Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Development of an innovative sanitation and wastewater treatment system for remote located tourist facilities (SANBOX)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Spain,Norway,Germany,Slovenia,Estonia,Latvia,Switzerland
Call:  (FP7-SME-2008-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-04-01
End date: 2011-06-30
Duration (months): 27.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1656454.6
EU funding (EUR): 1155452.0
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

In the proposed SANBOX project a group of 5 European SMEs, all active in the market for decentralised wastewater systems, intends to develop an innovative, compact wastewater treatment system to serve the growing market for upgraded sanitation facilities for remote located tourist facilities such as mountain lodges or buildings in sensitive coastal and carst areas. The increasing interest of potential customers as Alpine Clubs, agro-tourism or hotels arise from more demanding regulations, the tourists’ increasing comfort expectations and the enterprises own interest in protecting and keeping the local environment attractive for tourists. To meet this demand the SMEs came up with a vision of a compact, low energy consuming, source separating and high performance wastewater treatment and handling system that is adapted to the specific end-user requirements. Due to limited own resources for research and innovation the SMEs intend to subcontract 4 highly qualified RTD performers to perform the needed research to develop the technical components of the system. The new system (SANBOX) includs innovative modules for blackwater and greywater treatment and an evapotranspiration system. In the final stage of the project three specific SANBOX prototypes tailored for three different target markets will be assembled and tested.. The prototype testing involves two end-users the Swiss Alpine Club and the Soline at Piran Saline Natural Park in Slowenia. The Swiss Alpine Club is one of the main operators of high mountain lodges in the Alps and aims to reduce potential emissions into the highly vulnerable alpine environment. Soline is a company with the a goal to start a sustainable tourism business around the Piran saline flats on the Mediterranean coast in Slowenia. This project provides the end-users an expected “zero-emission” solution regarding blackwater effluents and swimming water quality regarding greywater effluents, while the SMEs receive important research base as well as and user feedback for the development of the commercial product and dissemination of the results. The goal is to demonstrate that near “zero emission” of wastewater constituents is no longer science fiction.

Keywords: wastewater treatment,blackwater treatment,greywater treatment,faecal sludge composting,evapotranspiration
ADVANCED CONTROL SOLUTIONS FOR WASTE WATER TREATMENT (ADD CONTROL)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Spain,France,France,Belgium,France,Belgium,Czechia
Call:  (FP7-SME-2008-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-06-01
End date: 2011-05-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1792856.73
EU funding (EUR): 1277058.1
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

Current procedures for the design of WWTP controllers are usually based on long and very expensive experimental studies. In this respect, the availability of WWTP simulation tools specific for control design would allow automation companies to establish and complement experimental procedures with enhanced procedures based on mathematical modeling and simulation. In addition, WWTP simulation software companies will find in automation companies a further potential market for selling their software products. Accordingly, the objective of this proposal is to design, implement and validate new simulation tools for practical control. Based on this WWTP virtualization, it will be feasible to manufacture enhanced and cost-effective control products, tested by simulation previous to their full-scale implementation. To achieve these objectives, 3 software layers will be developed: “Mass”, “Instrumentation and actuation” & “Automation and control” layers. These developments will then be tested both at industrial and urban WWT scenarios. This work will be driven by 3 SME developers (M4W, software simulator, MSI, automation company, and NASKEO, environmental engineering) and 2 end user (SCAD, SME as industrial WWTP, and AGIPUZKOA as urban WWTP). They trust in the know-how of 3 key RTDs in this sector (CEIT, mathematic modeling and conventional control expert, UGENT, computer science expert, and INRA, advanced control and anaerobic digestion expert). Due to this project, 3 exploitable results will be developed: (1) WWTP Software simulator, (2) Advanced controllers and (3) Enhanced treatment technologies. IPR has been divided among partners in order to maximize impact at European level. If this project is successful, the gathered knowledge will put Europe in pole position with respect to tackling optimisation of wastewater treatment processes in a sustainable way. In this sense, exploitable results can be commercialized together in a joined offer or as separate results.

