Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Electrocatalytic proton and CO2 reduction: Metal based fused diporphyrins with proton relays for efficient catalysis (MC-FMP-ECAT)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Standard European Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Chemistry
Countries involved: Germany
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2019, 2019)
Start date: 2021-03-01
End date: 2023-02-28
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 162806.4
EU funding (EUR): 162806.4
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This project deals with the use of metal-based fused diporphyrins as electrocatalysts for HER/CO2 reduction. The objectives of the proposed work are as follows: i) Synthesis of metal complexes of substituted free base monoporphyrin derivatives bearing hydrophilic groups at the periphery (-SO3H, CH3PhSO3H, phenolic –OH groups). Moreover, attempts will be made to introduce functional groups positioned at the secondary coordination sphere facilitating interaction between metal with protons. ii) Synthesis of fused diporphyrins from respective monoporphyrin derivatives. Elucidation of their geometric and electronic structures through electrochemical, spectroscopic, and X-ray diffraction analyses. iii) Evaluation of the catalytic activity of the metal complexes in HER and CO2 reduction in both aqueous and non-aqueous mediums. A particular emphasis will be laid on the competitive/tandem proton and CO2 reduction, as well as on the interplay of two metal centers for efficient catalysis. iv) Quantification of electrocatalytic efficiency, and elucidation of mechanistic pathway to develop structure-activity correlations. Detailed information’s regarding implementation of objectives have been mentioned in Section 3 of the Part-B containing individual milestones for each sections and expected time period for execution. The proposed research project,if approved,is expected to bring about significant breakthroughs in the field of HER/CO2 reduction reactions. Furthermore, the study will provide new insights into the mechanistic pathway, which in turn will open up new avenues for the development of more efficient and cost-effective catalysts. Besides, the fellowship will provide an exciting opportunity to the researcher to develop new expertise, acquire knowledge, increase professional contacts and lastly a global exposure via mobility between different labs. Together all these skill sets will drastically improve the employability of the researcher in both industry or in academia.

Keywords: fused diporphyrin,metal complex,iron,cobalt,hydrogen evolution reaction her,co2 reduction,electrocatalysis,electrolysis,spectroelectrochemistry,mechanistic studies
Galileo MEOSAR RLS Improvement for Better Civil Aviation Security (GRICAS)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Space
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Italy,Spain,France,France,Senegal
Call: EGNSS applications (H2020-Galileo-2015-1, 2015)
Start date: 2016-01-01
End date: 2018-04-30
Duration (months): 28.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2783637.5
EU funding (EUR): 2046984.13
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

Recent drama in civil aviation leading to losses of several aircrafts (AF447, MH370, etc…) have shown first an incapacity of quickly dispatching rescue means for potential survivals, and second, a surprising incapacity of determining the position of the aircrafts wreck, generating major researches expenses. This situation led to the creation of a joint RTCA/Eurocae working area in SC229/WG98 group; Its objective: define new solutions to cope with the current situation. It mirrors the ICAO recommendations from the Second High-Level Safety Conference (HLSC 2015) in Montreal. The conference raised key improvement areas and paved the way for the development of an integrated Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS) addressing all the flight phases. Based on these initiatives, a regulation will impose in-flight activations of aircraft S&R beacons for 2021. Aligned with GADSS perspectives and H2020 Galileo Topic 1, GRICAS proposes to develop a safety concept based on an innovative use of Galileo SAR service for a maximum rescue effectiveness. It includes the development of NG Beacons, innovative MEOLUT that optimizes the position accuracy even for high dynamic beacons, a new RLS employment concept, and associated In-flight beacon activations triggers when detecting abnormal flight situations. Based on key regulation S&R players within the consortium (CNES, BEA, DGAC), GRICAS is a unique opportunity to bring to the fore one of the essential Galileo differentiator compared to other GNSS, e.g. a rich S&R service with a unique Return link service, decisively contributing to the aviation safety. The technological developments are supported by rich In-flight experimentations and demonstrations, relayed by a strategic dissemination plan irrigating the aeronautical regulation ecosystem, as well as the end users (airliners). With the innovations developed in GRICAS, Galileo will get a recognized service differentiator for the European Citizen Safety in aircrafts.

