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- "Cold-calling": warning to project participants
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From time to time participants in projects funded under the framework programmes are contacted by organisations seeking payment in return for publishing information on the work being undertaken within their projects. Contrary to some of the "sales pitches" used, these publications and their services have not been endorsed by the Commission.
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- 'B-COOL' project developing eco-friendly car air conditioning
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The EU-funded B-COOL project, set to end in 2008, has been developing a new, high-efficiency, low-cost air-conditioning system for small, A and B segment cars, using CO2 as a refrigerant.
- 'Beauty' project developing better biofuel engine
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An EU-funded collaboration between universities and industry is overcoming limitations in current technologies to develop new bioethanol engines.
- 'CONCERTOUR' – transport for tourism
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The CONCERTOUR project, developing new strategies and solutions for sustainable tourism, has held its final conference in Rome. Participants from across Europe discussed results and looked towards further research linking tourism and transport.
- 'CityMove' looks to future of urban freight
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With the majority of the population in Europe now living in urban areas and the bulk of industrial production being dispatched to these areas, the demand for freight transport in cities is at an all-time high.
- 'Clean Sky' launches second call for proposals
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The Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative has launched its second call for proposals, making available €8.3 million in funding and covering 24 new research topics.
- 'Clean Sky' seeks partners for 93 technical projects
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Interested companies and research bodies can already consult a list of planned Clean Sky JTI calls for proposals for the first half of 2009, to see if the proposed topics suit their technical capabilities.
- 'Clean Sky' tackles environmental issues in the air and on the ground
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The Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative is building momentum in its bid to improve the environmental performance of the air transport system. Issues discussed at the first Clean Sky conference in June 2010 included 'Eco-Design', optimising environmental performance 'from cradle to grave'.
- 'CooperatEUS' – EU-US co-operation in aeronautics research
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The 49th edition of the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting (ASM) in Orlando, Florida, drew a wide audience of international aeronautics and space researchers and featured high-level exchanges between European and American policy makers.
- 'FRESH' project still hot
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Completed in 2007, the SME-led 'FRESH' project, which developed advanced tools for aircraft electrical design, is still making waves. Project partners are now looking to carry out further research into electro-magnetic and thermal effects in aircraft.
- 'HeavyRoute' project presents final results
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A key EU-funded research project aimed at improving road safety and capacity while reducing impacts on the environment and maintenance costs held its final meeting in Brussels in June 2009.
- 'Horizon 2020' focuses on smart, green and integrated transport research
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On 30 November 2011, European Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn launched the European Commission's proposed new framework programme for research and innovation in 2014-2020, called Horizon 2020. The proposal is now up for discussion in the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers and is expected to be adopted by the end of 2013.
- 'Implementation' is key for EUCAR
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The European Council for Automotive R&D (EUCAR) brings together a range of forward-looking road transport research initiatives. Partners say the ultimate goal is to see real results on Europe's roads and highways.
- 'LITEBUS' – the bus that bounced
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LITEBUS, an EU-funded project set to reduce the weight and production costs of urban public transport, has developed a sandwich composite material to replace both steel and aluminium frames for buses. The composite renders the vehicles safer and more eco-friendly.
- 'New' Member States into research fold
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Though still often referred to as 'New Member States', countries that joined the Union in the latest accession rounds are widely seen as equal partners in the European Research Area (ERA).
- 'PPlane' project – radical and novel ideas for 'Personal Air Transport System'
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The EU-funded PPLANE project is poised to revolutionise travel, ease congestion with its Personal Air Transport System (PATS), a new paradigm in air transport. Like a private car, the PPlane personal air vehicle will deliver the benefits of speed and routing efficiency only possible through direct-to-destination flight.
- 'SAFECRAFTS' project improving evacuation of passengers following shipping accidents
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The EU-funded SAFECRAFTS project is taking a global view of the human and technical factors involved in passenger evacuation. Team members say their approach could result in dramatic reductions in deaths and injuries and could also help make European companies more competitive.
- 'SAFEDOR' completes four years of research on safe and innovative ship design, operation and regulation
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EU-funded SAFEDOR is the first project to develop a risk-based ship design and regulatory framework to achieve safety cost-effectively by treating it as an objective and not as a constraint.
- 'TIFFE' outlines innovative vehicle temperature management system
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The EU-funded 'TIFFE' project has developed a new vehicle with an innovative front-end design and advanced components for more efficient heat radiation and onboard cooling, and better fuel economy.
- 'TOPMACS' – more progress on 'greener' air-conditioning
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Once considered a luxury option, air conditioning is becoming more and more common in new cars as a standard feature, but both public authorities and consumers are demanding greater attention to the environmental impact of air conditioning systems, in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and impacts on fuel consumption.
- 'TelliBox' delivers better system for intermodal freight transport
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The EU-funded TelliBox project has optimised available loading space in freight vehicles, promising more efficient transport of goods.
- 'VIAJEO' for more efficient travel, transport planning
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The newly launched EU-funded VIAJEO project will design, demonstrate and implement an IT-based open platform to collect and process data for travel information and transport planning in cities in Europe, China and Brazil.
- 'YEAR 2008' winners named in Ljubljana
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Winners of the 'Young European Arena of Research' (YEAR 2008) competition received awards during the TRA Conference in Slovenia. In front of 1200 delegates from across Europe, students received medals and prizes for their groundbreaking work in road transport research.
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- 1998 - 2002 project synopses
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Land transport and Marine Technologies - (223 pages)
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- 7th Framework Programme 2007-2013
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Horizontal activities for implementation of the Transport programme - (124 pages)
- 7th Framework Programme 2007-2013
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Aeronautics and Air Transport Research - (332 pages)
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- A Background Document from ACARE (The Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe)
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Beyond Vision 2010 (Towards 2050) - (100 pages)
- A European strategy for marine and maritime research
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A sea change for ocean management - (12 pages)
- A European vision for sustainable transport
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Researchers, policy-makers and other stakeholders assembled in Lyon to hammer out a vision for sustainable transport in the context of the 2020 vision for the European Research Area.
- A Guide to Funding
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A guide to funding, explaining the eight steps to take to make an application for research funding from the European Commission.
- ACARE stresses joint efforts at European Technology Platforms event
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On 4-5 May 2006, more than 500 participants met in Vienna, Austria, to compare knowledge and experiences of the European Technology Platform (ETP) process. ACARE, the air transport ETP, presented its views on effective, goal-oriented European co-operation.
- ACARE takes next generation of aerospace engineers under its wing
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The Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe, 'ACARE', has held an important workshop on 'Education and Training of Engineers and Researchers in Aeronautics for Europe'.
- ACARE updates aeronautics research priorities
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ACARE, the European high-level advisory group for aeronautics, has adapted its Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) to the rapidly evolving global context, adding four additional priorities.
- ACARE ‘Aerodays’ set for March 2005
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High-level personalities from the aeronautics industry will meet researchers and European policy-makers in Brussels on 30 and 31 March 2005. The ‘Aerodays’ event is being organised by ACARE, the ‘Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe’. On the agenda: the new and expanded edition of ACARE’s Strategic Research Agenda.
- AMT '09 conference draws hydrodynamics community
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The First International Conference on Advanced Model Measurement Technology for the EU Maritime Industry (AMT '09), organised by the EU-funded Hydro Testing Alliance (HTA), was held in Nantes, France, on 1-2 September 2009. Over 100 participants exchanged results and views on fluid dynamics.
- APROSYS and APSN hold major road safety conference
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Jointly organised by the APSN Network and the APROSYS Integrated Project, the Sixth European Vehicle Passive Safety Conference in Vienna in May 2006 featured major presentations by leading European road transport players.
- APROSYS and APSN – new EU-funded actions target road safety
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Launched on 6 April 2004 in Brussels, APROSYS is an ambitious new initiative aimed at improving passive safety for European road users. Its kick-off meeting was followed on 7 April by the launch of the related European Advanced Passive Safety Network (APSN).
- Academic vision under discussion during Berlin Air Show
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On 12-13 May 2004 in Berlin, university scientists and industrial representatives gathered to exchange views and plot the way forward in aeronautical research. The workshop, entitled ‘Academic vision for aeronautical research for tomorrow’, was the fifth in a series organised by EASN, the European Aeronautics Science Network.
- Action on CO2
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Growth in emissions from the transport sector may mean that Europe misses its Kyoto targets on climate change. Research initiatives are already underway to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from all segments of the transport sector and other actions to reduce or eliminate carbon dioxide pollution are envisaged.
- Adaptive Control of Manufacturing Processes for a New Generation of Jet Engine Components
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State of the Art - Background
- Adaptive and Passive Flow Control for Fan Broadband Noise Reduction
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State of the Art - Background
- Advanced Decision-support System for Ship Design, Operation and Training
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The ADOPT project will focus on optimising safety by the development of a system that senses the environment of a real situation, predicts the ship’s motion accordingly and, based on this data, calculates the actual risk of operating the ship in any given situation.
- Advanced Noise Reduction Systems
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Further efficient reduction of transport noise requires intensive research. CALM II aims at coordinating European research for advanced transport noise mitigation, in particular facilitating interdisciplinary networking and dissemination of knowledge, and at further development of the CALM strategic research plan. All transport modes are concerned: road, rail, waterborne and aeronautic together with outdoor equipements.
- Advanced Protection Systems
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The general objective of APROSYS is the development and introduction of critical technologies that will improve passive safety for all European road users in all relevant accident types and severities.
- Advanced Virtual Agents for Testing the Accessibility of Rail Stations
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AVATARS will develop a range of innovative technologies to simulate passenger movements. The tools will enable a population of structures with large groups of realistic, interacting agents in a series of realistic scenarios. To achieve this, AVATARS will develop three major software components. The evaluation of these tools will be carried out under a series of case studies, developed throughout the project.
- Advanced flexible automation cell
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State of the Art - Background
- Advanced technologies for highly efficient Clean Engines working with alternative fuels and lubes
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CLEANENGINE is focused on developing modern clean internal combustion engines based on liquid biofuels coming from biomass (biodiesel and bioethanol) and environmentally friendly and ash-free lubes and/or lubrication concepts. The objective is to increase efficiency and minimise harmful emissions.
- Advisory Council For Aeronautics Research in Europe
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Strategic Research Agenda Volume 1 - (48 pages)
- Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe
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Out of the box – Ideas about the future of air transport (Part2) - (92 pages)
- Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe
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2008 Addendum to the Strategic Research Agenda - (51 pages)
- Advisory Group Report SSTAG
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An analysis of the implementation of the Sustainable Surface Transport Work Programme and recommendations for the future - (36 pages)
- Advisory Group Report – Report of the AG Aeronautics on the outcome of the implementation of the aeronautics programme of the thematic priority Aeronautics and Space of Framework Programme 6
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Aeronautic Research under the Sixth Framework Programme - (36 pages)
- Aero 'Info Day' focuses on next generation of air travel
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The greening of flying and the integration of air transport systems are the priorities in European funding for research into air transport, according to top European Commission officials on the second day of the FP7 Transport Info Days event in Brussels from 28-29 September 2009.
- Aero-researchers flock to Clean Sky JTI Information Day
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The Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative held an 'Information Day' on 10 July 2009 to aid interested parties in responding to Clean Sky's first call for proposals. The event featured presentations by top-level EC officials and industrial researchers.
- Aerodays 2005 – Strategic Research Agenda reaches new heights
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The Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe (ACARE) presented the second edition of its Strategic Research Agenda (SRA-2) in Brussels on 30-31 March 2005. Two years after the launch of this R&D plan for the aeronautics sector, its scope and ambition has now been refined and expanded to address different future air transport scenarios.
- Aerodays 2011: help shape the future of aeronautics in Europe
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The European Commission and Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial in Spain invite you to register now for the sixth Community Aeronautics days in Madrid, 30 March-1 April 2011.
- Aeronautics Information Day draws large audience
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More than 400 people attended the aeronautics research Information Day on 6 February 2008 in Brussels. Jointly organised by the European Commission’s Directorates-General for Research (DG RTD) and for Energy and Transport (DG TREN), the event was aimed at supporting the preparation of responses to the second FP7 call for proposals.
- Aeronautics Research 2003 - 2006 projects
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Project synopses - volume 1 - Research Projects from the first and second calls - (322 pages)
- Aeronautics for Europe
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A Partnership for Research and Technology and European Growth - (20 pages)
- AirTN launch signals heightened co-operation
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On 15 March 2006, a new EU-funded network aimed at coordinating Europe-wide aeronautics research was launched at the Airbus facility in Hamburg. The Air Transport Net (AirTN) will place particular emphasis on bringing new EU Member States into the aerospace fold, offering important opportunities for industrial development in this sector in Eastern Europe.
- Airbus giant flies into the history books
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On 27 April 2004, thousands of plane enthusiasts watched as the Airbus A380, the world's largest ever passenger plane, took off on a successful four-hour test flight. The twin-deck ‘superjumbo’ landed safely in Toulouse, France, after circling the Bay of Biscay.
- All systems checked out in Awiator’s flight test
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As the skies fill up with all manner of winged vehicles, the aeronautics industry is under pressure to design more advanced, more efficient and more environmentally friendly aircraft. Awiator (Aircraft Wing with Advanced Technology Operation) is a groundbreaking EU-sponsored project aimed at developing new aircraft structures, reducing vortex hazards and structural weight, while improving low speed as well as cruise performance and flight procedures.
- Alternative Fuels and Biofuels for Aircraft Development
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State of the Art - Background
- An Alliance to Enhance the Maritime Testing Infrastructure in the EU
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The Hydro-Testing Alliance (HTA) will is an initiative that develops a formal and lasting structure to within the field of marine testing to coordinate the definition and introduction of novel measurement, observation and analysis technologies within hydrodynamic model testing environments. Coordination of development, the sharing of advanced equipment and dissemination of knowledge and guidelines will achieve a more integrated and efficient use of marine testing research capacities within Europe.
- An Optical Fibre-based Sensor Intelligent System for Monitoring and Control of Exhaust Emissions from Road Vehicles
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OPTO-EMI-SENSE involves the research and development of novel optical fibre-based sensors for monitoring exhaust gas emissions and temperature in modern road vehicles. Novel sensors will be deployed on board the vehicle to provide monitoring and control in order to minimise atmospheric pollution.
- An effective response to road safety
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The APROSYS project held its final conference and exhibition on 17 and 18 February in Amsterdam. The project’s major achievements include the creation of a new dummy prototype designed for testing injuries to small females in side-impact crashes. The new design will feed into the worldwide harmonised standards for side-impact crash dummies.
- Annual Activity Report 2010
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The annual Activity Report of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation shows how our work drives forward an integrated and world-class research and innovation system in Europe. You can now find it online.
- Annual NCP meeting in Brussels, 15 September 2011
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The National Contact Points met with the Transport Directorate in Brussels on 15 September 2011. They exchanged practices and information to stay up to date. Their presentations and those of the European Commission are now available for you directly.
- Are in-vehicle technologies improving road safety?
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As technology advances, vehicle manufacturers are incorporating more and more gadgets such as cell phones, satellite navigators and in-car video systems into vehicles. But what are the effects of these in-vehicle technologies (IVTs) on road safety? Ten European research partners are trying to determine how safe they really are.
- Assessment and Rehabilitation of Central European Highway Structures
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The overall goal of the proposed project is to develop ways of raising the standard of highway structures in the new Member States and Central and Eastern European Countries to the level necessary for their full economic integration into the EU and for the future development of the Union.
- Assessment for future traffic demands and longer lives
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In order to double (or even treble) the transportation by rail over the next 20 years, the load capacity and the mean residual service life of railway bridges needs to be increased. the project determines methods by which this could be achieved.
- Assessment of Life-cycle Effect of Repairs on Tankers
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The ALERT project (Assessment of Life-cycle Effect of Repairs on Tankers) will undertake a thorough examination of the current practices of European industry in the field of ship repair, and to propose improvements to the underlying processes in consultation with industry.
- Automotive Chassis Development for 5-day Cars
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The prime objective of AC-DC is to develop a concept, which radically enhances automotive manufacturing in order to achieve the high level of responsiveness required for a 5-day car according to customer specifications, and to validate/demonstrate the novel approach using the characteristic component lightweight chassis as a master.
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- Beijing hosts high-level workshop on aeronautics research
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The EU-China Workshop on Aeronautics Research and Technological Development took place in Beijing on 15 April 2005. The aim was to discuss specific opportunities for co-operation with Chinese aeronautics researchers under European RTD programmes.
- Berlin Air Show and ‘Merging efforts’ - Russian participation in European research
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In conjunction with the Berlin Air Show (ILA 2004), Russians and Europeans gathered at a major conference aimed at increasing collaboration in aeronautics research.
- Berlin INNOTRANS 2006 conference looks forward
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INNOTRANS is the international platform for buyers and sellers of passenger and freight transport technology. The event has become as an industry showcase, focusing on the state of the art in railway technologies, including both infrastructure and rolling stock.
- Big boost for small air planes research in Central and Eastern Europe
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Small aircraft carrying up to 19 passengers could be an attractive form of regional transport in areas that lack extensive transport infrastructure. The European Commission has set aside €25 million to fund a group of mostly Central and Eastern European partners to carry out research that will strengthen European competitiveness in this technology demanding sector. Their work focuses on developing modern engines at the right scale for use in an aircraft this size, while remaining safe, affordable and environmentally acceptable.
- Blastworthy Textile-Based Luggage Containers for Aviation Safety
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State of the Art - Background
- Boat Hulls with Enhanced Performance
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This ambitious project aims to develop new environmentally friendly manufacturing processes using lightweight fibre reinforced thermoplastic for the production of composite structural vehicles. As an example, the technology will be be used to produce an innovative semi-trailers and boat hull at lower cost, with enhanced performance and inherent recyclability.
- Brochure on waterborne research online
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A new publication on research activities on waterborne transport supported under the EU's framework programmes for research can be downloaded and ordered online as of now.
