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Monitoring of cell signaling pathways via interaction of fluorescently tagged proteins (MONINTERFLUOPROT)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Re-integration Grants
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Slovakia
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-RG, 2009)
Start date: 2010-06-01
End date: 2013-05-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 75000.0
EU funding (EUR): 75000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

At present, fundamental questions in biomedical translational research require the use of non invasive nanometer resolution techniques that facilitate the study of cell structure and function in vivo. The proposed project is highly interdisciplinary: it encompasses advanced research techniques in biophysics, cell physiology, and molecular biology. The long term aim of the project is to establish a cutting-edge multidisciplinary program in biomedical and translational research at the Department of Biophysics at the P.J. Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia. The foundation of this program is laid out within EU structural fund projects CEVA I and II and SEPO I and II. The applicant, Dr. Stroffekova has advanced knowledge of cell physiology and biophysics, and was therefore approached to participate in the design and planning of the infrastructure for above mentioned EU projects, and to carry on her further research at the Department of Biophysics. The specific objectives of the present project are to introduce new research methodologies that will be used within infrastructure and to expand the scientific potential at the Department of Biophysics. Specifically, the project will introduce and establish electrophysiological measurements by whole cell patch clamp, site-directed mutagenesis and creation of fluorescent fusion proteins (FFPs) for application in confocal microscopy and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) measurements, and immunocytochemistry. All these methodologies will be used in novel approach to quantify the onset and modulation of apoptosis by FFPs, which will expand research capabilities for a molecule targeted photodynamic therapy in malignant cells. The proposed project and its funding will greatly improve applicant’s abilities to establish a continuation and transfer of her research from USA to Slovakia, to introduce proposed methodologies in the Department of Biophysics, and to firmly anchor her long term career in Slovakia.

Keywords: health sciences,natural sciences,electrophysiology,in vivo fluorescent microscopy and fret,nanotechnology,photodynamic therapy
Development of a multichannel in vivo flow cytometer for the dynamic monitoring of circulating cells (MIVFC)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Re-integration Grants
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Cyprus
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-RG, 2009)
Start date: 2010-04-01
End date: 2012-03-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 50000.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

We propose the development of a novel multichannel in vivo flow cytometer for the dynamic monitoring of multiple cell populations, such as tumor-associated cells or leukocytes, in the circulation of mice, for extended periods of time and without the need to extract blood samples. The design of the system is based on the confocal excitation and detection of fluorescently labelled cells as they flow through a blood vessel that is simultaneously probed by three lasers at different wavelengths. The feasibility and instrument sensitivity for detecting and enumerating cells in circulation will be investigated using both fluorescent microspheres and fluorescently labeled red blood cells that will be isolated from mouse whole blood samples. The ability of the system to track circulating cells in real time and in a non-invasive manner, will thus open up enormous possibilities for new investigations into the mechanisms that govern the complex trafficking and tissue interactions of these cells in a variety of clinical and biological fields such as cancer, stem cell biology and immunology. The system will also be able to measure flow velocities in vivo, in order to account for changes in circulating cell numbers that arise from changes in blood flow rate. We further propose to utilize the novel system in the dynamic monitoring of circulating cancer cells in an animal model of multiple myeloma. Fluorescently labeled multiple myeloma cells, obtained from cell cultures, will be injected in the circulation of mice to determine the instrument detection sensitivity as well as to assess the system capabilities in monitoring changes in the circulating cancer cell numbers due to tumor growth or following therapeutic intervention. The ability to quantitatively determine changes in these circulating cancer cell numbers in an in vivo manner can potentially be utilized to assess tumor burden in animals in order to track disease progression and monitor response to therapy.

