Požadovaný rozpočet: 4.086.982 EUR

Our current economic and societal model is linear and based on the “take-make-waste” approach in which society does not take advantage of the full use of the resources and has contributed so little in reducing the negative impact in the environment. The actual increase in demand for food due to increase in the world population, the resource use and food distribution inefficiencies, associated environmental impacts, and high rates of food wasted at all stages of the food system urge for the transition towards a more sustainable food system (Jurgilevich et al., 2016). The take-make-waste approach needs the cooperation of all stakeholders, starting from citizens behavioural change initiatives, it will have to involve industry, changes in the current framework, agreements among countries, public policy, political will and so on. Enforcing environment conserving approaches in the take-make-waste cycle is not border limited but rather global. Overconsumption/waste in one country will impact the environment in other countries, at the same time, good practices in one country can be a learning source to another. The need to provide sustainable and expandable data in the food context is essential, to be able to advise citizens as well as decision-makers. BeFIRST will deliver a European wide digital solution to encourage citizens, the consumers, to be more engaged in sustainable food consumption at multiple aspects of the consumption, based on scientifically approved methods and existing initiatives. BeFIRST will enable citizens to act on climate change promoting a behavioural change towards a more efficient and environmentally friendly, sustainable consumption and behaviour patterns that will benefit the environment and economy as a whole and as well as the wider society.

Žadatel: Up Project Gestion De Proyectos, S.L.

Požadovaný rozpočet: 8.400.000 EUR

The SUNRISE project consortium aims to demonstrate a new and unique overarching blockchain-based manufacturing and logistics tracking system that can be easily integrated across multiple enterprises in the whole food value chain, from the simplest to the most complex production processes. Based on the principle "Only what gets measured can be improved", the consortium will cooperate to track all relevant data, identify gaps, and help with data-driven solutions to ascertain which particular technologies and changes should be implemented to address all aspects of sustainability. Using the system's easy-to-understand user interfaces, partners will be able to reliably demonstrate to consumers the real difference in their food products' eco-footprint after green technologies have been implemented. The core project innovation is the ReCarbonX System. It's the first of its kind to make sustainability measurable and understandable to a wide audience, to propel both human- and planet-healthy consumer choices, while ensuring producers' economic robustness. The system provides a reliable tool for promotion of the high-quality food Small and Medium Enterprise producers around whole Europe and on a global level. The SUNRISE project brings proven digital innovation to regions hosting low-tech food production industries, contributing to job desirability, especially in younger people, by developing an image of exciting innovation in the food sector. It enables digital apps to drive food quality standards compliance through work flows, thus eliminating the possibility for human error. Partners will be able to immediately correct mistakes at any point in the chain, preventing larger-scale errors that lead to high food waste. Finally, the automatic tracking of product properties along the chain, digitally signed for validation, enables 24/7 real-time proof of the food producer's compliance with food standards and quality requirements, ultimately increasing end consumer protection.

Žadatel: Trexcare UG

Požadovaný rozpočet: 7.258.183 EUR

GHG Killer Food-Tech is an ambitious, highly professional & well structured project capable of reducing the GHG emissions by 300 mln tons annually on the EU level by 2030. Achieving this objective requires replacement of environmentally outdated technologies at various stages of food chain for achieving climate neutral food businesses & change of values & habits, by being introduced literally from farm to fork. Therefore the execution is designed for: Slow Food Macedonia to cover all farm/land aspects; CMYK Ingredients Food-Tech Innovations Incubator as source of tech-replacement; food-tech marketer & networker to achieve & increase awareness among all stakeholders of food chain & especially those related to final consumption to ensure behavioral changes & communicate & promote the systemic innovations achieved by this project for their further uptake on EU level. The project is built in 2 dimensions: 1) replacement of technologies & 2) voluntary green claim on GHG emissions as part of sustainable labeling framework for final products. The tech-replacement panel shall source the alternatives mainly from the Meta-technology of Airless & Waterless Native Fermentation developed by CMYK Ingredients, a EU Commission accredited Advanced Technology Center (ATI) specializing at innovative fermentation bio-tech. And the voluntary GHG green claim shall similarly to the GMO & bio/organic claims take its place on a regular food label & become a strong argument to consumer choices. This shall also create an opportunity for farmers, food processors & food services as this GHG label will allow them to make sustainability their trademark. Chosen for replacement with high GHG reduction impact (from currently used to sustainable fermentation-tech): pesticides usage in agriculture; production of plant extracts, alternative proteins, functional drinks & sweets; cooking & preservation (for businesses & consumers).

Žadatel: CMYK Ingredients JSC

Požadovaný rozpočet: 10.486.477 EUR

The DECORATE project is aimed at assessing the possibility of organizing a distributed CCUS system in large industrial and highly populated agglomerations. It will be carried out in the Upper Silesia Region, being one of the largest industrial areas in the EU. The concept of the system assumes the use of intra-system connections within the CCUS system, covering many emission sources, places of its utilization, use and storage, which will enable the minimization of CO2 emission costs. The key process of the full chain identified within such a system will be the VPSA CO2 separation with the use of novel 3D printed sorbents. The feasibility of the process will be checked by testing a pilot installation that will be built in a real working environment of a cement plant. Significant elements of the distributed system are CO2 utilization installations using the methanol synthesis process. This technology, will also be tested in a pilot installation, built on CO2 stream captured from the cement plant. The project will analyze the methods of indirect use of compressed CO2 as an energy carrier in the process of storing electricity obtained from renewable energy sources. For buffering of CO2 the possibilities of using the post-mine excavations will be assessed. The project will optimize the paths and methods of CO2 transport and buffering within the distributed system within the agglomeration. The software tool for supporting designing and optimization of CCUS clusters will be developed. The concept of CCUS will be assessed in the context of the possibility of supporting the national economy as part of activities aimed at achieving the CO2 reduction targets specified for 2050.

Žadatel: Politechnika Slaska

Požadovaný rozpočet: 4.655.375 EUR 

Ageing and delayed retiring from work market influence negatively wellness, job organization, welfare costs and, consequently, public economy. Prevention and focused interventions are necessary to reduce disability risk, to change lifestyle and/or to acquire new skills. ITC is used for multiple disciplinary approaches. An innovative model is proposed of the local organization of health services and of individual programs to improve performance. Specific objectives: 1) Study predictive factor for chronic disorders causes of disability, and realization of an algorithm able to recognize the disability risk. Data analysis is performed by a digital system (Artificial Intelligence). 2) In a specific area of the metropolitan city, a study of the subjects with disability risk, sub-grouped by age concerning health services, work offer, and facilities. The data are used to realize another algorithm which defines a digital panel where to find a map of the resident people, of actual health services and those necessary for ageing people; a predictive map for the interventions to do over the years (social politics, training, education). 3) Different interventions can be planned in the age groups of the subjects. The project allows having in realtime the update of welfare organization in the district, the costs, and resources necessary to support the ageing of the population in the future, welfare needs and available health workers, even with physical limitations. Expected results: improved perception of well-being, and social cost reduction.

