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Electro-destruction of toxic nitrate and ammonia ions. Demonstration of a sustainable wastewater treatment technology in power plants that removes nitrates up to zero percent and prevents sewage sludge generation. (ELONITA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2003, End date: Aug 31, 2006,

...atholic University of Leuven (UCL) and Laborelec had developed and tested an innovative technique to eliminate both nitrates and ammonia in a single step via an electro-destruction cell with zero environmental load. Objectives The project aimed to demonstrate Elonita, a sustainable wastewater treatment technology in pow ...
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European Pathway to Zero Waste: demonstrating the route to zero waste to landfill via end of waste protocols and building a recycling society (EPOW)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2012,

... Objectives The EPOW project aimed to demonstrate how EU regions can develop and introduce successful programmes that lead to zero waste to landfill in their region. It planned to develop a recycling society with a high level of resource efficiency in the South East of England, while also ensuring, through working with other ...
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ΚΑΤΑΡΤΙΣΗ ΣΤΕΛΕΧΩΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΑΓΩΓΗ ΕΝΕΡΓΕΙΑΣ ΑΠΟ ΒΙΟΜΑΖΑ

Start date: Aug 1, 2016, End date: Jul 31, 2017,

...ys persist. During the flows, the owners of poultry farms and their managers will have the opportunity to understand the ways in which waste from the poultry farms are an energy "gold mine", and have zero raw material costs and entail multiple benefits for employment and environment. Moreover, they will see processes such as anaerobic digestion, through which the poultry waste, within a few days, ...
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Demonstration of an integrated waste-to-energy system for energy generation from biodegradable organic waste and wastewater (INTER-WASTE)

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

...stablished technologies, Membrane Bioreactor System (MBR) and Anaerobic Digestion (AD), for the treatment of biodegradable organic waste (BOW) in an integrated energy-autonomous system following a zero waste approach. The project demonstrated that the innovative, integrated MBR-AD system is a sustainable option for the treatment of various organic waste fractions, while delivering marketable by-pr ...
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SMART PLANT MANAGER FOR UTILITY SCALE PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANTS WITH STORAGE SYSTEMS (STORM)

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2017,

...grid congestion, voltage and frequency instabilities, collaborating actively to market prices stabilization while also ensuring a higher level of security of supply and helping the transition to the zero carbon scenario.STORM is a system with:• Complete Ancillary Services.• Interoperability: Inverters and storage systems independent.• Predictability: based on weather forecast, short term productio ...
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Waste management as policy tools for corporate governance (WASMAN)

Start date: May 3, 2009, End date: Apr 29, 2012,

...ood local governance and one of the most visible services influencing local perception of governance The project scope is to assist municipal governments to develop a more cost-effective MSWM system (zero waste strategy) and to enhance local economies incentivizing cost-effective initiatives of the product-chains and identifying niches for local enterprises. The exchange of experiences between Med ...
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Renewable Energies for Zero Emission Transport In Europe (REZIPE)

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

...massive noise problems. The industrial excellence which has been achieved for ICE hampers alternatives competing on the market. Focusing on Central Europe, REZIPE will create a stronger awareness for zero emission vehicles fed by renewable energy, through the development and validation of policy tools comprising financial, regulatory and awareness initiatives. The energy used in zero emission vehi ...
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Low Enthalpy Geothermal ENergy Demonstration cases for Energy Efficient building in Adriatic area (LEGEND)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

...ergy Performance of Buildings (2010/31/EU) - tackles directly this issue of promoting the use of renewable energy sources (to reduce environmental pollution coming from fossil fuels and to boost near-zero CO2 energy demand and carbon neutrality principle among the Member States and EU Candidate Countries), some endogenous factors and market barriers – that are present also in the Adriatic area - h ...
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Reduction of SO2 emissions by a zero-effluent wet desulfuration process using MgO by-products (LIFESO2ZEROEF) (LIFESO2ZEROEF)

Start date: Jun 2, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2016,

...ctly related to lung cancer, asthma and cardiopulmonary obstruction. Objectives The main objective of the LIFESO2ZEROEF project is to demonstrate the viability of innovative and environmentally friendly wet desulphurisation technology for the treatment of gases produced by calcination furnaces in the magnesium oxide ( ...
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Integral liquid residuals management model for surface tratment industries through BAT's (ZERO PLUS) (ZERO PLUS)