Keywords: biomedical engineering,applied optics,microscopy,cancer biology,biomedical imaging
All-carbon platforms for highly efficient molecular wire-coupled dye-sensitized solar cells (MOLESOL)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Energy
Destination: Horizontal programme actions
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Belgium,Czechia,Sweden,Switzerland,Germany,Ireland,Singapore,Italy
Call:  (FP7-ENERGY-2010-FET, 2010)
Start date: 2010-10-01
End date: 2013-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3585393.6
EU funding (EUR): 2450375.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

The proposed project comes with a visionary approach, aiming at development of highly efficient molecular-wire charge transfer platform to be used in a novel generation thin film dye-sensitized solar cells fabricated via organic chemistry routes. The proposed technology combines the assembled dye monolayer’s, linked with organic molecular wires to semiconducting thin film deposited on optically transparent substrates. Current organic photovoltaic (OPV) cell designs made a significant step towards low cost solar cells technology, however in order to be competitive with Si and CIGs technologies, OPVs have to demonstrate long term stability and power conversion efficiencies above 10% The highest reported power conversion efficiency for OPV device based on bulk heterojunction device with PCBM and low band gap conjugated polymers is today 6.4% but this system seems reaching its limit. Offsets in the energetics of these systems lead to large internal energy losses. The dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) reach the efficiency above 11% but the problems with the stability of the electrolyte are the current bottleneck. The MOLESOL comes with a novel concept of hybrid device combining the advantages of both concepts (i.e. dye coupled with organic molecular wire to a conductive electrode). This concept will lead to stable cells with enhanced conversion efficiency based on: • Reduction of critical length for the charge collection generated in the dye monolayer by the inorganic bottom electrode, using short molecular wires compatible with exciton diffusion length. • Replacing current inorganic ITO/FTO (n-type) layer by novel transparent wide band p-type semiconductor with a possibility of engineering the surface workfunction and leading to perfect matching between HOMO of the dye layer and the valence band of semiconductors, allowing larger Voc.

Keywords: molecular platform,photovoltaics,nano-diamond,graphene,stable solar cells,molecular wire
Fuel Cell Coupled Solid State Hydrogen Storage Tank (SSH2S)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen
Action type: Collaborative project
Partnership: FCH (Art-185)
Countries involved: Italy,Norway,Germany,Germany,European organisations area,Denmark
Call:  (FCH-JU-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2011-02-01
End date: 2015-03-31
Duration (months): 50.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3501748.45
EU funding (EUR): 1595685.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

The main objective of SSH2S is to develop a full tank-FC integrated system according to the requirements of the call and to demonstrate its application on a real system. A new class of material for hydrogen storage (i.e. MM'(BH4)n mixed boroydrides) as well as an allready known system (Li-Mg-N-H) will be explored. A new concept of solid state hydrogen tank (i.e. combination of two materials) will be investigated. The application of hydrogen tank on real system will be experimented with a 1 kW prototype on High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (HTPEM) fuel cells. On the basis of the results obtained in the first part of the project, a ON/OFF milestone will be considered. If suitable performances will be obtained for the prototype integrated system, a scale up of the tank will be applied to a 5 kW APU. The final goal is to clearly demonstrate the applicability of the proposed integrated system in real applications. This final step in the project will allow a critical analysis of the system cost. For this goal, a consortium has been developed with the following expertises: • Materials development, synthesis and characterisation: UNITO, IFE, KIT, JRC • Tank design and production: DLR, TD, KIT, UNITO, JRC • Tank-FC integration and demonstration: DLR, TD, SER, CRF, UNITO The consortium is well balanced among research centres, for basic materials research and modelling, and industries, for system development and test. All research centres are members of N.ERGHY and one industry is member of the IG of the FCH-JU. Two industries are SME.

Keywords: mixed boroydrides,solid state hydrogen storage,high temperature fuel cell,apu
Low Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for micro-CHP applications (LOTUS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen
Action type: Collaborative project
Partnership: FCH (Art-185)
Countries involved: Netherlands,Italy,Germany,Slovenia,European organisations area
Call:  (FCH-JU-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2011-01-01
End date: 2014-06-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2954984.2
EU funding (EUR): 1632601.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