Keywords: meosar,meolut,sar beacon,return link message,return link system
Surface runoff as source of microplastics and emerging contaminants in megacities aquifers (SPONGE)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Global Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Environment and Geosciences
Countries involved: Italy,China
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2022-11-11
End date: 2025-11-10
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 242335.68
EU funding (EUR): 242335.68
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

SPONGE aims at contributing to improve safe recharge of urban aquifers expanding the Sponge city strategy, in which runoff water could be collected not only to reduce waterlogging but also to foster the recharge of stressed aquifers. In this framework, great attention must be paid to water quality by focusing on microplastics contamination and its relationship with other organic and inorganic emerging contaminants. SPONGE will increase the global scientific know-how on emerging contaminants and unconventional aquifer recharge nexus in urban environments, impacting both in terms of improved water management and environmental protection. The project will open new frontiers for research on runoff and wastewater management to increase the resilience of urban aquifers to climate changes. The main expected results are: (i) quantification of microplastics contamination in rain and runoff water, assessment of their variability in time and evaluation of the relationship between microplastics and other contaminants; (ii) definition of microplastics and emerging contaminants occurrence in groundwater through the realization of experimental models; (iii) evaluation of the stored runoff water as a source to increase the resilience of the urban aquifer to the groundwater scarcity. Outcomes will be assembled in guidelines defining the best practices to manage the urban runoff and evaluate its suitability for aquifer recharge in a sponge city. In the first two years at SUSTech University (China), the researcher will perform field activities and analysis, improving his knowledge of emerging contaminants; in the third year of the project, at the University of Pisa (Italy), the fellow will finalize the elaborations and the set-up of a numerical model of the aquifer recharge. Communication and dissemination actions will be realized in English and Chinese in order to guarantee the maximum diffusion, not only to researchers but also to the civil society and relevant stakeholders.

Keywords: microplastics,sponge city,emerging contaminants,antibiotics,groundwater,urban aquifer,aquifer recharge,surface runoff,batch tests,micro ftir,lc ms,pyrolysis gc,numerical models
Food Waste In Denmark and Sweden - Understanding Household Consumption Practices to develop Sustainable Food Care (FOODWASTE)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Standard European Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Denmark
Call: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF) (H2020-MSCA-IF-2014, 2014)
Start date: 2016-04-01
End date: 2018-05-13
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 212194.8
EU funding (EUR): 212194.8
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Globally, a startling amount of food is being wasted. This is costly in financial and environmental terms. Much of this wasting occurs in the trajectory from farm to shelf. However consumers, especially those living in wealthier regions of the world, also throw away considerable amounts of food. Based on the alarming numbers reported in statistical research on food waste, campaigns and public policy is being developed to change consumer behaviour. However, much of current food waste research, campaigning and policy is not based on any actual knowledge of what consumers do. How do ‘ordinary consumers’ actually go about buying and then using and/or wasting food? Which daily life tinkering techniques have they invented? And how do societal and technological infrastructures enable or disable food waste avoidance? The present research project will study how consumers handle their food. Mixed methods will be used to comparatively study online anti-wasting campaigns/communities and household practices in two Danish and two Swedish cities. In the process current understandings of food waste will be challenged by: (1) combining a focus on wasting practices and 2) understanding the perishable nature of food; (3) highlighting the techniques that consumers use to avoid wasting by caring for it; and (4) exploring how people balance sustainable food care with other hopes and daily life demands. By fleshing out the concepts of timing, caring and negotiating the project will develop an original theoretical repertoire for understanding food wasting. The results of the action will allow me to contribute to further strengthening already existing food research at the SAXO Institute, University of Copenhagen (UCPH). It will also enrich our knowledge and be valuable for (a) further development of sustainable policies and actions directed against food wasting within the EU; (b) retailers, consumers and others who handle foof;and (c) other academics researching food and/or wasting.