Keywords: plant wide modelling,mathematical modelling,waste water treatment,control,emulator,automation,multi-layer
Extruded window profiles based on an environmentally friendly wood-polymer composite material. (EXTRUWIN)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Germany,Switzerland,Germany,Italy
Call:  (FP7-SME-2008-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-09-01
End date: 2011-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 484020.0
EU funding (EUR): 315700.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

It has been demonstrated that by adding wood particles or wood fibres to a thermoplastic matrix, the stiffness, insulating properties and thermal stability of the resulting composite (wood-plastic or wood-polymer-composite, WPC) may be significantly improved. Simultaneously, production costs can be decreased due to the replacement of synthetic polymers with a renewable feedstock, i.e., wood. Assuming that in approximately 50-60 years, oil and fossil-fuel based products will no longer be available, the availability of the plastic window on the market can be significantly extended by adding at least 50% wood particles or fibres to a thermoplastic polymer matrix. The objective of this research project is to develop and manufacture a wood-plastic composite window profile for the European market. Our consortium will systematically investigate all steps required to produce a WPC window profile prototype, including identification of suitable raw materials for formulations (natural fillers or fibres, thermoplastics (PP, PE, PVC), coupling agents, UV protection agents, etc.), compounding, extrusion, die manufacturing, profile bonding, and development of suitable coatings. This project will contribute to the knowledge on WPC material properties and create novel applications for WPC. As significant growth potential for the European window industry has been identified, opportunities for sales of WPC windows as a substitute for PVC windows exist, especially in Eastern Europe. In the long term, theoretically, WPC windows could replace the total market share of PVC windows in Europe (over 40 %).

Keywords: coatings and bonding for wood-plastic composites,surface pre-treatment,mechanical and physical properties
Development environment and demonstrators for resonant power conversion facilitating high voltage test systems using very low frequency and DC-sources (RPC-HVTS-DCS)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Germany,South Africa,Germany,Sweden,Austria,Switzerland,Germany
Call:  (FP7-SME-2008-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-09-01
End date: 2011-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1463328.32
EU funding (EUR): 935876.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

This project aims to reduce costs, time to market and required design expertise and to increase market share by setting up a development environment , assisting the designer and allows building of resonant operated power supplies applied for VLF-based true sinus HV-test systems (HVTS) and dc-sources. The structure of the development environment (CAD-HVCT) will be open and flexible. Its innovative methodology will in conjunction with using novel European power electronic simulator toolbox PLECS/MATLAB include and support the following functions: a. A computer aided DC and AC analysis (CAA) of resonant operated power electronic circuitry based on a computer algebra system generating input for improved model libraries of PLECS, b. Design of power electronic and control circuitry based on HV-cascade, R-controller models and generalized averaging techniques. It is supported by a. c. Design of magnetic components, taking care of intra/inter winding and stray capacitances of high voltage windings and high-frequency effects, using (CAD-MAG) d. Thermal design using approximate thermal modelling of power semiconductors and magnetic components. e. The availability of novel macro models for power electronic circuits and characteristics for loaded HV-cascades (b) supporting small and large signal modelling should enable total VLF-generator simulation e.g. for control design, models for magnetic components with respect to electrical (c) and thermal behaviour (d) upgrades PLECS and simulation results. f. Computer aided optimisation (CAO) of the power circuitry and magnetic components with respect to selected cost functions which might be efficiency, weight, current and voltage stress of components by applying modern numerical optimisation algorithms. Validation of models and the tool is by building of selected HVTS demonstrators and dc-sources.

Keywords: high voltage test system using very low frequency,power electronics and control development tools
Biosensor based instrumentations to be used in vineyards and wineries for fast and sensitive detection of Botrytis cinerea ,grey rot, in grapes (SAFEGRAPE)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Germany,Italy,Spain,Germany,Germany
Call:  (FP7-SME-2008-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-11-01
End date: 2011-11-30
Duration (months): 25.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1295440.0
EU funding (EUR): 1005500.0
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

