Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
The sustainable freight railway: Designing the freight vehicle – track system for higher delivered tonnage with improved availability at reduced cost (SUSTRAIL)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Sustainable surface transport (INCLUDING THE �EUROPEAN GREEN CARS INITIATIVE�)
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Italy,United Kingdom,Spain,Italy,Italy,Norway,Bulgaria,United Kingdom,Sweden,Germany,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Sweden,Russian Federation,Georgia,France,Belgium,Romania,Switzerland,Romania,Germany
Call:  (FP7-SST-2010-RTD-1, 2010)
Start date: 2011-06-01
End date: 2015-05-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 9347579.17
EU funding (EUR): 6599933.0
Participants: 31
Project status: CLOSED

A sustainable and efficient freight transport in Europe plays a vital role in having a successful and competitive economy. Freight transport is expected to grow by some 50 % (in tonne-kilometres) by 2020. However rail has, in many areas, been displaced from a dominant position as road transport services have grown and developed in capability and levels of sophistication that have not been matched by rail service providers. SUSTRAIL aims to contribute to the rail freight system to allow it to regain position and market and the proposed solution is based on a combined improvement in both freight vehicle and track components in a holistic approach aimed at achieving a higher reliability and increased performance of the rail freight system as a whole and profitability for all the stakeholders. The SUSTRAIL integrated approach is based on innovations in rolling stock and freight vehicles (with a targeted increased in speed and axle-load) combined with innovations in the track components (for higher reliability and reduced maintenance), whose benefits to freight and passenger users (since mixed routes are considered) are quantified through the development of an appropriate business case with estimation of cost savings on a life cycle basis. In fact, a holistic approach to vehicle and track sustainability has to be taken, since improvements in track design and materials alone are not enough as demands on the rail system increase. Contributions from the different topic areas (vehicles, track, operations) will be demonstrated on real routes, offering geographic dispersion as well as differences in type, speed, and frequency of traffic. A strong multidisciplinary consortium committed to concrete actions aligned toward a common outcome has been grouped for the achievement of the challenging objectives of the project with a balanced combination of Infrastructure managers, freight operators and Industry, including Large and Small enterprises, with support from Academia.

Keywords: railway freight vehicles,railway track,business model,condition based maintenance
A Hungarian Night for Researchers - Hungary-EU Research Careers (HEURECA)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: European Researchers' Night
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Hungary,Hungary,Hungary,Hungary,Hungary,Hungary,Hungary,Hungary,Hungary,Hungary,Hungary
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-NIGHT, 2010)
Start date: 2010-06-01
End date: 2010-12-31
Duration (months): 7.0
Total project cost (EUR): 166849.6
EU funding (EUR): 98000.0
Participants: 18
Project status: CLOSED

The 2010 HEURECA Researchers' night will build upon the experience the consortium gained in organizing the event in the previous years. It will actually consist of a further expanded version of the previous events. Partnership will be enlarged by 3 new cooperating bodies joining the 18 experienced partners, and possibly by several non profit organisations and companies having already expressed their interest in participating in the project. The messages conveyed will relate to the fully human yet important figure of the researcher carrying out work to the benefit of the society, underlining also the important asset represented by science. A broad range of "edutainment" activities will be offered, some of them being linked to the central theme of the year of biodiversity. The events will take place in 19 towns, covering most part of the Hungarian territory, on 24th September 2010. Most programmes will take place from late Friday afternoon until the early hours of Saturday, with some exceptions regarding specific programmes addressing school children starting earlier. The programme of activities, covering over 600 different activities through all venues, will offer the visitors a broad range of hands-on experiments, demos, shows, guided visits, etc., allowing the public at large to enjoy themselves regardless of age or scientific background and to get directly in touch with the researchers hosting the activities of the night.

