Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Electromagntetic Characterization Of NAnostructured Materials (ECONAM) (ECONAM)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Materials
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Finland,Belgium,Türkiye,Italy,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Greece,Germany,Russian Federation
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2007-CSA-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-04-01
End date: 2011-03-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 666699.28
EU funding (EUR): 600000.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

Nanostructured electromagnetic materials are rapidly maturing and become increasingly employed for design of the electronic and optical components, integrated circuits and functional devices. A broad class of applications is based upon the specialised electromagnetic materials that provide the necessary functionality for electronic devices and constitute the physical layer of the technologies dealing with electromagnetic signals. For such applications, the electromagnetic parameters of materials are of the primary concern. Characterisation and metrology of the engineered nanostructured electromagnetic media have become the critical aspects of their development and utilisation in practical applications. The main project objective of this project is to consolidate efforts and bring coordination in the European work towards development, testing, and dissemination of methods and tools for electromagnetic characterisation and metrology of nanostructured composite materials. The main novel characterisation approaches are focused on intrinsically interrelated developments and harmonisation of the material phenomenological models, standardisation of characteristic parameters and measurement techniques for evaluating the specified parameters. The main impact will be in development and dissemination of novel techniques for electromagnetic characterization of nanostructured materials and preparation of standards in the field of nanomaterials characterisation. This will complement the known techniques for characterization in terms of particle and reactivity by developing unified approaches to characterization in terms of permittivity, permeability, chirality parameter, surface impedance, grid impedance and similar.

Keywords: nanostructure,nanocomposite,electromagnetic characterization,effective parameters,permittivity,permeability,measurements,standartization,metamaterials
Coordination of Vehicle and Road Safety Initiatives (COVER)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Transport (including Aeronautics)
Destination: Sustainable surface transport (INCLUDING THE �EUROPEAN GREEN CARS INITIATIVE�)
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Germany,Germany,Netherlands,Germany,France,France,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-SST-2007-RTD-1, 2007)
Start date: 2009-04-01
End date: 2013-03-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 466449.2
EU funding (EUR): 454576.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

In 2005, around 41,600 people were killed and more than 1.7 million injured in European road accidents. Although the number of road fatalities has declined by more than 17% since 2001, greater efforts will have to be made if the European Commission’s target of halving the number of deaths on the roads by 2010 is to be met. To realise the targets for road safety in the future, stakeholders indicate the necessity of integrating research capacities currently existing or emerging as far as possible. For this purpose the general objectives of COVER are to develop a harmonised and consistent direction of research and to accelerate the implementation of research findings of four complementary EU and US initiatives dealing with road and, in particular, vehicle safety. To maximise the benefits gained from the individual initiatives synergies between the projects will be fully exploited by coordinating the exchange and usage of results, joining dissemination actions towards relevant stakeholders, and exchanging of best practices and policies with respect to relevant aspects like test methods and deployment strategies. For the objective of dissemination – both towards relevant high-level stakeholders and the general public – a coordinated approach will be an important factor in providing a clear message and obtaining the necessary visibility. This visibility of research results will be the precondition of the effective deployment in vehicle safety products and enhanced test and evaluation methods Subsequently, COVER brings together coordinators of three FP7 and, relevant for harmonisation with the US, one USDOT initiative. Together with partners from the participating projects the coordinators identified joined research activities needed to enable the introduction of new vehicle safety technologies and related test and evaluation methods in an efficient (cost and time) manner.

Keywords: coordination,integrated safety,passive safety,active safety,assessment methods
Planetary Robotics Vision Ground Processing (PROVISG)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Space
Destination: Strengthening the foundations of Space science and technology
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Austria,United Kingdom,Germany,Czechia,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Germany,United Kingdom,United States,Switzerland,France,United Kingdom,Germany
Call:  (FP7-SPACE-2007-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-10-01
End date: 2012-06-30
Duration (months): 45.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4517498.26
EU funding (EUR): 3465132.0
Participants: 14
Project status: CLOSED