- Brussels hosts major transport conference ‘TRA 2010’
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The 2010 Transport Research Arena conference saw leading-edge researchers and top industrial players unveiling the latest prototypes and technologies, and exchanging ideas about how to solve modern-day transport problems, while high-level decision makers discussed public policies on mobility and transport.
- Building cockpits for safer and more efficient aviation
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The 'ALICIA' project is developing systems to improve the safety of landing and taxiing operations, and to increase the efficiency of the air transport network. The target date is 2020, but some technologies could be operational much sooner.
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- C-ATM project delivers ambitious concept for air traffic
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On 31 January 2006, the EU-funded C-ATM project (Co-operative air traffic management) held its final public forum. On the agenda was a new integrated air/ground operational concept, expected to dramatically improve the efficiency of the overall ATM network by providing more reliable and predictable service to airspace users.
- CAE is the National Contact Point for EU aeronautics research in China
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On 30 July 2009, the European Commission, together with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technologies (MIIT) of the People's Republic of China, launched a Call for Proposals aimed at enhancing international co-operation. The closing date is 14 January 2010.
- CALM network brings groundbreaking workshop to Hungary
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Over 80 participants, representing EU Member States, the Commission, and academic, research and business institutions, met to discuss noise research on 13 September 2006 in Budapest. The CALM initiative is the result of close collaborative efforts between EU Research and Environment Directorates.
- CALM noise reduction workshop lands in Hungary
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Over 80 participants, representing EU Member States, the Commission, and academic, research and business institutions, met to discuss noise research on 13 September 2006 in Budapest. The CALM initiative is the result of close collaborative efforts between EU Research and Environment Directorates.
- CITYMOBIL: advanced road transport for the urban environment
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Partners in the EU-funded CITYMOBIL project presented their work at the Podcar City International PRT conference on 1-2 October 2007 in Uppsala, Sweden.
- CREating innovative Air transport Technologies for Europe
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State of the Art - Background
- Call for proposals closed
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As part of the Framework Programme for research, which funds excellent European science, the European Commission regularly launches calls for proposals. The call for proposals for transport research that was launched on 19 July 2011 closed on 1 December 2011, receiving more applications than last year.
- Cars without drivers – not science fiction
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During the recent 'car-free' day in Brussels, an event organised each year in conjunction with European Mobility Week, members of the public got a chance to try out the latest 'cybercars' – small autonomous vehicles for public transport.
- Catenary Interface Monitoring Coherent sensing technology for electrical railway infrastructure and rolling stock for interoperable cross boundary transportation
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In a deregulated EU rail market, the monitoring of the vehicle and infrastructure interface is mandatory for an enhanced availability of operation, which reduces costs. Condition monitoring becomes crucial when a rolling stock is crossing boundaries between independent infrastructure grids.
- Central European Aeronautical Research Initiative
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State of the Art - Background
- Central European Research in Road Infrastructure
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CERTAIN is a CA that aims to facilitate integration of the new Member States and other Central European countries into the established research and development community of the EU. The project will provide the clustering environment for EC research projects on road infrastructure.
- Citizens have their say at 'Move Together' final meeting
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The groundbreaking Move Together project gathered average citizens from all EU Member States to assess the current state of urban transport research. Partners, participants and mobility stakeholders discussed the results of their work at a final meeting in Brussels on 7 December 2009.
- Citymobil pods
- Citymobil pods
- Citymobil pods
- Clean Sky JTI
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Bringing together EU-funded projects and major industrial stakeholders
- Clean Sky project wins Innovation Award
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TaxiBot, Clean Sky "Dispatch Towing Vehicle (DTV)" project won the Innovation Award at Inter Airport Europe in Munich.
- Cleaner road transport highlighted at Göteborg conference
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Cleaning up the road transport sector will be a key issue for the European Union’s next Research Framework Programme (FP7, 2007-2013). The TRA 2006 conference in Göteborg, Sweden, emphasised the ‘greening’ of road transport and featured many outstanding presentations on reducing carbon emissions, alternative fuels and vehicles, and reducing traffic noise.
- Commission announces smart investment in green PPPs
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In July 2009, the European Commission held an 'information day' aimed at encouraging prospective researchers to respond to a first round of calls for proposals that will inject €268 million in three key market areas, including road transport.
- Commission challenges road industry to ‘get green’
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Speaking at the ERTRAC event in Brussels on 26 January 2009, European Research Commissioner Janez Potočnik called on road transport stakeholders to come up with a clear vision for the next generation of transport solutions by the middle of 2010.
- Commission hosts new Members States aeronautics workshop
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The recent enlargement of the EU has brought ten new Member States into the European fold, many of which have strong national aeronautics legacies. On 8 September 2005, a major workshop in Brussels addressed how to promote their involvement in European aeronautics and air transport research.
- Commission launches first FP7 calls for proposals
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The first call for proposals under the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) have been launched. Research on Transport (including Aeronautics), will be funded under the specific programme on 'Co-operation'.
- Commission launches new Aeronautics call for proposals
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New calls for proposals have been published for the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) thematic priority area of ‘Aeronautics and Space’. Specifically in the area of Aeronautics, the announcement makes an additional €300 million available for new integrated projects (IPs), networks of excellence (NoEs), specific targeted research projects (STREPs), and coordination actions (CAs).
- Commission launches new Surface Transport calls for proposals
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New calls have been published for the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) priority thematic area of ‘Sustainable surface transport’. The move makes an additional €155 million available for new integrated projects (IPs), networks of excellence (NoEs), specific targeted research projects (STREPs), coordination actions (CAs) and specific support actions (SSAs).
- Commission moves to improve cross-border rail transport
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Under successive EU Framework Programmes, community research has developed innovative technologies and solutions to facilitate cross-border rail transport operations. Now, the European Commission has announced new steps aimed at improving cross-acceptance of rail products.
- Commission names new projects for greener and more competitive air transport
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An EU-wide call for research proposals in aeronautics and air transport has resulted in the selection of thirty-six outstanding and innovative projects, to be funded under the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7).
- Commission presents 'Info Day' on Aeronautics call for proposals
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European Commission officials urged potential researchers to put forward new proposals at the Aeronautics Research 'Information Day' in Brussels. The latest call was published on 20 July 2010.
- Commission pushes for new 'Green Car' research proposals
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At an FP7 'Information Day' in Brussels, European Commission officials urged potential researchers to put forward new proposals for research under the 'Green Cars' public-private partnership.
- Commission responds to Clean Sky evaluation
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The European Commission has issued its response to the first Clean Sky JTI interim evaluation, which also served as input for the Commission Communication on Partnering in Research and Innovation that was adopted on 21 September 2011.
- Commission sets out its policies for Europe's aerospace industry
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The European Commission has presented a Communication on aerospace, identifying the steps needed to improve the political and regulatory framework affecting the competitiveness of this key industry. The Communication is the Commission's response to the analyses and prescriptions of the 'STAR 21' Report, presented by the European Advisory Group on Aerospace in 2002.
- Commission takes on climate change and road transport
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The European Commission has made the 'greening' of transport a major priority and that focus was clear when EC representatives addressed participants at this year's TRA conference in Ljubljana.
- Concepts to reduce environmental impact and attain optimal transport performance by inland navigation
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CREATING will improve competitive transportation in inland waterway systems by introducing new logistical and vessel concepts with optimised performance on hydrodynamics, fuel economy and environmental impact, thus improving safety and efficiency.
- Concorde killed by mounting competition and costs
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After almost 34 years of putting chic in the air, Concorde can no longer compete in an era where first class travel is a luxury businesses can’t afford any more.
- Consultation on future EU Research and Innovation Common Strategic Framework
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On 9 February 2011, the European Commission presented a Green Paper that proposes major changes to the EU research and innovation funding process, making participation easier, increasing scientific and economic impact and providing better value for money.
- Container Handling in Intermodal Nodes - Optimal and Secure!
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Transport operators currently face several challenges, which are driven by commercial, legal/security and technical factors. CHINOS will support operators to exploit these challenges in the best possible way by employing innovative IT technology solutions such as radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. This combination of commercial and security issues in one approach makes CHINOS quite unique.
- Coordinated Academic RTD and Education Supporting Innovation in Marine Industries
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CAREMAR focuses on mechanisms to link European universities’ expertise with the research, education and technology needs of the marine technology and related sciences sector, by providing a platform coordinating universities’ expertise, and mobilising their skills and resources to support industry.
- Coordinating Noise Transportation Research and Engineering Solutions
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CANTOR brings together a number of the major European academic/research institutes in acoustic research, and engages a series of experts from government agencies and the vehicle manufacturing industry chain (from system to component level for both road and rail), to focus on a way of improving vehicle noise performance.
- Coordination Action for the European Strategic Agenda of Research on Intermodalism and Logistics
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Intermodal transport will supply more capacity, but this can only be achieved with a coordinated innovation agenda and various activities. Thus, it is necessary to bring together people with decision-making capabilities to influence the planning of research and technology programmes, hence the European Intermodal Research Advisory Council (EIRAC).
- Coordination Action of Ports for integration Of Efficient Innovations and development of adequate Research, development and innovation Activities
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CAPOEIRA will concentrate on maximizing the opportunities for successfull research, development and innovation (RDI) in the field of freight transport activities in ports. These issues will be addressed as three separate topics: seaport interface, land-port interface, and port information and communication. Recommendations for future RDI projects for European ports will be developed through workshops by bringing together the main stakeholders from European ports: port associations, technology platforms, research projects and advisory councils.
- Coordination Action on Advanced Sandwich Structures in the Transportation Industry
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SAND.CORe aims to foster the application of innovative sandwich structures in European transport systems, particularly in the maritime and rail sectors. This will be done by:
- Coordination Action to Implement an Advisory Council for Maritime Transport Research in Europe
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ACMARE aims at supporting the European Technology Platform WATERBORNE, to which all stakeholders in the maritime industry and waterborne transport have developed a medium to long-term vision, assess the key challenges, formulate R&D actions to meet these challenges in a strategic research agenda (SRA), set out an implementation plan, and promote the mobilisation of necessary resources.
- Coordination of CONcepts for NEw Collective Transport
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The scope of this proposal is flexible collective mobility services (FCMS). This covers all forms of intermediate transport which may be classified as flexible and collective. The use of urban collective transport for passenger traffic and small goods traffic has important potential from the viewpoint of environment and city logistics. There are considerable possibilities to reduce (gasoline-fuelled) private traffic, save operating costs and increase the level of service experienced by the passenger whilst also encouraging the promotion of small alternatively-fuelled vehicles.
- Cost-Effective and Environmentally Sound Dismantling of Obsolete Vessels
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This research project addresses the ship-recycling problem by developing innovative dismantling and recycling procedures, developing a decision support system (DSS) for the ship-breaking industry and by validating the proposed tools and methodologies through a real case study.
- Cost-effective Inspection and Structural Maintenance for Ship Safety and Environmental Protection throughout its Life Cycle
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The project aims at significantly improving the reliability of assessing a ship’s condition, by attaching all measurements performed on an operating ship to a numerical 3D model of the ship. This will enable both the electronic exchange of data between maritime actors and a 3D visualisation of the condition of the ship’s structure.
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- DREAM Integrated Project delivers encouraging results
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In the last 4 years, the DREAM EU-funded research project (valiDation of Radical Engine Architecture systeMs) has concentrated its efforts around innovative technologies for aeroengines and in particular on the open rotor architecture with potential fuel savings of up to 20% compared to state of the art turbofan.
- DaimlerChrysler is world's biggest corporate spender on research and development
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A new study shows European automaker DaimlerChrysler spends more money on R&D than any other company in the world. Unfortunately, says the EU, not enough European companies are following its example.
- Decision-Support System for Ship Operation in Rough Weather
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The aim of the project is to develop a decision-support system that will help shipmasters to deal with their ships’ performance in waves, improving the operational factors connected to operability and availability.
- Decision-support System for Ships in Degraded Condition
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DSS_DC develops decision-support tools for handling crisis situations onboard cruise ships, oil tankers and other ships. The situations covered are problems in propulsion systems, hull damage and intentional grounding – including in adverse weather conditions. Co-operation tools for use onboard and between ship and shore will also be developed.
- Demonstration of LIDAR-based wake vortex detection system incorporating an Atmospheric Hazard Map
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State of the Art - Background
- Design of Improved and Competitive Products using an Integrated Decision-support System for Ship Production and Operation
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The principal objective of the IMPROVE project is to develop three new generations of ships in an integrated multiple criteria decision-making environment. This will use advanced design synthesis and analysis techniques at the earliest stage of the design process, which innovatively considers structure, production, operational aspects, performance and safety criteria on a concurrent basis.
- Design of Universal Accessibility Systems for Public Transport
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This project wants to promote the networking and coordination of R&D activities in the field of universal design of accessibility systems for public transport with a comprehensive group of stakeholders who have a view to achieving equality of access to public transport in the EU.
- Design of an Innovative System for the Drive and Control of Port Cranes for Safe Remote Operation
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This project focuses on port cranes to increase their performance and safety and human operator working conditions, thus eliminating the gap between theoretical and real productivity (lifts/hour) of cranes. The core problem of crane productivity is the loss of efficiency from the human operator due to the stressful working conditions inside the crane cabin. SECURCRANE will develop a remote crane control, and an innovative anti-sway device, providing the operator with all information physically ‘sensed and seen’ in his position onboard so that a 3D television image supplies the driver at a remote site with the same information/functions as he had from the crane cabin seat.
- Design, Operation and Regulation for Safety
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SAFEDOR will be the first project to develop a risk-based maritime regulatory framework and tools to achieve cost-effective safety by treating it as an objective and not as a constraint. Novel ship designs, which cannot be approved at the moment but are expected to be as safe as current ships, can then be approved.
- Developing Lightweight Modules for Transport Systems featuring Efficient Production and Life-cycle Benefits at Structural and Functional Integrity using Risk-based Design
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DE-LIGHT Transport aims to develop new solutions, methods and tools for the design, production, integration and testing of complex modular lightweight structures in ships, intermodal transport containers and railway vehicles. Focus is given to the development of multi-material modules with a higher degree of pre-outfitting, as compared to the optimization of structural components which was mainly done in previous projects. Results will be used and demonstrated in large scale prototypes for six application cases.
- Development of Best Practices and Identification of Breakthrough Technologies in Automotive Engineering Simulation
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The project will bring together major players from the automotive industry across Europe. They will discuss, debate and document various aspects related to the effective use of engineering simulation techniques such as finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics and multi body simulation.
- Development of an Innovative Ground-Penetrating Radar System for Fast and Efficient Monitoring of Rail-Track Substructure Conditions
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The continuous assessment of substructure conditions is a key need for rail-track maintenance activities. The SAFE-RAIL project tackles technological gaps that limit state-of-the-art systems by developing an innovative radar for fast and accurate monitoring of rail track substructure conditions.
- Development of new intermodal loading units and dedicated adaptors for the trimodal transport of bulk materials in Europe
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This project targets the development of new intermodal loading units (container plus adapter) including devices such as the ISO bulk container, roll-off container, capable adaptors and mobile fixtures suitable for the trimodal transport of bulk and packaged goods on road, railway and inland waterways.
- Development of the New Thermal Spraying Equipment and Technology for Production of Components for Marine Transport Engines
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The improved maintenance and reliability behaviour of two-stroke diesel engines are becoming the key factors for final users and industrial suppliers. The project objectives, therefore, are as follows:
- Diesel Engines conference set for Valencia
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On 7-10 September 2004, the third edition of the THIESEL Conference on ‘Thermo- and fluid dynamic processes in diesel engines’ will take place in Valencia, Spain. Specialists from the research and academic worlds will meet with policy-makers to discuss and exchange ideas on diesel engine operation. Specific sessions will focus on the European Network of Excellence in ‘Energy conversion in engines” (ECO-ENGINES).
- Displaying the latest road transport solutions
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Covering three floors in Ljubljana's largest conference centre, the TRA 2008 exhibition space will showcase the latest technological innovations and road transport solutions for the future.
- Double Inverted Funnel for Intervention on Shipwrecks
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The scope of the DIFIS project is the study, design (including costing, planning, deployment procedures, etc.) and validation of an EU reference method for the prompt and cost-effective intervention and remediation of tanker wrecks, dealing with eventual leaks and recuperating the fuel trapped in their tanks, even at considerable depths. The proposed method will be of general applicability so long as the trapped pollutant does not dissolve and is of lower density than seawater.
- Draft Work Programme 2012 online now
- Drive an Mg and lose weight – it’s better for the environment
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The automotive industry is contributing to reducing carbon dioxide emissions through voluntary commitments that are spurring intensive R&D efforts across Europe. A weight loss program for cars is one major component of this effort – and magnesium is a material of choice.
- Driverless Heathrow pods demonstrate the unimaginable
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London Heathrow airport has recently introduced driverless pods to connect Terminal 5 with its car parks, replacing a regular bus service. A hit with travellers and techies alike, these pods are being introduced on the road with support from the European Commission’s Framework Programme for research.
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- E-CAero to hold Workshop on disseminating science and technology
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On 19-20 April 2010, the EU-funded 'E-CAero' initiative will hold its first European Workshop on enhancing the dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge.
- EARPA conference gathers main road transport players
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More than 100 participants, including EARPA members, EU officials and European transport stakeholders, attended the EARPA conference on 9-10 March 2006 in Brussels. The event featured overviews of EARPA activities and EU transport research initiatives, and focused discussions addressing the conference theme, ‘The future of automotive research’.
- ECARE sponsors SME conference at Paris Air Show
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The EU-funded ECARE project aims to increase awareness of aeronautics-related activities under the Union’s Research Framework Programme and to encourage the participation of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). At this year’s Paris Air Show, ECARE participants, EU officials and representatives of both big and small companies met to discuss how to move forward on Europe’s research agenda.
- EFFective Operation in poRTS
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The European economy depends highly on the effecient operations of ports. Most of European trade passes through portsand this will continue to do so: a doubling of transport volumes is expected in the next 15 years.