Botrytis cinerea is a fungus that affects wine grapes and is responsible for the grey rot infection, which can strongly alter the quality of grapes and derived wine, causing: browning, destruction of flavour compounds, decrease of foaming properties, fermentation stopping. Grey rot is the largest infection of grapes in vineyards all over the world and is a major problem both for wine growers and wine producers, being very rapid and resistant to fungicides. The derived economic impact is disastrous, accounting for the loss of 15-40% of harvests, overcoming 15 billions of Euro per year (25% of the potential world wine production turnover). Quality control is usually done visually or through lab based analysis which need several minutes and are highly complex and expensive. The SAFEGRAPE aims to develop a simple and cheap instrument for the wine industry, able to provide a quantitative and reliable evaluation of the presence of grey rot infection in grapes in a very short time. The instrument is based on a biosensor system and on an innovative analysis method, that allows a precise and very fast analysis procedure, i.e. in less than one minute, which is compatible with the quality control procedures applied to grapes before wine-making (measure of total acidity, sugar content). The main result expected from the project is the development of the biosensor system integrated in 2 instruments: 1. portable instrument for the measure in vineyard, to be used by winegrowers in the field or after grape-harvest; 2. on-line instrument for quality control in wine production sites, to be integrated in the quality controls commonly applied (sugar and total acidity content). These instrumentations will allow to increase the wine quality and reduce the loss of harvest of about 10%, by a fast intervention in the field and is expected to have a market potential of several tens of millions of Euro for the SME proposers.

Keywords: biosensors,botrytis cinerea
Pheromone-based sensor system for detecting estrus in dairy cows (BOVINOSE)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Poland,France,Sweden,Lithuania,Netherlands,Netherlands,Netherlands,Netherlands
Call:  (FP7-SME-2008-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-06-01
End date: 2011-05-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1295744.46
EU funding (EUR): 1003389.03
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

In order to control the calving interval, and therefore to optimise milk production and maximise offspring in dairy cattle, artificial insemination (AI) is widely used. Currently, the conception rate of AI varies from 30% to 70%, the most critical aspect of successful conception being the timing of the insemination. Highest conception rates are achieved when the insemination is done 8 to 12 hours after the start of estrus (also known as “standing heat”). The right timing of AI, therefore, is related to detection of estrus in a cow. The BOVINOSE project aims to develop an “electronic nose” to detect estrus in a dairy cow, and thus to determine the optimal timing of artificial insemination. The physical principle is based on detection of sex pheromones that are exclusively secreted by the cow during estrus. These pheromones are the natural olfactory signal for the bull that the cow is in heat. Simply put, in essence, the device to be developed will mimic the bull’s nose. To this end the info-chemicals that make up the sex pheromones in cows will be investigated, a set of sensors for detection of these sex pheromones (or mix thereof) will be researched, and a functional prototype, consisting of a probe, an array of sensors and dedicated, integrated software for control and user-interaction will be developed and tested in field trials. The impact of the project is high, tapping the dairy farming market, which consists of some 1,700,000 farmers in the EU-27, producing about 135 Billion Kg milk annually. Preliminary investigations show that a selling price of € 1,800 would be economically attractive to the entire SME supply chain, providing an overall estimated profit of 10%-25% (depending on batch size). A sales price of € 1,800 would imply an attractive 15 months payout time for the dairy farmer (end user) with a herd of 60 cows, based on costs savings related to higher AI conception rate from 50% average to 60% (conservative estimation).

Keywords: electronic nose +pheromone detection +estrus +dairy +cows
Development of a condition monitoring system for tidal stream generator structures (TIDALSENSE)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Italy,Norway,Greece,Lithuania,Bulgaria,United Kingdom,Spain
Call:  (FP7-SME-2008-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-09-01
End date: 2011-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1568204.78
EU funding (EUR): 1145650.0
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

Due to the increasing demand for renewable energy, a great deal of effort is being put into the development of tidal power generation systems. As these systems go in to commercial production and service, it is important to consider and develop inspection and condition monitoring techniques and systems. Condition monitoring of such systems could be used to greatly reduce the risk of failures and therefore minimise loss of power generation. If the condition of these structures is known, repairs could be scheduled for periods of low demand, rather than reacting to failures. Remote condition monitoring would reduce or eliminate the need for inspection personnel to travel out to these installations, which would be located in regions of fast-moving tidal flow and may be completely submerged, making access hazardous. By considering monitoring at this stage in development, it may be possible to influence the design of these systems in order to aid the implementation of condition monitoring. The most well-established technique for tidal energy is the use of tidal barrages, however, there are still only three operating commercially in the world. Tidal barrages are located in tidal inlets or estuaries and the tidal flow moves backwards and forwards through turbines. An alternative and more novel technique is the use of marine turbines that are located on the sea bed that generate power from tidal flows. These turbines are submerged, with rotating blades similar in appearance to those of a wind turbine. A major advantage of these is that they can be located out of sight and deep enough not to obstruct shipping channels. Techniques for condition monitoring of these marine turbines will be developed by combining acoustic emission (AE) monitoring and long-range ultrasonic testing (LRUT). Transducers will be embedded permanently within the structure and will be used for both AE monitoring and LRUT. Signals received by the transducers will be acquired and transmitted wireless.
Biosensors and Sensors for the industrial biosynthesis process of widely used commercial antioxidants: nutraceuticals as additives for food and aquaculture promoting public health and safety. (SENSBIOSYN)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Italy,Romania,Israel,Netherlands
Call:  (FP7-SME-2008-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-11-01
End date: 2011-10-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1305760.0
EU funding (EUR): 945860.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