PROVISG will build a framework for planetary robotic vision ground processing - develop the technology to better process and visualise existing & future data from planetary missions to maximize value-adedd exploitation of the data for research, technology and education - increase public awareness of such missions and the EC contribution to their scientific evaluation. We define robotic planetary space missions as unmanned missions performing in situ surface exploration on planetary objects. Most such missions involve mobility provided by a surface (‘rover’) or aerial (balloons etc.) vehicle and require rapid turnaround of imaging data through processing and proper presentation on the ground (i.e., on Earth) to make maximum use of the limited vehicle lifetime. PROVISG incorporates major EU and US research institutions & stakeholders involved in vision & navigation for robotic space missions and their scientific exploitation. We will develop a unified approach for robotic vision ground processing to establish a generic framework therefor. One main result will be a web-based GIS providing a comprehensive vision data processing chain and visualization of the context, history, vision meta data and -products of robotic planetary missions. For demonstration, a representative part of the US MER imagery will be processed to generate 2D and 3D data products (digital terrain models, mosaics, and a set of scientifically relevant results). Already available rover and aerobot mock-up equipment will be used in field test campaigns to verify and demonstrate the processing going beyond the vision abilities available so far at the MER and currently envisaged ESA missions. A summer school will be attached to the final test. Representative data sets will be publicly provided, allowing European institutions to test their processing on a competitive basis. The results will be presented at workshops supported by PROVISG, including a quantitative, systematic evaluation.

Keywords: planetary robotic exploration,vision data exploitation,local mapping,mission dissemination
High Power Electric propulsion: a Roadmap for the future (HIPER)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Space
Destination: Strengthening the foundations of Space science and technology
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Italy,France,France,France,Poland,Spain,Germany,United Kingdom,Germany,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Germany
Call:  (FP7-SPACE-2007-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-10-01
End date: 2012-01-31
Duration (months): 40.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5362273.55
EU funding (EUR): 3633702.0
Participants: 21
Project status: CLOSED

The main objective of the HiPER project is to initiate technological and programmatic consolidation in the development of innovative electric propulsion technologies (and of the related power generation) to fulfill future European space transportation needs. The objective will be pursued by conceiving and substantiating a long term vision for European space transportation and exploration, considering realistic developments in the state-of-the-art, and by performing basic research and proof-of-concept experiments on the key technologies identified by such a vision.

Keywords: electric propulsion,hall effect,gridded ion engine,thruster,feep,het,gie,solar electric propulsion,nuclear electric propulsion
Coal mine methane – new solutions for use of CMM- reduction of GHG emissions (COMETH)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Energy
Destination: Cross-cutting actions between activities Energy-5 and Energy-6
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,Poland,Russian Federation,Not available,Ukraine,Kazakhstan,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-ENERGY-2007-2-TREN, 2007)
Start date: 2008-11-01
End date: 2012-06-30
Duration (months): 44.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5574209.36
EU funding (EUR): 3043840.55
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

The project aims at reducing green house gas (GHG) emissions caused by the uncontrolled exhausting of coal mine methane (CMM) to atmosphere and to explore suitable economically interesting schemes for its energetic use by the development of an universal decision guidance for optimal use of CMM under varying conditions, an analysis and comparison of the current legal and administrative situation in countries with big coal deposits (PL, CZ, RU, UA, RO, KZ and UK), the development, establishment and test of test units for new CMM utilisation technologies (use of CMM vented from a mine and CMM liquefaction) and the analysis of the emission reduction potential of CMM utilisation. The test of the new CMM utilisation methods will be carried out in Russia (use of use of CMM vented from a mine) and the Ukraine (liquefaction). Additionally in Kazakhstan existing CMM potential will be analysed and a test sucking will be implemented. Methane has a GHP (green house potential) 21 times higher than that of CO2. By burning 1 t methane GHG emission are reduced by 18.25 t CO2eq. Therefore energetic use of CMM saves fossil fuels resources, contributes to the diversification of energy resources and reduces climate relevant emissions. By establishing and operating the two plants in Russia and Ukraine GHG emission are already reduced in the range of 135,000 t CO2 eq. However, successful project implementation will lead to a much higher overall reduction of GHG emission as the construction of additional CMM utilisations in Eastern Europe can be anticipated. Despite the environmental advantages CMM is rarely used in the new EU and developing countries due to lacking of experiences, existing administrative and legal barriers and different economical conditions. Besides the development and test of new CMM utilisation methods, this project aims at supporting the transfer of technology and knowledge and shortening the implementation time for new plants. Special emphasis will be given to economical and environmental questions as the basis for a long term profitable use. The decision guidance will include information about conventional as well as about the new technologies. So a bigger field of applications will be opened for potential users than through the simply transfer and adaptation of conventional technology and knowledge.

