Požadovaný rozpočet: 3.300 EUR

Optics has been offering significant advantages to the field of data processing and manipulation. The advantages are associated with its much larger bandwidth of information leading to higher data processing rates, its reduced power dissipation, and its smaller crosstalk occurring between close channels of optical data transmission in respect to what is obtainable with conventional micro-electronics processing circuits. Due to all this, optics could and should be a game changer factor and a significant tool that should complement the electronic processing circuitry and solve bottle necks the electronic processors are struggling to cope with. In this proposal, we bring two significant advantages, which aim to challenge and shatter the pessimistic projections for the future of the field of photonic processing. On one hand, we offer unique and breaking through photonic processing building blocks, which could be expanded into processing modules, and offer breaking through processing capabilities benefiting from all the advantages that optics can provide. On the other hand, we have constructed a consortium of experts from both the academy and the industry that can truly alleviate the level of maturity for the proposed technologies to much higher TRLs. The consortium provide unique aspects of integrating the proposed building blocks and maturing their fabrication process while giving emphasize both on the uniqueness involved in the technological building blocks, adjustment of the right fabrication process for their realization, integrating them into higher level of processing modalities and characterizing/testing them in real and high TRL industrial environment.

Žadatel: Jerusalem College of Technology

Požadovaný rozpočet: 12.198.208 EUR

The manufacturing of large parts faces the increasing challenge to meet the high precision demands of modern applications. There are several new technologies and methods of quality control that have been validated over the years, with which the same high precision can be achieved in large-part manufacturing. The AURORA project sets to combine and demonstrate these technologies and methods for three distinctive pilot use cases in large-part manufacturing. : 1) The machining of metalic large parts; 2) The in-situ assembly and repair of metalic large parts and 3) The fabrication and assembly of large parts from Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP). A demonstrator will be built for each pilot use case. The use case partners of the consortium will help to define a set of industrial demonstration scenarios, with which the demonstrators will be put on the test. These scenarios arise from several industrial sectors, such as manufacturing and assembly of multi-material wind turbine rotor blades (LM Wind Power), ship hull fabrication including milling and welding of large structures from steel (Naval Group) and milling of large industrial equipment from aluminium and titanium alloys (Correa).

Žadatel: Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.

Požadovaný rozpočet: 4.287.625 EUR

In previous 5G-PPP projects CHARISMA and SELFNET a new routing concept was investigated, complementary to the existing Internet routing infrastructure. In the projects the German SME InnoRoute developed a novel router for proof of concept. Currently the LAN protocol TSN is extended to a regional network in a field trial among German universities. Within the TSN-CORE the routing technology over hierarchical 6Tree networks shall be brought to maturity for commercial exploitation. For this aim the project will: Extend the German trial network to European scale, investigate network topologies, redundancy concepts, TSN configuration protocols, network management, gateways etc., drive standardization at IETF, ITU, ETSI, identify killer applications such as AR, VR, industrial control, real-time cloud services etc., develop business plans for different SME types represented by project partners. Thanks to TSN-CORE Europe will benefit from an own routing core with ultralow latency and inherent security, ready to complete European cloud strategy at networking level. Exploitation via business plans based on per-country technology franchising. First commercial service is planned at project end.

Žadatel: InnoRoute GmbH

Požadovaný rozpočet: 3.820.954 EUR

The main objective of the StandICT2020 proposal is to engage the European experts and involve them in the international standardisation activities. To this end, StandICT2020 will develop a standardisation and observatory facility which will address all the requirements for reinforcing European experts in the ICT standardisation. The StandICT2020 framework will include: 1. A pragmatic approach. 2. A DSS (Decision Support System) tool. 3. An effective communication and dissemination 4. A tight connection with previous works and activities. StandICT2020 will reuse most of ICT-40 StandICT.eu results, with a continuity perspective.

Žadatel: APL Data Center

Požadovaný rozpočet: 5.512.104 EUR

PCPECT addresses the critical need to develop sustainable 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 this proposal, through the efficient storage and utilisation of solar energy in the form of chemicals or chemical energy, provides realistic solutions, by converting carbon dioxide and water, via photoreactors, into chemical species, such as formate, carbon monoxide and hydrogen peroxide. Using novel band gap engineered photocatalyst materials, PCPECT delivers integrated devices and solutions to enable the efficient utilization of solar energy. PCPECT delivers reaction efficiencies higher than current energy conversion technologies for chemical energy conversion, improved stability and robustness of integrated devices under extended operational conditions, enables material recycling and reduction in carbon emissions.