Start date: Dec 1, 2005, End date: Jul 31, 2009,

... Best Available Techniques (BATs). The integral management model was implemented under real-life conditions in a typical electroplating plant, to demonstrate its suitability for achieving zero liquid-waste discharge. Results The ZERO PLUS project successfully demonstrated the potential of a model fo ...
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Resin-free Liquid-Stone Process elimination of ynthetic polluting resisns and toxic solvents used in the production of decorative elements in bass-relief with high artistic contents, substituted by eco sustainable and natural row materials imparting similar effect. (ReLiStoP)

Start date: Oct 1, 2006, End date: Sep 30, 2009,

...dly pigments meant that VOC emissions were avoided. The material for the stone could be poured into silicone moulds without any excess, reducing waste material from 0.6kg per piece to zero. Furthermore, any pieces failing to meet quality standards were re-used in the process, reducing the amount of waste material from 19.8 kg/m2 to 0.1 kg/m2. Since no water is needed for rectification operations ...
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Zero.Emission.Ships (ZEM/SHIPS)

Start date: Nov 1, 2006, End date: Apr 30, 2010,

...) which can harm human health. The bulk of emissions on inland waterways are generated by medium to large vessels. The use of fuel cells to power those ships in the range of 300 to 600 kW would be a zero emission solution. However, the available fuel cell technology for submarines is too costly and its use in small vessels not suitable to the targeted power requirements. The task for this proje ...
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Towards un-subsidised solar power – Cleandrone, the inspection and cleaning solution (CDRONE)

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

Cleandrone’s mission is to harness the intelligence of aeronautical robotics to reduce the costs and risks of high-specification surface cleaning and use this technology to enable zero-subsidy solar power throughout the EU and globally. The innovation project objective is a complete robotic inspection and cleaning system that will clean glass surfaces autonomously and reduce the cost of generating ...
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Zero emissions using renewable energies and hydrogen technologies in building and sustainable mobility in Technology Parks (ZERO-HYTECHPARK)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2014,

...ed supplying 10–20% of the hydrogen energy demand with CO2 lean or CO2 free hydrogen by 2015. Objectives The ZERO-HYTECHPARK project aimed to design a complete energy accumulation system that uses renewable hydrogen (through water electrolysis and subsequent storage of the hydrogen produced). Such a system would be i ...
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Model for a green energy autonomous office building (The Autonomous Office)

Start date: Jun 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

... design for a building that adopts both passive and active strategies to obtain energy autonomy through renewable resources; Successful construction of an energy-autonomous building with zero fossil fuel consumption after construction; A reduction in energy demand from typical values of 250 kWh/m2 in office buildings to 110 kWh/m2 – through bioclimatic design; A further 25% reduction in energ ...
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Bringing Earth Observation Services for Monitoring Dynamic Forest Disturbances to the Users EOMonDis (EOMonDis)

Start date: Feb 1, 2016, End date: Jan 31, 2019,

... products/services in order to better access the funding for the UNFCCC REDD+ policy which is a large market segment for the EO-industry in Europe. Additionally, national forest policy programmes and Zero Deforestation programmes also require forest monitoring systems with assessment of forest/non-forest information using disturbance indicators for deforestation and degradation as well as changes ...
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Tackling international airline catering waste by demonstrating integral and safe recollection, separation & treatment (LIFE Zero Cabin Waste)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

... is treated in the same way. Therefore, much remains to be done, especially regarding Cat. 1 waste. Objectives LIFE Zero Cabin Waste aims to create an integrated model to reduce, reuse and recycle (including energy recovery) waste collected on airplanes, and to establish the basis for other airlines to replicate th ...
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Supermarket retrofit for zero energy consumption (LIFEZEROSTORE)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2017,

...her than decreasing in recent years, nor by the complexity of the energy use in supermarkets. Objectives The LIFEZEROSTORE project aims to demonstrate the first ever energy-neutral supermarket. This will be based on both the introduction of energy-efficient systems and the generation of energy from renewable sources. T ...
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PROTOTYPE FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN BY MEANS OF CLEAN WATER, AMMONIA AND RECYCLED ALUMINIUM. (H2ALRECYCLING)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Mar 28, 2016,

...ject expects to establish a pilot plant for producing hydrogen from waste ammonium hydroxide (NH3(aq)) and aluminium (Al) to power a fuel cell. It is expected to attain the following results/output: Zero production of greenhouse gases; Efficiency of NH3 recovery above 80%; 100% energy efficiency of the hydrogen generation process; An estimated efficiency of the global energy generation proce ...
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Integrated fumes depuration and heat recovery system in energy intensive industries (H-REII DEMO)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2014,

