates,glycosides,cosmetics,detergents,nutrition and feed,biocatalysis,cell factory,platform
Piloting Multi MW Ammonia Ship Fuel Cells (ShipFC)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Smart, green and integrated transport
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen
Action type: Innovation actions
Partnership: FCH2 (Art-187)
Countries involved: Germany,Cyprus,Norway,Norway,Norway,Norway,Greece,France,United Kingdom,Marshall Islands
Call: Scaling up and demonstration of a multi-MW Fuel Cell system for shipping (H2020-JTI-FCH-2019-1, 2019)
Start date: 2020-01-01
End date: 2025-12-31
Duration (months): 72.0
Total project cost (EUR): 13170306.25
EU funding (EUR): 9975477.5
Participants: 14
Project status: SIGNED

ShipFC’s main mission is to prove and show the case for large-scale zero-emission shipping. We do this through developing, piloting and replicating a modular 2MW fuel cell technology using ammonia as fuel. The project will first adapt and scale-up existing fuel cell solutions to a 2MW system, develop ship and land fuel systems for ammonia and integrate the full system onboard a large offshore construction vessel. Then the solution will be validated through commercial operation for at least 3000 hours during a one-year period. Moreover, socio-technical models and analysis will be performed and a full feasibility study on a series of additional vessels will be conducted.

Keywords: ammonia zero emission shipping pilot
Commercial & Research Opportunity for Cysteinyl Leukotriene Signalling in Ocular & CNS Dysfunction, Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease (CRYSTAL3)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Research and innovation staff exchange
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Life Sciences
Countries involved: Germany,Ireland,Spain,Spain,Spain,Sweden,Finland,Hungary,Portugal,United Kingdom
Call: Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (H2020-MSCA-RISE-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2021-01-01
End date: 2024-12-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 887800.0
EU funding (EUR): 887800.0
Participants: 12
Project status: SIGNED

Cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs) are potent lipid mediators of inflammation. CysLT1 and 2 receptors are widely expressed e.g. lungs, colorectum, heart, brain & eye; and CysLT1 antagonists are prescribed to treat airway inflammation. Excitingly, CysLT signalling was recently discovered to regulate the biology of vascular, neuronal and cancer cells underpinning its untapped therapeutic potential in other diseases. CRYSTAL3 interconnects unique and diverse researchers to create a multidisciplinary team sharing expertise and research capacities. The contribution of CysLT signalling to disease is divulged; its therapeutic potential unlocked and new services & products commercialised. This is delivered by staff exchanges to jointly research Ocular & Central Nervous System (CNS), Cardiovascular system (CV) and Cancer diseases. The R&I goal of CRYSTAL3 is to reduce human disease burden by enhancing EU capability and knowledge-sharing in research and commercialisation. This is achieved through advanced international co-operation between 5 academic and 5 non-academic partners, in 7 countries. The focus is on innovative research into the CysLT signalling pathway in human diseases related to the Ocular-CNS, & CV systems and Cancer (OCCC). The 3 overall objectives of CRYSTAL3 are: A) Combine resources to discover novel pathological mechanisms linking cysteinyl leukotriene signalling to ocular, central nervous system, cardiovascular disease and cancer (OCCC). B) Unite partner capacities to uncover the therapeutic potential of cysteinyl leukotriene signalling in ocular, central nervous system, cardiovascular disease and cancer (OCCC). C) Commercialise products and services co-developed within CRYSTAL3 The CRYSTAL3 consortium tackles these challenges by promoting cross-sector, inter-European R&I staff exchanges among participants with expertise in OCCC disease, computational drug discovery, genetic engineering, pre-clinical disease models, marketing and commercialisation.
Improving the Preparedness of Health Systems to Reduce Mental Health and Psychosocial Concerns resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic (RESPOND)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Theme: Understanding health, wellbeing and disease
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Spain,Germany,Spain,Italy,Italy,Australia,Italy,Germany,Belgium,Sweden,France,Netherlands,United Kingdom
Call: Behavioural, social and economic impacts of the outbreak response (H2020-SC1-PHE-CORONAVIRUS-2020-2-RTD, 2020)
Start date: 2020-12-01
End date: 2024-05-31
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 6172028.25
EU funding (EUR): 6172028.25
Participants: 17
Project status: SIGNED