- ERRAC Plenary revisits railway vision
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The 14th Plenary meeting of the European Rail Research Advisory Council (ERRAC) took place in Berlin in conjunction with the INNOTRANS 2006 conference. ERRAC members had a unique opportunity to see and discuss a range of exciting new developments in the European railway sector.
- ERRAC seminar highlights railway challenges
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The European rail sector is responding to growing demand for transport in an enlarged European Union. On 12 October 2005, high-level representatives of the European Parliament, the European Commission, and the European Rail Research Advisory Council (ERRAC), met with researchers, members of the rail industry and other stakeholders to discuss strategic and sustainable transport solutions.
- ERTRAC delivers Strategic Research Agenda for road transport
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On 2 February 2005, in front of members of the press, the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council (ERTRAC) delivered its comprehensive Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) to the European Commission in Sterrebeek, Belgium. The SRA identifies key scientific and technological priorities for road transport until 2020.
- ERTRAC talks road transport at Technology Platforms event
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On 4 May, 2006, ERTRAC Chairman Rudy Kunze presented the views of the road research and industrial communities at the European Technology Platforms (ETPs) conference in Vienna. ERTRAC (the European Road transport Research Advisory Council) was one of the first Technology Platforms to be established and remains a model for effective, goal-oriented European co-operation.
- EU Research Priorities
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European transport research under the Seventh Framework Programme
- EU Research in Road Transport
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- EU Security Research initiative grabs aeronautics sector's attention
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Representatives from large and small aeronautics companies across Europe flocked to the Commission's Security Research Information Day in Brussels on 25 March to learn about this unprecedented initiative in European homeland security.
- EU and European Technology Platforms lead Green Cars discussion
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Hundreds of delegates gathered in Valencia, Spain, to discuss the role of Public-Private Partnerships in the European economic recovery. On the agenda was the European Green Cars Initiative, providing financial support for research into the green technologies that will propel the cars, trucks and buses of the future.
- EU and India – strategic research partners
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The European land transport industries have many of the technologies India needs as it faces growing transport challenges, while Indian scientists have considerable technological expertise to share with European transport researchers. At the ‘EU-India Workshop on Co-operation in Road Transport R&D’, the two sides came together to pursue new industrial and research partnerships.
- EU and Russia agree to work more closely in aeronautics research
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On 18 June 2007, at the Paris Air Show, the EU and Russia signed an agreement to work together more closely in the field of aeronautics research. As part of the overall objective of creating an EU-Russia common space of research and education, a new aeronautics Working Group will be set up, joining others in areas such as energy, food, life sciences and nanotechnologies.
- EU and Russia sign Joint Statement on rail transport research co-operation
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A ‘kick-off’ workshop on EU-Russia co-operation on rail transport research took place in Moscow on 20-22 April 2006. The result was a new ‘EU- Russian Railway Research Joint Statement’ and an ‘Action Plan’ aimed at establishing an operational platform for EU-Russian collaboration in this strategic transport arena.
- EU and Russians meet on aeronautics co-operation
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On 27-28 April 2006, a major conference brought EU and the Russian Federation representatives together in Brussels to discuss increasing collaboration in aeronautics research. Present were Europe’s leading aerospace firms and research institutes and their Russian counterparts to discuss topics of mutual interest, ongoing co-operative efforts, and new opportunities for funding under the EU’s Research Framework Programme.
- EU and South Africa to co-operate on surface transport research
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European Union and South African officials met in Pretoria and Stellenbosch on 10-14 July 2007, agreeing an Action Plan and adopting a Joint Statement on co-operative surface transport R&D.
- EU and industry come together at EARPA conference
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On 4-5 November 2009, EARPA members, EU officials and European road transport stakeholders came together in Brussels to review activities and research initiatives, and discuss the future of the automotive sector.
- EU at the steering wheel of road safety
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EU-funded research for efficient, clean and safe road transport - (49 pages)
- EU citizens and decision makers 'MOVE TOGETHER' on urban mobility
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Improving public transport in the Union's major cities means satisfying a complex range of economic, environmental and social demands. The groundbreaking MOVE TOGETHER project includes average citizens from all EU Member States, working to ensure that people in high places get the message from down in the streets.
- EU innovation on Facebook taps into social networking trend
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The European Commission's 'Innovation Union' page on Facebook gives web surfers a chance to learn about and discuss EU research and innovation activities.
- EU launches major bus project in Rome
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The EBSF project will see new vehicle and infrastructure concepts as well as new energy, operational and public information schemes in some of Europe's most important cities, including Rome, Gothenburg, Madrid, Bremerhaven, Nantes and others.
- EU launches major series of calls for transport research proposals
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The European Union is making available new funding for key transport research initiatives. Calls for proposals have been launched under the 'Green Cars', 'Ocean of tomorrow' and 'ERA-NET' initiatives, while new international co-operative research with China and Russia will also be funded. 'Information Days' events are set to support calls.
- EU launches new calls for transport research proposals
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The European Commission is making new funding available for key transport research initiatives.
- EU launches ‘MODBRAKE’ for rail interoperability
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The EU-funded MODBRAKE project, aimed at developing and interchangeable brake systems, kicked off on 27 June 2006 in Brussels. European Commission officials say it represents an important contribution to the practical implementation of railway interoperability across Europe.
- EU moving forward on road research
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The second Road Research Meeting of the Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL) took place in Brussels on 14-16 June 2005. The event featured an in-depth look at the next EU Framework Programme (FP7) and the launch of ‘Transport Research Arena 2006’, a major conference set to take place in Göteborg next summer.
- EU projects say transport networks vulnerable to climate change
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Every year, severe weather events wreak havoc on roads, railways and waterways across Europe. A number of EU-funded researcher projects are trying to understand how climate change could affect transport, and looking for ways to prepare for and mitigate the effects.
- EU publication underscores key issues in aeronautics
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Of all types of transport, aviation has experienced by far the most growth in recent decades and, on current form, this trend appears likely to continue for the foreseeable future. As vast as the sky may seem, this level of traffic density poses real challenges to policy-makers, such as how to deal with flight delays and concerns about safety and the environment. This according to an EU publication now available in 11 EU languages.
- EU research for crucial aero engine assessment
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EU-funded ‘HEATTOP’ and ‘EVI-GTI’ initiatives are looking for new ways to measure important turbofan engine parameters.
- EU research shares stage with global 'Tara' expedition
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Cutting-edge marine and maritime research was on display as the European Commission and the 'Tara Oceans' project crossed paths in Barcelona on 1 October 2009. Researchers from across Europe and around the world presented the latest work on biodiversity, aquaculture, blue biotech and climate change, while toasting the Tara as it embarks on a round-the-world scientific expedition.
- EU research targets marine oil spills
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A new EU-funded research project is developing monitoring and recognition systems to combat pollution caused by maritime transport and other marine activities.
- EU researchers focus on transport's security role
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Advanced communications and surveillance technologies for the transport sector will play a critical role in European security as seen in the strong turnout of transport researchers and company representatives at the European Commission's Security Research Information Day in Brussels on 25 March 2004.
- EU tackles noise pollution in the environment
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Surveys have shown that, for the public, environmental noise is now as big a perceived problem as global warming. With air traffic looking set to continue increasing by 5% a year, noise pollution from aircraft could add to this already troubling statistic. Intensive research is still required to boost political and technological progress in the field of environmental noise pollution. A European network called CALM has spent the past three years examining noise abatement research and technology to provide guidance to policy-makers in the transport and environment sectors.
- EU transport research goes to China
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A delegation from the European Commission’s DG Research Transport Directorate travelled to Beijing in October 2007, with the aim of bringing Europe and China closer together on transport research. Meetings targeted Chinese government institutions, academia and industry and focussed on the identification of future collaborative projects.
- EU welcomes expanded Toyota technical centre in Belgium
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European officials have welcomed the inauguration of an expanded research facility by Japanese automotive giant Toyota. The centre, located in Zaventem, Belgium, represents a total investment of €130 million per year and will employ 580 people.
- EU-China Aeronautics Workshop to take place in Beijing
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The EU-China Workshop on Aeronautics Research and Technological Development will take place in Beijing on Friday, 15 April 2005. The aim is to discuss possibilities for co-operation with Chinese aeronautics researchers under European RTD programmes and to identify wider possibilities for collaboration.
- EU-Russia co-operation in aeronautics research takes another leap forward
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On 28-30 March 2007, EU and Russian researchers, policy makers and business people met in Moscow to identify topics of mutual interest and potential collaboration in the field of aeronautics research for 2008 and beyond. The event was the third in a series of high-level workshops aimed at strengthening the strategic partnership between two world powers.
- EU-Russia ‘Co-operation in Aeronautics Research’ Workshop set for October 2003
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Against a backdrop of increasing co-operation between the EU and Russia in industrial research and development, a workshop is now being organised on the opportunities for both European and Russian Aeronautics researchers under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6).
- EU-funded 'EFFORTS' project sees successful conclusion
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Partners in the EFFORTS project, looking at operational performance, strategic planning and environmental concerns in the European seaport industry, have held their final meeting in Hamburg. EU officials say the initiative has made a valuable contribution to a crucial economic sector.
- EU-funded CLEVER prototype makes exciting debut
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CLEVER is a three-metre-long and one-metre-wide tilting three-wheeler with room for a driver and one passenger, developed with EU support and aimed at alleviating rising urban transport congestion. On 10 April 2006, this sleek and exciting new vehicle was unveiled in Berlin where project partners, journalists and interested parties were allowed to test drive it for themselves.
- EU-funded fuel cell vehicle performs like conventional car
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The HyTRAN vehicle is an electric prototype equipped with a complete fuel cell system. Essentially a modified Fiat Panda, it can accelerate from 0 to 100 kph in just 13 seconds.
- EU-funded safety at sea project has worldwide impact
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The results of the ‘HARDER’ project have been incorporated into the revised IMO SOLAS regulations on safety and stability of passenger vessels, applied to shipping around the globe.
- EU-funded ‘ANTLE’ and ‘CLEAN’ projects see successful conclusion
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Two major five-year research initiatives aimed at cleaning up European air transport have been completed successfully. Together, the ANTLE and CLEAN projects make up the ‘EEAFE’ initiative, targeting reduced aircraft engine CO2 and NOx emissions, improved reliability, lower ownership and life cycle costs and shorter time to market.
- EU-funded ‘HyHEELS’ takes new approach to fuel cells
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The HyHEELS project (Hybrid high-energy electrical storage) is developing an ‘UltraCap’ energy storage system that is suitable for hybrid and fuel cell automotive applications. Partners say HyHEELs is an important step in the drive towards ‘well to wheel’ energy efficiency.
- EU-funded ‘HyICE’ project a major step forward for hydrogen
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On 27 February 2007, project partners, invited guests and members of the press heard coordinators and EU officials at BMW Group’s Research and Technology facility in Munich describe the HyICE project as a resounding success and a model of the Commission’s Integrated Project (IP) formula.
- EUROAVIA student association – preparing the future aeronautics workforce
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Ignore aerospace students at your peril, was the message that EUROAVIA tried to get across to industry and policy-makers at the recent ACARE-hosted workshop to consider what measures are needed to ensure the quality aerospace’s future engineering workforce.
- EUROLIFT – improving the design of transport aircraft
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The European High Lift Programme, or EUROLIFT, is developing new tools to reduce the time it takes to design improved freight and passenger aircraft.
- Ecological and Economical Development of Innovative Strategy and Process for Clean Maintenance, Dismantling and Further Recycling of Vehicle Parts
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This project is about the eco-conception of automobiles by using adhesive joining technologies, which include active systems providing for further easy dismantling of bonded parts, at the end of a vehicle’s life or at a maintenance stage, and finding the technologies for activating these systems.
- Economic crisis: European Commission pledges swift implementation of ‘Green Cars’ initiative
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In a joint statement, the European Commission and industry representatives have said the car industry is too big to let die, but it needs to develop something better than the gas-guzzlers currently on their production lines.
- Economical and Sustainable Pavement Infrastructure for Surface Transport
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Infrastructure for surface transport will be developed using slip forming techniques based on existing asphalt laying equipment and steel fibre reinforced concrete. The new construction concept will reduce construction costs, time and energy consumption, minimise maintenance and make use of waste materials.
- Efficient high-performing hydrogen engines are a step closer, thanks to EU research funding
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Researchers from Germany, Sweden, France and Austria, working together within an EU-funded research project and with US partners, have developed a new type of hydrogen technology that will lead to new and more efficient engines. The Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (HyICE) project has tested ways to make hydrogen-fuelled engines that are as efficient as current diesel engines, yet non-polluting, and with little or no trade-off in terms of engine size and power.
- Electromagnetic Compatibility between Rolling Stock and Rail-infrastructure encouraging European Interoperability
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The RAILCOM project is focusing on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) solutions in relation to railway interoperability. It aims at the harmonisation of interference limits for train detection and the characterisation of the railway electromagnetic environment for communication systems.
- Electromobility+ transnational call open
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'Electromobility+' is a joint initiative involving 13 European countries and regions under the European Green Cars programme. Its aim is to create sustainable conditions for the development of electric mobility in Europe by 2025.
- Elimination Units of Marine Oil Pollution
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The project addresses the concept of autonomous units (EU-MOPs) that are capable of fighting oil pollution at sea. Hence its end result will be the design of low-cost units that can be released at the spill area and confront oil mechanically. The entire spill can be covered using a number of these units.
- Encouraging innovative transport research
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The 2010 edition of the Transport Research Arena (TRA) Conference drew a wide range of road transport stakeholders, including the EU Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Technological Development (DG RTD).
- Energy COnversion in Engines
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ECO-ENGINES aims to set up a virtual research centre (VRC) on advanced engine combustion modes for road transport, giving special emphasis to the use of alternative and renewable fuels, and establishing it as a world reference in the domain.
- Enviromentally friendly coatings for ship building and ships in operation
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EcoDock focuses on the optimisation of marine coating activities during the entire ship’s lifecycle and considers economy, technical performance, environmental impact and health and safety issues.
- EurOCEAN 2007 tackles European Maritime Policy
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Meeting on 22 June 2007 in Aberdeen, members of the scientific community, along with policy makers and industry representatives, debated a future maritime policy for Europe. The aim was to develop a clear and coherent vision for maritime research in the form of an ‘Aberdeen Declaration’.
- Europe launches Airbus A380
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The new Airbus A380 super jumbo jet, the world's biggest-ever passenger plane, was unveiled in Toulouse on 18 January 2005, in the presence of some of Europe’s most prominent leaders and more than 5 000 invited guests.
- Europe on the move
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EU Surface Transport Research - (90 pages)
- Europe pushes all-encompassing maritime research
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A quiet revolution is taking place in the European Commission's approach to maritime research. The EU is taking concrete steps towards a more sensible and inclusive European Maritime Policy, putting all of its resources in all relevant domains into keeping our seas and oceans healthy, safe and productive.
- European Aeronautics: A vision for 2020
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Meeting society’s needs and winning global leadership - (26 pages)
- European Driver’s Desk Advanced Concept Implementation - Contribution to Foster Interoperability
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The project EUDDplus aims at the development, in-field testing and validation of the interoperable, harmonised and modularised train driver’s desk (console). The main objective is to minimise the configuration and layout varieties for different kinds of rolling stock.
- European Framework for Safe, Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Ship Operations
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FLAGSHIP will improve the safety of European maritime transport and make it more environmentally friendly and competitive. The emphasis of the project is on onboard systems and procedures, onshore ship management systems, the impact of new technology on present ship-, owner- and operator organisations, effective and efficient communication interfaces, and the impact of standards and regulations.
- European Green Cars Initiative: Multi-annual roadmap and long-term strategy
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Pages: 79 Publication year: 2011
- European Optimised Pantograph-Catenary Interface
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Europac brings together major European railway stakeholders in a research project on vehicle/infrastructure interaction through pantograph-catenary contact. The project aims to enhance interoperability between pantograph and catenary (overhead line equipment), decreasing the number of incidents related to this system and reducing maintenance costs by switching from corrective to preventive maintenance. Specifically Europac is developing a comprehensive system composed of joint software for interoperability and both trackside and onboard monitoring systems.
- European Rail Research Network of Excellence
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The mission of EURNEX – the European Rail Research Network of Excellence – is to create a European network of rail research institutes as world-class players to support the railway sector and assist the members of the EU to operate an interoperable and competitive rail system across the continent. EURNEX involves more than 600 researchers from over 60 rail research institutes across Europe.
- European Railway Agency launched
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On 15 July 2004, the first meeting of the Administrative Board of the European Railway Agency took place in Valenciennes. The new EU body aims to improve the safety and interoperability of Europe’s railway networks.
- European Research Forum for Urban Mobility
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This project aims to help match the demand and supply side of EU research in the field of urban mobility, better assess the research needs of the sector, and validate (by stakeholder consultation) the research priorities for urban mobility, bearing in mind EU and national research programmes, notably the Seventh Framework Programme.
- European aerospace rides out economic turbulence
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European aerospace weathered stormy economic times in 2002 to register its second most robust performance ever, according to the latest industry figures. Nonetheless, industry umbrella group AECMA recommends that the EU should consolidate its mainstay civil aviation sector while redoubling efforts to boost investment on the defence side of the business.
- European aerospace strives to help passengers breathe more easily
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Cabinair, an ambitious EU-backed project, is winding up three years of research into ways of ensuring that passengers breathe more comfortably and healthily on both short- and long-haul flights. ...The project conducted the largest ever study on flying and passengers' health, coming up with some innovative - and environmentally friendly - solutions to freshen the air up high.
- European and Russian aeronautics researchers meet in Moscow
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On 20 and 21 October, as the EU seeks to promote increased Russian participation in the 6th Framework Programme for RTD (FP6), representatives from Europe’s leading aeronautics firms and research institutes met their Russian counterparts to discuss expanding collaboration. The event, co-sponsored by the European Commission and the Russian Aeronautics and Space Agency (Rosaviakosmos) comes in the run-up to next month’s EU-Russia Summit, expected to result in a wide-reaching accord on scientific and technological co-operation.