Keywords: researches' night,science communication,improving researchers' public image,promoting scientific career,etc
EM safety and Hazards Mitigation by proper EV design (EM-SAFETY)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Sustainable surface transport (INCLUDING THE �EUROPEAN GREEN CARS INITIATIVE�)
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Norway,Italy,Italy,Germany,United Kingdom,France,Germany,Spain
Call:  (FP7-SST-2010-RTD-1, 2010)
Start date: 2011-05-01
End date: 2014-04-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3098311.42
EU funding (EUR): 2249830.0
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

The project aims at increasing the public confidence in the safety regarding electromagnetic fields (EMF) in the fully electric vehicles (FEV). Public expectations to move towards the electrification of road transport are driven by a multitude of factors and concerns including: climate change, primary energy dependence and public health as well as cost and scarcity of raw materials. Road transport remains the main source of many local noxious emissions including benzene, 1,3-butadiene, carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM). Within urban areas, the noxious emissions due to road transport are particularly high. There is a growing body of evidence linking vehicle pollutants to severe health effects such as respiratory and cardio-pulmonary diseases and lung cancer. In general according to the World Health Organization the emissions from car exhausts are responsible for more deaths than road accidents. On the other hand, there is widespread public concern regarding the possible adverse effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF). Thus, there is a need to avoid the spread of panic or unjustified fears that would delay the enormous and crucial economic and environmental benefits that the FEV can provide when deployed on a large scale.

Keywords: fully electric vehicle,electromagnetic safety
Industrialisation of High-Order Methods – A Top-Down Approach (IDIHOM)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Aeronautics and air transport
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,France,Germany,Belgium,Belgium,United Kingdom,Sweden,France,Netherlands,France,Russian Federation,Belgium,Italy,Italy,Germany,Poland,Poland,Sweden,Belgium
Call:  (FP7-AAT-2010-RTD-1, 2010)
Start date: 2010-10-01
End date: 2014-03-31
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5659942.0
EU funding (EUR): 4166569.0
Participants: 21
Project status: CLOSED

The proposed IDIHOM project is motivated by the increasing demand of the European aerospace industries to advance their CFD-aided design procedure and analysis by using accurate and fast numerical methods, so-called high-order methods. They will be assessed and improved in a top-down approach by utilising industrially relevant complex test cases, so-called application challenges in the general area of turbulent steady and unsteady aerodynamic flows, covering external and internal aerodynamics as well as aeroelastic and aeroacoustic applications. Thus, the major aim is to support the European aeronautics industry with proven-track method(s) delivering an increased predictive accuracy for complex flows and (by same accuracy) an alleviation of computational costs which will secure their global leadership. An enhancement of the complete “high-order methods’ suite” is envisaged, including the most relevant methods, Discontinuous Galerkin and Continuous Residual-Based methods, in combination with underlying technologies as high-order grid generation and adaptation, visualisation, and parallelisation. The IDIHOM project is a key-enabler for meeting the ACARE goals, as higher-order methods offer the potential of more accurate prediction and at the same time faster simulations. Main objectives: 1. Advance current high-order methods and apply them to complex industrial flows. 2. Demonstrate capabilities of high-order approaches in solving industrially relevant (challenging) applications and achieving synergy effects by applications to external and internal aerodynamics. 3. Demonstrate that high-order methods can be well applied to multi-disciplinary topics as there are aeroacoustics (noise reduction) and aeroelastics (reduced A/C weight, improved A/C safety). 4. Advance the Technology Readiness Level from about 3 to 5. 5. Facilitate co-operation between different industries as there are airframe, turbo-engines, helicopters, ground transportation and the EU CleanSky project.

Keywords: numerical methods,high-order methods,aerodynamics,aeroelasticity,aeroacoustics,turbulent flows
Natural History Museum Science Night (NHM NIGHT)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: European Researchers' Night
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-NIGHT, 2010)
Start date: 2010-05-01
End date: 2010-11-30
Duration (months): 7.0
Total project cost (EUR): 132000.02
EU funding (EUR): 132000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

NHM NIGHTS will deliver the mass participation of a diverse public audience in a unique event to meet many of the Museum’s most dynamic and engaging scientists from around the world in an unprecedented festival of scientists in central London. With a rich and vibrant community of research scientist and PhD students that are accomplished science communication practitioners the NHM is well position to breakdown existing public stereotypes of researchers, to drive home to the public the role and value of scientists and to inspire the next generation of young researchers. 3500 participants will visit the large campus to be greeted by over 50 working scientists delivering more than 30 different engaging activities and formats alongside professional educators in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. The impact of this event on the 3500 participants will be profound, perhaps life-changing for some, and at an approximate spend per head of €55 represents excellent value to foster a long term engagement with science. The intense and wide reaching awareness campaign will ensure mass participation and broad awareness of the NHM NIGHTS project as well as the European Researcher Nights initiative across Europe. This campaign aims to reach a wider audience of over 2 million people giving excellent return on a €0.1 spend per head. All 300 scientists at the NHM engage the wider public but NHM NIGHTS will particularly target young female researchers and scientists from a wide range of ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds to meet an equally diverse public audience. As well as addressing science and research this event will be unique in celebrating EU research, international collaborations and the global nature of science as a human endeavor of immeasurable value to society.