Žadatel: Med & Sport 2000 S.r.l.

Požadovaný rozpočet: 4.990.727 EUR

The corona virus has across the globe due to lack of real-time surveillance and detection. As on today, the virus has infected about 7 million people and more than 400 thousands death worldwide. The impact on the economic activities due to lockdown is devastating. The Secondary impact on various sections of society, sudden spike in the healthcare spending is still to be assessed. It is feasible to avert or reduce the impact of adversaries due the pandemic/epidemic with the real-time surveillance and point of care disease detection system using the advance AI and sensor technology. Briefly objective of proposal is to develop integrated platform to acquire data through pulse, voice, optical images and vitals measurement sensor along with electronic/medical health record, personal and demographic information. . The data acquired through all the means to be used for training the AI models to build the digital disease markers. Versatile members in consortium which includes experienced technology developers, clinicians, project management experts and pathologist Features of the platform: Give early warnings to disease as the possibility of screening for early detection in asymptomatic patients. Give a strong assistance in weighing diagnoses. Extremely accurate since sensor data acquisitions is completely automatic, it will reduce the scope of human errors by many folds and help to reduce delayed, missed or incorrect diagnoses. Provide a rapid diagnostic result for a prompt on-site diagnosis and treatment. A quick analysis and high sensitivity. Support for intelligent selection of diagnostic tests/plans. Be highly cost effective.

Žadatel: Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies

Požadovaný rozpočet: 6.770.155 EUR

In order to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, the consortium proposes a therapeutic mechanism against SARS-CoV-2 based on a SARS-CoV-2 anti-sense RNA silencing of 2 genes essential for the viral burst. Although the viral genome would retain its replication capacity, disabling its burst would lead to cell load with the viral RNA, but simultaneously would cease virus propagation and spread into neighbouring cells. Stopping viral propagation would lead to host cell apoptosis and release of viral proteins to the circulatory system leading to development of anti-viral protective immunity. This therapeutic mechanism was conceived recently by Dr. Menachem Banai, from Meatreal Ltd, a partner in our consortium. Using this technology and after appropriate pre-clinical validation, we propose to perform a two centre randomised, placebo controlled Phase II trial with ICU based COVID-19 patients. We will enroll up to 130 patients and nebulise the proposed drug to them as part of the standard ventilation equipment support. We will monitor oxygenation index as the primary endpoint, while monitoring viral load, other physiological and inflammatory markers and survival. With the successful conclusion of this trial we will fast-track regulatory approval and scale up of drug production for deployment to clinical centres.

Žadatel: National University of Ireland Gallway

Požadovaný rozpočet: 1.185.450 EUR

Scope of this proposal is the establishment of a consortium that will be in charge of the promotion and dissemination of innovative, personalized and digital teaching methods that will improve learning outcomes, according especially with Digital Education Action Plan, adopted and forwarded by the European Commission in the current years. The proposal will evaluate options to scale-up the advanced ICT-based model practices in countries and regional contexts with different levels of technology proficiency. In addition, it will prepare an outline of the proposed actions that will take into account considerations about specific sub-topics, based on the strategies for a better use of digital technologies for teaching and learning, digital competences and skills across tertiary, secondary and primary education level and data analytics and foresight. A tailored dissemination and communication plan will be carried out during the implementation stage and after the end of project activities. The proposal will evaluate the social, economic and cultural dimension of regional and national contexts targeted by project’ actions. Also it will pay attention especially to the interlinks between advanced mentorships schemes and policy assessment due to the contribution of public authorities taking part to the consortium, not forgetting the educational research through the collection of data about successful and less successful real cases.

Žadatel: Euro-Net

Požadovaný rozpočet: 1.945.000 EUR

The innovation of this project lies in the development of a natural ecosystem service based complex wastewater treatment/disposal/utilization system, that is applicable in suburban or rural areas of poor (third world) regions. The system would consist of a municipal wastewater treatment stage, based on chemical wastewater treatment, which is followed by natural ecosystem (a modified wetland for effluent polishing) and a subsequent fish farm. The purpose of such configuration is to implement a very low-cost wastewater utilization system for least developed countries. “Green” solutions are needed in areas, where physical exposure and dependence on agriculture drive its vulnerability to climate changeThe driving force of this innovation is to gain a complex system that - with minor modifications - can be adapted on similar underdeveloped regions of the world. The features of this natural ecosystem service based solution are low implementation and operation costs, and a low level of qualification that is needed for operation. The purpose of the Consortia is to implement a semi-full-scale natural wastewater utilization system in a country, which is subject of climate change and poverty.

Žadatel: KaveczkiTerv Kft

Požadovaný rozpočet: 4.960.000 EUR

Noologistic accounting of environmental impacts. The project objective is to create the theoretical scientific basis for the accounting of CO2 and other harmful substances to the environment, to develop simple and inexpensive technical means for its implementation, as well as proposals for organizing a permanent and mandatory use it for managing of the global ecology. The proposed emission accounting will provide individuals, households and communities with complete, accurate and scientifically sound information about the impact of their activities on the global environment. For the first time, emission accounting users will be able to mathematically accurately compare to each other the degree of global ecological “cleanliness” of all technologies, including “traditional”, “green”, “low-carbon”, “carbon-free”, “alternative”, etc. This will prevent investments in the implementation and elimination of the consequences of environmentally erroneous decisions and actions based on only local harmful emissions. As a result, the savings received from the application of the proposed emission accounting will be much more investment in its implementation.

Žadatel: Energy Logistics Polska Sp. z o.o.

Požadovaný rozpočet: 4.999.900 EUR

According to numbers we can assume that Composite and Multi-layer plastic materials which cannot be recycled and are appropriate for burning are sent to Energy Recovery facilities. Composite and Multi-layer materials which are not appropriate for Energy Recovery are sent to Municipality landfills. The main goal of the proposal is to use ‘Non-Recyclable’ plastics as raw materials for Wood Plastic Composites (WPC) profiles production. This proposal offers Industrial Symbiosis which is the only solution for ‘Non-Recyclable’ plastics wastes. Produced Profiles will substitute wood profiles, timbers, beams and be reusable and recyclables. This proposal output will strengthen the competitiveness of the European raw materials industries, which is one of the major targets of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Raw Materials. The  transition  to  such  an  economy  is  the  goal  of  the  European Commission’s  Circular  Economy  Action  Plan  as  it  will  result  in  the increase  of  Europe’s  economic  competitiveness,  sustainability, resource  efficiency  and  resource  security.  It also contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Žadatel: Galiboff Plastics Composite Extrusion Technologies Ltd.