- European research to reduce volcanic ash impact
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As a new outburst by an Icelandic volcano threatens once again to bring European air transport to a standstill, the European Commission is supporting research into the impact of ash on aircrafts in flight. The aim is to be able to respond more effectively to such rare but high-impact events.
- European road transport research advisory council european road transport 2020 a vision and strategic research agenda
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ERTRAC is the European Technology Platform on road transport research. This action is aiming at a better alignment of European, national and private research activities for more economic efficiency, quality of results and reduced time to applying innovation. It is ERTRAC’s mission to explore these opportunities and make specific recommendations for implementation. ERTRAC’s inclusion of all major road transport actors makes it unique and allows a truly holistic and integrated view of road transport issues.
- Europeans and Russians to meet on aeronautics co-operation
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A workshop aimed at increasing collaboration between the EU and the Russian Federation in aeronautics research will take place in Brussels on 27-28 April 2006. Representatives from Europe’s leading aeronautics companies and research institutes will meet their Russian counterparts to discuss topics of mutual interest, ongoing co-operative efforts, and new opportunities for funding under the EU’s upcoming Seventh Research Framework Programme.
- Europe’s Airbus wins award for green manufacturing
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Airbus has been voted the most environmentally aware aircraft manufacturer at the annual Aircraft Economics Awards.
- Eurostat publishes key road transport statistics
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New figures for freight transport show Benelux road hauliers remained the most active ‘caboteurs’ in 2004, accounting for just under half of the total cabotage performed of 14.6 billion tonne-kilometres (tkm). German hauliers were also major players, taking a 13% share of the total.
- Exchange of views on transport and environment
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Coordinators from five new EU-funded projects presented their ideas and responded to questions at a meeting on transport and climate change in Brussels.
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- FLYSAFE – new flight safety initiative moves forward
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The FLYSAFE project, launched in February 2005, held its first formal review on 18-19 October in Toulouse. The project will conceive, develop and validate new onboard and ground systems for supplying detailed meteorological and other safety information to aircraft.
- FP7 Aeronautics and Air Transport
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General Transport in FP7 - (2 pages)
- FP7 Energy and Transport ‘Information Days’
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The European Commission Directorates-General for Research and for Energy and Transport will hold joint ‘Information Days’ on 13 and 14 February 2007. The aim is to support the preparation of proposals in response to the First Calls for Proposals under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) The event will take place in the Charlemagne building, rue de la Loi 170, Brussels.
- FP7 Sustainable Surface Transport
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General Transport in FP7 - (2 pages)
- FP7 Transport — Horizontal Activities
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General Transport in FP7 - (2 pages)
- Fast Transhipment Equipment and Novel Methods for Rail Cargo in Europe
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The project FastRCargo aims at developing the fastest transhipment system with the potential of a significant impact on rail innovations for 2010 and beyond. The system tranships standardised intermodal transport units between standardised rail wagons and trucks below active power lines.
- First ever 'naturalistic' study to monitor motorbike drivers
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The EU-funded '2BESAFE' project will carry out a groundbreaking study of motorbike and scooter driver behaviour, known to be a major contributing factor in two-wheeler crashes.
- First progresses in FP7
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Women in Transport - (4 pages)
- Flightpath 2050
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The vision for 2050 lays out how and where the European research priorities should be set to bring clear EU-added value, so as to preserve EU growth and competitiveness worldwide, whilst meeting market needs as well as energy and environmental challenges.
- Fly safe: the European Aviation Safety Agency launched
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The much-anticipated European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) got underway last month. The Agency will develop know-how in all areas of aviation safety to help the European Union establish common rules for everything from certification of parts and equipment to the licensing of crew members.
- Flying Solo
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Clean Ski JTI - (3 pages)
- Flying high
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Aeronautics Research in the Seventh Framework Programme - (8 pages)
- France to hold FP6 ‘Aeronautics and Space’ information day
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France’s National Centre for Technological Research in Aeronautics and Space (CNRT-AE) has announced that it will hold an information day on 19 January 2004 on the ‘Aeronautics and Space’ thematic priority area of the European Commission’s Sixth Framework Programme (FP6).
- Freight Innovative Delivery in European Urban Spaces
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The aim of the project is to provide a complementary set of vehicle solutions to support an innovative approach to the organisation of urban freight transport, in line with political strategies to safeguard the liveability of cities, while being compatible with efficient logistics. Urban freight delivery is both a contributor to and a victim of the growing congestion in urban areas, which exposes the population to noise, pollution and nuisance. The target of FIDEUS is to contribute to the economic livelihood of business and retail activities located in the city in a practical way, with policies oriented towards more sustainable mobility.
- French facilities test flight safety and security
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Just as a car manufacturer needs to test structural damage through impact, scientists at Onera in France are combining experimentation and digital simulation to refine their knowledge of structural damage and failure mechanisms in aeronautics. But don’t expect to see any crash test dummies!
- Fuel-Cell Hybrid Vehicle System Component Development
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The objective of the project is the research on low-cost components for fuel-cell (FC) systems and electric drive systems, which can be used in future hybridised FC vehicles (a medium-term objective) and ICE vehicles. The components will be integrated and validated in two vehicles.
- Fuel-cell Powertrains and Clustering in Heavy-duty Transports
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FELICITAS aims to develop fuel-cell systems that are capable of meeting the demands of heavy-duty transport for road, rail and marine applications. These systems will be highly efficient, power-dense, durable, robust and reliable.
- Full steam ahead – Transport Research in support of EU maritime policy
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Research plays a vital role in boosting the competitiveness of the European maritime sector, but supporting an all-embracing maritime policy means facing some formidable challenges. A new brochure, ‘Marine related research and the future European Maritime Policy’, outlines the opportunities and breadth of research required.
- Full-Field Advanced Non-Destructive Technique for Online Thermo-Mechanical Measurement on Aeronautical Structures
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- Gas import floating terminal
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The project concerns the development of an offshore floating LNG (liquefied natural gas) storage and re-gasification terminal in which a large hull is moored to the seabed by means of a turret mooring system that allows the terminal to move freely around it in accordance with the prevailing weather conditions.
- Gender issues in transport: work in progress
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The third seminar on ‘Gender Equality and Scientific Excellence’ took place in Brussels in September 2007. Over 70 participants attended, including members of FP6 Advisory Groups and Program Committees, representatives of Member States, experts on women and science issues, and a dozen EU Research Project Officers.
- General Transport in FP7
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Get involved! Your guide to EU-funded transport research - (2 pages)
- General Transport in FP7
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Responding to Calls for Proposals in transport research: a beginner’s guide - (2 pages)
- Get funding
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On 20 July 2011, the European Commission has launched a major round of new calls, including on transport research. The next such major round of calls is due in summer 2012. More information on some of the specific transport-funding budgets within FP7 can be found in the left-hand menu, an up to date list of open calls is displayed below.
- Going beyond ‘niche’: innovative public transport for the masses
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The EU-supported ‘Niches+’ project recently held its final conference, which included the prize ceremony for the Osmose Awards, honouring local and regional authorities that have introduced new measures for sustainable urban transport.
- Green Heavy Duty Engine
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In the GREEN project, European HD engine manufacturers join forces with suppliers, academia and leading engineering institutes. The common goal is to promote future advanced engine technologies to achieve lower emissions, lower fuel consumption and improved sustainability for future fuels.
- Göteborg to host major road transport research conference in 2006
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‘Transport Research Arena (TRA) 2006’ is a major international conference being organised by CEDR, ERTRAC and the European Commission, set to take place in Göteborg, Sweden, next June.
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- H2Aircraft - CRYOPLANE and the future of flight
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Driven by the foreseeable exhaustion of petroleum reserves and tightening environmental controls, the EU-funded CRYOPLANE project has developed a conceptual basis for a new generation of aircraft, preparing the way for a future without fossil fuels and where hydrogen rules.
- HIRF Synthetic Environment research programme
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State of the Art - Background
- High Density Power Electronics for FC- and ICE-Hybrid Electric Vehicle Powertrains
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In order to increase the fuel economy of vehicles, efficient electric drivetrains are needed for conventional or fuel cell-based hybrid cars. Affordable high-density power electronics are a precondition. HOPE has two approaches: a low-cost solution and a more advanced high-temperature solution without liquid cooling.
- High-Performance (Cost Competitive, Long Life and Low Maintenance) Composite Bridges for Rapid Infrastructure Renewal
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The overall objective of the project is the development of a high-performance and cost-effective construction concept for bridges based on the application of fibre-reinforced polymers (FRP) for rapid infrastructure renewal in the new Member States (NMS) and beyond.
- High-efficiency Engine R&D on Combustion with Ultra-low Emissions for Ships
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The HERCULES IP will develop new technologies to drastically reduce gaseous and particulate emissions from marine engines and concurrently increase engine efficiency and reliability, hence reducing specific fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and engine lifecycle costs.
- High-level input at ‘NICHES’ seminar
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The NICHES policy seminar held at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels on 12 December 2006 featured major discussions of new concepts in the field of urban transport and mobility. Important topics included accelerating the uptake of innovation to the benefit of citizens and meeting local policy goals. Successful examples were provided by high representatives of key European cities.
- High-level support for 'Ocean of Tomorrow'
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The new joint call for proposals for marine and maritime research is aimed at building the knowledge base for a sustainable growth of sea-based activities. A special 'Information Day' on 16 September 2009 saw two EU Commissioners joining forces to underline the interdisciplinary and cross-sector aspects of this historic call.
- Highly Integrated Combustion Electric Propulsion System
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HI-CEPS aims to develop highly integrated powertrains and related thermal-electric auxiliaries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) to be verified at bench and vehicle validation levels. The developed devices have to satisfy both the environmental and final-user requirements for the 2010-12 mass market.
- How a holistic approach can help aircraft noise reduction
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Aircraft noise is a daily blight on the lives of millions. Although aircraft noise is caused by a large number of factors, previous efforts to reduce it have only ever looked at those factors in isolation. A unique EU project involving 47 partners, including major players in aeronautics, aims to take a ‘whole-aircraft’ approach, significantly reducing the noise by tackling the problem as a whole.
- Huge delays in Europe’s airports
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The total number of flights handled by European carriers has flattened out, but delays in Europe’s airports continue to rise, according to Eurocontrol.
- Hull Identification System for Marine Autonomous Robotics
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This project will develop a multi-purpose inspection and maintenance platform with an advanced navigation system for marine applications. The device developed will offer a means to undertake hull inspections and maintenance, thereby improving the potential safety and environmental impact of vessels.
- Human Oriented Sustainable Transport mean
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The HOST project aims at developing a multipurpose transport mean. Due to the modularity of the chassis and powertrains, HOST is capable of being equipped with a variety of bodies, providing new services for mobility and goods displacement in towns, and organising urban motorised traffic in a more rational way.
- HyTRAN project shines at Montecarlo Alternative Energy Rally
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The EU-funded HyTRAN project participated in the recent Third Monte Carlo Rally for Alternative Energy. Organisers say the event was a great opportunity for this crucial green road transport initiative to make a mark.
- Hydrogen and Fuel-Cell Technologies for Road Transport
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The overall objectives of HyTRAN are to advance the fuel-cell technology towards a commercially viable solution by developing components and a system. Two innovative integrated fuel-cell systems will be demonstrated:
- Hydrogen economy: new EU ‘Quick Start’ initiative
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On 18 March 2004, European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin presented current and future EU initiatives for the transition from a fossil fuel-based to a hydrogen-based economy.
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- Important role for Russian partners in aeronautics research
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Co-operation with Russia is a vital part of the EU’s science and technology programme. At the recent EU-Russia workshop on aeronautics research, Russian players had a chance to ‘show their stuff’.
- Improving public understanding of EU transport research
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For three days in Paris, visitors to the ‘European City of Science’ exhibition were able to learn about the work of research scientists around Europe. Among the highlights was the work of five groundbreaking EU-funded road transport research projects, aimed at making life on Europe’s roads easier and safer.
- Increasing the Safety of Icebound Shipping
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SAFEICE aims to create a scientific basis for ice class rules (ship-hull strength) and for placing requirements on ice classes. The project will be carried out with the participation of universities, maritime authorities and European, Canadian and Japanese marine research institutes. The partners represent the vertical chain from basic research into implementing the ice rules and enforcing safety at sea.
- Industry and research take wing at ‘Aeronautics Days 2006’
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From 19-21 June, almost 900 participants from 41 countries converged on Vienna for Aeronautics Days 2006. Attendees included representatives of all major aeronautics companies, the research community and public authorities, and a large contingent of Europe’s best and brightest aerospace students. The theme of the event was ‘Sustainable solutions for new horizons’.
- Infodays 2011 - slides and speeches
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The Infodays 2011, which took place on 18 and 19 July 2011, offered parties with a research project focused on transport interested in participating in FP7 the necessary information. A webstream of all the presentations given is available online, as are slides of presentations (after the break) and a list of participants.
- Infodays 2012
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Are you from an SME, company, research institution or university and interested in learning more about how to participate in the transport theme under the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7)? Meet us and potential partners at the ‘infodays’ and find out all about the Work Programme 2013.
- Information Network on QUiet European road Surface Technology
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The project aims at coordinating the dissemination of research on the use of low-noise road surfaces in European countries that have less access and experience in that field. A complementary objective is to promote European harmonisation in the field of road-surface noise classification.
- Infrared Microsystem for Polluting Emission Control on Cars 2
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An in-vehicle sensor, detecting hydrocarbons (HCs), carbon monoxide (CO) and particles in the exhaust is to be developed using the spectroscopic narrow-band absorption technology in infrared. The fast response will make it possible to control emissions during transient operating conditions.
- Innovation Union – turning ideas into green growth, jobs and social progress
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The European Commission unveiled details of its flagship ‘Innovation Union’ this week. Driven on at the highest political level, this proposal sets out a strategic approach to innovation.
- Innovation brings new road safety measures to market
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A chest protection device that was developed following European research into improving ‘passive’ safety for road users is now available on the market.
- Innovation for resource efficiency
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74 pages, publication year 2011
- Innovative EU project sees port workers lending hand
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The EU-funded 'SECURCRANE' initiative has demonstrated a new system aimed at making life both easier and safer for ship-to-shore crane operators. Critical to the project has been the input and co-operation of the crane operators themselves, based in the port of le Havre, France.
- Innovative Integrated Energy Efficiency Solutions for Railway Rolling Stock, Rail Infrastructure and Train Operation
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The project plans to develop a holistic framework approach incorporating new concepts and integrated solutions to improve energy efficiency in the railway domain under specific technical, operational, political and socio-economic constraints.
- Innovative Modular Brake Concepts for the Integrated European High-speed Railway System
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MODBRAKE, focusing on the brake systems, aims at contributing to the practical implementation of interoperability of railway systems across Europe. The objective of the project is to reduce the complexity, and therefore the costs, of brake systems by incorporating them in modular form.
- Innovative Modular Vehicle Concepts for an Integrated European Railway System
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MODTRAIN is defining the necessary functional, electrical and mechanical interfaces and validation procedures to deliver the range of interchangeable modules, which will form the basis for the next generation of intercity trains and universal locomotives.
- Innovative Particle Trap System for Future Diesel Combustion Concepts
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Future diesel car engines will have ‘conventional’ combustion at high and full loads, and partial homogeneous combustion at low loads with different emissions. This makes necessary to develop new cleaning devices. To ensure soot regeneration at the resulting low NO/NO2 and exhaust temperature levels, the research will develop a compact porous media design for the trap, with tuneable particle collection and multifunction catalytic nanostructured materials together with the needed control strategies.
- Innovative Track Systems
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INNOTRACK will perform research on four key topics: track support structure, switches and crossings, rails, and logistics for track maintenance and renewal. It will also provide an innovative methodology for Life Cycle Cost calculation and Reliability Availability Maintainability Safety (RAMS) assessment to be used by all infrastructure managers across Europe.
- Innovative monitoring for road transport safety
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The EU-funded 'ASSET-Road' project has opened a new test site on the A8 Salzburg-Munich motorway in Germany. The objective is to reduce the number of serious road accidents, especially those linked to heavy goods transport.
- Innovative road vehicles point way to future
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The TRA 2006 conference in Göteborg featured a variety of new products and envelope-pushing vehicles, including the Piaggio MP3, the starting point for the soon-to-be-launched ‘SIM’ project, and the recently unveiled ‘CLEVER’ vehicle.
- Integrated Collaborative Design and Production of Cruise Vessels, Passenger Ships and RoPax
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The project aims at increasing the competitiveness of EU shipbuilders with better integrating tools and methods for the design and manufacturing of complex one-of-a-kind vessels. InterSHIP will enable shipyard engineers to consider leading-edge knowledge in environmental aspects, safety, comfort and cost efficiency in simultaneous engineering, thus making sure that optimum solutions can be obtained for the total life cycle of complex ships.
- Integrated Standard Transport Unit for Self-guided Freight Container Transportation Systems on Rail
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The ISTU STREP project investigates, develops and demonstrates a cost-effective integrated propulsion unit and individual self-driven, two-container, cost-improved rail platform wagons for freight container transport between ports and cargo distribution centres. The new motor concept, integrating all the major propulsion features, is a key technology suited for the designed harbour vehicle called ISTU.
- Integrated System for driver TRaining and Assessment using Interactive education tools and New training curricula for ALL modes of road transport
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TRAIN-ALL aims to develop a computer-based training system for the training and assessment of different land-based driver cohorts (motorcycle riders, novices, emergency drivers and truck drivers) that integrates multimedia software, driving simulator, virtual driving simulator and onboard vehicle sensors into a single modular platform.
- Integrated Tyre and Road Interaction
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Road traffic is steadily increasing. The objective here is to provide tools to investigate new road surfaces, which will lower noise emission, lower fuel consumption and meet safety requirements. It will demonstrate the implementation of virtually prototyped road surfaces.