Keywords: public engagement science society researchers perceptions
Research Rush (RUSH)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: European Researchers' Night
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Slovenia
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-NIGHT, 2010)
Start date: 2010-04-01
End date: 2010-10-31
Duration (months): 7.0
Total project cost (EUR): 67944.0
EU funding (EUR): 60000.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

Main objective of our proposal is contributing to the reinforcement of public recognition of researcher as profession. The proposed events are organized on 24.9.2010 in renewed program: from experiments, workshops, humorous presentations, two researchers’ rock bands, also innovative companies established under University's incubator, different experiments which red line is promoting importance of researchers for society...all with festive and fun character. The target audience of proposed events, foreseen in an informal and attractive way, in which whole families can take part in, is the public at large,including all different groups of population from youngest one to elder citizens. Intensive awareness campaign with research of public perception before and after 24.9.2010,will be important tool for strengthening of public recognition of researchers and to measure the impact of our activities. They all aim at offering the public at large an opportunity to directly meet researchers in a relaxed atmosphere, with »European corner« in the heart of the event's location. As a part of the »European corner« information on EC care for reasearchers and European material such as leaflets and gadges including The European Charter for Researchers and The Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers as well. Interesting experiments, workshops in which visitors will participate will be performed. Information how young people can become researchers themselves.In order to illustrate the fact that researchers are "normal people",whose unique specificity is their curiosity and passion for research, they will play on their own concert and keep company with visitors.

Keywords: researcher as profession,ec's care for researcher
Researchers' Night in Montenegro 2010 (MONTENIGHT2010)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: European Researchers' Night
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Montenegro
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-NIGHT, 2010)
Start date: 2010-05-01
End date: 2010-11-30
Duration (months): 7.0
Total project cost (EUR): 41514.72
EU funding (EUR): 32000.0
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

The Researchers Night in Montenegro 2010 is a seven (7) months long project, focused around the event of European Researchers Night 2010, happening in five (5) Montenegrin towns on September 24. It has the main aim to reduce the gap between researchers and wider public, but at the same time it represents one of the few occasions when science is celebrated in Montenegro. The Night will encompass activities aimed at different target groups: fun activities for younger and all those who feel so, high level scientific tribunes, presentations of future researchers for their peers, scientific trips and socializing with researchers. The concept is similar to the last years’ when the same consortium organized the first ever science festival in the country – the Researchers’ Night 2009. Actions are proposed this year to correct the deficiencies noted from the impact assessment and telephone survey as well as by correcting weak points in the implementation and management registered by the partners. This mainly refers to extending the events to more then one location, intensifying social networking in order to reach different target groups and better time management. The Researchers’ Night 2010 will draw at least four percentage (4%) of Montenegrin population (3000 visitors). It will involve about forty (40) researchers from various fields and thirty (30) young, future researchers as presenters, entertainers and demonstrators.

Keywords: researchers,festival,research career,science popularisation
Expanded Quality management Using Information Power for Maternal and Newborn Health in Africa (EQUIP)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Health
Destination: Optimising the delivery of healthcare to European citizens
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Sweden,Uganda,Tanzania, United Republic of,United Kingdom,Germany
Call:  (FP7-AFRICA-2010, 2010)
Start date: 2010-11-01
End date: 2014-10-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3885475.4
EU funding (EUR): 2998406.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

Maternal and new-born MDGs 4 and 5 will likely not be met in Africa despite the availability of evidence-based, affordable and appropriate technical interventions. Obstacles persist on both the demand side (low utilization) and supply side (low quality and lack of services), across the continuum of care from pregnancy to postnatal care. Priority must now be given to finding the mechanisms to bridge the “know-do gap”. Potential solutions include quality management and community involvement, where both approaches benefit from continuous, locally available, high-quality health information. We propose an innovative intervention in Tanzania and Uganda to improve maternal and new-born health with an expanded health system quality management approach that links communities and facilities using locally generated data. We will use Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles at community, health facility and district level powered by information from continuous multipurpose community and health facility surveys, with results presented in audience-specific report cards. In each country, we will use a plausibility design to evaluate health and quality outcomes in intervention and control districts, each covering 20–30 health facilities and their catchment populations in Tanzania and Uganda. Cost and community effectiveness of this intervention will be estimated with population and facility level indicators. Changes in contextual factors will be carefully documented to enhance our understanding of how health improvements were achieved. The impact on mortality will be modelled using the Lives Saved Tool. Policymakers will be involved throughout the project. Results will contribute to reaching the MDGs 4&5 in Africa. Furthermore, the intervention could serve as a more general model for scaling-up quality management of other health interventions in low-resource settings.