Žadatel: University of Hull

Požadovaný rozpočet: 6.307.000 EUR

A Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS)- Complimentary-Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor(CMOS) based system is suggested in this proposal for enhancing the effective power producing capacities of rechargeable batteries. Using tiny amounts of power from the batteries to provide the full power required by the load to function via a MEMS based mechanism. The MEMS Power Enhancing Method allows to enhance the power produced via the mechanism which causes for a reduced electrical power demand from the batteries. The immediate consequence is it can allow the effective lifetimes of rechargeable batteries to be lengthened by multiple orders of magnitude. The proposal is to investigate the concept further to design, microfabricate, characterize, and test the novel MEMSCMOS devices in order to attest of the method for lengthening the single charge lifetime duration of rechargeable batteries; it also goes to attest of the potential of graphene materials. A quantitative objective in conducting this interdisciplinary R&D effort is to arrive at novel MEMS-CMOS devices. Batteries which last 6 hours at a rate of 3W per hour, can the same 3W per hour, yet last 3,600 hours or 150 days; on a single charge. We assumed here almost zero losses from the CMOS components of the system which will be minimal in consideration. The number of devices in the considered array will be governed by the effective DC output power of each MEMS-CMOS device, and the eventual output power required for the given load.

Žadatel: POSIS Technologies

Požadovaný rozpočet: 13.177.090 EUR

Switching from a linear economy to a restorative or circular economy is of paramount societal importance. For large industrial equipment and production lines, this means repair, refurbishment or replacement of parts rather than complete installations. It requires resourcing or upgrading of worn parts to newly usable status. This can be achieved by continuous monitoring of critical parameters during use. LIZARRD proposes lifetime optimising actions for refurbishment/re-manufacturing of large industrial equipment. It will demonstrate how circular economy concepts can be applied in order to increase equipment lifetime and re-use of individual parts. Results will enable maintaining equipment in the loop of economy for as long as possible, minimising waste and contributing to develop a sustainable, low carbon, resource efficient and competitive economy. LIZARRD’s technology will reduce unexpected downtime of very large industrial installations. Wear and damage can be difficult to detect in time, while in operation. This implies either interruption of production for maintenance earlier than needed, or equipment damage, causing serious and long-time periods of downtime. Both options are very costly in monetary terms and in burden for society. LIZARRD will develop technology that will optimise downtime management. The hardware and software to be developed will enable factory planning of production lines to choose short and dedicated maintenance downtime periods as shortly as possible before parts actually break or damage. Impact of these maintenance periods on adjacent production processes or society can be minimised.

Žadatel: Herrenknecht AG

Požadovaný rozpočet: 3.400.370 EUR

Events that shaped our approach, are: (a) a progress between 1929 and 2002 in multi-unit, residential, masonry buildings in Vancouver, Canada that used the same amount of energy, appeared to result in improved comfort but no “net” reduction of energy, (b) despite excellent air re-circulation, proven by IAQ tests in a demonstration building, the measured interior surface temperatures were lowest on the North side. We introduce adaptable climate as the basis for controlling indoor environment in a program called “environmental quality management” (EQM). A building automatic control and optimization system will be used to control and optimize energy use and quality of the indoor environment. In the EQM program, passive measures, geothermal and solar applications are merged. Use of large areas of solar-exposed windows, retractable solar collectors for window shading, hydronic heating/ cooling tubing in walls will limit indoor temperature changes. This system with a continuous, exterior thermal insulation layer eliminates peak loads in summer and reduces them in winter. In solar exposed rooms, ventilation on demand that uses exterior wall to recuperate both heat and moisture losses is provided. In historic buildings, zero energy must be achieved with interior retrofit, only. To this end, a new moisture management system is deployed, where a heat and humidity exchanger is placed in the middle of the renovated wall. Effectively, the INESCO project combines several laboratory achievements into an advanced system and expands the scope of EQM applications.

Žadatel: Ústav stavebníctva a architektúry Slovenskej akadémie vied