Požadovaný rozpočet: 83.500.904 EUR

The aim of this LC4 consortium project is, through cooperation, to make the low carbon cement composites concept (the LC4) as a standard and conventional regular-use cement in the global cement market. the consortium will continue to make the LC4 in Turkey, Italy (GEEG), United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Austria, Romania, Czech Republic, Ireland, Algeria, Pakistan, and Ghana, and sell the LC4 concept to the whole world during the next 99 months, including funding for PhD projects and Master thesis projects. It will include various industrial by-products, Portland cement, graphite nano particle (GNP), and the graphite nano particle solution (GNPS) for enhancing characteristic properties of the LC4 and various materials based on LC4, and generating other very competitive research fields in the European Union (EU). What the generated new competitive research field related to the LC4 is going to provide the benefit for the EU is that the field develops some form of modern economic unity based on the upcycling of industrial by-products.

Žadatel: Istanbul University

Požadovaný rozpočet: 8.100.000 EUR

ReBorn will develop and demonstrate novel and environmentally sound solutions for a higher recycling and recovery of secondary raw materials from end-of-life and by-products (WEEE, multi-material paper packaging, rubber/polymer materials) and the introduction of process innovations the development of the final consumer product, to increase material and energy efficiency, reducing carbon footprint and optimizing processes for easier integration of polymeric products into the circular flow of raw materials and the consequent reduction in the amount of polymeric waste (sustainability, environmental, climate and social impact). ReBorn will offer a valuable input of innovation researches, novel solutions and demonstration actions in below described interlinked areas for an improved, resource-efficient recycling of raw materials from end-of-life products: retrieval of valuable metals from the plastic components; generating novel solutions for cellulosic materials; chemical recycling of rubber and end of life PET products; development of novel comprehensive evaluation system; polymer-degradation studies and product fabrication as a part of demonstration action.

Žadatel: PLASTIKA SKAZA, proizvodnja, trgovina, storitve, d.o.o.

Požadovaný rozpočet: 1.436.424 EUR

MVuvicard SmartID Portal - Cloud based registration and verification NFC card, Card reader & Dbase for all fishermen and women registered via their Beach management unit the BMU (coop). This system enables Identification and verification on landing site or in the sea/ocean of bona fide fishermen and vessels. The cumulative data, collected daily will form a body of data for researchers, NGO, conservation and government bodies to help in conservation, research and infrastructure development while creating an income source to make the project sustainable. A pilot was already launched in 2018 and 700 cards issued and was well received by the community and government bodies. We have increasing demand to issue each fisherman (woman) in the Lamu and the entire coastal belt, but are hampered by lack of funding. The theory of change of this system is improved working conditions, elimination of pirate fishermen, improved income for the fishermen, the local government and blue economy as a whole. The lack of resistance from the individual fishermen (women), their coops the BMU as well as the government and related agencies means this is a program that has heavy social assurance and capital and likely to succeed where others have not.

Žadatel: Cad Creationd Ltd.

Požadovaný rozpočet: 1.999.000 EUR

In PREVAIL it is proposed to spread existing stakeholder policy and training good practices in supporting energy audit (EA) uptake in SMEs, horizontally across the three focus sectors (agro-food, construction and profesional transportation). PREVAIL focuses on those measures that are directly targeting the EA market failures towards SMEs as identified by their decision makers, and which can be overcome by provision of well targeted regulatory incentives, including the financial ones. The project proposed intervention identifies and supports the horizontal spread of existing good practices in supporting schemes for SMEs providing appropriate incentives to undergo EAs and/or to implement the recommended energy-saving measures. The project focuses on SMEs that are the backbone of European economy. SMEs play central role in innovation-oriented regional development since they are generators of stable industrial and economic performance as the basis for development. The development of innovative SMEs is one of the substantial elements for the future development and green growth in Europe, and therefore during the project implementation we will apply a mission-oriented, multi-stakeholder, impact-focused approach to address the environmental challenges. In order to do so, it is proposed to collect data on existing EA incentive schemes (financial and non-financial) across the EU that are at present operating at the national, but mainly at regional and the sub-regional levels.

Žadatel: České vysoké učení technické v Praze

Požadovaný rozpočet: 5.317.025 EUR

The increasing need for animal based protein on one hand and the increasing search for plant-based alternatives on the other represents one of the major challenges facing human growth and prosperity in the 21st century. Animals farmed for human consumption require a sustainable protein-supplemented diet. Current formulae contain mainly cereals and soy, requiring huge areas of land that often replaces environmentally critical forests and fishmeal, which is an unsustainable and environmentally negative process. An alternative to these protein sources is the use of algae protein. The ASUP project proposes a practical approach for utilizing algae as animal feed supplements. Algae have been studied and used in this context but there is an evident gap in experimental knowledge and in application of products. ASUP presents two major approaches, an improvement on upstream spirulina and chlorella algaculture processes that will include: use of reduced media and a sensor system for cheaper and more efficient production, improved algae strains and the use of beneficial bacteria inoculum. The second approach focuses on downstream processes, including: a novel design for an efficient IoT functional solar oven, algae products with higher palatability, extracting protein, lipid and pigments and mainly conducting in-vitro and large scale in-vivo feed trials on fish, pigs, poultry and dairy cows. All these processes combined will result in a more affordable, efficient and novel feed formulae for the studied species, which are expected to have a major impact on the feed supplement industry.

Žadatel: Arava Building and Development Ltd.

Požadovaný rozpočet: 2.029.425 EUR

Energy poverty is a global challenge and a complex problem: low income, spending a high share of income on energy, neither secure, nor clean, nor efficient, further increases poverty and negatively affects health and living conditions of many European citizens, especially in the less developed regions strongly represented in the consortium. The way people use energy affects people living in poverty. Low income is often connected with poor thermal efficiency of buildings, burning waste, inefficient and low efficiency burning of biomass what destroys our environment. Energy efficiency measures at the household level, increased and smart use of clean renewable energy are key tools in addressing energy poverty and can bring energy savings, leading to lower fuel costs and improved living conditions. The transformation of the energy system encompasses technological, societal, cultural, economic and environmental aspects. The aim of the proposed action is to contribute to the overall challenge of sustainable development by encouraging people living in poverty and social actors, such as civic organizations, also local authorities to jointly explore the various ways of combating energy poverty in households. In line with the SET Plan of the European Commission and the UN Sustainable Development Goals the proposed project will adopt a mission oriented, impact focused approach. Innovation results will be translated to people facing energy poverty by presenting possible solutions and best practices. Awareness raising and tailor-made trainings will be the backbone of the project unlocking the potential of the ERDF/ESIF and other EU programmes.