The mission of RESPOND is 1) to identify critical resilience factors and specific vulnerable groups at risk of immediate and long-term adverse mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; 2) To improve the resilience, wellbeing and mental health of frontline health and care workers and other vulnerable groups by implementing scalable World Health Organization (WHO) programmes, and 3) to steer future policy decisions by understanding and disentangling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and different public health containment and subsequently relaxation strategies on mental health and wellbeing in vulnerable groups across Europe’s different health systems. RESPOND is centred around core questions regarding the short and long-term impacts of the pandemic on mental health and health inequalities on vulnerable groups within the general population, including frontline workers. In the first immediate delivery phase, an impressive set of existing longitudinal datasets are examined for resilience factors and risk factors. Furthermore, the responsiveness of health systems and identification of best practice responses that protect resilience, mental health and wellbeing are assessed in eight EU countries. The long-terms effects are determined of the pandemic and the control measures on demand for (mental) health services in health registers in Sweden, Lombardy and Barcelona and the scalable WHO SH+/PM+ stepped care programmes adapted for COVID-19 will be implemented and evaluated both in frontline workers and vulnerable groups. RESPOND provides policy recommendations within 3 months on vulnerability factors for developing poor mental health resulting from current containment and mitigation measures. Further lessons learnt and evidence-based policy recommendations will be made available during the project’s lifetime through Policy Briefs in month 6, 12, 18, 24 and 36 for immediate consideration and use by all EU member states.

Keywords: mental health system,resilience,mental health,psychosocial wellbeing,policy briefs,public health containment and relaxation strategies,public health interventions
INNOVATIVE EPIGENETIC MARKERS FOR FISH DOMESTICATION (EPIFISH)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Biotechnology and Biosystems Engineering
Panel description: Biotechnology using all organisms, biotechnology for environment and food applications, applied plant and animal sciences, bioengineering and synthetic biology, biomass and biofuels, biohazards
Countries involved: Norway
Call: ERC Consolidator Grant (ERC-2015-CoG, 2015)
Start date: 2016-07-01
End date: 2022-06-30
Duration (months): 72.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1996189.0
EU funding (EUR): 1996189.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food production sector in the world, since there is an increasing demand for fish protein to feed a growing global population, which cannot be met by fisheries. In order to ensure the sustainability of this sector it is critical to domesticate and selectively improve the major commercial fish species. To date, the genetic markers used in selective breeding of fish account only for a fraction of the observed phenotypic variation. EPIFISH is a scientifically innovative and timely project that will address fish domestication and selection from a new perspective using a multidisciplinary approach. The rapid pace of substantial phenotypic changes during adaptation to new environmental conditions in fish undergoing domestication raises the original hypothesis that epigenetic mechanisms are involved in this process. Thus, the overarching aim of EPIFISH is to ascertain the importance of epigenetics in fish domestication using the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) as model species. Specific objectives are i) to determine how selection affects the miRNA transcriptome and the epigenetic landscape during domestication, ii) to perform a functional characterization of miRNA variants and epigenetic alleles associated with growth, and iii) to validate them as potential epigenetic markers for future selective breeding programmes. The identification of epigenetic markers will be a ground-breaking element of EPIFISH with major impact on aquaculture biotechnology, since they will enable the development and application of epigenomic selection as a new feature in future selective breeding programmes. Moreover, the project outcomes will provide novel mechanistic insights into the role of epigenetics in fish domestication, which will surely open new horizons for future frontier research in epigenetics, namely transgenerational inheritance and nutritional epigenetics.

Keywords: nile tilapia,domestication,selective breeding,mirna,dna methylation
Precise and reliable autonomous landing for drones, helicopters and other rotorcraft (LOLAS)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: France
Call: SME instrument (H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1, 2019)
Start date: 2019-08-01
End date: 2019-12-31
Duration (months): 5.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Landing has always been one of the most dangerous flight phases for any aircraft, but particularly so for rotorcraft (drones, helicopters & other). Challenging weather conditions only increase the likelihood of an accident. 33% of accidents for helicopters take place during approach & landing. 43% of them take place in poor visibility or in bad weather . These accidents lead to injuries of people (both inside the aircraft & on the ground) as well as to hull damage & losses. We have designed & patented the local landing system (LOLAS)—a novel solution that allows safe landing of drones & helicopters in challenging conditions, such as bad weather or a moving platform. We have been successful in beta sales of LOLAS to early adopters in the aerospace & defence industries, generating €280,000+ in revenues. Our current sales pipeline is worth €60,000+. We have major industry players in the EU, US and other countries signed as customers & an extensive pipeline. We have a solution that can be commercialized today with the existing drones & in the mid-to-long term with helicopters. It is future-proof: we are targeting the new market of urban air transportation that is forecasted to reach €4bn by 2022. We are aiming to complete 3 LOLAS product variants by 2021, launch to helicopter market & reach €15m in revenues (75+ FTEs) by 2023.