...uce CO2 emissions and other environmental impacts. Expected results: The demonstration on an industrial scale of an integrated plant for fume depuration and heat recovery, with reduced or near zero power consumption; The technological validation of heat recovery applications in energy intensive processes and the analysis of performance; The evaluation of environmental benefits related to redu ...
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Waste Prevention and Reduction in the Chianti Territory (WASTE-LESS in CHIANTI)

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

...ste-less” label, and consequently positive effects on employment.Finally, the project approach was chosen as one of the ‘best practices’ to be introduced by the MED Zero Waste Pro project (http://www.zerowastepro.eu/the-project/capitalisation), co-financed by the Med Programme. Further information on the project can be found in the project's layman report and After-LIFE Communication Plan ( ...
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Zero Waste Ligno-Cellulosic Biorefineries by Integrated Lignin Valorisation (Zelcor)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2020,

Zelcor project aims at demonstrating the feasibility of transforming lignocellulose biorefinery recalcitrant side streams into high added-value biobased products, including fine chemicals. Its concept is to combine chemical and enzymatic catalysis with insects-based biological conversion, within a biorefinery integrated approach. The project is conceived to avoid waste production by recycling wast ...
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Design and Manufacture of Scaled up 50 kg capacity Plasma Melt Overflow (PMO) system for the commercial production of titanium and iron-chrome-aluminium alloy fibres. (PlasMelt)

Start date: Feb 1, 2016, End date: Jul 31, 2016,

... performance in filtration efficiency (more than 90%) and passive regeneration through soot burn-off. This has a huge business potential and is timely, especially as Euro VII legislation will require zero particulate emissions from diesel vehicles in cities by 2020.The project will help Fibretech to become a leader in the metallic fibre industry.
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A Chemical Approach to Molecular Spin Qubits: Decoherence and Organisation of Rare Earth Single Ion Magnets (DECRESIM)

Start date: Aug 1, 2015, End date: Jul 31, 2020,

...id complexes to achieve quantum gates or simple algorithms.#3 To extrapolate to infinite systems formed by the complex organization of spin qubits. This exploratory goal will permit us to move beyond zero-dimensional systems, thus facilitating the advance towards complex quantum functions."
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Simulation in Real Time for Manufacturing with Zero Defects (STREAM-0D)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2020,

Facts: i) Zero-defect manufacturing and flexibility of production processes are some of the main challenges for European manufacturing; ii) One of the engineering tools with higher potential is the linking of simulation tools with measurement devices for real-time control of applications. The huge potential of this synergistic loop remains untapped for manufacturing processes and could be used f ...
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Zero-defect manufacturing strategies towards on-line production management for European factories (Z-Fact0r)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2020,

...Fact0r consortium has conducted an extensive state-of-the-art research (see section 1.4) and realised that although a number of activities (see section 1.3) have been trying to address the need for zero-defect manufacturing, still there is a vast business opportunity for innovative, high-ROI (Return on Investment) solutions to ensure, better quality and higher productivity in the European manufact ...
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VAlidation driven DEvelopment of Modern and Efficient COMbustion technologies (VADEMECOM)

Start date: Apr 1, 2017, End date: Mar 31, 2022,

...nergy and healthy environment. In this context, MILD combustion represents a very attractive solution for its fuel flexibility and capability to deliver very high combustion efficiency with virtually zero pollutant emissions. Such a combustion regime is the result of a very strong interaction between turbulent mixing and chemical kinetics. The fundamental mechanism of this interaction is not fully ...
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European Training Network for the sustainable, zero-waste valorisation of (critical) metal containing industrial process residues (SOCRATES)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2020,

...strial residues (tailings, sludges, slags and ashes) that contain sig¬nificant concentrations of both critical and economically important metals. The Euro¬pean Training Network for the Sustainable, zero-waste valorisation of critical-metal-containing industrial process residues (SOCRATES) targets ground-breaking metallurgical processes, incl. plasma-, bio-, solvo-, electro- and ionometallurgy, tha ...
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CONductive fast Charge system for Electric buses in Public Transport (CONCEPT)

Start date: Aug 1, 2016, End date: Jul 31, 2018,

Heliox, a company specialized in switch mode power technology, is developing a Conductive Fast Charge System for buses which will offer a cost-effective breakthrough technology for zero emission public transport AND competitive strength to the European Bus manufacturing industry. The objective of this business innovation propoject have been defined to reach the overall goal: to succesful launch th ...
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aGent Oriented Zero Defect Multi-stage mANufacturing (GO0D MAN)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2019,