Požadovaný rozpočet: 3.584.953 EUR

The Kværner process (Kværner carbon black and hydrogen process (CB&H)) is a method of producing carbon black and hydrogen gas from hydrocarbons such as methane (natural gas). The process was developed in the 1980s by the Norwegian engineering firm Kværner, and was first commercially exploited in 1999. A variation of this process using plasma arc waste disposal was presented in 2009. The endothermic reaction separates hydrocarbons into carbon and hydrogen in a plasma burner at around 1600 °C. Concentrated (concentrating) solar power (SCP) is used to heat up biomass (model substances: wood chips, forest residue) and waste (model substances: municipal solid waste (MSW) and acid tar sludge) to ~1600°C to convert them into hydrogen, carbon black (biochar) and inorganic, inert residues. The hydrogen can be used for various downstream processes or as energy storage material. The carbon black is used for carbon sequestion and/or soil impovement (adsorption of water and nutrients). There are lab trials and pilot trials, supported by a work package on life cycle assessment (LCA), project management and dissemination. The consortium of 11 will take the technology from TRL = 2-3 to TRL = 5.

Žadatel: Fachhochschule Technikum Wien

Požadovaný rozpočet: 3.000.000 EUR

SOLARGEN tackles the critical need to develop sustainable energy technologies that address the increasing amounts of carbon emissions coupled with the inevitable depletion in hydrocarbon resources in Europe and throughout the world. Energy supply is at the centre of these problems and SOLARGEN provides, through utilisation of solar energy, realistic solutions to alternative energy storage and conversion, by converting carbon dioxide and water, via photoreactors, into chemicals; carbon monoxide, hydrogen and ultimately dimethylether. Using novel band gap engineered photocatalysts, SOLARGEN delivers integrated devices and solutions to enable efficient utilization of solar energy. SOLARGEN creates novel photo-electrochemical reactors using low cost earth abundant catalysts to deliver reaction efficiencies higher than current energy conversion technologies, improved stability and robustness of integrated devices under extended and dynamic operational conditions, and enables material recycling and reduction in carbon emissions.

Žadatel: University of Hull

Požadovaný rozpočet: 4.549.955 EUR

Environmental risk assessments (ERA) for active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) are based on standard apical endpoints to assess the risk to non-target organisms. Many APIs authorised prior to 2006 do not have sufficient ERA data. The retrospective assessment of these legacy APIs will be a huge economic burden on the pharmaceutical industry and would require significant animal testing; thus, innovative and intelligence-led approaches are required to ensure reliable and effective risk assessments are carried out. The aim of THERAPiE project is to provide innovative and integrated approaches to assess the environmental risk of APIs without negatively affecting current or future patient therapies. We will establish a tailored API risk assessment workflow based on the development of novel in silico and in vitro tools that incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) to inform decisionmaking for legacy products and future APIs. Our project will develop tools focusing on predicting hazards and exposure in both aquatic and terrestrial compartments and will be validated against current ERA tests. The tools generated will include 3D cell culture systems and novel fish embryo assays. Spatially resolved fate mapping and other AI-based models will be developed to predict the persistence, bioavailability and effects of APIs. Data will be hosted through a publicly accessible web-based platform. The development of this comprehensive Integrated Approach to Toxicity Assessment will enable a novel tiered-ERA tailored for legacy APIs whilst minimising animal testing.

Žadatel: King’s College London

Požadovaný rozpočet: 7.000.000 EUR

Feasibility of negative GHG emissions from controlled/stray combustion and bio-degradation from municipal, commercial, industrial, and LULUCF activities involves extremely complex parameters, mass/heat/momentum transfers, socioeconomic interactions, and industrial/environmental technologies. GHG emission curtailment can be covered under negative emission target indirectly. As such, carbon neutrality of socioeconomic and environmental activities on earth can also be appreciated as 'negative emission'. Fringe issue is equal feasibility of vitality to advanced and developing countries. While industrial GHG emissions are more precisely calculable, bio-degradation generated GHG is hard to be subjected to reliable estimates. As far as technologies and practices needed for negative emission actions are concerned existing sets can be climate-oriented by struggling radical redevelopmental modifications and their supplementation with emerging geo-engineering and non-emitting renewable energy options. The proposal is aimed at creating a functional international CCM model without risking transparency of the atmosphere incorporating NAMA/NDA on CO2, CH4, and N2O emissions from combustion, cold release and biodegradation over entire range of socioeconomic and environmental sectors for source mitigation, CCS and DAC process engineering.

Žadatel: Third World Resources, Energy & Environment Centre (pvt) – TWREEC

Požadovaný rozpočet: 15.000.000 EUR

This TWREEC proposal shall comprehend all the aspects in national, regional and international context related to water/wastewater resources, economy-society and climate change implication. Consequently to global warming, a number of freshwater sufficient countries of the recent past are gradually turning dry and scores of national socioeconomic and environmental stakes under dangerous threat worldwide. Pakistan is a representative climate change victim of the sort. As such, rescue of hydrosphere loss and damage got to be addressed not only for Pakistan but throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America. Even under excelling surface and aquifer hydrological resource possession every country of such distinction can hardly claim to be water-smart because large scale applications are confronted with a huge climate change oriented water and wastewater engineering hurdle in between. This challenge demands climatic change reforming of W&WW engineering projects for lowering stress on freshwater resources, enhancing these in due context of brackish and seawater, rainwater harvesting, wastewater efficiency and reuse for diverse usage in a sustainable mode. Post-industrial water tale from source to sink has turned immensely complex otherwise current misery should have not occurred under strong command of ultramodern techno-scientific know-how worldwide.

Žadatel: Third World Resources, Energy & Environment Centre (pvt) – TWREEC

Požadovaný rozpočet: 182.000 EUR

The role of the Human Immune Monitoring Core (HIMC) within this Cooperative Center for Translational Research on Human Immunology and Biodefense is to serve as a central facility for collecting, analyzing and storing clinical samples in order to maximize opportunities for parallel evaluations across all projects, running basic immune assays, flow cytometry and gene array platforms, and creating a steady flow of deidentified sample and experimental results into the Bioinformatics core. The Specific Aims of the HIMC are: (1) Specialized Immune Monitoring assays. This Scienc eCore will carry out of 42 plex Luminexassays on the serum to assess immune response of the patients at the time of blood draw, Agilent arrays to assess gene expression in whole blood and flow cytometry to phenotype leukocyte populations and to assess the proliferative response to specific cytokine and mitogen stimulation; (2) Centralized Assay Results database and analysis support. The Science Core will develop a repository for all patient samples run that will be linked to all archived samples, all data generated by the assays and all assays performed on data transferred to other projects with a unique barcode identifier. This ensures that all data and samples handled by the Core are deidentified in keeping with HPPAA regulations. The Investigational methods using Uli plant, insect cells or bacteria cultures, and these are still being actively investigated in research laboratories.

