European Projects

Revolutionising sustainability in additive manufacturing processes. REPAM addresses inefficiencies in additive manufacturing, focusing on enhancing material recycling and optimising processes for greater sustainability. Current production methods, such as metal powder production, suffer from low yields (30-50%), with significant energy losses due to remelting and limited recycling options for advanced alloys. REPAM transforms the entire process chain through innovation, from material production to recycling and reuse. The project develops advanced sensors and artificial intelligence models to monitor and optimise powder production processes, enabling real-time process control and the use of a broader range of recycled materials. Scrap [...]

TwinOps and vehicle-specific Digital Twin for Software Defined Electric Vehicles (EVs). TWIN-LOOP advances in computational capacity from High-Performance Computing (HPC) and the digitalisation of Electric Vehicles (EVs) under the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) architecture. Current Digital Twin technologies do not fully capture the complexity of EV core performance and often overlook the unique characteristics of individual vehicles, which depend on the specific hardware, software versions, operational conditions, and usage patterns. The project develops an Open Framework for TwinOps tailored for EVs and a suite of digital tools designed to continuously optimise energy consumption, hardware costs, driver experience, [...]

Fair transition for the fashion sector. Just Fashion drives the climate transition in the fashion industry, promoting circular, sustainable, inclusive and resilient business models. With the collaboration of several European regions and actors, the project prepares companies in the sector for the demands of the Green Deal, transforming their production methods, internal processes and end products towards more sustainable practices. The main objectives of the project are: Research and innovation: Generate practical and transferable knowledge through six pilots to accelerate the transformation of the fashion sector. Sustainability and circular economy: Promote sustainable and circular practices to [...]

Circular steel for mass market applications. CiSMA introduces scrap-based Electric Arc Furnace steel products into mass-market sheet metal consumer goods with high-quality requirements. Scrap-based steel production using Electric Arc Furnace leads to drastic reduction of CO2 emissions. It also favours a Circular Economy production model with reduced foreign dependency. However, this is currently not possible for high-performance applications, where the less flexible and more contaminant Blast Furnace- Basic Oxygen Furnace route is used. Moreover, low-quality scrap also affects the final performance of the steel. In that sense, CiSMA works to generate fundamental knowledge on how residual [...]

Transformative shift towards a fair, safer, and resilient agriculture sector. The AgRibot project advances robotics and augmented and extended reality (AR/XR) technologies within the agricultural sector. The project provides a skill transfer to experienced farmers, who may not be experts in robotics, to easily use fleets of mobile manipulators, specifically to automate pruning tasks on organically grown fruit trees, such as apple trees. In short, AgRibot improves working conditions, reduces the environmental footprint, addresses workforce shortages, and enhances overall sustainability and competitiveness. Particularly, its focus is on developing technologies that enhance human potential, such that robots [...]

A microwave plasma system to decompose hydrogen sulphide generated in foundries and valorise the sulphur and hydrogen produced. The PRIM-ROCK project improves the resource efficiency of the calcination and roasting processes, that are commonly used in the mineral and cement industries. To this end, process simulations in collaboration with AI data-driven models are used, and a digital twin for each process is developed. PRIM-ROCK addresses process efficiency through a multifaceted strategy addressing industrial processes from input to output, supported by an ambitious digital framework and transversal supporting activities. In particular, advanced techniques for the pre-processing of [...]

Green and Resilient European Excellence Network for Smart MED SMEs. The GREENSMARTMED project creates a European community able to uptake innovations for a green and resilient manufacturing value chain, contributing to RIS3 implementation, and helping SMEs to turn sustainability challenges into opportunities and establish sustainable business development opportunities. GREENSMARTMED integrates and upgrades the methodologies developed in the Interreg Med GREENOMED and finMED projects, leveraging the GREEN GROWTH community, to develop, test, and make transferable a new integrated methodology and its related toolkit, enhancing interregional cooperation among the 4helix stakeholders in five Mediterranean Regions (Italy, Spain, France, [...]

