ACTIVE & INTELLIGENT PACKAGING MATERIALS AND DISPLAY CASES AS A TOOL FOR PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE Most Cultural Heritage objects housed by museums are often stored under unsuitable climate conditions. APACHE will develop a cutting edge technology to control and prevent the degradation of such patrimony....
BREEDING COFFEE FOR AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS Many tropical tree crops are threatened by climate change (CC), including coffee which is highly sensitive to high temperatures, droughts and diseases. 60% of coffee today is cultivated in Agroforestry Systems (AFS), which reduce dependence on external inputs and mitigate the...
MARKET UPTAKE OF AN INNOVATIVE IRRIGATION SOLUTION BASED ON LOW WATER-ENERGY CONSUMPTION The world of irrigation requires innovative solutions, less water and energy dependant. UPM developed in 2013 solutions for large power photovoltaic (PV) pumping systems at TRL5 that was successfully tested in a real Irrigators...
INJECTION MOULDING, CASTING AND COATING PILOTS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF IMPROVED COMPONENTS WITH NANO MATERIALS FOR AUTOMOTIVE, CONSTRUCTION AND AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY In the frame of previous FP6 and FP7 projects with involvement of IZADI-NANO2INDUSTRY consortium members nanotechnologies have demonstrated their effectiveness for enhancing materials and manufacturing processes...
DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL, HIGH PERFORMANCE HYBRID TWV/GPF AUTOMOTIVE AFTER TREATMENT SYSTEMS BY RATIONAL DESIGN: SUBSTITUTION OF PGMS AND RARE EARTH MATERIALS To date, three way catalytic converters (TWCs) have been established as the most effective engine exhaust after-treatment system. However, TWCs not only fail to address...
The project NANO-CATHEDRAL aims at developing, with a nano-metric scale approach, new materials, technologies and procedures for the conservation of deteriorated stones in monumental buildings and cathedrals and high value contemporary architecture, with a particular emphasis on the preservation of the originality and specificity of...
NEXTOWER shall introduce a set of innovative materials to boost the performance of atmospheric air-based concentrated solar power (CSP) systems to make them commercially viable. In particular, tower systems are appealing for the great environmental compatibility and offer tremendous potential for efficient (electrical and thermal)...
DRIVING UP EFFICIENCY AND RELIABILITY OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING The aim of DREAM is to significantly improve the performances of laser Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) of titanium, aluminium and steel components in terms of speed, costs, material use and reliability, also using a LCA/LCC approach, whilst producing...