Keywords: coal mine methane,technologies
Managing insecticide resistance in aphids in Scotland (INSRESISTANCE)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Incoming Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2007-4-2-IIF, 2007)
Start date: 2008-10-01
End date: 2010-09-30
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 184719.26
EU funding (EUR): 184719.26
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Insecticide resistance, in which insecticides gradually become ineffective in controlling insect pests and insect-vectored plant diseases, has been recorded for a range of insect pests and crops. It leads to wasted pesticide applications, significant reductions in yields through not controlling the pest, and a high risk of produce exceeding maximum insecticide residue limits through repeated applications of insecticides to control increasingly harder-to-kill insect pests. Insecticide resistance in aphids is of particular concern. Besides being major agricultural and horticultural pests, aphids contribute to spread of plant viral diseases. We need to test for resistance traits in aphids to advise growers on the most appropriate insecticide programme required to avoid resistance to insecticides developing in aphids. Usually, resistance in a pest population develops to pesticides within one chemical class. Resistant insects can often be controlled using chemicals from other classes. However, traditional dose-response testing of pests to determine the nature of their resistance is time-consuming. We aim to develop a rapid resistance-detection method based on novel techniques for detecting a suite of mechanisms that code for resistance in aphids, plus mathematical modelling of resistance emergence. These techniques will form the basis of a practical service to manage resistant aphid populations. The service will save costs through, preventing wastage of insecticides, reducing environmental toxicity and chemical residues in food, and enhanced control of aphids. This fund will be used for collaboration between researchers at Rothamsted Research, UK, and the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) and me to develop the service. A new research relationship between New Zealand and the UK will be developed and enhanced, cementing working relations with leading international researchers in population genetics and pesticide resistance in aphids.

Keywords: insecticide resistance management,aphids,resistance mechanisms
Development of Time-enabled Mapping and Dissemination Tool for Biofuels Projects (BIOMAP)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Energy
Destination: Renewable fuel production
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Australia,Netherlands,Sweden,Greece,Belgium
Call:  (FP7-ENERGY-2007-2-TREN, 2007)
Start date: 2008-08-01
End date: 2010-07-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 665131.26
EU funding (EUR): 538782.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

This proposal involves the development of a time-enabled mapping tool to be used for dissemination activities for the projects supported (either completed or ongoing) in the European Union and Beyond. The time-enabled map would provide the user with various classes of contracts projects (bioethanol, biodiesel and second generation biofuels) and networks related to biofuels, indicating the location, status, methodology, tools and infrastructure, interrelationships amongst the various organizations or contractors and interrelationships between research working groups and universities. This map could also be used to access summaries, reports, published results and site maps of the projects or networks. The successful development and use of this dissemination tool will provide the industry, market actors, researchers and individual users with full access to the state of the art on biofuels and will therefore facilitate the penetration of biofuels technologies into the market and subsequently the successful meeting of the targets on biofuels of the European Union. Although this time-enabled mapping tool will be originally developed for demonstration and industrial projects, it will be very easily expanded to include research projects developed in Europe.

Keywords: biofuels,map,dissemination
Northern Seas Wind Index Database (NORSEWIND)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Energy
Destination: Renewable electricity generation
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Denmark,United Kingdom,Germany,Norway,United Kingdom,Belgium,France,Latvia,United Kingdom,Portugal,Netherlands,Germany,Denmark,United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-ENERGY-2007-2-TREN, 2007)
Start date: 2008-08-01
End date: 2012-07-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 7612090.2
EU funding (EUR): 3939517.0
Participants: 22
Project status: CLOSED

NORSEWInD is a programme designed to provide a wind resource map covering the Baltic, Irish and North Sea areas. The project will acquire highly accurate, cost effective, physical data using a combination of traditional Meteorological masts, ground based remote sensing instruments (LiDAR & SoDAR) and Satellite acquired SAR winds.The vertical resolution of the ground based instruments will be used to calibrate the Satellite data to provide hub height, real world data. The resultant wind map will be the first stop for all potential developers in the regions being examined, and as such represents an important step forward in quantifying the quality of the wind resource available offshore. The techniques employed are fully transferrable, meaning that they can be repeated in any offshore environment. This will be showcased in the NORSEWInD validation task. Remote sensing has a hugely important role to play within the wind industry, and their use within the NORSEWInD programme to reduce the cost and increase the accuracy of offsore wind measurements will increase acceptance and showcase the ability and power of the techniques.