- Integrated communicating solid-state light engine for use in automotive forward lighting and information exchange between vehicles and infrastructure
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This proposal aims to develop an innovative manufacturing technology to produce a new generation of headlamps for vehicles, which will be the basis for a future car-to-car or car-to-infrastructure communication system. To achieve this, a new production process needs to be developed, combining LED chips into a packaging which already forms the beam, with minimised losses. This proposal aims at simplifying the production process of headlamps by:
- Integrating standards in your research project
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Year of publication: 2011
- Integration of Two-component Ceramic Injection Moulding for Large-scale Production of Novel Multifunctional Ceramic Components for Automotive and Railway Applications
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The aim of the project is the integration of the two-component ceramic injection moulding (2C-CIM) as a low-cost and large series production technique into the development of complex shaped ceramic components for automotive and railway applications, offering a high degree of structural and functional integrity.
- Intelligent Integration of Railway Systems
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In accordance with the ERRAC objectives, the InteGRail project aims at developing an intelligent coherent information system by integrating all the main railway subsystems. The objective is to achieve a higher level of coordination and co-operation between the key railway processes.
- Intelligent Roads
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The INTRO project aims to address the problems of road safety and capacity by combining sensing technologies and local databases with real-time networking technologies. This will improve both road safety and capacity by providing rapid feedback on emerging problems to maintenance authorities and road users.
- Intelligent Route Guidance for Heavy Vehicles
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The objective of HeavyRoute is to develop an advanced route guidance system for deriving the safest and most cost-effective routes for road freight transport throughout Europe. The system will take into account road user needs, vehicle operating and environmental costs, but also maintenance costs due to the deterioration of roads and bridges.
- Intelligent transport projects in focus
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With the focus on intelligent transport systems for use in daily life, EU research projects looking to expand practical applications were on show at the 16th ITS Congress in Stockholm.
- Intelligent transport systems
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EU-funded research for efficient, clean and safe road transport - (28 pages)
- International Co-operation project aims to improve transport services in cities hosting major sporting events
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Partners in the EU-funded 'STADIUM' project will look for ways to improve transport services for large events in big cities, including the South Africa World Cup, the India Commonwealth Games and the London Olympics.
- Interoperability, Security and Safety of Goods Movement with 1435 and 1520 (1524) mm Track Gauge Railways: New Technology in Freight Transport including Hazardous Products
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The aim of the project is to develop and validate a new rail transport technology on the basis ofadjustable wheelsets, enabling the interoperable, safe and secure traffic between railways with different gauge width. This new transport technology allows limiting the time required for a train to move through a border crossing with a gauge-changing station and minimise the environmental hazards. It is a new alternative in the supply of energy resources. INTERGAUGE consists of three subsystems: operation technology and track layout of switching station, innovative solution SUW 2000 II and the construction of a track gauge switching station with enhanced durability to take loads of 225 kN.
- Introducing greener cars on our roads
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Green alternatives to conventional cars are needed fast – for the sake of the environment, and the health of the European economy. But a lot more innovation is needed to make greener cars ready for mass production. To speed things up and encourage cost-sharing, the European Commission is promoting cooperation at every stage – often between commercial rivals.
- Ionic Liquid-based Hybrid Power Supercapacitors
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The ILHYPOS project aims at developing green, safe, powerful and high-energy hybrid supercapacitors for application as peak power smoothing and energy recuperation devices in fuel-cell (PEM) powered electric vehicles and in small energy production plants (such as CHPs).
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Road Transport Research in the Seventh Framework Programme - (8 pages)
- Keeping Europe's cities on the move
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EU-funded research to ensure urban mobility - (44 pages)
- Key EU projects demonstrate clean waterborne transport
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On 28 February 2008, the European Commission co-hosted a major event at the Port of Brussels, highlighting a number of innovative clean waterborne transport projects and showcasing the ‘CLEANEST SHIP’ demonstration vessel Victoria.
- Key urban transport project delivers results
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The 'SPUTNIC' project consortium held its final conference in Brussels in July 2009. Aimed at improving European public transport, SPUTNIC carried out a comprehensive study of the state of the art in urban mobility, including management, customer relations and operational structures.
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- Land transport research: putting Europe’s railway infrastructure on the right track
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The European Commission is promoting a coordinated research strategy for Europe’s extensive railway systems. Officials say investment at both national and EU levels and by public and private organisations is crucial.
- Launch of the new Transport Research website
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The new website of the European Commission's transport directorate of DG Research and Innovation was launched today.
- Launching of the project SOLAR-JET
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On July 5, the SOLAR-JET project was launched at Bauhaus Luftfahrt e.V. (BHL) in Munich, Germany.
- Leading edge – DUTIFRISK improving bladed disk technology
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The DUTIFRISK project has introduced important improvements in bladed disk (BLISK) technologies for aircraft engines, developing and testing a new dual alloy for linear friction welding. The research conducted has paved the way for a new generation of improved disks, which will contribute to the development of safer and more efficient engines in the future.
- Lean and Green - the Clever vehicle
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Current mobility trends are unsustainable - in simple words, we use our cars too much. They congest our cities and harm our health. However, we cannot stop driving altogether. A European consortium is designing a better-behaved vehicle for the future: cleaner, quieter, leaner - and stylish.
- Learning road safety from dummies
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A new breed of nimble crash-test dummy with life-like movement is hitting the road to teach European scientists how car accidents affect the human body. Researchers hope the new prototype will provide insights that will enable them to increase the ‘passive safety’ of Europe’s cars and roads.
- Lightening the atmosphere with low-weight cars
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Most people understand that a heavy car is a slow car, but weight also increases an automobile’s burden on the environment. In order to meet Europe’s Kyoto commitments, car manufacturers are looking at a number of technologies for reducing vehicle weight. A recent workshop looked into EU-backed projects that will lighten the load on the atmosphere while maintaining stringent safety standards.
- Lisbon accessibility plan opening doors
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Participants at the recent Mediate and Access2All joint conference heard what a number of cities are doing to improve access to public transport, including the city of Lisbon.
- Lofty goals laid out at Clean Sky JTI info day
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The Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative held an 'Information Day' in Brussels on 15 December 2009, aimed at helping researchers respond to the second Clean Sky call for proposals. Key speakers outlined details of research topics up for new funding and explained how to apply.
- Logistics-based Ship Design
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LOGBASED develops methods/tools to provide designers, shipbuilders and ship operators with better guidance to develop effective ship designs for business opportunities relating to intermodal transportation solutions. Four ship designs will be developed on this basis and measured for their competitiveness.
- Low-cost and High-efficiency CO2 Mobile Air Conditioning System for Lower Segment Cars
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The project aims at developing a new high-efficiency, low-cost air-conditioning system using CO2 as a refrigerant for small cars (A and B segments). Methods to assess performance, annual fuel consumption and environmental impact will be identified, constituting a preliminary step for new EU standards.
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- MARSTRUCT Network launched in Lisbon
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A new Network of Excellence (NoE) on Marine Structures (MARSTRUCT) was launched in Lisbon on 4 and 5 March 2004. The network, including collaborators from 17 countries, will work for five years to improve comfort, effectiveness, safety, reliability and environmental performance of ship structures.
- MCUBE - improving aircraft efficiency through miniaturisation
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Miniaturisation represents a key strategic innovation, fuelling much of today's cutting-edge industrial development. Leading the way in aeronautics is the MCUBE project, developing new electronics modules, minimising size and weight for critical aircraft applications.
- MODTRAIN demonstrator wows crowds at INNOTRANS
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MODTRAIN was at the heart of the INNOTRANS exhibition, where visitors walked through an integrated demonstrator featuring a new driving cab and passenger areas. It was the first time both of these MODTRAIN elements were on display to the public at large.
- MODURBAN – next generation urban rail systems
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Partners representing major rail integrators, suppliers, operators, research centres and the Union of the European Railway Industries (UNIFE) met in Brussels on 27 January 2005 for the kick-off meeting of EU Integrated Project MODURBAN (Modular urban guided rail systems).
- Main players on board at EARPA conference
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EARPA members, EU officials and European road transport stakeholders came together in Brussels on 13-14 November 2008 to review activities and research initiatives, and discuss the future of automotive research.
- Major EU conference pushes co-operation on the seas
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European Research Commissioner Janez Potočnik called for a holistic approach to marine and maritime research at the first European Maritime Research Policy conference in Brussels on 18 October 2007. Co-operation is key, he said, in order to achieve a balance between the competitiveness of businesses and the sustainability of seas and oceans.
- Major ITS Congress pushes smarter transport
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Putting new technologies to work to make transport safer, more efficient and greener was the focus of the 16th ITS World Congress in Stockholm from 21-25 September 2009. Delegates came from around the world to discuss the future of intelligent transport systems (ITS), especially the question of deployment.
- Major event marks start of new year for European shipyards
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On 8 February 2006, the Community of European Shipyards’ Associations (CESA) and the European Marine Equipment Council (EMEC) held a joint reception to celebrate the new year. Highlights included addresses by high-ranking EU officials and the delivery of the WATERBORNETP ‘Vision 2020’ document.
- Major focus on transport research at ETP conference
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The European Technology Platform (ETP) conference 'Working together on societal changes' featured key sessions on transport research, highlighting the central role of mobility in modern society. Issues included decarbonisation, door-to-door urban mobility, and safety and security.
- Major network targets road safety
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The Fourth European Vehicle Passive Safety Network (EVPSN) Conference took place in Paris on 6 November 2003. Over one hundred representatives from both European and non-European countries exchanged views on strategy and policy and discussed the latest results of work in areas ranging from virtual testing to new restraint systems to the latest developments in crash-test dummy technologies.
- Major scientific publication for ‘DESider’ project
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The results of the EU-funded DESider project ('Detached eddy simulation for industrial aerodynamics') have been published in a new 454-page volume edited by Werner Haase, Marianna Braza and Alistair Revell. The book includes a comprehensive introduction to the project and full details of methods and approaches.
- Major scientific publication for ‘FLOMANIA’ project
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The results of the EU-funded FLOMANIA project (‘Flow-physics modelling – an integrated approach’) have been published in a new 435-page volume edited by Werner Haase, Bertrand Aupoix, Ulf Bunge and Dieter Schwamborn. The book includes a comprehensive introduction to the project and details of methods and approaches, and it provides full reports on a variety of design applications.
- Major success for European maritime SME
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With EU support under the FP5 CRAFT programme, Norway’s SeaMetric International AS has developed the ‘Twin Marine Lifter’ system for installation and removal of very heavy objects on offshore marine facilities.
- Making air travel safer
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The results of a four-year-research effort to develop future safety information systems for aircraft were released at an event in Amsterdam on 25th and 26th March.
- Making progress on public transport accessibility
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EU-funded research projects, including 'Mediate' and 'Access2All' are finding new ways to get the disabled, elderly and other 'transport vulnerable' citizens into the public transport system. In doing so, they are making it easier for everyone to enjoy more efficient mobility.
- Making road transport more intelligent
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A key contributor to this year's Transport Research Arena (TRA) Conference, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Information Society and Media (DG INFSO) works to develop and deploy applications based on information and communication technologies (ICTs) for the transport sector.
- Making train interiors safer for passengers
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The 'SafeInteriors' project is developing new methods for designing and testing furniture, components and systems associated with train vehicle interiors.
- Maritime policy outlined at EUROMARES 2010 conference
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The EUROMARES 2010 conference in May 2010 featured the latest advances and emerging ideas in the field of marine research, innovation and maritime policy.
- Modular Lightweight Sandwich Bus Concept
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Multimaterial technology (sandwich and/or hybrid materials) is becoming increasingly important in new vehicle design. Public service vehicles (buses and coaches) are regarded as primary targets for application of sandwich construction and multimaterials, which play a major role in the transportation industry of both industrialised and developing countries. The proposed project will be focused on the development of a novel technology to manufacture bus/coach bodies using multimaterial sandwich panels.
- Modular Urban-guided Rail Systems
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The main target of the MODURBAN project is to design, develop and test an innovative and open common core system architecture and its key interfaces, in preparation for the next generations of urban-guided public transport systems.
- Molten-carbonate fuel Cells for Waterborne APplication
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MC-WAP is aiming at the application of the molten carbonate fuel cell technology onboard large vessels, such as RoPax, RoRo and cruise ships for auxiliary power generation purposes. MC-WAP aims to improve the performance of the system to allow an efficient application onboard.
- Monitor Integrated Safety System
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MISS aims to develop an innovative platform to dynamically sense and predict natural and infrastructure conditions. This project wants to increase the safety of both citizens and operators by enabling a just-in-time intelligent computation of an open dynamic road surveillance network.
- Monitoring progress towards Gender Equality in the Sixth Framework Programme
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Sustainable Surface Transport - (24 pages)
- Monitoring progress towards Gender Equality in the Sixth Framework Programme
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Aeronautics and Space - (26 pages)
- Multi-annual roadmap EGCI online
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The 2011 publication of the multiannual roadmap for the European Green Car Initiative can be downloaded and ordered online as of now.
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- National Contact Points
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The network of National Contact Points is the main structure to provide guidance, practical information and assistance on all aspects of participation in FP7 for researchers and organisations wishing to take part in FP7 projects.
- Network of Excelence on Marine Structures
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The objective of the network, which has a duration of five years, is to improve the comfort, effectiveness, safety, reliability and environmental behaviour of ship structures. This objective will be achieved by strengthening the European competitiveness aiming at a permanent organisation of a type of virtual institute, which will ensure the integration of the various European groups in a European centre of competence for the structural analysis of ships with improved safety, environmental behaviour and comfort.
- Network of Excellence on Advanced Passive Safety
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Following the mobilisation of critical R&D mass on vehicle passive safety in EU Thematic Network projects like PSN & EVPSN2, APSN is aiming at a durable integrated European vehicle passive safety research and implementation programme, and the creation of a virtual institute (VI).
- New ACARE holds first General Assembly
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Siim Kallas, Vice-president of the European Commission with responsibility for transport, launched the new Advisory Council for Aviation Research and Innovation in Europe (ACARE 2) at the Paris Air Show. He opened the kick-off meeting in the presence of senior industry representatives during a visit to the 49th edition of the air show on 21 June 2011.
- New Commission strategy to improve environmental performance in aviation sector
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The European Commission has presented a plan for reducing the impact of air travel on the environment. In a Communication adopted on 27 September 2005, the Commission proposes bringing aircraft operators into the EU’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), creating a permanent incentive for airlines to minimise their emissions.
- New Concepts for Turnouts in Urban Rail Transit Infrastructures
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The word ‘turnout’ describes the junction in trackwork where lines diverge or converge. Although a turnout consists of several components, this project focuses on the most expensive component: the frog. The frog is the section of the turnout that enables the wheel that is running on one rail to literally cross over another rail. The project considers the following types of frogs: cast manganese, welded, moveable nose, flange bearing and deep groove. The TURNOUTS project focuses on the design and manufacture of new turnout concepts for rail infrastructure. Project partners include the main European turnout manufacturers as well as research and engineering organisations, one contractor and three end users.
- New Integrated Combustion System for Future Passenger Car Engines
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The NICE Integrated Project was proposed by the European automotive industry, and given the highest responsibility level. The main objective of NICE is to develop a new integrated combustion system that, independent of the type of fuel, achieves the highest fuel conversion efficiency.
- New Member States impress workshop participants
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The CALM workshop in Budapest on 13 September 2006 gathered a range of participants working to reduce transport-related noise. Among those attending were researchers from the EU’s New Member States (NMSs), all of whom confirmed a growing determination to become full partners in the European Research Area (ERA).
- New Road Construction Concept
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What will the European road system look like in 2040? How can innovation deliver solutions to the challenges of the future? These are the two questions which NR2C aims to answer. NR2C provides a long-term vision of road infrastructure, based on new concepts, and develops specific innovations to support this vision in three areas: urban, interurban and bridges.
- New Transport Advisory Group for FP7
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The Transport Advisory Group (TAG) provides valuable support to European Commission services in the form of advice and input into the annual transport (including aeronautics) work programmes of the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development (FP7). With new members, and an extended mandate, the new FP7 TAG held its first meeting, in Brussels, on 19 September 2006.
- New aeronautics research catalogue now online
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A new Commission publication entitled ‘Aeronautics Research 2003 - 2006 projects’ contains summaries of all of the aeronautics and air transport projects co-financed under the first and second calls for proposals of the Sixth Research Framework Programme (FP6).
- New agreement boosts aviation safety in the Balkans
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An agreement reached between the European Union and Eurocontrol grants €5 million to strengthen aviation and air traffic management in south-eastern Europe.
- New aircraft engine designs reduce CO2 emissions
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The EU-funded NEWAC project has delivered new engine designs to help Europe meet pressing emission targets for air transport.
- New and Innovative Concepts for Helping European Transport Sustainability
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NICHES will facilitate the coordination of the research activities of academic institutions, industry, mobility operators and transport authorities regarding key urban transport innovations that lack broad deployment. NICHES aims to stimulate a wide debate between relevant stakeholders from different sectors and disciplines across the EU and Accession Countries in order to promote the most promising new concepts, initiatives and projects from their current ‘niches’ (sic) position to a ‘mainstream’ urban transport policy application.
- New call for proposals Clean Sky
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Clean Sky has launched its eleventh call for proposals on 13 January 2012. This represents one of the largest calls ever of this ambitious aeronautical research programme. The available funding of €36.5 million covers almost seventy topics, aiming to develop breakthrough technologies to significantly increase the environmental performances of airplanes and air transport, resulting in less noisy and more fuel efficient aircraft.
- New calls for transport research launched
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Today, the European Commission launched a new round of FP7 calls for transport research. Researchers and scientists interested in submitting a proposal can do so
- New milestone for ‘Clean Sky’
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The European Commission along with industry experts are determined to overhaul the entire airport transport industry, with new technologies to reduce CO2 by 50%. 'Clean Sky', the EU initiative that will make it all happen, is now officially autonomous. Its Executive Director, Eric Dautriat, discusses the issues.