Keywords: foodwaste,consumption,households,qualitative methods,sustainability
Professional support to the uptake of bioeconomy RD results towards market, further research and policy for a more competitive European bioeconomy (ProBIO)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Germany,Spain,Italy,Italy,Belgium,Sweden,France,Denmark
Call: Bridging research and innovation efforts for a sustainable bioeconomy (H2020-ISIB-2014-1, 2014)
Start date: 2015-03-01
End date: 2017-08-31
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1588158.75
EU funding (EUR): 1588158.75
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

ProBIO is a support action directly benefiting consortia of FP7 KBBE and H2020 bioeconomy. The overall objective is two-fold: 1. To support the flow of knowledge-based bioeconomy project results from research to market, as well as back to R&I. 2. To foster the networking and knowledge exchange between different European bioeconomy initiatives under H2020 and FP7 and the most important players in the field thus raising awareness towards policy makers and engaging the general public. To achieve its objectives, ProBIO screens all 411 KBBE projects for results, describes them in interaction with the KBBE consortia, and finally classifies each result according to its nature. The results will be of different technological maturity level: some will be mature for direct market introduction, others need further development to reach a higher TRL, and some are not technological results, but knowledge and instruments of relevance to policy makers. The ProBIO experts take this diverse nature and maturity level of research results into account and support each type of result with dedicated professional coaching and tools with a view to: a. Accelerating market entry through business coaching of the most promising R&D results b. Facilitating the flow of knowledge into new R&I projects in order to reach a higher TRL level c. Feeding policy-relevant results into the political process to inform policy making ProBIO also foresees a range of events and communication activities supporting knowledge exchange and linkage of different actors along the bioeconomy value chains and making use of synergies through networking. The multi-disciplinary team of the ProBIO consortium is built around highly specialised green innovation consultancies and a European expert group who together have an outstanding track record in promoting the uptake of results from public research. Additional thematic expertise is ensured by two technical centres, and communication is in professional hands, too.

Keywords: bioeconomy,support,competitiveness,market introduction,use of results,linking bioeconomy players,networking,coaching,business,exchange
The rise of citizens voices for a Greener Europe (PHOENIX)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Estonia,Iceland,Italy,Spain,Italy,Belgium,Hungary,France,France,France,Netherlands,Portugal,United Kingdom,Portugal
Call: European capacities for citizen deliberation and participation for the Green Deal (H2020-LC-GD-2020-4, 2020)
Start date: 2022-02-01
End date: 2025-07-31
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4975448.75
EU funding (EUR): 4975448.75
Participants: 16
Project status: SIGNED

The EGD transition pathway is a major challenge for Europe, whose targets were elevated following the pandemic outbreak. Its ambitions require joint efforts to harmonise diverse contexts and visions of humans/nature's relation. Citizens' engagement, as envisioned in the EU Democracy Action Plan, is a pre-condition for institutional policies and projects' success, as behavioural changes and transformations in large populations' lifestyles and expectations are vital for the EGD's implementation. PHOENIX, anchored to the pictographic idea of a collective resurrection (stronger and more resilient) from the ashes of a shared tragedy, connects a multidisciplinary group of 15 partners from the different macro-regions of Europe. It builds on a rich, consolidated tradition of participatory processes and refined deliberative methodologies successfully experimented in different policy-making domains, considering they are necessary tools, but not sufficient ones, when it comes to facing the ambitious goals related to ecological transition patterns. Elaborating on their lesson learned, PHOENIX designs an iterative process to increase the transformative potential of Democratic Innovations to address specific topics of the EGD. Through a portfolio of sound methodologies and tools, we will enrich them, augmenting their quality of deliberation and the capacity to foster the readiness to change and the commitment of different actors. PHOENIX tailors and tests Enriched Democratic Innovations (EDIs) in 11 pilots in 7 countries, monitoring and carefully assessing the systemic approach?s capacity elaborated to adapt to a diverse range of socio-cultural and environmental contexts, and different administrative levels. Finally, it supports the mainstreaming, scalability and adaptability of the methodologies tested and assessed in the pilots, leveraging an inter-pilot dialogue grounded on evidence-based results, and building collectively a series of Policy Recommendations.

