Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
District Information Modeling and Management for Energy Reduction (DIMMER)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: ICT for a low carbon economy
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Italy,Sweden,Italy,Germany,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-SMARTCITIES-2013, 2013)
Start date: 2013-10-01
End date: 2016-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5740560.0
EU funding (EUR): 4060000.0
Participants: 12
Project status: CLOSED

ICT is recognized as being a key player against climate change: pervasive sensors and actuators can efficiently control the whole energy chain (Smart Thermal/Electricity Grid). On the other side, advances on 3D modeling, visualization and interaction technologies enable user profiling and real-time feedback to promote energy efficient behaviors. To unlock the potentiality of these technologies, the DIMMER project focuses on: - Interoperability of district energy production/consumption, environmental conditions and user feedback data; - Exploitation of effective visual and web-based interfaces to provide pervasive and real-time feedback about energy impact of user behaviors; - Integration of Building Information Models (BIM) with real-time data and their extension at the district level (DIM); - New business models for energy traders and prosumers exploiting user energy profiling. The DIMMER system integrates BIM and district level 3D models with real-time data from sensors and user feedback to analyze and correlate buildings utilization and provide real-time feedback about energy-related behaviors. It allows open access with personal devices and Augmented Reality (A/R) visualization of energy-related information to client applications for energy and cost-analysis, tariff planning and evaluation, failure identification and maintenance, energy information sharing. All the following technologies are included: Real-time data collection; Advanced middleware technology for data integration; Simulation and virtual visualization; User/social profiling, visualization and feedback; Energy efficiency and cost analysis engine; Web interface and interaction. In order to validate the DIMMER innovative system, both public (university campuses, schools) and private buildings included in mixed-up (mixité) urban districts are considered in two different cities, in the North and South Europe, Turin (IT) and Manchester (UK). As most energy usage of buildings throughout their life cycle is during the operational stage (~80%), the project gives special attention to existing and historical buildings. In conclusion, the expected results are a consistent reduction in both energy consume and CO2 emissions by enabling a more efficient energy distribution policies, according to the real characteristics of district buildings and inhabitants as well as a more efficient utilization and maintenance of the energy distribution network, based on social behavior and users attitudes and demand.

Keywords: interoperability,district information modeling,smart grid,augemented reality energysystems smart cities
Balancing energy production and consumption in energy efficient smart neighbourhoods (E-BALANCE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: ICT for a low carbon economy
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,Portugal,Spain,Netherlands,Netherlands,Poland,Germany,Poland
Call:  (FP7-SMARTCITIES-2013, 2013)
Start date: 2013-10-01
End date: 2017-07-31
Duration (months): 46.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5146845.0
EU funding (EUR): 3382783.0
Participants: 12
Project status: CLOSED

Energy efficiency becomes crucial for rational consumption of the available resources and reduction of the CO2 production. But the reduction of energy consumption as the only remedy is only a partial solution. Similar, applying more environment-neutral or renewable energy sources without smart management systems may even cause failures in the energy grid or at least cause the energy to be wasted. Introducing intelligent solutions that combine the control of energy production and consumption helps to achieve the best efficiency. However a successful application of such solutions faces problems due to human factors. The problem space is multidimensional, but can be abstracted as a combination of social, economic and technical aspects. The e-balance project will investigate their interdependencies and propose a solution that satisfies the defined requirements. The social, economic and technical aspects will be investigated in order to achieve a mature and holistic solution. The social aspects include: - Socio-technical development (user requirements and concerns), - Different levels of user participation (involvement) and means to increase it, - Barriers to conduct an effective solution, From the economic perspective the following aspects will be considered: - Development of new business opportunities, - Economic means to increase involvement, - Legislation reinforcements and corrective measures, And the technical solution will provide the following features respecting the socio-economic aspects: - Support for all kinds of energy source and storage, - Scalable, fine grained and decentralized energy balancing and demand prediction, - Security and privacy mechanisms, - Flexible accounting, - Increased reliability. The technical solution will be based on available state of the art results and will combine them according to the socio-economical requirements with necessary adaptation. The proposed energy management platform will be evaluated in realistic scenarios using real world set-ups in Alliander microgrid in Bronsbergen and EDP Smart Grid in Portugal, as well as in emulation. In order to stimulate the exploitation of the results we will provide a guide book and tools for parties interested in using our solution, to help them to estimate the improvements they can achieve for a given deployment as well as the costs they can expect.