- New perspectives in Aeronautics
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1998-2002 Project synopses - (348 pages)
- New project to assess transport research priorities in Maghreb countries
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The newly launched ESTEEM initiative brings together European and Maghreb countries to set strategic priorities and research goals in the area of transport safety and security.
- New rail driver's cab points way to future
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The EU-funded 'EUDDplus' project has achieved new milestones on the way to the safer and more standardised rail transport driver's cab of the future.
- New round of funding announced for EU aeronautics and surface transport research
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Forty-three new aeronautics research projects have been proposed for funding under the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development. Results of the evaluation of surface transport proposals are still to be announced.
- Nice - A new era for the internal combustion engine
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A new internal combustion engine addresses the drawbacks of petrol and diesel designs. As a result, it cuts both fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. The project, NICE, was supported by the European Commission.
- Nice -A new era for the internal combustion engine
- No slowing down for EU-Russia co-operation in aeronautics research
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Europe's ties with Russian aeronautics institutions have grown stronger over successive EU research funding programmes. A recent co-operation workshop in Moscow showed that trend continuing, with both sides redoubling their efforts to forge co-operative links.
- Nominate your product for a sustainable energy award
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Your project has accomplished outstanding results in sustainable energy and energy efficiency? Why not compete for the SUSTAINABLE ENERGY EUROPE AWARDS? This annual competition launched by the European Commission in 2005 rewards best-in-class initiatives in these fields.
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- ONERA, DLR and Airbus sign RTD co-operation agreement
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Three of Europe’s largest aerospace organisations signed, at this year’s Paris Air Show, an agreement to strengthen their co-operative efforts in Research and Technological Development (RTD).
- OPTIMAL project holds final forum in Paris
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The partly EU-funded OPTIMAL project, developing innovative procedures for aircraft approach and landing phases, held its final public forum on 25-26 June 2008 in Paris. The event was attended by more than 150 participants from Europe, America, Asia and Africa.
- Oil Sea Harvester
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By raising the issue of marine oil spills to the highest priority for the EU community, OSH is addressing these needs to develop a fast ship in transit to be quickly on the scene and to recover oil in rather high sea states. The outcome is the technico-economical definition of the integrated OSH system.
- On track to a sustainable future
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EU-funded research for a safe and efficient European rail system - (56 pages)
- Online registration for the EU-Russia aeronautics workshop
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On 15-16 October 2009, aworkshopwill be held in Moscow to promote the submission of new proposals for joint EU-Russia research funding. The event is open toparticipants from the EU Member States, FP7 Associated States, ICPC countries and the Russian Federation.
- Optimisation of Hydrogen-powered Internal Combustion Engines
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The overall goal of HyHEELS is to provide an UltraCap energy storage system for the use in hybrid- and fuel-cell vehicles, which satisfies all the properties necessary to make an integrative component.
- Optimisation of a Hydrogen Powered Internal Combustion Engine
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The internal combustion engine is ideally suited for hydrogen application since it offers high-power density at relatively low cost. HyICE is an initiative for automotive hydrogen engine development, which will provide economically feasible and environmentally friendly solutions for the increasing mobility demand.
- Outcome of third call for proposals for surface transport research
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The European Commission has released some preliminary results of the latest call for proposals for transport research.
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- Partnerships and action plans for sustainable aviation
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This year’s Aviation & the Environment Conference sent a clear message to the aviation industry: cleanup its act! Partnership was the watchword of the event – the way forward is to involve all groups concerned, private and public alike.
- Pollution Prevention and Control-safe Transportation of Hazardous Goods by Tankers
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The consequences of tanker accidents are often catastrophic, as can be vividly attested by the recent disasters of the Erika and Prestige, raising the issue of oil spills to the highest priority for the EU community. The POP&C project aims to address this issue head on by focusing on prevention and mitigation in ship design and operation for existing and new vessels.
- Post-treAtment for the next Generation Of Diesel Engines
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The aim of this project is to provide a comprehensive, system-oriented view on potentially new after-treatment processes that will be required for the next HCCI (homogeneous charge compression ignition) combustion systems, taking into account the next fuel generation.
- Poster on sustainable air transport
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- Poster on sustainable rail transport
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- Poster on sustainable road transport
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- Power Generation during Loading and Unloading
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PLUG is a new concept of power interface between LNG or container carriers, using electric propulsion and terminals, which allow them to provide or receive power from the local grid. PLUG is focused on the development and qualification of a quick connect/disconnect 6 600 volts ‘hands off’ concept and its associated power line with a power exchange capability of up to 25 MW.
- Powered Two-wheeler Integrated Safety
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The aim of this project is to develop and use new technologies to provide integrated safety systems for a range of powered two-wheelers, which will greatly improve primary safety. PISa will contribute to the general EU target of 50% reduction in road accident fatalities.
- Production to improve total efficiency of new generation short sea shipping
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CREATE3S aims at developing a new generation of ships for short-sea operations using an innovative modular concept of separate (ship) platform modules and interchangeable cargo-containing modules. Though the use of advanced manufacturing techniques, production lead-times and costs are expected to be reduced by approximately 10%.
- Progressive Oil Sensor System for Extended Identification ON-Line
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POSSEIDON addresses the development of a sensor-based processing unit to continuously monitor lube oil degradation and contamination in main propulsion and power-generating engines aboard ships.
- Project synopses - volume 2
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Aeronautics Research 2002 - 2006 projects - (376 pages)
- Promoting young researchers
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Developing the road transport solutions of the future will require hard work and imagination from a new generation of scientists. TRA 2008 will spotlight the most exciting and creative research being carried out by students from all over Europe.
- Providing direction for EU research coordinators
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On 31 May 2010 in Brussels, the European Commission's Research Directorate-General hosted an 'Information Day' for research project coordinators hoping to hone their administrative skills.
- Putting the ‘super’ in Europe's capacity for green power
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With the rise in demand for green transportation, European researchers in the 'ILHYPOS' project have developed a new supercapacitor that could help power the next generation of electric cars.
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- Quiet City Transport
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This project will develop an integrated technology infrastructure for the efficient control of ambient noise from road and rail. The activity supports the European noise policy to eliminate harmful effects of noise exposure and decrease levels of transport noise, especially in urban areas, deriving solutions that will ensure compliance with the constraints of legislative limits.
- Quieter Surface Transport in Urban Areas
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SILENCE develops an integrated system of methodologies and technologies for the efficient control of urban traffic noise. This takes into account the overall needs of city authorities with respect to noise creation from individual traffic (on road) and mass transport (on rail and road). A holistic treatment is made of all traffic noise facets: urban noise scenarios, individual noise sources, infrastructure, traffic management, noise perception and annoyance.
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- Rail Infrastructure Clearance Management
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The aim of INFRACLEAR is to allow optimum use of the infrastructures ‘track clearance’ by means of an innovative approach for track gauging using operational monitoring technology and thus contributing towards increasing the capacity and safety of the infrastructure.
- Rail research in Edinburgh — industry goes on offensive to meet customers' needs
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The world’s biggest meeting of rail researchers took place in Edinburgh from 29 September to 1 October 2003. The World Congress on Rail Research (WCRR) brought together more than 600 participants for three days of presentations, posters and workshops. The conference theme, ‘From birth to renaissance’, reflected the technical as well as economic, operational and social challenges facing the rail industry.
- Rapid progress for WATERBORNE Technology Platform
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The maritime sector is big business; 90% of the EU’s external trade and 40% of its internal trade relies on waterborne transport. As a world leader in the design and production of specialised, high-technology vessels, Europe must continue to innovate, and this is the guiding principle behind WATERBORNETP.
- Realising Enhanced Safety and Efficiency in European Road Transport
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The REACT project represents a breakthrough towards the long-term vision of significantly reducing traffic deaths and improving the transport infrastructure’s efficiency. REACT will sense natural and infrastructure conditions within and near each equipped vehicle. By using mobile vehicle sensors, REACT will ultimately cover all roads, and not just interurban routes where existing traffic management systems tend to be located.
- Realizing Enhanced Safety and Efficiency in European Road Transport
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POMEROL intends to develop high-powered, low-cost and intrinsically safe lithium-ion batteries by using a breakthrough in materials. The materials and batteries will be used for fuel-cell hybrid and conventional hybrid drivetrain automotive applications.
- Recovery package
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European Green Cars Initiative - (6 pages)
- Reducing car weight and cutting down greenhouse gas emissions
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A new lighter weight car frame unveiled by EU-funded ‘SuperLight-Car’ project could provide the structure on which to rebuild Europe’s ailing auto industry – and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- Reducing the impact of human error at sea
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The recent accident of the Costa Concordia cruise ship has tragically shown that mistakes at sea can have severe consequences. The European Commission is supporting advanced research that helps reduce the risks of human error and the impact, should something go wrong nevertheless.
- Reduction of Cycle and Cost
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The RC2 project goal is to reduce manufacturing costs and production lead time. RC2 will deliver not only an innovative manufacturing process based on the combination of rapid prototyping with the most suitable finishing but also
- Registration Transport Information Days 2012 open
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The registration for the Transport Information Days 2012 is open as of today, 7 May 2012.
- Remotely Operated Tanker Inspection System II
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Ship integrity and pollution prevention call for periodic ship inspections with high costs and risks to those involved. The Remotely Operated Tanker Inspection System (ROTIS) has been developed to enter the flooded ballast tanks (even during ship navigation) to perform close-up visual inspection and wall thickness measurements, using tele-operation from remote sites. The advantages are lower costs (e.g. avoiding ship stand-by), lower risks and reliable results.
- Research Commissioner addresses aerospace leaders in Toulouse
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On 23 June 2005, EU Research Commissioner Janez Potočnik met aerospace heavy hitters at the Thales Group to exchange views on research and development, in particular on the new FP7 perspectives.
- Research Commissioner welcomed at ONERA, Lille
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Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin received a warm welcome at ONERA’s Lille facility on 4 November 2003, meeting prominent members of the European aerospace research community and pledging continued support for their efforts. The day’s programme included some spectacular demonstrations of technological wizardry at one of Europe’s most advanced aeronautics research centres.
- Research can unlock the potential of ITS applications
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The ITS World Congress in Stockholm on 22-25 September 2009 focused on EU-level efforts to speed up the introduction of intelligent transport systems (ITS). The European Commission's Research Directorate-General is doing its part to make sure the process goes as quickly and efficiently as possible.
- Research on the road to green cars
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The European Parliament had an opportunity to see progress made in the European Green Car Initiative (EGCI) on 31 May 2011. Many of the automotive firms involved in EGCI projects exhibited their latest vehicles, while a workshop reported to MEPs of the Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA) Committee.
- Research projects look at transport and climate change
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Two new EU-funded projects have set out to examine the effects of changing weather patterns on transport in Europe. 'EWENT' and 'WEATHER' will carry out in-depth analyses, assess the hazards and propose response strategies.
- Researchers flock to Surface Transport Information Day
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The European Commission’s Directorates-General for Research (DG RES) and for Energy and Transport (DG Mobility and Transport) held a joint Surface Transport Information Day on 7 February 2008. The event featured presentations by top-level EC officials.
- Results evaluations air transport and aeronautics activities transport call 2012
- Results evaluations horizontal activities transport call 2012
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The Commission, assisted by independent experts, has completed the evaluation of research proposals submitted to the transport calls that were launched in July 2011 and closed in December 2011.
- Results evaluations surface transport call 2012
- Road infrastructure projects bridge gap between newer and older EU Member States
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The results of the trailblazing 'ARCHES' and 'SPENS' projects have been presented in Ljubljana, at a conference hosted by ZAG, Slovenia’s National Building and Civil Engineering Institute.
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The SARTRE project (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) has successfully completed the first test demonstrations of a multiple vehicle platoon. The test fleet included a lead truck followed by three cars driven entirely autonomously at speeds of up to 90 km/h – with no more than a 6 metres gap between the vehicles.
- Road transport Technology Platform ERTRAC lays down gauntlet on climate change
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Transport already accounts for a large proportion of greenhouse emissions, and the number of kilometres travelled by road continues to increase, leading some to call for a radical rethink of current road transport research strategies. At a major ERTRAC conference in Brussels on 26 September 2007, road transport stakeholders discussed the way forward.
- Road transport leaders present vision for 2020
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On 12 July 2004, ERTRAC, the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council, published a report entitled 'Vision 2020 and challenges'. The eagerly anticipated document, which presents future trends and obstacles to be overcome in the road transport sector, has been called a milestone by industrial, research and government stakeholders.
- Road transport stakeholders invited to Ljubljana for TRA 2008
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The Second European Road Transport Research Arena will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 21 to 25 April 2008. TRA 2008 will highlight sustainable, safer and more efficient road transport, providing a meeting place for all stakeholder communities, including policy-makers, industry and research.
- Role for transport research in fighting social exclusion
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The EU-funded ECLIPSE project is working to ensure that all citizens have equal opportunities to benefit from community life. At a meeting in Perugia on 19 May 2006, partners discussed the role of transport in tackling poverty and other issues related to public and social access.
- Russian partners to test new ‘VITAL’ booster
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On 11 December 2007 in Liege, Belgium, VITAL project partner Techspace Aero delivered a newly developed booster module to Russian partner CIAM for the next phase of testing in a programme aimed at reducing the environmental impacts of air transport.
- Russia’s TsAGI battles on amid changes
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Over the past ten years, sweeping changes have taken their toll on Russia’s once great aerospace industry, with reductions in public funding forcing researchers to look elsewhere for support. Long one of the world’s premier research centres, the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) is capitalising on new opportunities for co-operation with global partners, including the European Union.
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- SAFEICE - cutting a path through icy waters
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Despite dangerous conditions, more and more ships are making their ways through ice-covered Arctic waters. With increasing traffic raising the risk of accidents in this severe environment the new EU-backed SAFEICE project has embarked on a quest to make navigating the ice safer and more economical.
- SARTRE project presents exciting new road transport scheme
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The EU-funded 'SARTRE' project is developing and testing new technologies to enable vehicles to travel together safely in 'road trains' on unmodified public motorways.
- SESAR Joint Undertaking
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The SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) programme is one of the most ambitious research and development projects ever launched by the European Community.
- SMEs in European aeronautics
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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can play a vital role in the European aeronautics sector, where state-of-the-art technologies are crucial. But while often at the cutting edge of innovation, such firms have limited financial resources and face serious challenges accessing and benefiting from pan-European research programmes.
- SMEs in European aeronautics
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Small companies making a big impact - (12 pages)
- STAR 21 – Strategic Aerospace Review for the 21st century
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Creating a coherent market and policy framework for a vital European industry - (44 pages)
- Safe Abandoning of Ships - Improvement of Current Lifesaving Appliances Systems
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The project is aiming to realise innovative and proven evacuation craft concepts to increase passenger safety substantially during an emergency at sea. It addresses the assessment procedures and generates novel concepts in order to increase the reliability of ship rescue.
- Safe Driver Machine Interface (DMI) for ERTMS automatic train control
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SAFEDMI’s objective is to design and develop an ERTMS-compliant safe (at least SIL2) driver machine interface with safe wireless communication interfaces for configuration, software and firmware downloading and diagnostic purposes to respond to the increasing safety level needs in the automatic train control systems of high-speed rail lines.
- Safe Offloading from Floating LNG Platforms
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There are substantial advantages in liquefying the natural gas on an offshore production platform and offloading it to a shuttle gas carrier. Such a system is usually referred to as floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG). FLNG systems have been considered globally as a development option for a number of offshore gas fields, but due to perceived operational difficulties none has yet been developed.
- Safer European Level Crossing Appraisal and Technology
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SELCAT will perform a deep analysis of completed and existing European level crossing safety research focusing on appraisal, technology and safety evaluation methodology including dissemination actions like workshops, special sessions at conferences, public campaigns and a web portal.
- Safer recovery from difficult flight conditions
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Aircraft are very safe, but unexpected, extremely difficult flight conditions do happen. Up to now, no simulator has been able to give pilots training that could prepare them realistically for situations like these. The SUPRA project has succeeded in building a flight simulator to train pilots for harsh conditions.
- Safety In Motion
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SIM project deals with the development of an innovative concept vehicle with new safety devices that will result in a decrease in the number of powered two-wheelers (PTW) accidents and related consequences for riders. An integrated (matrix) approach to solve safety issues for PTWs will be implemented.
- Safety and security key aeronautics priorities
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The ‘Aeronautics Days 2006’ conference in Vienna featured press briefings and thematic sessions on air transport safety and security, key issues as the aeronautics sector looks to further safeguard passengers, planes and ground facilities.
- Safety makes headlines at major road transport research conference
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Speakers at the recent TRA 2008 conference in Ljubljana took on the key question of road safety. Despite enormous efforts and some improvements, all agreed that much remains to be done to reduce the occurrence and severity of road accidents.
- Safety remains top priority for auto industry
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Speakers at the recent TRA 2006 conference in Göteborg took on the key question of road safety, insisting that, despite enormous efforts and measurable improvements over past decades, much can still be done to reduce accidents.
- Scenarios for the Transport System and Energy Supply and their Potential Effects
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The aim of this project is to develop, compare and assess possible scenarios for the transport system and energy supply of the future, taking into account the state of the art of relevant research and such criteria as the autonomy and security of energy supplies, effects on the environment and economy, and the interactions between transport and land use.
- Seamless Public Urban Rail Transport
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Rail mass transit vehicles, which are defined as trams, light rail and metros, very often do not behave as expected when running on existing rail infrastructure, although the vehicles may well be fully compatible with the specifications of the buying authorities and they may well have passed the acceptance tests. Many operators have different types of vehicles on their infrastructure and most operators also have different types of track systems in their network. They want the current and future vehicles to perform well on their complete existing and future network. This is one of the reasons why most vehicles today are built to local specifications.
- Sectors pull together at ETP Conference 2010
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The ETP Conference in Brussels in May 2010 saw hundreds of representatives of industry, academia, civil society, EU member-states and the European Commission coming together for two days of focused debate on the challenges facing Europe and how to address them through research and innovation.
