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Generalized Operational FLEXibility for Integrating Renewables in the Distribution Grid (GOFLEX)

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2019,

The GOFLEX project will innovate, integrate, further develop and demonstrate a group of electricity smart-grid technologies, enabling the cost-effective use of demand response in distribution grids, increasing the grids’ available adaptation capacity and safely supporting an increasing share of renewable electricity generation. The GOFLEX smart grid solution will deliver flexibility that is both g ...
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Innovative Technology for District Heating and Cooling (InDeal)

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

Challenged by climate change, and coupled with the need to secure sustainable economic growth and social cohesion, Europe must achieve a genuine energy revolution to reverse present-day unsustainable trends and live up to the ambitious policy expectations. A rational, consistent andfar-sighted approach to heating and cooling is key for ensuring such transformation.Toward this direction, district h ...
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“Nanocomposite for building constructions and civil infraestructures: European network pilot production line to promote industrial application cases.” (NANOLEAP)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

NANOLEAP project aims at the development of a coordinated network of specialized pilot lines for the production of nanocomposite based products for different civil infrastructure and building applications.The goal of this infrastructure is to support the research activities of European SMEs in the Construction sector in nanocomposite products enabling the progress of the product to next steps of t ...
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Diagnosis-aided control for SOFC power systems (DIAMOND)

Start date: Apr 1, 2014, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

The DIAMOND project aims at improving the performance of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) for CHP applications by implementing innovative strategies for on-board diagnosis and control. Advanced monitoring models will be developed to integrate diagnosis and control functions with the objective of having meaningful information on the actual state-of-the-health of the entire system. A holistic view ove ...
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Sustainable and robust networking for smart electricity distribution (SUNSEED)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

SUNSEED proposes an evolutionary approach to utilisation of already present communication networks from both energy and telecom operators. These can be suitably connected to form a converged communication infrastructure for future smart energy grids offering open services. Life cycle of such communication network solutions consists of six steps: overlap, interconnect, interoperate, manage, plan an ...
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Intelligent Trading Interface (ITI)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Feb 29, 2016,

The challenges of modernizing the electricity grids in Europe lie in enabling an increased flexibility of the European power system and enabling an active participation of users and new market actors. Demand response enables end users to participate actively in energy markets and profit from optimal price conditions, making the grid (heat, cold, electricity) more efficient and contributing to the ...
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Adaptive Cooperative Control in Urban (sub) Systems (ACCUS)

Start date: Jun 1, 2013, End date: Jan 31, 2016,

Urban systems like traffic, energy, and outdoor lighting are managed by self-contained embedded systems – though the managed processes are deeply interconnected. New applications and collective optimization require integration of these systems which represents a truly “systems of systems” integration problem: these urban systems evolve independently, have their own purpose and internal policies wh ...
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Smart Consumer - Smart Customer – Smart Citizen (S3C)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2015,

The overall objective of the S3C project is to foster ‘smart’ energy behaviour of households and SMEs in Europe via active user participation. Strongly linked to European large-scale demonstration projects, the small and flexible consortium follows a human centric approach from social and behavioural sciences. It includes insights from other fields such as telecommunications, and tests different t ...
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Conservation of Aquila pomarina in Slovakia (APOMARINA_SK)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

Background The lesser spotted eagle (Aquila pomarina) is listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive. This raptor favours areas 100-900 metres above sea-level that contain a rich mosaic of woodland, meadows, fields, pastures, marshes and a well-developed network of watercourses. Its breeding range is restricted mostly to Europe (central, eastern and southeas ...
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Conservation of Falco cherrug in Northeast Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia (Falco cherrug B-H-R-S)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

Background The Saker falcon (Falco cherrug) is a globally threatened species that is listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive. Hungary and Slovakia are home to some 47% of the European population (c. 450 pairs). Thanks to EU financial support, this population has stabilised and is increasing; while the European and global population is still decreasing. R ...
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Development and field test of an efficient YBCO Coated Conductor based Fault Current Limiter for Operation in Electricity Networks (ECCOFLOW)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

"The project aims at developing a unique device for electricity networks: A superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) based on coated conductor YBCO tape (cc-tape) or 2nd Generation HTS tape. The general trend in Europe to a higher meshing of distribution networks and the rapid growing integration of renewable energy sources leads to an increase of the fault current level by every new installat ...
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Twin City Vienna Bratislava e-mobility Demonstrationsprojekt (VIBRATE)

Start date: Dec 31, 2010, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

E-Mobilität wurde in den letzten Jahren zum sichtbaren und viel diskutierten Thema. Der CO2 Ausstoß und der Lärm des Straßenverkehrs können mittels strombetriebener Fahrzeuge ebenso reduziert werden wie die Ölimportabhängigkeit. Das Projekt VIBRATE demonstriert, dass E-Mobilität eine Alternative zum Status quo ist. Ziel ist es, eine standardisierte und modular erweiterbare Ladeinfrastruktur auf öf ...
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Micro-Request-Based Aggregation, Forecasting and Scheduling of Energy Demand, Supply and Distribution (MIRABEL)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Apr 30, 2013,

The MIRABEL project's main goal is to develop a conceptual and infrastructural approach that allows energy distribution companies to efficiently manage higher amounts of renewable energy and balance supply and demand. Currently, most renewable energy sources (RES; e.g. windmills, solar panels) pose the challenge that the production depends on external factors, such as wind speed and direction, the ...
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The Cross Border Knowledge Bridge in the Renewable Energy Sources Cluster in the Eastern Slovakia and North Hungary (KNOWBRIDGE)

Start date: Jun 1, 2009, End date: Nov 30, 2012,

Objective of the KNOWBRIDGE project is to increase the capacity and to strengthen the research potential of two cross border and convergence regions (Košice self-governing region in Slovakia and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén region in Hungary) by supporting the development of new innovative cross border research-driven cluster in the area of Renewable Energy Sources and associating research entities, enter ...
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To develop a scratch resistance coating using a molecular self assembly nanotechnology for plastic products (NANOSCRATCH)

Start date: Sep 1, 2009, End date: Aug 31, 2011,

"The project aims to develop a novel high performance scratch resistant coating technology for plastic pieces at a low cost using an environmental friendly and tailor-made process, over a broad range of plastic materials. These coated plastics can substitute weighty materials, as metallic or glassy components, and high cost engineering plastic materials. The new coating technology to develop is ba ...
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Improvement of Students' Internship in Serbia

Start date: Oct 15, 2010,

Number of European declarations (Bologna and Bon), reports of EU commission and national reports (Serbia 2009 Progress Report; Linking the worlds of work and education through Tempus; Revised and Extended National Program for Integration of Republic of Serbia in EU) states importance of university - enterprises cooperation. Universities and enterprises cooperation could be straightened through: in ...
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Expansion of the speech-to-text reporter training in Austria and Slovakia through e-learning in order to support hearing impaired persons

Hearing impaired persons are substantially discriminated against on the labour market and in public. With the help of speech-to-text reporters they can follow a conversation. Speech-to-text reporters simultaneously convey the spoken word into text by using a computer and the hearing-impaired persons read it. The clear need of approx. 680,000 hearing impaired persons in Germany, Austria and Slovaki ...
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