Keywords: energy efficiency,energy production and consumption balancing,renewable energy,energy storage,grid synergies,smart cities,smart neighborhoods,social aspects,economic aspects,business models
Data Centres Optimization for Energy-Efficient and EnvironmentalLy Friendly INternet (DOLFIN)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: ICT for a low carbon economy
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Romania,Spain,Greece,Italy,United Kingdom,Spain,Poland
Call:  (FP7-SMARTCITIES-2013, 2013)
Start date: 2013-10-01
End date: 2016-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4060360.0
EU funding (EUR): 2693995.0
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

DOLFIN addresses the demand/response and energy stabilisation scenario of the Smart Grid by optimising the energy consumption of Data Centres (DC), accompanied, if necessary, with a respective negotiation and readjustment of the DC’s Service Level Agreements (SLAs). To achieve this, DOLFIN adopts an innovative energy closed control loop that targets to deliver the following advancements: • Create an integrated poll of 4 parametric energy consumption optimisation mechanisms (eCOM). • Organise the orchestration of eCOMs at the DC level, through dynamically deployed energy optimisation policies. • Fine-tune the parametrical implementation of eCOM and contribute to their standardisation. • Create a platform for handling virtualised ICT resources in an energy aware manner, considering SLA restrictions. • Introduce the idea of synergetic DCs and implement a migration process for ICT-processing workload, complying with SLA restrictions. • Make the DOLFIN DC part of the Smart Grid energy stabilisation solution for the demand/response scenario. • Build a system that is able to take informed decisions, so as to adapt the DC’s electricity consumption to the demands of the Smart Grid. • Combine traditional metrics for ICT SLA management with energy performance metrics for ICT. • Implement a DC SLA renegotiation process considering both ICT and energy metrics. • Constitute the ICT SLA metrics proportional to the energy SLA metrics in a DC.

Keywords: energy monitoring,energy management,vm migration,smart grid integration,heat absorption,energy aware slas,testbed verification.
Collaborative Environment for Design of AmI enhanced Product-Services Integrating Highly Personalised Innovative Functions with Minimal Ecological Footprint along Life Cycle and of Their Production P (PROSECO)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Recovery Package: Public-Private Partnership (PPP) topics within NMP
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Spain,Germany,Portugal,Finland,Romania,United Kingdom,Poland,United Kingdom,Germany,Italy,Germany,Spain
Call:  (FP7-2013-NMP-ICT-FOF(RTD), 2013)
Start date: 2013-10-01
End date: 2017-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 7179276.64
EU funding (EUR): 5100000.0
Participants: 15
Project status: CLOSED

The objective is to provide a novel methodology and a comprehensive ICT solution for collaborative design of product-services (Meta Products) and their production processes. The effective extension of products with new services in different sectors (automotive, home appliances, automation equipment etc.) will be achieved by means of Ambient Intelligence (AmI) technology, Lean and Eco-design principles and applying Life Cycle Assessment techniques. New Meta Products, using AmI, will be capable of acquiring knowledge in order to add highly personalized innovative functions, and thus enabling new business models. A Cloud Manufacturing approach will be applied for effective collaborative design of product-services and their production processes, and the effective implementation of innovative services. It will involve all the actors of a value chain, within a product ecosystem, allowing manufacturers to strengthen their competitiveness at the global market. As a result new eco-innovative Meta Products will be offered, which integrate highly personalised innovative functions with minimal environmental footprint along the overall Life Cycle. The Meta Product/process development platform will be provided, including a set of new engineering tools to support collaborative work (simulation, configuration etc.) on new product-services, enhancing existing tools for product/process design. The project will be driven by 4 industrial application scenarios addressing different aspects of service and business building as well as product/process development (complex internal and external supply chains), in order to assure that the means for collaborative service generation and product-service and production process design to be developed in the project will be relevant for industry. The solution will be first applied at 5 manufacturers in the consortium, serving as demonstrators of the project results.

Keywords: collaborative meta product/process design,lean design,ami technology,eco-innovation,product-service system (pss),product extension service,personalised products,environmental impact
Envisioning an advanced ICT-supported build-up of manufacturing skills for the Factories of the Future (MANUSKILLS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: ICT for the Enterprise and Manufacturing
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Italy,Switzerland,Greece,Denmark,Norway,France,France,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-2013-NMP-ICT-FOF, 2013)
Start date: 2013-09-01
End date: 2015-12-31
Duration (months): 28.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1365782.0
EU funding (EUR): 1050000.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

The main aim of ManuSkills is to study the use of enhanced ICT-based technologies and training methodologies to facilitate an increase of young talent interest in manufacturing and to support their training of new manufacturing skills. The project will experiment with a wide range of innovative delivery mechanisms such as serious games and teaching factory, supported by the use of social media augmented by gamification and leveraging the distribution channels preferred by young talent. In addition, the project will explore the pedagogical frameworks best suited to the personalization of individual learning needs taking into account the industrial demand. ManuSkills will address all three stages of the young talent pipeline (i.e. children, teenagers, young people), where in the early stages the focus will be to make manufacturing education more attractive to young talent, whilst in the later stages the focus will be to facilitate transformative deep learning of individuals, with reduced time-to-competence.