Since the requirements of micro-CHP systems in the European Union are becoming clearer, the technologies to reach these goals are emerging steadily. The high intrinsic electrical efficiency and the capability to be directly connected to existing heating circuits, make solid oxide fuel cells a preferred choice for this application. This proposal describes the project to build a prototype of a new generation SOFC system based on novel materials, which can run at significantly lower temperatures than today. The lower temperatures provide the opportunity to use less expensive materials and still increase the reliability of the components and thus of the whole system. State-of-the-art SOFC systems operate at much higher temperatures, which causes severe issues on degradation and limited lifetime of the materials. The novel materials will eliminate those problems and will also give a higher stability against reduction-oxidation cycles of the electrodes, bringing the technology a step further towards commercialisation. The objective of the LOTUS project is to build and test a Low Temperature SOFC system prototype based on new SOFC technology combined with low cost, mass-produced, proven components. The use of a modular concept and design practices from the heating appliances industry will reduce maintenance and repair downtime and costs of the system. The consortium gathered to work in this project is a combination of partners who have experience in: 1. Defining the market requirements 2. Translating these requirements into technical specifications and models 3. Design and build a prototype system 4. Test and validate the system 5. Bringing the technology to market This covers the whole value chain of the system under discussion. The final result is a working prototype of the system, which shows that it is able to run in a laboratory environment mimicking real-life use, and is robust enough to be ready for the next phase of field trials

Keywords: low temperature solid oxide fuel cells,microchp,sofc
20 percent efficiency on less than 100 µm thick industrially feasible c-Si solar cells (20PLΜS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Energy
Destination: Renewable electricity generation
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,United Kingdom,Switzerland,Germany,Germany,Italy,Austria,Germany,Belgium
Call:  (FP7-ENERGY-2010-1, 2010)
Start date: 2010-10-01
End date: 2013-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 7018208.98
EU funding (EUR): 4879986.0
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

The overall objective of the current project is a significant contribution to the dissemination of PV in order to improve the sustainability of the European energy supply and to strengthen the situation of the European PV industry. The approach to reach this overall objective is the development of solar cells which are substantially thinner than today’s common practice. We will reduce the current solar cell thickness of typically 180 µm down to a minimum of 50 µm. At the same time we target to produce solar cells with high efficiencies in the range of 20% light conversion rate into power. The processes will be optimized and transferred into a pilot production line aiming at an efficiency of 19.5% on wafers of 100 µm thickness at a yield that is comparable to the one in standard production lines. This shall help to drive down production costs significantly and save Si resources from today’s 8 grams per watt to 3 grams per watt. In more detail the following topics are addressed: Wafering from Si ingots, surface passivation, light trapping, solar cell and module processing and handling of the thin wafers The partners of this project form an outstanding consortium to reach the project goals, including four leading European R&D institutes as well as four companies with recorded and published expertise in the field of thin solar cells and modules and handling of such. The project is structured in 10 work packages covering the process chain from wafer to module and the transfer into pilot production already at mid term as well as integral eco-assessment and management tasks.

Keywords: thin wafer,crystalline,solar cell
High Altitude Wind Energy (HAWE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Energy
Destination: Horizontal programme actions
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Croatia,Denmark,Portugal,Spain,Norway,Netherlands
Call:  (FP7-ENERGY-2010-FET, 2010)
Start date: 2010-10-01
End date: 2014-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2935108.5
EU funding (EUR): 1920470.5
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

The quest for clean and renewable energy sources found tremendous potential in wind power. So far, it has been harvested mostly by wind towers, which use only wind currents close to the ground (bellow 200m of height). Since low altitude wind currents are slow and intermittent, most wind farms operate, on average, 25-35% of their capacity. This represents a severe limitation to current state-of-art wind power technology, as towers can hardly be taller than 130m without prohibitive costs and insurmountable technical difficulties. To bypass these difficulties, it is proposed to perform R&D in a multitude of technology fields such as materials, aerodynamics and control, further developing a wind power system capable of harnessing the energy potential of high altitude wind without the need for heavy towers or expensive elevated nacelles: we call it HAWE (High Altitude Wind Energy). HAWE consists of a buoyant, rotating, cylinder shaped, airship, anchored to a ground station by a tether cable operating a two phase cycle. During the power production phase the Magnus effect on the rotating cylinder generates lift, pulling up the tether cable which, at the ground station, is in a winch drum driving a flywheel connected to an alternator producing electricity. When the tether cable is fully unwound, the recovery phase starts - as the cylinder rotation ceases and the cable is reeled back to its initial position decoupled from the flywheel, completing a cycle. This is performed continuously. The successful implementation of this concept will increase the share of renewable energy in Europe since, the achievement of the goal to produce renewable energy at competitive prices with coal derived energy, should lower its cost. A high security of supply, a cleaner environment, and the possibility to keep Europe as a global leader in wind power, are other benefits of this technology.