Keywords: offshore wind atlas,irish sea,baltic sea,north sea,remote sensing,lidar,sodar,satellite sar,forecasting,validation,in situ offshore measurements.
REseArch, methodoLogIes and technologieS for the effective development of pan-European key GRID infrastructures to support the achievement of a reliable competitive and sustainable electricity supply (REALISEGRID)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Energy
Destination: Smart energy networks
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Italy,European organisations area,France,Austria,Netherlands,Germany,Italy,Netherlands,France,France,Germany,Slovenia,Italy,United Kingdom,Russian Federation
Call:  (FP7-ENERGY-2007-2-TREN, 2007)
Start date: 2008-09-01
End date: 2011-05-31
Duration (months): 33.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4324239.01
EU funding (EUR): 2787038.95
Participants: 20
Project status: CLOSED

The European electricity system is facing major challenges to implement a strategy for a reliable, competitive and sustainable electricity supply. The development and the renewal of the transmission infrastructure are central and recognised issues in this strategy. Indeed the transmission system is a complex and strongly interconnected infrastructure that offers a wide range of benefits like reliability improvement, promotion of competitive electricity markets and of economic growth, support for development of new generation and for exploitation of renewable resources. Within this context, the objective of REALISEGRID is to develop a set of criteria, metrics, methods and tools (hereinafter called framework) to assess how the transmission infrastructure should be optimally developed to support the achievement of a reliable, competitive and sustainable electricity supply in the European Union (EU). The project encompasses three main activity-packages: 1) identification of performances and costs of novel technologies aimed at increasing capacity, reliability and flexibility of the transmission infrastructure; 2) definition of long term scenarios for the EU power sector, characterized by different evolutions of demand and supply; 3) implementation of a framework to facilitate harmonisation of pan-European approaches to electricity infrastructure evolution and to evaluate the overall benefits of transmission expansion investments. The expected output of the project is fourfold: - Implementation of the framework to assess the benefits provided by transmission infrastructure development to the pan-European power system. - Preparation of a roadmap for the incorporation of new transmission technologies in the electricity networks. - Analysis of impacts of different scenarios on future electricity exchanges among European countries. - Testing and application of the framework for the cost-benefit analysis of specific transmission projects.

Keywords: infrastructure development,grid technologies,scenario analysis,transmission costs,benefits
Dynamics and Control of Breath Figures (DAC OF BREF)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Incoming Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Spain
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2007-4-2-IIF, 2007)
Start date: 2008-09-01
End date: 2010-10-15
Duration (months): 26.0
Total project cost (EUR): 159733.61
EU funding (EUR): 159733.61
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

In this project, we aim to study, mainly experimentally, the dynamics of the commonly known "breath figures", which are the patterns appearing due to dew condensation onto cold surfaces. The breath figures, and their dynamics depend mostly on the interaction between the substrate (either a solid or a liquid) and the condensing compounds in a specific environment. The first objective of the proposal consists on to study the influence of the hydrophilic/phobic character in the growth dynamics and morphology of the breath figures. Specifically, their behavior in the case of super-hydrophobic surfaces will allow us to focus on dynamical self-cleaning assisted by breath figure formation. This is a subject of much technological interest. The second objective will deal with the spatial dependence of the breath figures appearing on non-symmetric heterogeneous substrates (small hydrophilic areas surrounded by large hydrophobic ones). This will help us to understand the mechanisms which are not directly related to the contact angle, i.e. the heat and mass transfer and the environmental flows. All the issues related to heat transfer also own much applied interest, apart from their fundamental one. The third objective is to study the competition of two immiscible condensing fluids into the breath figure formation. We will focus mainly on the kinetics, as well as on the symmetries of the pattern formed, when the condensation rates of the two fluids are of the same order. The last objective will characterize the influence of controlled convection of the (liquid) substrate into the dew patterns formed. The objectives of the proposal will shed light on this subject under unexplored conditions yet, which will give us the correct clues in order to understand the condensation processes much better. This should also allow to control the breath figures, which is a major challenge for applications and for the physics behind this subject.

Keywords: soft matter and polymer physics,surface physics,experimental physics,atmospheric physics (climate change),water resources engineering