Žadatel: Human Rights Research and Development Center Nigeria

Požadovaný rozpočet: 7.450.000 EUR

Shipping industry need energy and climate transformation concepts to cope with demands from IMO. Passenger and cruise ships are particularly affected by these policies as these ships are docked on ports or are near harbours for more than 50% of their time. Beside the legislations, there is higher societal pressure on passenger and cruise ship operation since their customers, travellers and holiday goers, are demanding clean and smoke-free environment. Several solutions are under development and implementation. The proposed project aims to develop and evaluate a novel integrated energy System, based on hybrid high power Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and Battery, operated with LNG as fuel to cater to on board power and heat needs and addresses the above described challenges.

Žadatel: Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.

Požadovaný rozpočet: 4.000.000 EUR

The HELP technology is a "natural source-independent" electricity power plant that opens up a new chapter in the renewable energy industry. This invention is claimed to be the most reliable and cost-competitive type of renewable power generation (conversion) technique. According to the exploitation compatibility of this new innovation, it has the potential to be the global dominant leader of clean energy industry and the major player in the renewable energy market. This technology could be used in all places on earth, regardless of the climate or geographical conditions in that specific region. This new innovative renewable power plant has several advantageous characteristics compare to the conventional renewable technologies: 1- 24/7 stable operation phase 2- Independent from all weather conditions (sunlight, wind, rivers) 3- Cost-competitive due to its simplicity 4-occupying relatively small area

Žadatel: Aria Green Energy

Požadovaný rozpočet: 4.000.000 EUR

In pursuing this holistic vision, the EUPHORIA consortium will build a Smart Patient Monitoring System based on cuttingedge sensor technology and cloud infrastructure solutions to gather valuable health information on monitored patients. This system will be completed by a user-centric designed patient-caretaker interaction system which will ensure patient adherence and change the way patients and health professionals interact, making patients true partners in their own healing. Finally, our solution will be completed by a clinical decision-making support layer, based on state-of-the-art health data analysis and machine learning techniques. The developed solution will be deployed in 4 member countries on 11 pilot sites, totalling more than 400 impacted patients directly and more than 20.000 prospective users in the following 5 years. Pilot sites will include hospitals, retirement houses and home care facilities. This richness will make it possible for the EUPHORIA consortium to report to the commission challenges specific to each involved member state in the adoption of digital health solutions. EUPHORIA will therefore have major impact on the adoption of the new era of healthcare in the union, by demonstrating the technical and economic feasibility of a deploying a pan-European healthcare platform, raising awareness among the citizens through dissemination and informing policy makers on obstacles and solutions for the adoption of such a platform.

Žadatel: CSI Management S.r.l.

Požadovaný rozpočet: 18.500.000 EUR

The RatioPM project demonstrates rational approaches towards the medical conditions of obesity, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes through the application of Personalised Medicine (PM). The RatioPM project aims to demonstrate the viability of PM concepts within healthcare settings using data analysis and economic models based on pilots of the project’s unique approach to PM. The objective is to provide evidence-based argumentation for target stakeholders (policy makers, medical providers, public health insurance providers) in order to motivate a major change in the insurance and regulatory system to make it more permeable for the adoption of PM approaches. The RatioPM project uniquely combines certain characteristics of PM and telemedicine, including: the regular monitoring, motivating, and adjusting of diet and exercise recommendations; closing and verifying the feedback loop on patient compliance using telemedicine tools (wearable devices and online interactions via mobile device); the Personalised Categorization Scale, which is used to identify four phases of health statuses; and the use of the genome profile to personalise the intervention plan consisting of diet and movement recommendations. Through its global consortium, RatioPM offers pilots in 10 countries that directly impact the health of individual participants and strengthen their agency in improving their health in partnership with health professionals.

Žadatel: Masarykova univerzita

Požadovaný rozpočet: 4.819.306 EUR

Neurodevelopment is complex process that begins in the fetal life and continues throughout life mainly during the first 1000 days of life. Childhood is also period for the highest incidence of several neurodevelopmental disorders. During the first 1000 days of life the nurture process affects neurodevelopment in different aspects; breastfeeding as the main source of food during the first 6 months is responsible for offering the adequate nutrients that are responsible for the synthesis of neurotransmissors required for neurodevelopment, also the interaction between the nutrients from breast milk with the intestinal microbiome can modify neurotransmissor production and central nervous system (CNS) development. Nurturing activities in early childhood induce epigenetic changes responsible for CNS development, influence microbiome development on the infant, stress and negative life events induce an inflammatory response with a negative impact on neurodevelopment. A multicentre study with recruitment of neonates with and without risk factors for developmental delay, will be follow-up until they reach the age of 3 with the main objective to determine biomarkers of neurodevelopmental outcome; during the follow-up blood and faeces samples will be taken to measure the levels of, EEG will be done to all the patients to measure neurocognitive evolution and psychometric test to the determine the neurodevelopmental outcome and the validity of such biomarkers on neurodevelopmental outcome.

Žadatel: Hospital Infantil Dr Robert Reid Cabral

Požadovaný rozpočet: 3.500.000 EUR

Plan actions of improvement oriented to the prevention and protection of the worker, including the risks from work-related stress. The clinical risk management aims to improve the quality of health services and increase the safety of patients and health workers, for this purpose it uses a set of methods, tools and actions to identify, analyze, evaluate and treat risks associated with the provision of care. Every patients and health workers receive the care of the Institution, to decrease risks and harm, in public and private health institutions. Our attention is conducted on the need for devices (traininig, supervision, RCA) that allow Equipe at work thinking / metabolize the current conflict and discomfort which may affect daily activity, sometimes caused by the scarcity of resources, the bureaucracy, misunderstandings between vertices and the base.Therefore, considering that the promotion of security is a right of citizens and a duty of professionals as a qualifying element of the services provided, we put some concrete proposals to the attention of institutions and all the subjects involved, to build together a project for the management of clinical risk, articulated on three main lines of systematic approach to the complex problem: the level of the organization, the level of training, the level of research.