Keywords: competence development,skills,serious games,teaching factory,elearning,training,young talent,manufacturing,factory of the future.
Develop and demonstrate a ‘Mini-factory’ concept for production of personalized skin care products for elderly population (SUPERFLEX)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Recovery Package: Public-Private Partnership (PPP) topics within NMP
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Israel,Germany,Spain,Germany,Germany,Italy,United Kingdom,Spain,Italy,Germany
Call:  (FP7-2013-NMP-ICT-FOF(RTD), 2013)
Start date: 2013-09-01
End date: 2017-08-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 9235755.85
EU funding (EUR): 6094435.29
Participants: 14
Project status: CLOSED

Skin alterations within ageing are significant and visible, and therefore disturbing feature in the quality of life of aged people. Economic importance of this population is dramatically growing in Europe in the last decade. Regular skin care preparations are capable to cope with ageing symptoms to some extends, i.e. wrinkles, age spots and skin dryness, but limited in protecting skin from microbial contaminations, inflammation, irritation and other ageing related manifestations. A novel flexible customized skin care approach for better skin treatment is proposed by SuperFlex, combined with cost reduction of 30%, significant reduced environmental impact and a 50% reduction in time to market. SuperFlex low cost and environmentally friendly concept will be a result of: 1). Low energy manufacturing of water/oil emulsions; 2) Green packaging; 3).Centralized management serving the on-site mini-factories; 4) Flexible units for on-site and by-demand production diminishing inventory needs; 5) LCA and LCC studies for platform optimization. SuperFlex manufacturing concept of central factory and mini-factories extensions raises a mechanism for sophisticated options analysis of products to be designed and produced at operational level. An advanced cloud based ICT platform will include: 1). Integration of the manufacturing IT system for distributed control and monitoring of the production network [Enterprise Resource Planning; Secure Information Systems; Manufacturing Execution Systems; Standard for the Exchange of Product model data]; 2). A new Cyber physical system-enabled infrastructure approach for equipment integration; 3). A decision support system for cosmetic formulations according to biomarkers profile, expert evaluation and client requirements; 4).Mobile device supported customer feedback system. SuperFlex achievement will be demonstrated within project period by design manufacturing and treating elderly population with personalized skincare products

Keywords: enterprise resource planning,secure information systems,manufacturing execution systems,decision support system (dss),skin care,customize products
Materials for Ageing Resistant Li-ion High Energy Storage for the Electric Vehicle (MARS-EV)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Recovery Package: Public-Private Partnership (PPP) topics within NMP
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Spain,Germany,Italy,United Kingdom,Germany,Israel,Italy,France,Spain,France,Germany,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Germany
Call:  (FP7-2013-GC-Materials, 2013)
Start date: 2013-10-01
End date: 2017-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 9097135.84
EU funding (EUR): 6575034.0
Participants: 18
Project status: CLOSED

MARS-EV aims to overcome the ageing phenomenon in Li-ion cells by focusing on the development of high-energy electrode materials (250 Wh/kg at cell level) via sustainable scaled-up synthesis and safe electrolyte systems with improved cycle life (> 3000 cycles at 100%DOD). Through industrial prototype cell assembly and testing coupled with modelling MARS-EV will improve the understanding of the ageing behaviour at the electrode and system levels. Finally, it will address a full life cycle assessment of the developed technology. MARS-EV proposal has six objectives: (i) synthesis of novel nano-structured, high voltage cathodes (Mn, Co and Ni phosphates and low-cobalt, Li-rich NMC) and high capacity anodes (Silicon alloys and interconversion oxides); (ii) development of green and safe, electrolyte chemistries, including ionic liquids, with high performance even at ambient and sub-ambient temperature, as well as electrolyte additives for safe high voltage cathode operation; (iii) investigation of the peculiar electrolyte properties and their interactions with anode and cathode materials; (iv) understanding the ageing and degradation processes with the support of modelling, in order to improve the electrode and electrolyte properties and, thus, their reciprocal interactions and their effects on battery lifetime; (v) realization of up to B5 format pre-industrial pouch cells with optimized electrode and electrolyte components and eco-designed durable packaging; and (vi) boost EU cell and battery manufacturers via the development of economic viable and technologically feasible advanced materials and processes, realization of high-energy, ageing-resistant, easily recyclable cells. MARS-EV brings together partners with complementary skills and expertise, including industry covering the complete chain from active materials suppliers to cell and battery manufacturers, thus ensuring that developments in MARS-EV will directly improve European battery production capacities.