The purpose of this 2-years project is to develop sensors and biosensors for on-line monitoring growth parameters of industrial bioprocesses for the production of algal biomass and antioxidant compounds such as Xanthophylls. As a model for the design and in-field testing, the following industrial process and culture system have been selected: the natural production of Astaxanthin from the green microalga Haematococcus pluvialis in a tubular photobioreactor. Key parameters such as biomass, pigment content and accumulation profile during the induction process are now experimentally determined offline everyday at commercial production sites by means of complex manual analyses. This routine monitoring further increases production costs, being critical time consuming and requiring manpower. This is a major challenge faced by microalgae companies today, especially in the production of natural carotenoids in comparison with the relatively cheap synthetic analogues. SENSBIOSYN intends to offer a solution to the lack of existing devices able to provide online rapid automatic and reliable information on active compounds accumulation profile and efficacy during their biosynthesis. The proposed project will bring the following competitive advantages to microalgae companies: Increased production - online monitoring will ease decision about time of harvest and culture performance; Reduction of production cost - the introduction of the proposed biosensors in the process control will allow to save work time and manpower and reduce the production cost by at least 30%, which is a big industrial breakthrough. Two optical sensors, for chlorophyll fluorescence measurement and culture medium density, and two electrochemical biosensors, based on the direct measurement of Phosphatidylcholine peroxidative damage by screen printed electrodes and the PSII activity by nanowire FETs, will be manufactured.

Keywords: microalgae,antioxidant,biomass,astaxanthin,biosensors,fluorescence,screen-printed electrode,electrochemical sensor,photobioreactor,green industrial biotechnology
ShoppingMate: A location- and context- aware service for assisting consumers during their shopping time (SHOPPINGMATE)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Finland,Switzerland,Germany,Greece,Italy
Call:  (FP7-SME-2008-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-03-01
End date: 2011-04-30
Duration (months): 26.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1396821.0
EU funding (EUR): 1045259.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

The main objective of the proposed ShoppingMate project is the conceptualization, design, implementation and demonstration of a novel mobile application that will allow mobile consumers to: - describe in an intuitive semantic way the characteristics of an item(s) they want to purchase (e.g. an intelligent toy for a 7-year old girl that is small size and does not cost more than 30 euros), - perform an intelligent search in a shopping area to locate shops that offer this category of product, - get, in an intuitive way and at as much detail as required, the matching products found, - formulate a shopping plan, and finally, - get directions to the selected shop(s) according to the plan. ShoppingMate will research the state-of-the-art of all relevant Web 2.0 technologies, extend them as needed to achieve project objectives, and finally combine them in an end-to-end prototypical platform for mobile shopping support that will be much more powerful than anything else that comes close to this vision and is available today. The project will design a flexible user interface that supports menu-driven, free text, and natural language based capture of user requests. It will provide to participating shop owners the flexibility to incrementally introduce new item categories to the system and control the level of detail provided for each item. A semantic representation of both the user requests and the items offered for sale through the system will facilitate efficient semantic searching and matching. Semantic data representation will be performed using the Web Ontology Language (OWL) which is a semantic markup language for publishing and sharing ontologies on the World Wide Web. The ShoppingMate platform will be designed with user privacy in mind and will not require that the participating consumers provide any personal information, or expose their identity, profile and shopping preferences in order to get serviced by participating stores.

Keywords: location-based,context-aware,semantic searching & matching