- Securing air travel
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Ensuring the security of air transport has become a major priority for all stakeholders in the aviation sector. The events of September 11 2001 and subsequent developments have renewed efforts to protect passengers, crew and infrastructure from attack. New technologies and processes are being brought to bear on a complex problem that is further complicated by an unprecedented growth in demand for air travel.
- Shifting up a Gear
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Transport and FP7 - (36 pages)
- Ship Repair to Maintain Transport which is Environmentally Sustainable
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As an activity, ship repair and conversion has more of the characteristics of a service industry than manufacturing. Relative to shipbuilding, it is high volume, rapid turnaround and highly unpredictable. This project is important in its structure because it is driven by the industry identifying its problems and requirements, and involves the academic community to help devise solutions.
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- Slovenia hosts major road transport conference ‘TRA 2008’
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Over 1300 participants from Europe and beyond came to Ljubljana, Slovenia from 21-24 April for the TRA 2008 conference. The event featured major presentations by high-level decision makers, leading-edge researchers and top industrial players. Strategic and thematic sessions highlighted ‘greener, safer and smarter’ road transport.
- Solid ground for pedestrians on footbridges
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Bringing walkers into the urban transport fold, 'YEAR 2010' award winner Sifiso Nhleko has developed an innovative and inexpensive method for testing the structural integrity of footbridges before they are built.
- Spill Response Experience
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SPILL RESPONSE EXPERIENCE (or SPREEX) is a Coordinated Action based on the existing experience of the response to oil spills in Europe. It is focused on the identification of research needs through the development of state of the art for issues identified by more than 25 organisations.
- Stančič addresses media on EU marine and maritime research
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On 14 June 2007, Deputy Director General of the European Commission’s Research Directorate-General, Zoran Stančič, discussed marine and maritime research with members of the press, stressing the EU’s full commitment to making the world’s waters cleaner, safer and more productive.
- Staying ahead of the wave
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Pages: 50 Publication year: 2011
- Strategic Aid for Escort Tugs at Work
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SAFETOW will provide masters of disabled vessels and masters of salvage and escort tugs with support tools, which will enable them to take decisions in real time with the best available information regarding the consequence of their actions.
- Strategic Research Agenda, Executive Summary
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Advisory Council For Aeronautics Research in Europe - (11 pages)
- Strategic Research Agenda, Executive Summary
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2004 - Advisory Council For Aeronautics Research in Europe - (12 pages)
- Strategic Research Agenda, Volume 1
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2004 - Advisory Council For Aeronautics Research in Europe - (92 pages)
- Strategic Research Agenda, Volume 1
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2002 - Advisory Council For Aeronautics Research in Europe - (48 pages)
- Strategic Research Agenda, Volume 2
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2004 - Advisory Council For Aeronautics Research in Europe - (52 pages)
- Strengthening Road Transport Research Co-operation between Europe and Emerging International Markets
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SIMBA aims to increase road transport research co-operation between Europe and the emerging markets of China, India, Brazil and South Africa by establishing a collaboration network that will bring together the key stakeholders in the field of intelligent transport systems (ITS), road infrastructures and automotive developments.
- Strong showing for Europe at 2003 Paris Air Show
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Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin attended the Paris Air Show on 20 June 2003, meeting prominent members of the European aerospace industry and pledging continued support for their efforts. The event comes in the wake of a difficult year for world aviation, but Busquin sees the tide turning.
- Success for key maritime research projects
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Europe faces a number of specific research challenges in the marine and maritime domains. Under successive Research Framework Programmes, the Commission has sought to answer these challenges, compiling an impressive list of successful research initiatives.
- Success for low-weight auto parts project
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TECABS, a leading EU project on advanced composite materials for cars, has produced a carbon fibre floorpan that is 50% lighter than its steel equivalent, using 70% fewer parts.
- Successful public transport demonstration at India Commonwealth Games
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The EU-funded 'Stadium' project has carried out a successful demonstration of new Intelligent Transport Systems, helping to get spectators and athletes to and from sports venues at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
- Successful ‘SIMBA’ event in São Paulo
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On 4 October 2007, the EU-funded SIMBA project held its Brazil National Event in conjunction with the SIMEA International Symposium on Automotive Engineering.
- Superior Lifetime Operation Economy of Ship Propellers
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As a response to the continuous increases of fuel prices and the hydrodynamic penalties of ageing ships belonging to the project ship owners, Pescanova and Ocean, SUPERPROP will develop an easy-to-use updating strategic-costs assessment tool, indicated for fishing and tug vessels already in operation. This tool will address a range of hydrodynamic ageing causes.
- Supervised Implementation of Sustainable Urban Transport Concepts
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The main goal of TRANSPOWER is to supervise the implementation of sustainable urban transport. TRANSPOWER provides municipal and regional decision-makers with properly evaluated scientific information about best practices and relevant experience in order to implement sustainable, cost-effective, environmentally friendly and efficient urban transport concepts.
- Support for international research in aeronautics
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The European Commission remains committed to fostering closer ties with international partners, including Russia and China. The latest round of funding under the 2010 work programme 'Transport' theme includes funding for joint research in air transport and aviation.
- Surface Transport research gets new boost
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A new set of calls for proposals has been published for surface transport research, including road, rail and waterborne modes. EU officials set the stage at an 'Information Day' in Brussels.
- Surface transport features at European Technology Platforms conference
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Over 500 participants, representing industry, the research community and policy makers, converged on Vienna on 4-5 May 2006 for a conference on European Technology Platforms (ETPs). The theme of the event, organised by the Austrian presidency and the European Commission, was ‘Strengthening European competitiveness in the era of globalisation’. Highlights included presentation of the WATERBORNETP Strategic Research Agenda.
- Sustainability Impact Assessment of Strategies Integrating Transport, Technology and Energy Scenarios
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Both transport and energy systems contribute to an ever-increasing quality of human life. On the other hand, adverse environmental impacts and insecurity of fossil energy sources and supplies constitute major risks for sustainable development. TRIAS develops and assesses integrated scenarios to adapt the transport-energy system to make it more sustainable in the future.
- Sustainable Ballast Water Management Plant
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The movement of some 3 to 12 billion tonnes of ballast water (BW) in ships internationally each year has been responsible for the translocation of 10 000 aquatic species across biogeographical boundaries. The aim of this project is the development of a BW treatment technology (UV, filters and electrolysis) into a completely self-controlled system.
- Sustainable Construction of Underground Transport Infrastructures
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The SCOUT project develops a new environmentally friendly concept of ‘cut-and-cover’ tunnels, based on a holistic approach that combines the generalisation of the observational method, optimisation of design, breakthrough construction equipment and new applications of composite materials.
- Sustainable Electrical and Electronic System for the Automotive Sector
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The SEES project aims to develop sustainable, clean, cost- and eco-effective electrical and electronic system (EES) prototypes and end-of-life processes. SEES follows a life-cycle approach considering all life-cycle steps, including design, pre-production at suppliers, production, assembly, use and end-of-life of automotive EES.
- Sustainable Methods for Optimal design and Operation of ships with air-lubricaTed Hulls
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Air lubrication of Ship hull a large potential gain in hull effciency of up to 20%. SMOOTH seeks to fill missing technology gaps and enable air lubrication of hulls within normal European shipbuilding and operation practice for both inland and coastal ships.
- Sustainable Pavements for EU New Member States
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The aim of the project is to develop appropriate tools and procedures for the rapid rehabilitation of road pavements using materials that would:
- Sustainable Production Technologies of Emission-reduced Lightweight Car Concepts
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SLC pools the expertise and resources of 38 organisations to develop new lightweight vehicle concepts up to 50% lighter than present high-volume cars. SLC will address present limitations on advanced material processing, multi-material joining technologies and simulation tools (crash, fatigue, cost and sustainability).
- Sustainable Surface Transport
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Research Technological Development and Integration - (486 pages)
- Sustainable surface transport research synopsis
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7th Framework Programme 2007-2013 VOL 1 Project synopses, calls 2007 & 2008
- Swedish road transport takes centre stage
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The ‘Transport Research Arena’ (TRA) 2006 conference brought researchers, businesspeople and decision-makers to Göteborg, Sweden, for four days of talks, presentations and exchange. But the conference programme also gave participants the chance to see some of the world’s most advanced road transport facilities and initiatives up close and in action.
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- TAILORED ON-BOARD ACTIVATED AGENTS PRODUCTION FOR EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT
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The project is focused on the selection and assessment of an integrated active after-treatment system, compliant with Euro V regulations and beyond and capable of superior performances pursued via the generation of activated chemical agents via two alternative ways, a catalytic and an energy-based approach.
- TRA 2008 road safety and security focus
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Organisers of this year’s Transport Research Arena (TRA 2008) in Ljubljana will be highlighting a number of important road transport-related issues, including safety and security. Participants will hear high-level presentations throughout the event and see key initiatives showcased at the conference exhibition.
- TRA 2008 set to tackle urban mobility challenges
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Among the issues to be addressed at TRA 2008 is improving urban transport. Organisers will be highlighting new ideas and initiatives being implemented in the Ljubljana city environment, but also around Europe under the EU Research Framework Programme.
- TRA 2008 to feature a wealth of in-depth conference sessions
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One of the main draws of TRA 2008 will be its rich conference programme. Why should you come to this event? To hear top-level personalities discuss greener, safer and smarter road transport in 58 sessions over four days.
- TRA 2008 to highlight accomplishments of young researchers
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The Young European Arena of Research is an FP7-funded competition for early-stage researchers in the area of road transport. It will give students an opportunity to showcase their work, both on the internet and, for the finalists, at the Transport Research Arena (TRA 2008) conference in Slovenia in April 2008.
- TYROSAFE tyres, roads and safety video competition launched
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The EU-funded TYROSAFE project is sponsoring an online video competition to raise awareness and highlight the importance of tyre/road interaction and safety. Participants in the ‘TyroSafe Video Competition’ will create a short video, maximum five minutes duration.
- Tallinn seminar spotlights research and design
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The seventh international seminar on ‘Recent research and design progress in aeronautical engineering and its influence on education’ drew scientists, students and aviation specialists from fourteen countries and nineteen universities and institutes. The event was hosted by Tartu Aviation College in Tallinn, Estonia.
- Technologies and Methodologies for Safe, Environmentally Friendly and Efficient Shipping Operations of the Future
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The Coordination Action, InMare, involves partners operating in the maritime sector. The main objective was to translate the maritime operators’ real needs on input for feasible and effective future studies and/or research projects by identifying the most promising scientific and technical developments in order to make European shipping ready to face the future competitive challenges.
- Technology Platform for European Road Transport Research
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ERTRAC II is the continuation of the Coordination Action ERTRAC (see synopses ERTRAC/506525). ERTRAC II aims at supporting the European tehnology platform, ERTRAC (European Road Transport Research Advisory Council). ERTRAC set up the basic structure for the technology platform and created the Vision and strategic research agenda (SRA), and ERTRAC II is focussing on updating the SRA and on its implementation.
- Technology Platform targets more efficient ship-to-shore transport
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The final meeting of INTEGRATION, a major EU-funded Technology Platform, will take place in Brussels on 27 July 2005. Since 2002, the initiative has been working to develop new technologies to reinforce freight links and ease cargo flow between land and sea.
- The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Technology Initiative
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The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a ‘Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Technology Initiative’. Conceived as a public private partnership with industry in a leading role, it will receive €470 M from the Commission under the Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7), a sum to be matched by the private sector.
- The Future Propulsion as ONE System
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The aim is to construct a platform for exchanging information and strategic planning of RTD projects on an internal combustion powertrain running on new fuels. This CA will identify links and favour integration by targeting pollutant/CO2 reduction and energy supply security.
- The Virtual Tank Utility in Europe
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VIRTUE is an Integrated Project proposal in response to the call on virtual environment for an integrated fluid dynamic analysis in ship design. It constitutes an EU-wide initiative of leading marine CFD players to create a virtual basin by integrating advanced numerical fluid analysis tools to tackle multi-criteria hydrodynamic performance optimisation of ships in a comprehensive and holistic approach. It will aim to complement model testing in real basins and thus substantially enhance the provision of current services to the marine industry and to nurture development of innovative design techniques and concepts.
- The backbone of transport system
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Road Infrastructure - (45 pages)
- The future aerospace workforce — ACARE considers university education at Berlin Air Show
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University students, scientists and industrial representatives gathered on 14 May 2004 in Berlin, at the invitation of the Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe (ACARE), to consider how to ensure the quality of the future aerospace engineering workforce.
- The integrated path to road safety
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The recent Road Safety Forum in Leipzig, Germany, asked participants to fasten their seatbelts and, together, chart an integrated path to safer roads and vehicles.
- The virtual route to safer cars
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Crash-test dummies and physical impact tests can only be used to analyse a limited range of accident types and are extremely expensive to run. As two EU-backed projects are demonstrating, computer simulations will one day offer a far more versatile and cost-effective alternative.
- Thermally Operated Mobile Air Conditioning Systems
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The goal of the project is to develop mobile air conditioning systems (MACS) with a reduced impact on the environment. The systems will be considered for two vehicle applications: passenger cars and trucks.
- Torino Light Car Workshop
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In order to meet European commitments under the Kyoto protocol, the European Commission and the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) have developed a research strategy for reducing CO2 emissions. The agreement also aims to increase passenger safety.
- Towards Advanced Road Transport for the Urban Environment
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The objective of the CITYMOBIL project is to achieve a more effective organisation of urban transport. At three sites, Heathrow, Castellón and Rome, large-scale demonstrators will be set up to supply proof of concept of innovative automated transport systems integrated in the urban environment.
- Towards a common European train
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Rail interoperability is needed to ensure that the European trains of tomorrow will enjoy the same freedom of travel as the EU’s citizens do today. This is why the European Commission funded the MODTRAIN research project, which worked on standardising the numerous components that make up a train, as well as the interfaces between them.
- Towards an electric future?
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European Green Cars Initiative - (48 pages)
- Train Interior Passive Safety for Europe
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Technological advances have led to a decrease in passenger rail fatalities in Europe during the last four decades (Eurostat). With the reduction of risks stemming from active safety and structural crashworthiness, the focus is now on the remaining areas of risk to access any remaining survivability measures.
- Training of Train Drivers in Safety Relevant Issues with Validated and Integrated Computer-based Technology
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2TRAIN aims at developing standards for a safety enhancing use of computer-based training technology for European train drivers. A common simulation interface will be developed, as well as several add-on systems, tested with simulation scenarios focusing on the ability to act in hazardous situations.
- Transport 'Info Day' goes green
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The Transport Research Info Days, on 28 and 29 September 2009, featured in-depth presentations and information on the full range of topics covered under the new FP7 transport research calls for proposals, including aeronautics. Over two days, a record 1200 participants attended the event in Brussels, surpassing similar events in 2007 and 2008.
- Transport Research Arena conference
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TRA 2008 - (32 pages)
- Transport Research Information Day draws full house
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The European Commission’s Directorates-General for Research (DG RTD) and for Energy and Transport (DG TREN) held Joint Information Days on 13 and 14 February 2007 to support the preparation of proposals in response to the first call for proposals under the Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7).
- Transport Research on the move – An animated and interactive overview
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Explore for yourself the world of EU-funded transport research, from road to rail to waterborne and air transport. Browse by mode or by themes such as 'environment', 'urban transport' and 'safety and security'. In-depth summaries explain the work of individual research projects.
- Transport sector targets environment at EU ‘Green Week’
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The demand for mobility is increasing rapidly in Europe and around the globe, with far-reaching implications for citizens, businesses and the environment. On 1 June 2005, high-level personalities discussed how to clean up the transport sector while meeting the needs of people on the move.
- Transport services for all Europeans
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The European Commission is determined to promote transport services that truly benefit Europeans, while maintaining respect for the environment based on policies of decarbonisation and sustainability.
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- Urban Rail Infrastructure
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The URBAN TRACK integrated research project was set up to address the ‘2020 ERRAC’ vision: low life-cycle cost (LLC), high performance, modular, safe, low noise and vibration rail infrastructure systems that fit into a harmonised European market.
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- Vacancy notice: Executive Director
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Can you lead the Clean Sky JTI?
- Validation of a Renewable Methanol-based Auxiliary Power System for Commercial Vessels
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METHAPU strives to facilitate the introduction of international regulations concerning the use of methanol as a fuel onboard ship. The project induces innovation activities on fuel cells, methanol fuel bunkering, distribution and storage technology, thus moving society to a higher level of sustainability.
- Vehicular Information System Interface for Open Network Services
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The objective of the project is to enable information exchange between onboard truck information systems and external information systems, through standard and open information interfaces.
- Vienna Aeronautics conference draws international participation
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Aeronautics Days 2006 brought together more than 860 participants, including delegations from every EU Member State. But far from being an all-Euro event, the conference also included many speakers and participants from the USA, Japan, Russia and China, and many other nations with a stake in the most global of industries.
- Visionary Concepts for Vessels and Floating Structures
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VISIONS is the new ‘think tank’ of the European maritime industry and has implemented an annual process for the definition and validation of visionary concept outlines for vessels and floating structures (i.e. potential products for the next 5-15 years).
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- Website on European Research Area launched
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The newly launched website of the European Research Area (ERA) provides information on measures the Commission is taking to enable the free movement of knowledge and stimulate innovation.
- Weighing up the results of EU-funded rail research
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The ERRAC ROADMAP project is working to promote a more systematic and focused approach to the use of rail transport sector resources. In a recent workshop in Brussels, participants discussed lessons learned from past research projects, with a view to enhancing real market uptake of results.
- What the European Commission is funding in air transport research
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Air transport has become a corner stone of our economy and the path to our mobility. This video shows some of the fascinating research that is done with the help of FP7 funding for air transport and aeronautics to make air transport safer, greener and more competitive.
- What the European Commission is funding: all project synopses
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The project synopses offer descriptions of all transport projects funded by the European Commission under the Framework Programmes. They are searchable in many ways, including by theme, by participant, and by funding instrument.