Keywords: li-ion batteries,ageing processes,modelling,electric vehicles,high voltage cathode,silicon anode,ionic liquids,solid polymer electrolytes,innovative sustainable processing,cell manufacturing
Eco-innovative, Safe and Energy Efficient wall panels and materials for a healthier indoor environment (ECO-SEE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Recovery Package: Public-Private Partnership (PPP) topics within NMP
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Spain,Portugal,United Kingdom,France,United Kingdom,Italy,Germany,Belgium,India,Spain,United Kingdom,Germany,United Kingdom,Poland,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-2013-NMP-ENV-EeB, 2013)
Start date: 2013-09-01
End date: 2017-08-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 9357393.03
EU funding (EUR): 6550000.0
Participants: 20
Project status: CLOSED

The ECO-SEE project aims to develop new eco-materials and components for the purpose of creating both healthier and more energy efficient buildings. We will create and symbiotically use natural eco-materials for healthier indoor environments through hygrothermal (heat and moisture) regulation and the removal airborne contaminants through both chemical capture and photocatalysis. Our objectives include advancing state of the art in the technology and application of multifunctional bio-based insulation materials, vapour permeable and hygrothermal and moisture buffering finishes, together with wood panel products, to create both internal partition and external highly insulated wall panels. Novel chemical treatments and processes will be used to enhance volatile organic compound capture capacity of materials. We will also develop highly novel photocatalytic coatings using nanoparticle technology, which will be suitable for use in interior spaces and compatible with lime and wooden surfaces. Novel material development will be completed in partnership with world-class expert organisations in indoor environmental quality. We will also create a new holistic modelling framework that combines air quality, hygrothermal comfort and acoustic quality for the well-being of building users. We will take new products through to proof of concept development with prototype manufacture, large scale tests and pilot studies. We will deliver products with at least 15% lower embodied energy, at least 20% longer life, and, for at least 20% lower build costs. Our consortium brings together a multi-disciplinary team of world-class researchers from universities and research organisations with a number of large enterprises and innovative SMEs, whose combined expertise and capacity will lead commercial development and exploitation of our products. We will engage with stakeholders, including Public and Health authorities and standards committees, and deliver training and technical guidance.

Keywords: energy hygrothermal materials insulation heat and moisture modelling indoor air quality modelling moisture buffering natural materials photocatalysis volatile organic compound capture wood
Advanced Material Textile for Reinforced Structures for Complex Lightweight Applications (MADMAX)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Integration
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: France,France,Germany,Italy,Germany,France,Switzerland,France,Italy,Germany
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2013-CSA-7, 2013)
Start date: 2013-08-01
End date: 2016-07-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1254664.81
EU funding (EUR): 1000000.0
Participants: 17
Project status: CLOSED

The objective of this project is to regroup a cluster of private and academic laboratories supported by key manufacturers from both aeronautic, automotive and railway sectors in order to investigate the possibility to benchmark specific composites : • from the aeronautics. Depending on the application targeted, the cluster will be able to take advantage of the mutual return on experiment in order to identify the safety requirements for the new materials and detect the most suitable range of composite material. • From automotive process: able to produce the composite parts in order to develop the final structure at acceptable cost, keeping rentability of composite industry. • From Railways process : for the standards and norms, which are harmonized at the European level The scientific focus of the MADMAX project is the joint effort concentrating on those scientific and technical items with interdisciplinary topics: material science, interactive materials, simulation, composites and sensoring for : - Development of high performance functionalized materials to 3D complex preforms - Development of automonous system to monitor the composites structures, incorporation of sensors inside the preforms - Development of standards to qualify the composites and the durability - Development of model for fundamental understanding of the structure/property relationship with advanced simulation tools The ultimate goals is to insure the the development of highly innovative textile processes and high performance flexible materials with significant improvement of mechanical behavior and integrated functions, e.g. structural health monitoring and self-healing for composites structures.

Keywords: composites,textile,cluster