Building a water-smart economy and society. The CIRSEAU cluster consists of five sister projects granted within the Horizon 2020 call topic CE-SC5-04-2019 “Building a water-smart economy and society” demonstrating the feasibility of a water-smart economy and society, including B-WaterSmart, Wider Uptake, Rewaise, ULTIMATE and WATER-MINING. These five projects share the objectives of identifying alternative water sources, reducing water consumption, and increasing use efficiency, recovering valuable materials from wastewater, producing carbon-free water cycles, and increase their resilience in the face of climate change. The initiatives of the CIRSEAU alliance help mobilise water-related investments and synergies with other [...]

Digital growth initiatives for the transformation of the social economy. The DIGISET project supports social SMEs on their way to digitalisation, particularly in terms of AI, data management and new business models. Based on the identified needs for their digitalisation and training, DIGISET prepares and implements tailor-made training programmes, with both a national and transnational scope. Alongside training, support is provided to social entities to ensure the implementation of digital tools, providing financial support to carry it out. In parallel, DIGISET also supports enablers who make the social economy possible, as they need to improve their [...]

Production of vehicular biomethane from agro-food waste in rural areas. The LIFE CHANDELIER project demonstrates an innovative solution for the production of high-quality vehicular biomethane in rural areas, using agro-food waste. LIFE CHANDELIER addresses one of the great environmental challenges of our time: the mitigation of climate change through the efficient and traceable production of biomethane, a renewable fuel with a significantly lower environmental impact than traditional fossil fuels. The project focuses on the integration of advanced technologies to improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of biomethane production, while ensuring the economic and environmental sustainability [...]

Turning agri-food waste and biomass into sustainable polymers. The Polymers-5B project develops novel alternative biological polymers synthesized from biobased monomers sourced from underexploited second-generation feedstocks, such as agri/food waste and biomass, obeying the food first and cascading principle. Polymers-5B brings together cutting-edge technologies and knowledge to develop and drive innovation in biocatalysis and green chemistry processes, generating novel bio-based polymers like polyesters and polyamides with pendent functional groups (e.g. hydroxy, carboxylic, amine, epoxy, thiol, etc.), polyphenols and polyfurans, which mimic fossil-based polymers properties, targeting improved biodegradability. These new polymers will be blended to provide valuable bio-composites [...]

Revolutionising soil management in horticulture. The SPIN-FERT project integrates optimised and validated innovations in soil management practices and improves peat-free substrates to enhance soil health in vegetable, fruit and ornamental crops. SPIN-FERT develops advanced soil health tools and sustainable horticultural practices, transforming agricultural by-products into valuable resources. By doing so and promoting eco-friendly substrates, SPIN-FERT improves agricultural productivity, reduces environmental impact, and supports climate change mitigation. In particular, SPIN-FERT incorporates biostimulants and agro-industrial wastes to enhance soil fertility, employing AI-supported soil assessment tools, lab-on-chip devices, automated image analysis, and precision irrigation systems. SPIN-FERT optimises the production [...]

DURALINK in short Optimizing steel welds and corrosion protection to improve the durability and cost-efficiency of offshore wind turbines About the project | Objectives | Methodology | Expected outcomes | Consortium | News & events | Resources | Contact us ABOUT THE PROJECT The DURALINK project identifies optimisation design opportunities for offshore structures that lead to a reduction of the capital and operational expenditures of offshore extra-large wind turbines. To do so, DURALINK will evaluate existing and [...]

Steel4Fatigue in a few words Establishing a knowledge foundation for thick 1st Gen AHSS and spring steels to promote their extensive adoption in the automotive chassis industry About the project | Project phases | Steel4Fatigue conceptual overview | Expected outcomes | Progress beyond the state of the art | Consortium | News & events | Resources | Contact us ABOUT THE PROJECT The Steel4Fatigue project investigates fatigue-optimised solutions for dynamic components in the automotive industry by introducing [...]

H2FORM3G in a nutshell Exploring the impact of hydrogen on the formability of 3rd generation advanced high strength steels (AHSS) for future lightweight vehicles, and developing tools to mitigate the risk of cracking and delayed fracture About the project | Project phases | Progress beyond state of the art | Expected results | Consortium | News & Events | Resources | Contact us About the project | Project phases | Progress beyond state of the art | Expected results | Consortium | News & [...]