- Wheelset Integrated Design and Effective Maintenance
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The economic efficiency and competitiveness of the rail transportation mode depends on the safety, availability and maintenance of its individual highly loaded structure components, such as railway wheelsets.
- Wings over Berlin
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ILA2004, the Berlin Air Show, is back. From 10-16 May 2004, the brightest stars in aerospace will be strutting their stuff at Europe’s biggest air show. EU activities will highlight international co-operation and education.
- Workshop focuses on Robotics and Pollution in relation to oil spills
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Two maritime Thematic Networks have hosted a ‘Workshop on Robotics and Pollution’ in the wake of the Prestige oil spill. Topics included new technologies for clearing spills from the surface of the sea and robotic systems for pumping oil out of wrecked vessels.
- World Congress on Railway Research emphasises sustainability
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The world’s biggest meeting of rail researchers took place in Montreal from 4-8 June 2006. The World Congress on Rail Research (WCRR) brought together more than 750 participants for five days of presentations, posters and workshops. The conference theme, ‘Progressing together’, reflected technical as well as economic, operational and social challenges facing the rail industry.
- World records for EU-funded fuel cell-powered aircraft
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A hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft developed by the 'ENFICA-FC' project has completed a number of successful test flights out of Reggio Emilia airport in Italy, establishing new speed and endurance records for electrically powered class C aeroplanes.
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- ‘AERONEWS’ – good news for early detection of microdamage
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Partners in the EU-funded AERONEWS project met in Ghent, Belgium, on 15 September 2006. The mid-term evaluation of the project is very positive, showing good progress towards improving monitoring of aircraft structural soundness.
- ‘ALIVE’- new autonomous vehicle tackles expanding undersea applications
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The EU-funded ALIVE project is developing a new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that, unlike conventional AUVs, features automatic docking and manipulation capabilities.
- ‘AROSATEC’ improving turbine engine maintenance
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The final meeting of the EU-funded AROSATEC project took place at the Metris headquarters in Leuven, Belgium on 4 July 2006. The partnership, composed largely of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has developed new processes for the automated repair and overhaul of turbine engine components.
- ‘AVITRACK’ – automated surveillance of airport aprons
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A new EU-funded project will use state-of-the-art video systems and intelligent algorithms to track objects and persons, and to interpret normal aircraft servicing operations on the tarmac.
- ‘AWIATOR’ – better wing technology to boost aerodynamics
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This EU-funded project’s innovative technologies, including mini-flaps, vortex reducers and gust detectors, promise the arrival of lighter ‘intelligent’ aircraft that can respond instantly to changes in wind velocity and other unpredictable flying conditions.
- ‘Aeronautics Days’ gets young people on board
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The Fifth Community Aeronautics Days was a key event for European research and technology in aeronautics and air transport. The Student Participation Programme, sponsored by the European Commission, offered the unique opportunity for young scientists and engineers to take an active part in this most important of events.
- ‘CALMing’ influence – European noise pollution network
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Noise is more than a vexation for millions of Europeans; it can cause real health problems. European and national legislation aimed at controlling noise pollution has had a modicum of success but problems persist. Intensive research is still required to boost law-making and policy-making efforts. An EU-supported network called CALM has spent the past three years drawing lines between current noise abatement research and technology and EU regulations and policies in this field.
- ‘CLEAN SKY’ JTI a major initiative for European aeronautics
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Participants at the Aeronautics Days 2006 conference got more details on the new CLEAN SKY Joint Technology Initiative (JTI). Expected to be among the first of the EU’s new JTIs to get off the ground under FP7, CLEAN SKY will bring together EU-funded projects and major industrial stakeholders to move important technologies even closer to market, ensuring the highest level of European competitiveness.
- ‘CLEAN SKY’ JTI makes news at Paris Air Show
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Speaking at the Paris Air Show on 20 June 2007, EU Research Commissioner Janez Potočnik announced ambitious targets for aircraft emissions, part of the commission's campaign against climate change.
- ‘CLEANRCAB’ – targeting in-vehicle air quality
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An EU-funded project is developing an innovative air quality management system for a healthy, comfortable and safe in-vehicle environment.
- ‘CREATING’ shifting cargo from road to water
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The EU-funded CREATING project brings together 29 partners from nine European countries, including nearly all countries bordering the Rhine and Danube rivers. Its goal is to reinvigorate waterborne freight traffic through innovative solutions, releasing some of the pressure on European roads.
- ‘CUTE’ buses bring fuel cell-powered transport to London
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On 16 December 2003, transport authorities in London received three fuel cell-powered buses as part of the European Union’s CUTE (Clean Urban Transport for Europe) project. The city will operate the buses on a central route beginning in January 2004.
- ‘Clean Sky’ research takes off
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On 5 February 2008, research into the next generation of greener, more efficient aircraft took a major step forward with the launch of the Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative (JTI), the European Union’s largest ever research programme. The initiative establishes a Europe-wide partnership between industry, universities and research centres, with a total funding of €1.6 billion.
- ‘Clean Sky’ seeks new associate member
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Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative (JTI), the European Union’s largest ever research programme, has launched a new call for an Associate Member (or members) ready to participate in the ‘Smart Fixed Wing Aircraft’ work package.
- ‘Cleanest Ship’ meets goals
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An evaluation of the results of the ‘CREATING’ project shows it has met its overall objectives, demonstrating how specific emission reduction technologies can be applied to inland navigation, leading to a significant reduction of harmful emissions.
- ‘DRESS’ project presented at Paris Air Show
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The EU-funded DRESS project is developing a new electric steering system to replace hydraulics in today’s airliners. At this year’s Paris Air Show, DRESS partners discussed progress being made towards the ‘more electric aircraft’ of the future.
- ‘ECODIS’ and ‘SEES’ – meeting the challenge of vehicle waste
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New EU-funded projects are providing the automotive industry and car recyclers with effective technologies and methodologies for cost-effective and environmentally friendly maintenance and dismantling operations.
- ‘EEFAE’ – efficient, eco-friendly aircraft engines
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New cleaner aircraft engines will soon be tested under aegis of the EEFAE project, co-funded by the EU and involving all of Europe’s major aero-engine companies. Researchers say the project will bring multiple benefits to civil aviation via reduced NOx and CO2 emissions and substantially lower engine purchase and operating costs.
- ‘ELVAS’ – key technologies to improve car efficiency
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The EU-funded ELVAS project has successfully designed, produced and tested an improved electromagnetic valve actuation system for car engines, delivering optimised fuel efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions.
- ‘EURFORUM’ unveils urban mobility SRA
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A new Strategic Research Agenda for Urban Mobility was presented at the final conference of the FP6-funded EURFORUM Coordination Action in Brussels on 19 November 2007. High level participation included speakers from the Portuguese Presidency, the Committee of Regions, the European Parliament and the European Commission.
- ‘EURO-TRANS’ hits the ground running
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The EU-funded EURO-TRANS initiative is promoting and supporting the participation of small and medium size enterprises in European surface transport research projects. Partners met at a launch meeting in Brussels on 16 January 2007 to discuss actions and objectives.
- ‘EUROFORUM’ sets priorities for urban mobility
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The EU-funded EURFORUM initiative held its first plenary session in Brussels on 28 February 2007. Over 60 participants from across Europe came together to discuss the current state of the art in city transport.
- ‘EUROPIV 2’ – putting aeronautics research results into practice
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The aerodynamic design of aircraft, automobiles, ships and even household appliances are set to become more precise as the results of this EU-funded EUROPIV 2 project are exploited by research and industrial wind tunnel sites across Europe.
- ‘FELICITAS’ for heavy-duty transport powertrains
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The FELICITAS Integrated Project is focusing on the development of fuel cell (FC) drive trains capable of meeting the exacting demands of heavy-duty transport for road, rail and marine applications.
- ‘GLOBAL VIEW’ bringing railway world closer together
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The Specific Support Action GLOBAL VIEW is disseminating the results of selected EU projects and learning from similar projects in India, China and Russia, identifying needs and priorities for joint international rail research projects.
- ‘HyICE’ – optimising hydrogen powered engines
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As scientists around the world seek to advance new hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, European researchers are providing leadership in the production and marketing of corresponding systems and components.
- ‘INTRANSNET’ – building co-operation between transport researchers
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An efficient transport network, including air, road, marine and rail systems, is a crucial prerequisite for Europe’s economic growth. This means maintaining good communications between the various actors involved in transport research, from basic physical research and engineering on land transport and intelligent traffic systems through to seat comfort modelling for trains and planes.
- ‘INTRO’ – co-operative systems for intelligent roads
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While numerous and varied European research projects are now focused on improving road safety, much of their work is still being carried out in isolation. The result is repetition, lost time and productivity and wasted resources. The INTRO project is responding to the problem, integrating existing and novel technologies and developing co-operative systems for road safety and management.
- ‘LIVALVES’ - European and Chinese collaboration leads to possible breakthrough
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New valve technologies for car engines could make a real difference in terms of fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. With some expert help from Chinese friends, researchers have breathed new life into an EU-funded project that looked ready to fail.
- ‘MODTRAIN’ delivers final results
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Participants in the EU-funded MODTRAIN project presented their results at a final conference in Paris on 2 April 2008. The event was attended by over 100 people, including representatives of the research community, the rail manufacturing industry, transport operators and the European Commission.
- ‘NACRE’ project supporting future aircraft development
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The EU-funded NACRE project is working to integrate and validate technologies that will enable new aircraft concepts to be assessed and developed.
- ‘NICHES’ a highlight at POLIS 2007
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The EU-funded NICHES initiative held its final event in Toulouse on 16 March 2007, as part of the POLIS 2007 conference on ‘Innovation in local transport for attractive cities and regions’. The occasion was attended by more than 300 participants from across Europe and featured the presentation of the ‘OSMOSE’ Awards by EU Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot.
- ‘NICHES’ initiative holds mid-term validation workshop
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Participants from across Europe gathered in Stockholm on 1-2 December 2005 to exchange views and note progress at the ‘NICHES’ workshop on ‘Mainstreaming innovation in urban transport’. A two-year ‘Coordination Action’ launched under the EU’s Sixth Framework Programme for R&D, NICHES is working to promote promising new concepts, initiatives and projects for urban transport and mobility.
- ‘OCEANS 2007’ Aberdeen highlights EU maritime research
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On 18-21 June 2007, the prestigious OCEANS conference and exhibition came to Aberdeen, Scotland. Under the auspices of the Oceanic Engineering Society (OES) and its parent organisation, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), this major international event allowed scientists and engineers to present their latest research, ideas and developments in all areas of oceanic engineering.
- ‘PIVNET 2’ brings high-tech flow measurement to industrial end users
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Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), a technique for measuring the displacement of particles in flow, can be used in a wide variety of applications. The EU-funded PIVNET 2 Thematic Network is now making a concerted effort, through a series of workshops, presentations and meetings, to bring this technology to a larger industrial audience.
- ‘POA’ project wraps up validation phase
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The final meeting of the Aircraft Systems Validation Rig (ASVR) component of the EU-funded POA project took place at the Hispano-Suiza headquarters in Colombes, near Paris, on 12-13 December 2006. The POA project is seeking to improve the efficiency and safety of aircraft systems.
- ‘POA’ – research project works to optimise aircraft power use
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Modern aircraft still suffer from systems that do not consume or distribute power efficiently, a problem that grows more acute with rising on-board operational and passenger demands for electrical energy. The POA (Power Optimised Aircraft) projects aims to achieve a ‘more electrical aircraft’ that better distributes power and uses it only when needed.
- ‘POMEROL’ makes steady progress on new fuel cell technologies
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The EU-funded POMEROL project on clean battery technologies held its mid-term meeting in Bordeaux, France on 1 June 2007. The event featured several milestone decisions, including the choice of chemical components for new lithium batteries for fuel cell hybrids.
- ‘POP&C’ project to prevent maritime oil spills
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Oil spills caused by tanker incidents result in catastrophic environmental damage and are almost always the subject of lengthy and potentially embarrassing media attention. Now, the European Union is taking action to ensure that oil-soaked birds and blackened coastlines become a thing of the past.
- ‘QCITY’ and ‘SILENCE’ – EU projects target urban noise
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Research activities with a strong focus on reducing road and other transport noise have been launched under the Sixth Framework Programme. QCITY and SILENCE will result in major improvements in efficiency and quality of life, especially in European cities.
- ‘RATIN’ project reducing car tyre noise
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The EU-funded RATIN project is creating a mathematical model of how car tyres produce noise. Team members say subtle changes in both road and tyre design could significantly reduce traffic din.
- ‘SAFEE’ targets on-aircraft security
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The SAFEE project, aimed at improving security onboard commercial aircraft, held its kick-off meeting in Paris on 5 February 2004. Thirty-one partners from 12 countries, including heavy-hitters from the aerospace industry and security specialists from the research and academic communities, came together for the first time to plan the way forward.
- ‘SILENCE(R)’ aircraft noise reduction project holds final meeting
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The final meeting of the EU-funded SILENCE(R) project took place in La Baule, France, on 27 June 2007. For over six years, SILENCE(R) has been at the leading edge of new aircraft noise reduction technologies, bringing together representatives of the European aviation industry including Airbus, Rolls-Royce, MTU Aero Engines and Snecma, along with the research community and universities.
- ‘SILENCER' – low-noise engines making Europe a quieter place
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Europe's citizens can look forward to quieter skies as the benefits of a new EU-funded low-noise research project flow into the next-generation engines of both large and small aircraft in the next few years.
- ‘SILENCE’ reigns at urban rail transport seminar
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On 17 January 2008, railway stakeholders gathered at UIC headquarters in Paris to discuss new measures for reducing noise in the city environment. The EU-funded SILENCE project is delivering integrated technologies, systems and methodologies for the efficient control of urban noise as well as practical tools for their implementation.
- ‘SIMBA’ draws international participants to South Africa
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SIMBA held the last of its 2006 Regional Priority Workshops in Stellenbosch, South Africa on 4-5 December. The EU-funded project is working to strengthen road transport research co-operation around the world. The event follows successful meetings in China, India, and Brazil.
- ‘SURFACE NET’ opens EU transport research to New Member State SMEs
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On 6 June 2007, a workshop on ‘EU Surface Transport in the Seventh Framework Programme’ took place in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event, organised by the EU-funded SURFACE NET initiative, delivered new ideas for ensuring sustainable urban mobility and strengthening the competitiveness of SMEs.
- ‘TANGO’ – reducing airframe weight
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One way to boost an aircraft’s fuel efficiency is to lower the load it has to haul through the air. The EU-funded TANGO project is working to cut the structural weight of the aircraft by exploiting new materials and manufacturing methods.
- ‘TRA 2006’ major road transport conference marks new era
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From 12-15 June 2006, over 1000 participants from around Europe and beyond converged on Göteborg, Sweden, for TRA 2006. The event featured major presentations by high-level decision makers, leading-edge researchers and top industrial players. Strategic and thematic sessions highlighted ‘greener, safer and smarter’ road transport.
- ‘TransSLO’ brings New Member States into ERA fold
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A new transport research initiative, led by new EU Member State Slovenia, is organising two workshops aimed at bringing the EU-12 (New Member States) into the European Research Area (ERA), with particular emphasis on sustainable surface transport.
- ‘Transport Research Arena’ highlights Technology Platforms
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The TRA 2006 conference in Göteborg, Sweden, underscored the role of new industry-led Technology Platforms in the road transport sector. Important Strategic Research Agendas (SRAs), covering areas such as road infrastructure construction and alternative fuels, are now being developed and implemented.
- ‘UNIACCESS’ promotes better transport for all citizens
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On 20-21 March 2006, the EU-funded UNIACCESS project held a workshop for European local authorities. The objective was to broaden the discussion and accelerate progress on accessible public transport for the disabled.
- ‘VIRTUE’ numerical towing tank takes form
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Under the European Commission’s Sixth Framework Programme, a group of CFD specialists and service providers, led by HSVA, have joined forces to develop a new IT platform for the design of fully hydrodynamically optimised ship hulls.
- ‘VIRTUE’ paves the way to improved marine hydrodynamics services
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The EU-funded VIRTUE project, launched in January 2005, aims to improve and integrate state-of-the-art, Computational Fluid Dynamics tools in a comprehensive ship behaviour simulation environment.
- ‘VITAL’ moves forward on next generation commercial aircraft engines
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On 3 and 4 July 2007, the EU-funded VITAL project held its third mid-year review at the Volvo Aero Corporation in Trollhättan, Sweden. Achievements presented by project leaders and support teams were reviewed by a board of technology advisors and EC reviewers.
- ‘VITAL’ workshop promotes cleaner air transport
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The EU-funded VITAL project held its dissemination workshop in Budapest, Hungary, on 9-10 March 2009. The event comes at the culmination of four years of collaborative research among all the major European aircraft engine manufacturers.
- ‘VIVACE’ forum presents final project results
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The EU-funded VIVACE project, developing advanced engineering and business capabilities in the aerospace industry, held its third and final public Forum on 17-19 October 2007 in Toulouse.
- ‘WATERBORNE’ technology platform launched in Bremen
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On 25 January 2005, waterborne transport stakeholders joined researchers and government representatives at the Maritime Industries Forum in Bremen, for the launch of ‘WATERBORNE’. This new EU-supported Technology Platform aims to show the way to more effective waterborne transport research. The Commission confirmed its intention to increase support for transport research as a whole.
- ‘iTREN 2030’
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More than 60 experts from the European Commission, national governments, industry and the researcher community met in Brussels on 21 October for the final presentation of the iTREN-2030 project, which has developed an integrated scenario for energy and transport in Europe.
- ‘iTREN 2030’ joining the dots
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More than 45 experts from the European Commission, national governments, industry and the researcher community met in Brussels on 27 November 2007 for the iTREN-2030 project workshop. Among the questions they asked was how to predict the combined effects of EU-wide policies on energy, transport, economy and the environment.