...d quality control for a multi –stage manufacturing production into a distributed system architecture built on agent-based Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and smart inspection tools designed to support Zero-Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) strategies. Data analytics tools provide a mean for knowledge build-up, system control and ZDM management. Real time and early identification of deviations and trends, pe ...
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MACRO CASCADE – Cascading Marine Macroalgal Biorefinery (MACRO CASCADE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2020,

...alth properties. The participation of two major industries and five SMEs demonstrate a significant commercial interest in the outcome MACRO CASCADE. The MACRO CASCADE approach contributes to the “zero waste society” as the left-over residuals from the biorefinery process can be used for fertilizers and bio-energy.
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LIFE SUSTAINHUTS: SUSTAINABLE MOUNTAIN HUTS IN EUROPE (LIFE SUSTAINHUTS)

Start date: Jul 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2020,

... will contribute not only to the EU climate adaptation strategy but also to climate change mitigation, nature conservation and biodiversity objectives. In particular, achieving sustainable and nearly zero emissions mountain huts will bring biodiversity benefits due to the strategic zones where huts are located, including Natura 2000 network sites and biosphere reserves. ...
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NEXT GENERATION CERAMIC COMPOSITES FOR COMBUSTION HARSH ENVIRONMENTS AND SPACE (C3HARME)

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2020,

...iched with ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTCs) capable of in-situ repairing damage induced during operation in severe aerospace environments. C3HARME will apply to two main applications: near-ZERO erosion rocket nozzles that must maintain dimensional stability during firing in combustion chambers, and near-ZERO ablation thermal protection systems enabling hypersonic space vehicles to maintain ...
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COMbination of non-contact, high speed monitoring and non-destructive techniques applicable to LASER Based Manufacturing through a self-learning system (COMBILASER)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

...ng. Therefore, all of them have common problems. In order to overcome undesirable situations, new strategies need to be developed which will be based on two different main branches, all of them under zero defects manufacturing philosophy: 1) Monitoring, and 2) NDT solutions. The objective of COMBILASER is the combination of these two worlds through a self-learning system.
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VEZ

Start date: Nov 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

"VEZ will be a zero emission boat for public transports in water cities, featuring mission and characteristics at least similar to the typical Venice ‘Vaporetto’, which can be considered a worldwide reference for public water transports. VEZ will be powered by a hybrid energy generation and management system based on hydrogen-air fuel cells, roof mounted PV cells and electric batteries, demonstrat ...
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A roof integrated solar tile system to develop cost-effective distributed solar power generation. (Soltile)

Start date: Jul 1, 2015, End date: Oct 31, 2015,

...validated and the soltiles have been proven to yield more than 90% of the absorbed energy from the PV cell. Soltiles targets the residential and re-roofing markets to promote the development of Net Zero Energy Homes.The Phase 1 project will be focused on establishing a complete supply chain, a sound business model and commercialization strategy and to plan all activities for deploying a pilot prod ...
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New Generation ADAS for Enhanced Driving Experience (e-Awake)

Start date: Jul 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

The latest generation of Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS) will accelerate the trend towards zero accident vehicles, highly automated driving (HAD) and an associated better road utilization. Hence, preventing accidents and automation of tasks in progressively more complex driving situations require innovation in perceiving the environment, the vehicle-state, and the reasoning about these. ...
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Integrated Zero Defect Manufacturing Solution for High Value Adding Multi-stage Manufacturing systems (ForZDM)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2020,

...e of operating their manufacturing processes and systems in order to deliver the required production rates of high quality products of increasing complexity, with limited use and waste of resources. "Zero Defect Manufacturing" (ZDM) is a recent paradigm aiming at going beyond traditional six-sigma approaches in highly technology intensive and strategic European manufacturing sectors through new kn ...
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Support to Energy Stakeholders of the Zero Emission Platform (SESZEP)

Start date: Aug 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

The SESZEP project aims to draw together a broad, effective and inclusive network of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) stakeholders to support the development of zero emission fossil fuel power plants and energy intensive industries. Supporting the coordination of diverse stakeholders - including the private and public sectors and civil society - will contribute to a common agreement on the role th ...
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Feasibility Study: A First-of-its-Kind Software-Defined Virtual Reality Camera (AbsZero)

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

...rs with regard to the current state of technology. To produce such videos is either a) very expensive, or b) requires extensive knowledge and work, and can thus only be done by professionals.Absolute Zero (AZ) is a first-of-its-kind VR camera designed to solve exactly this substantial problem from scratch, by enabling a mass audience of private and business customers to record own VR content in a ...
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