Žadatel: GVM SpA

Požadovaný rozpočet: 1.751.950 EUR

EnerConsumers aims at achieving initial primary energy savings by its end and creating favourable conditions for even more energy improvements though the following years. Our project will improve the understanding of the benefits of engaging actively in the energy system. The main target group of EnerConsumers is students, their parents and consumer organization groups through Europe. Supporting consumers’ potential role in engaging in clean energy, this choice is based to the need of addressing project actions to a large portion of the population, in order to enhance current and future impact of project outcomes on the society. Enhancing consumers to actively participate in the energy transition, EnerConsumers will stimulate positive and efficient behaviour and attitude. The proposed actions and services of the project want to meet these needs, filling up the lack of knowledge and raising the awareness about existing opportunities over the maintenance of satisfactory living standards even reducing energy consumption. Considering not only the technological, but the societal, cultural, economic and environmental aspects, students could perform the crucial role of key players for attaining their parents by means of the school-targeted workshops. To raise awareness consumer organization will invite ordinary people to attend to the trainings, convince them to change their energy consumption.

Žadatel: Szent Istvan University

Požadovaný rozpočet: 1.999.990 EUR

The PATH towards a low-carbon future needs to involve investment and behaviour changes in all sectors of society. The PAThwAIS project brings a Participatory Approach Toward energy Audit Implementation and Sustainability, adopting a mission-oriented, multi-stakeholder, impact-focused approach to address the challenges outlined in the call. PAThwAIS provides direct access to relevant stakeholders to achieve the change. The common thread through all project activities is participatory approach, which involves gathering input, tailoring support, and encouraging buy-in from diverse stakeholders. The PAThwAIS project's capacity-building, stakeholder dialogue, and training activities focus on bridging the gap between the energy audit demand and supply sides. Project activities begin with fine-tuning the knowledge framework about the state-of-the art for Energy Efficiency Directive implementation and energy audit uptake in the project-focus countries. Upon this contextualized foundation, PAThwAIS leads dialogue and tailored policy support activities that smooth the path for Large Enterprises, and others that build bridges for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises towards a low-carbon future. Consequently, the project delivers training modules that address the demand side (business leaders) and supply side (energy auditors) and influence both current and future enterprise leaders to build-in sustainability. PAThwAIS’ Participatory Approach helps move Europe Towards increased energy Audit Implementation and is essential to Sustainability and lasting change.

Žadatel: České vysoké učení technické v Praze

Požadovaný rozpočet: 1.994.515 EUR

Energy for Young aims at achieving initial primary energy savings by its end and creating favorable conditions for even more energy improvements though the upcoming years. The main target group is represented by a specific group of consumers such as students. Energy for pupils will stimulate positive and efficient behavior and attitude, because they are currently facing the problem of the constant rising of energy supply prices and a growing insecurity in workplace due to the economic crisis which implies life’s standard revision. Energy for Young proposed actions want to meet these needs, filling up the lack of knowledge and raising the awareness about existing opportunities over the maintenance of satisfactory living standards even reducing energy consumption. Pupils could perform the crucial role of key players for attaining their parents by means of the school-targeted workshops. The Covenant of Young People is structured as aa European educational initiative with thousands of schools to be invited in joining. The educator’s capacity is build through seminars and the set-up of a toolbox that makes available to all European schools educational material produced by IEE projects. Pupils are taught on advanced energy efficiency behaviors. The schools in the structure of the Energy education produce the “Energy at school baseline” and the Sustainable Energy Education Plans, both focused on education.

Žadatel: Szent Istvan University

Požadovaný rozpočet: 2.000.000 EUR

Climate change (CC) is a major source of uncertainty and is likely to accentuate challenges coming from high-impact weather and climate events. Improved services associated with weather, climate and water throughout Central Asia and Eastern Partnership countries are, therefore, essential for stable social and economic development. Throughout the region, better quality weather, water and climate information is needed in particular for early warning systems, disaster reduction strategy support, improved disaster operations and climate adaptation strategies in agriculture and food security, transport, water resources management, hydropower generation and public health. Due to the specific nature of the CC issues, specifically their global impacts and negative spillovers that do not respect political or geographical borders, the need for global solution has been quickly recognized by the political leaders of individual countries and the international declarations such as Kyoto protocol or the COP 21 agreement in Paris were signed. These were followed by formulation of resulting national and international roadmaps (e.g. the General Union Environment Action Programme) which should guarantee the attainment of the binding environmental goals within the given time frame. It has also been recognized that the CC issues may be efficiently tackled only by systemic innovation (a trans-disciplinary perspective that integrates technology, business models and economic organisation, finance and governance, as well as skills and social innovation).

Žadatel: Univerzita Karlova

Požadovaný rozpočet: 3.997.500 EUR

Enhancing mutual understanding among Europeans, promoting reconciliation and inclusion is a topical issue and priority for the European continent. More than six decades into the Schuman declaration that laid the foundations of European integration, the EU is now confronted with a plethora of developments. The current refugee crisis and the revival of national populist movements in a number of European states has challenged the perceived consensus on values formulated in response to the Second World War and the Holocaust. Conflicting visions of the national community have doubted countries’ commitment to Europeanization and have highlighted the fault lines within the individual EU Member States. At the core of these divisions – perceived and actual, old and new – are distinctive variations of victimhood, produced and reproduced by history narration through school curricula, memory sites, film and media representations, as well as public discourses. What BEYOND sets out to achieve is to acknowledge and analyse the cohesive power of competing and isolated victim narratives. We argue that the experience of the Holocaust and the Second World War are intrinsically intertwined with such narratives, and that their acknowledgement presents a step towards the shaping of a European narrative. It is therefore of essence for the widening and deepening of European cohesion to explore victimhood narrations in a comparative manner. With this in mind, BEYOND’s aims to contribute to the process of re-connecting with the EU through: 1. Integrating fragmented national stories into a European narrative; 2. Incorporating the Holocaust into the national histories of Europe. As a multidisciplinary project, BEYOND will assess victimhood narratives, develop criteria and indicators to analyse current teaching practices, offer novel informal educational tools, suggest changes to school curricula where necessary, and challenge conflicting histories through artistic interventions on local level.