Keywords: renewable energy,wind power,magnus effect,high altitude,tether cable,atmospheric platform
Pan-European coordination action on CO2 Geological Storage (CGS EUROPE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Energy
Destination: CO2 capture and storage technologies for zero emission power generation
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: France,France,Germany,Austria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Czechia,Estonia,Finland,Greece,Ireland,Latvia,Lithuania,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,Croatia,Türkiye,Serbia,Hungary,Slovenia
Call:  (FP7-ENERGY-2010-1, 2010)
Start date: 2010-11-01
End date: 2013-10-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2619558.84
EU funding (EUR): 2236837.0
Participants: 26
Project status: CLOSED

The EU has made significant progress in CCS as a bridging technology for combating climate change, but this must now accelerate and be spread evenly throughout EU Member States and Associated Countries. In this context, CO2GeoNet, CO2NET EAST and ENeRG are joining forces, pooling their expertise and building on their Networking experience to form CGS Europe, a unique concerted European reference point on CO2 storage. The objective of CGS Europe is to build a credible, independent and representative pan-European scientific body of expertise on CO2 geological storage that will: (i) create a durable networking of research capacity on CO2 storage in Europe, (ii) liaise and coordinate its activities with other stakeholders, including the ZEP Technology Platform, (iii) facilitate the large-scale demonstration and industrial deployment of CCS, (iv) support the implementation of the EU Directive on the geological storage of CO2 and other regulatory regimes. This will be achieved by: (i) setting up coordination and integration mechanisms between the CO2GeoNet Association and the 23 other participants, thus covering most of Europe with 24 EU Member States and 4 Associated Countries, (ii) setting up links and cooperation with other initiatives at national, European and international levels, (iii) preparing a framework enabling the consortium to be independent from EC funding after the end of the project. CGS Europe will strive to compile and structure the existing research results, policy and regulations in a centralised knowledge repository to enable stakeholders to easily find pertinent information. Knowledge development will be ensured by the sharing of good practices, the assessment of research needs and the fostering of new research projects. A major effort will be dedicated to knowledge dissemination and capacity building, aiming at giving impartial and understandable information to the different stakeholders, according to their specific needs in each country.

Keywords: co2 geological storage,european network,scientific knowledge
Zinc-Air flow batteries for electrical power distribution networks. (POWAIR)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Energy
Destination: Smart energy networks
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Netherlands,Austria,United Kingdom,Spain,United Kingdom,Germany
Call:  (FP7-ENERGY-2010-1, 2010)
Start date: 2010-11-22
End date: 2014-11-21
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5135117.4
EU funding (EUR): 3563984.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

The concept of the project is to create a new class of electrical energy storage system with the unique combination of characteristics of high energy density, modularity, fast response and low cost. To achieve these aims, the project will radically extend performance of a zinc – air batteries from small scale single primary cells to rechargeable redox flow battery modules, which at production scale can be stacked to give powers of 20 kW to MWs. At all stages of the project, a system approach will be adopted to develop a working and robust energy store from the individual components (flow battery, power conversion, grid interconnection, control system) which is suitable for industrialisation within a short timescale at the end of the project. The project will be steered by analysis of the user applications and requirements, leading to system specifications for potential applications, which will in turn define targets for the individual system components. The rechargeable Zn-air battery proposed here will overcome many of the problems of other storage technologies including conventional redox flow cells by the introduction of the following innovations: the use of an air electrode for one half-cell reaction (only half the reactant volume is required), increasing energy density, use of an alkali electrolyte in which the metal is highly soluble allowing high energy densities with fast electrode kinetics, fast response due to the fast electrode kinetics and the reactants being already present at the electrodes, decoupling of power and storage capacity due to the external electrolyte storage, low cost (due to the cheap electrolyte & simple material requirements), highly scalable and modular using distributed power electronics. A 10 kW demonstrator will be built which will be fully tested against worldwide grid connection standards and over a wide range of operating regimes, in particular those associated with renewable generation.

Keywords: flow battery,zinc-air,air electrode,high energy density,high storage capacity,modular,flexible,low cost,distributed power conversion