Keywords: drone,helicopter,rotorcraft,take off,landing,ultrasound
Impact of structural heterogeneity on solute transport and mixing in unsaturated porous media (UnsatPorMix)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Standard European Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Environment and Geosciences
Countries involved: France
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2018, 2018)
Start date: 2019-09-01
End date: 2021-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 196707.84
EU funding (EUR): 196707.84
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Solute transport in unsaturated porous media plays a crucial role in environmental processes affecting soils, aquifers, and carbon capture and storage operations. Natural porous media are characterized by various degrees of structural heterogeneity in the pore size distribution, spatial arrangements and spatial correlations. The impact of this pore-scale heterogeneity on the spreading of a solute plume, its mixing with other solutes, and the resulting reaction rates, is not well understood for unsaturated flow. Since these processes take place at pore scale, direct pore scale experimental measurements are needed to gain comprehensive understanding of them. The aim of UnsatPorMix is thus to elucidate the impact of structural pore-scale heterogeneity on solute spreading/mixing and reaction rates during unsaturated flow, through the combination of micromodel experiments and numerical model simulations. In the first stage of UnsatPorMix, experiments in micromodels with varying degrees of heterogeneity will provide unprecedented results on the phenomenology of pore-scale mechanisms and their effect on solute spreading and mixing. In the second stage, the experimental measurements of phase distribution and solute concentrations, combined to numerically-computed pore scale velocities, will be used to design and validate a pore-scale model for solute transport in these porous media. This model will allow obtaining a large representative numerical data set, enabling statistical analysis and the derivation of quantitative relations between structural heterogeneity and solute transport/mixing. UnsatPorMix will make a significant contribution to the modelling of, and risk assessment for, the various subsurface phenomena and applications cited above. During UnsatPorMix, the applicant will acquire a set of invaluable experimental skills and modeling expertise which will enable him to become an independent researcher and expert in flow and transport in unsaturated porous media.

Keywords: porous media,solute transport and mixing,unsaturated zone,heterogeneity,micromodel experiments,pore scale modeling
Feasibility Study of energy efficient, sustainable, innovative Ceramic powders Dry-Mix method and enabling additives (DRYMIX)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure, clean and efficient energy
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Italy
Call: Stimulating the innovation potential of SMEs for a low carbon and efficient energy system (H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017, 2016)
Start date: 2016-09-01
End date: 2017-02-28
Duration (months): 6.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Established process for the manufacture of ceramic parts involve the key step of mixing in the wet state, and controlled drying (also called atomization) through Spray Dryer equipment. It can guarantee the absolute control in the size and shape of the particles, and their residual degree of humidity. The advantages, making this a fundamental step in the ceramic industry, are related to the flowing capacity of the spray-dried granules, permitting the process at high speed and control over the final performances of the products. As a drawback, this is recognized as one of the most energy intensive steps in the ceramic process, due to the massive evaporation of water and the use of compressed air, almost equivalent to the sintering at high temperature. Early results of independent research conducted from DAXEL, in cooperation with a private laboratory in Italy, have brought to the awareness that it can be avoided, through the implementation into a dry-mixing process of fluidizing agents, permitting the granulated powders to reach an equivalent level of fluidity, and therefore enabling equivalent speed of processing. The advantages DAXEL can provide to its ceramic processor customers are the reduction of one energy intensive step, the reduction of capital investments at no modification of the final quality. Technological Feasibility, Market Assessment, Business Models and Plans are the objectives of the DryMix project, oriented to permit the implementation of the project results into real business cases. A new infancy for the industry of ceramics is expected thanks to the revolution of the DryMix project, permitting an ambitious sky-rocket for DAXEL production and its central role in the supply of mixing additives, and the process set up for new ranges of customers, in Europe and Worldwide.

Keywords: ceramic production,process energy efficiency