Žadatel: Univerzita Karlova

Požadovaný rozpočet: 1.481.000 EUR

SCIDENP project consortium aims to synthesise and coordinate all the scientific knowledge on the EU neighbouring countries and on its basis to draw policy recommendations towards EU science diplomacy strategies, and the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). It is expected that science diplomacy can help build bridges across borders and cultures, especially where other mechanisms are not feasible or prove to be less effective. In particular, our project will identify and interlink key actions and stakeholders, provide analysis of success and failures of science diplomatic efforts in the regions and will implement innovative activities to strengthen the coordination and impact of the individual actions. We will develop and present scenarios of possible future development of the ENP region and the EU relations, in order to provide insight in how and which of the science diplomacy efforts are the best to be deployed in the challenging context of the EU Neighbourhood, taking into account the role of other states (predominantly neighbours of the ENP countries). SCIDENP partners will also intensively liaise with complimentary projects and initiatives, moderate regional science diplomacy fora for inter alia debate among the key stakeholders and finally disseminate the project findings within the wider professional community that includes policy-makers, academicians and non-state actors in Europe and its neighbouring regions. The overall aim of the project is to empower and provide efficient tools for the new European Neighbourhood Policy to fulfil its trinity regional role, which directly supports and fosters stability, prosperity and security in the countries closest to its borders. SCIDENP acknowledges that ownership by both the regional partners and the EU Member States, needs to be stepped up and the new ENP must be given a tighter, more relevant focus with greater flexibility and new relevant tools, including those of cultural and science diplomacy.

Žadatel:  Univerzita Karlova

Požadovaný rozpočet: 4.943.937 EUR

Health-care associated infections (HCAIs) significantly influence current medicine and may limit the progress in many medical procedures. Treatment of such infections has been increasingly complicated by the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). To reduce risks of inappropriate initial therapy, the availability of rapid diagnostic microbiological assays is of utmost importance. The DINAR project is focused on the development and validation of assays for the rapid detection of the most important Gram-negative (mainly Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas spp., and Acinetobacter baumannii) causing HCAIs in clinical specimens. Simultaneously, we will develop and validate assays for the rapid detection of key AMR mechanisms in the mentioned microorganisms (carbapenemase production, colistin resistance). All of these assays and tests will be utilized to monitor the effectiveness of antibiotic therapy. Finally, the research will include the development of tests for the detection of epidemiologically-important, pandemic Gram-negative clones (“high-risk clones”). Such assays will help preventing the spread of essential resistant microbes.

Žadatel: Univerzita Karlova

Požadovaný rozpočet: 5.700.000 EUR

The Medical Fitness for Chronic Diseases Prevention and Comorbidities Management (MEDFIT) project aims to evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of health care interventions based on scientific evidence and long-term experience with chronic disease management through non-pharmacological approaches such as lifestyle interventions, specifically a regular, habitual exercise and diet modification. Since the most prevalent and burdening chronic diseases (cardio-metabolic syndrome, obesity, diabetes and osteoporosis) are the result of a physical inactivity and excessive food consumption and/or poor dietary choices, the MEDFIT project focuses on an innovative and highly relevant construct of tailored interventions that are both, sustainable and cost-effective. Importantly, the proposed intervention approach incorporates the latest findings of behavioral psychology, to assure adoption and adherence of adults with recommended exercise and diet maximizing the effect of intervention on prevention of chronic diseases and management of comorbidities. The efficiency of existing non-pharmacological interventions towards the mentioned civilization diseases will be evaluated and the innovative MEDFIT interventions will be proposed, based on agreed core outcome sets (health-related fitness, health risks analysis, readiness for change) and pilot tested in selected organizations. The results will be used for creation of a medical fitness framework, using the ´Exercise is Medicine´ concept as the guiding principle for development of the resulting MEDFIT intervention programme. This programme is to be implemented through the Integrated Health Network (IHN) - a system of linked professions of medical practitioners, nutritionists and exercise therapists, whose pilot operation will be tested within the proposed project and its results will be disseminated among the key national and European policymakers of all EU Member States.

Žadatel: Masarykova univerzita

Požadovaný rozpočet: 4.993.000 EUR

Our project aims to develop an innovative technology solution, allowing to introduce to the market the new prefabricated construction components for buildings, prepared from recycled construction material. Such approach allows to reuse the waste material from the demolition sites, effectively reducing the energy use, as well as minimizing the environmental impacts of the construction sector. The idea to reuse and recycle the demolition waste is nothing new to the construction community and has been largely discussed by the academics as well as the private sector professionals, however the technology to produce the high-quality prefabricated components is still missing. Founding members of the project consortium have however found a suitable technology solution and tested it already in small scale. Aim of the currently proposed project is to fine-tune and test the production technology for the prefabricated components, test and certify properties of such prefabricated components and finally demonstrate their use in two different climatic areas across the EU. To demonstrate the economic and market potential of the production technology, as well as the potential of the prefabricated components produced from the construction-demolition waste, the project consortium brings together partners originating from different parts of the production value chain, spanning from the producers of the technology necessary for sorting, milling and sanitation of the construction waste material; to the construction companies, who represent and active element, able to massively introduce the recycled construction components to the market and the end-users. Due to the wide accessibility of the construction-demolition waste across the EU Member States, the proposed technology solution has a high potential for replicability in different EU countries due to its clear economic, as well as environmental benefits.

Žadatel: Masarykova univerzita

Požadovaný rozpočet: 6.700.000 EUR

SOILEW: BIO-CONTROL for SUSTAINABLE SOILS is a 5-years joint project of a consortium consisting of 5 participating countries. The main focus of the project is on renewal of the crop-supporting potential of deteriorated agricultural soils; choice, study, invention and promotion of soil management and bio-control measures substituting pesticides, and implementation of unused landscape structures into crop protection. It targets conventional agricultural sector converting to organic growing in the future. This would improve the health of organisms alongside the food chains with man at the end. The project is dedicated to dissemination of the respective knowledge, both already existing and obtained by this research, to enhance awareness of the health consequences among all possible target groups that would help to increase the demand for healthy food and support sustainable and self-reliant farming.

Žadatel: Mendelova univerzita

Požadovaný rozpočet: 6.106.807 EUR

S-CERB focuses on the cost-effective rehabilitation of multifamily apartment buildings that were built in large numbers across Europe through the 1940s and ‘60s to satisfy the urgent need for post-war housing. Still constituting a significant share of the housing stock in many cities and being widely in use today, they have been widely neglected with minimal renovation having taken place. In Europe, this type of apartment currently consumes 107 557 GWh of energy per year, offering a large energy savings potential. S-CERB will develop and deliver a cost-effective strategy for the deep renovation of existing residential building. This will involve the optimisation of both building renovations and their implementation to maximise economic, environmental and social impacts, while reducing energy consumption. Combining innovative technical approaches proven in the market at small scale together with business models of viability, S-CERB will allow the target population to access the novel technology. A strong communications strategy will be aimed at end-users and private enterprises to encourage technology uptake in the market. Delivering solutions which are applicable to the whole of Europe, we will retrofit demonstration sites in three different countries (EE, CZ, and SI) which are representative of climate zones found in northern, central and southern Europe. Our deep renovation strategy will lead to the improved quality of the indoor environment whilst reducing building energy consumption by at least 60 %. We estimate a minimum energy saving potential of 64 534 GWh per year, providing an annual saving of €6 692 million to European households. Furthermore, our advanced interdisciplinary approach will provide a variety of business models for such renovations to achieve a return on investment in a maximum of 7 years.