Keywords: maternal,neonatal,quality management,continous surveys,community involvement
Development and proof of new approaches for through-life asset management based on next generation of materials and production technology (THROUGHLIFE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Sustainable surface transport (INCLUDING THE �EUROPEAN GREEN CARS INITIATIVE�)
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,Sweden,Finland,Netherlands,United Kingdom,Germany,United Kingdom,Italy,Germany,Germany,Belgium,Croatia,United Kingdom,Spain,Spain
Call:  (FP7-SST-2010-RTD-1, 2010)
Start date: 2011-04-01
End date: 2014-03-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3574975.0
EU funding (EUR): 2532364.0
Participants: 19
Project status: CLOSED

Within this framework, the main objective of the project is to develop and prove new approaches for through-life asset management for selected technologies and application scenarios. This will be done by considering all life cycle phases of the technologies concerned in view of their cost efficiency, environmental performance and safety. Special emphasis will be given to the identification, elaboration and demonstration of innovative joint services of the main actors in the life cycle, i.e. primarily new building yards, repair yards and ship operators. In more detail, the following issues will be addressed by THROUGH LIFE: • Efficient and environmentally friendly techniques and materials for ship production (new building), operation (maintenance, repair, conversion) and end-of life (dismantling and reuse); • Condition monitoring and assessment combining information from all life cycle phases and stake holders using state-of-the-art information and communication technologies (no ICT technologies will be developed within the project); • Strategies and tools for predictive, condition and risk based maintenance and repair, including decision support for repair, reuse, recycling or scrapping of materials, components or modules; • Innovative design strategies and assessment tools for improved efficiency and environmental performance over the life cycle of ships; • New business models for used products (ships, parts of ships, components), especially to extend the life span of these products instead of scrapping them; • Concepts and ideas for innovative joint life cycle services involving new building and repair yards as well as ship owners and operators.

Keywords: asset management,next generation materials,production technology
Development of new light high-performance environmentally benign composites made of bio-materials and bio-resins for electric car application (ECOSHELL)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Sustainable surface transport (INCLUDING THE �EUROPEAN GREEN CARS INITIATIVE�)
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: France,United Kingdom,Finland,Germany,France,France,Spain,France,France,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-SST-2010-RTD-1, 2010)
Start date: 2011-01-01
End date: 2013-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3880634.78
EU funding (EUR): 2800000.0
Participants: 13
Project status: CLOSED

ECOSHELL is concerned with the development of optimal structural solutions for superlight electric vehicles (category L6 and L7e), decreasing its environmental footprint and using an innovative bio-composite material for the vehicle body. Traditionally this category of urban vehicles has been relatively expensive and lacking of sufficient security measures compared to a classic vehicle (category m1 n1), thus less attractive for popular use. However, a body car lighter than 100Kg can allow the electric vehicles to have acceptable performances at an affordable price, due to lower power of the engine and lower energy consummation. This project aims at handling the first two major draw backs (production cost and safety) while further improving the associated environmental advantages via the application of innovative biodegradable materials for the vehicle body . ECOSHELL partners will work at the same time on: - The material: finding the best material for such application : natural fibber, resin and glue - The structural parts: defining the optimum geometry and architecture of the body and the optimum shape of the different parts - The vehicle: defining the optimum shape and architecture. The work will be carried out throw three subprojects: - “Manufacturing”: Manufacturing the material, manufacturing and assembling the parts of the body and assembling the car. - “Live cycle”: Finding materials whose properties are in accordance with the vehicle live cycle, defining the parts of the body responding to the constraints of the vehicle live cycle and defining the vehicle, testing it against torsion, flexion and crash. - “End of live “: defining the end of live for the material, the structural parts, and the car (disassembly ) ECOSHELL stands out clearly as an innovative project compared to most currently related activities which are mostly concerned with the improvement of production and weight of small size vehicles.

Keywords: light-weight,high performance,recyclable,bio-composite,car shell,electric car