Keywords: democratic innovation,quality of deliberation,readiness to change
Future Directions of Production Planning and Optimized Energy- and Process Industries (FUDIPO)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, and Biotechnology
Theme: Sustainable, resource-efficient and low-carbon technologies in energy-intensive process industries
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Austria,Spain,Türkiye,Sweden,Sweden,Sweden,Netherlands
Call: Plant-wide monitoring and control of data-intensive processes (H2020-SPIRE-2016, 2016)
Start date: 2016-10-01
End date: 2021-01-31
Duration (months): 52.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5740676.25
EU funding (EUR): 5740676.25
Participants: 13
Project status: CLOSED

Machine learning have revolutionized the way we use computers and is a key technology in the analysis of large data sets. The FUDIPO project will integrate machine learning functions on a wide scale into several critical process industries, showcasing radical improvements in energy and resource efficiency and increasing the competitiveness of European industry. The project will develop three larger site-wide system demonstrators as well as two small-scale technology demonstrators. For this aim, FUDIPO brings together five end-user industries within the pulp and paper, refinery and power production sectors, one automation industry (LE), two research institutes and one university. A direct output is a set of tools for diagnostics, data reconciliation, and decision support, production planning and process optimization including model-based control. The approach is to construct physical process models, which then are continuously adapted using “good data” while “bad data” is used for fault diagnostics. After learning, classification of data can be automated. Further, statistical models are built from measurements with several new types of sensors combined with standard process sensors. Operators and process engineers are interacting with the system to both learn and to improve the system performance. There are three new sensors included (TOM, FOM and RF) and new functionality of one (NIR). The platform will have an open platform as the base functionality, as well as more advanced functions as add-ons. The base platform can be linked to major automation platforms and data bases. The model library also is used to evaluate impact of process modifications. By using well proven simulation models with new components and connect to the process optimization system developed we can get a good picture of the actual operations of the modified plant, and hereby get concurrent engineering – process design together with development of process automation.

Keywords: robust,learning systems,modelling,diagnostics,optimization,planning,energy,resource,efficiency,improvements
Versatile Ionomers for DIvalent CAlcium baTteries (VIDICAT)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
Theme: EIC Pathfinder
Destination: Novel ideas for radically new technologies
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Italy,Italy,Germany,Spain,Spain,France,France,France
Call: FET-Open Challenging Current Thinking (H2020-FETOPEN-2018-2019-2020-01, 2018)
Start date: 2019-03-01
End date: 2023-09-30
Duration (months): 55.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2997783.75
EU funding (EUR): 2997783.75
Participants: 10
Project status: SIGNED

Improving energy management is vitaI for the future. It implies greener production ways and smarter conversion and storage devices. For the latter, lithium batteries (LiB) have flooded the market of electronic devices and are now also powering electric vehicles and stationary storage plants. The huge energy storage-demand involves an explosion of the battery production, which will face in the future the problem of limited resources, unlocated in Europe. Therefore, it is important to investigate alternative batteries. Recent years have seen the emergence of post-LiB, like sodium-, magnesium- or calcium technologies. The last one is very promising in terms of theoretical energy density, safety, and sustainability. However, the lack of reliable electrolytes so far impedes the practical research on rechargeable calcium batteries, CaB. In this proposal VIDICAT aims at developing a new material concept based on nanocomposite ionomers acting both as liquid-free electrolyte and electrode binders. Such approach will provide at the interface with calcium, highly chemically, electrochemically and thermally stable polymer electrolytes. Due to outstanding mechanical performance, very thin electrolytes (1 µm) are targeted, with cationic conductance close to standard lithium ones. In the frame of developing this ground-breaking electrolyte concept, VIDICAT will also search for positive electrodes with the final challenging purpose of proposing reliable and safe CaB. Innovation is omnipresent as the targeted negative and positive electrodes have never been evaluated with liquid-free ionomers as electrolyte and binder. Nonetheless, VIDICAT objective is the achieving of a CaB prototype reaching energy density similar to State of Art LiB. Multidisciplinary, VIDICAT will increase EU capacity building in low-carbon energy. Based on sustainable ores, VIDICAT will prevent the loss of non-renewable chemicals and paves the way for Europe energetic independence.

Keywords: ionomers,calcium battery,nanocrystalline celulose,single cation conductor,ion conducting binders,calcium anode and cathode,solvent free battery,water processing of composite electrode