Žadatel: České vysoké učení technické v Praze

Požadovaný rozpočet: 1.600.297 EUR

PROBE-NZE project re-examines behavioural biases of consumers to mobilise their demand for nearly-zero-energy (NZE) living solutions. We incentivise consumers in Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Germany and Slovakia to take following action: invest in NZE apartment technology and to couple their decision-making with broader behavioural change towards becoming prosumers. Such change entails efficiency conscious behaviour at home and proactive approach toward technology suppliers. To achieve these goals we employ three courses of action (pillars of the project). (1) We employ massive media campaign to attract consumers to our educational online-based tools, collection of best practices and video-guides, (2) We engage consumers directly through peer-to-peer platform, energy champion contest and expert advisory to share their results with us, (3) We partner up with developers and technology suppliers to introduce harmonised valuation calculator to help consumers compare economic, environmental and quality-of-life value of individual NZE apartment technologies and apartments in particular. Our task is to achieve clearly defined impact benchmark: minimum of 14,000 households changing their behaviour and 23.1 GWh of annual saving. We aim to make the impact easily replicable by encouraging other subjects on the market to draw lessons from our learning process. Therefore, the consortium is committed to deliver solid impact assessment and set of guidelines for future use in other EU countries.

Žadatel: JRD s.r.o.

Požadovaný rozpočet: 3.538.330 EUR

ORCA’s focus is on demonstration of several individually developed technologies assembled together for the first time in a real operational environment at industrial plants. Departing from the Technology Readiness Level 4 (TRL4) the team will adjust laboratory-validated engineering prototypes to match parameters of one another and the demands of industrial market and it will deploy eight energy cascades at two industrial sites, thereby reaching TRL7. ORCA’s ultimate commitment is to speed up the introduction of energy cascades fitted with ORC component onto the European market. Specifically to the high temperatures process heat industry (primary target group) ORCA consortium will make available all information needed to make qualified decision about the investment into specific energy cascade. In this manner, the ORCA technology has the potential to save the energy consumption costs for the European industrial enterprises who especially nowadays consider measures to economise on energy resources. The five operational objectives of ORCA are to: define market requirements for parameters of energy cascades deploy relevant technologies for laboratory validation chain technologies into fully functional energy cascades to maximise the efficiency of process heat recovery demonstrate technologies in real-life environment of industrial production summarise the results and propose market-oriented solutions that are widely replicable across the EU.

Žadatel: České vysoké učení technické v Praze

Požadovaný rozpočet: 997.625 EUR

The INCOMERCO project has two primary objectives based on the work programme: (I) to analyse and eliminate remaining obstacles to cooperation between researchers and innovation actors from the EU and its regional partners in the Middle East (ME); (II) to stimulate and enhance the cooperation between researchers from the Union and those of the partners in the ME region (specifically Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Israel) by enhancing the synergies of the local research and innovation schemes and opportunities in Horizon 2020. To this end, the consortium identified four primary target groups: (1) Policy-makers in the individual ME countries, (2) Researchers and innovation actors in the ME and the EU, (3) Policy implementing support structures (NCP network in the ME), (4) SMEs from the ME region. The targeting will be done by several tailored measures including strong analytical work, support instruments to networking and proposal preparation, specialized training in innovation and technology transfer, best practices sharing events, summer school for young researchers, information campaign, etc. Specific attention is given to mobilization of region’s SMEs to join collaborative innovation projects with the regional and EU research partners. The consortium combines expertise on the technology transfer, application sector, social innovation and project management with vast network of contacts across the EU and the ME region.

Žadatel: Univerzita Karlova

Požadovaný rozpočet: 2.898.838 EUR

The SECUROPE project aims to proactively target the coordination needs and requirements of end-users, such as the Commission services dealing with Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) agenda. Our principal target group includes key actors that participate in the development and implementation of adaptation strategies and in their adoption into regional policies and sectoral plans. We will target these actors on several levels including the EU, national, regional and local level. By integrating stakeholders from the scientific domain and by channelling the knowledge to policy-makers, SECUROPE shall reinforce European efforts in mainstreaming scientific evidence into strategic policy documents. To achieve this ambitious and yet attainable goal, the SECUROPE seeks to achieve following set of operational objectives: Objective 1: to establish regional platforms for policy dialogue to support integration and standardisation of assessment of potential climate change impacts, vulnerabilities, costs, benefits, risks and opportunities Objective 2: to support the clustering of research and innovation activities on climate change impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation strategies across the different sectors Objective 3: to strengthen the policy knowledge base, through a coherent approach to the identification and assessment of the performance and impacts of different adaptation measures Objective 4: to facilitate the development of innovative adaptation and long term risk reduction strategies, fine-tuned to specific natural and socio-economic conditions across Europe, with the aim to protect and reduce the vulnerability of the society from climate-change related threats.

Žadatel: Univerzita Karlova

Požadovaný rozpočet: 4.581.450 EUR

The DReem project will develop a demand response management system (DRMS) for the efficient control of energy flow in current and future grid comprising blocks of buildings (residential buildings, office buildings, schools, etc.). DReem will focus on user and stakeholder analysis and economic feasibility in the first phase and use the conclusions in the design phase where the technical tools will be developed. The aim of the DRMS is to shift energy consumption (both electricity and heat) away from peak hours through optimal control of energy sources (photovoltaic systems, combined heat and power units, biomass stations, etc.) energy storage systems (storage tanks and batteries) and through effective control of home appliances (heat pumps, heat-ventilation-cooling systems, washing machines, dish washers and boilers). Moreover, strategies for end-user motivation and active participation in demand response (DR) are developed within the project. The DReem project aims, as one of only a few DR projects, at engagement of both energy source types - electricity and heat. The developed solution will be integrated and validated in two demonstration sites - Kněžiče village (Czech Republic) and the city of Hartberg (Austria). These demonstrators are chosen for their convenient territorial conditions (need of heating in winter and cooling in summer) and due to minimum investment costs for the realization of DRMS. The developed solution improves stability of the grid, promotes the use of renewable energy sources (RES), reduces emissions and decreases energy bills of end-customers up to 25%.

Žadatel: České vysoké učení technické v Praze