Horizon 2020-BONA

Systemic and holistic approach towards the creation of a European Union market for locally-produced circular textiles and clothing made from bio-based waste. The HEREWEAR project has the objective to promote new materials solutions on the latest bio-based polyesters and cellulose developments. The Functional Textiles Unit of Eurecat participates in the project developing, at semi-industrial scale, emerging sustainable technologies for wet and melt spinning and their transformation into yarn and fabrics. On the other hand, the Unit of Waste, Energy and Environmental Impact (WEEI) of Eurecat participates in tasks related to the eco-friendly enzymatic treatment for finishing [...]

European federation of Data Driven Innovation Hubs to create a common data space of reference in Europe. The EUHubs4Data project aims to consolidate a the European reference for data driven innovation and experimentation, fostering collaboration between data driven initiatives in Europe, federating solutions in a global common catalogue of data services, and sharing data in a cross-border and cross-sector basis. The new federation promoted by the project is formed by 21 partners and 12 DIHs, all of them referents in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, that offer companies a unique access to their [...]

Assets4Rail project applies cutting-edge technology such as ground penetrating radar, artificial vision and autonomous vehicles to monitor possible defects of the tunnels, as well as the geography and wear of the roads and the noise and vibrations of the bridges with the purpose of obtaining more secure and profitable infrastructures and vehicles. For the improvement of vehicles, Assets4Rail applies radiofrequency identification technology (RFID) for the identification of problems associated with rolling stock failures. The Robotics and Automation Unit participates within this project providing a fully autonomous aerial vehicle which is able to map the environment while [...]

Development of innovative technologies with the aim to give a response to pathogen contamination emergencies. The PathoCERT project researches and demonstrates a collection of novel, cost-effective and easy-to-use pathogen contamination emergency response technologies, tools and guidelines, which will be field validated by the first responders. PathoCERT has the objective to strengthen the coordination and response capability of first responders in handling waterborne pathogen contamination events and other potential and harmful illness spread out through water. The innovations promoted by the project are based on the management of contamination by pathogens transmitted through water, from the detection [...]

Development of a new smart integrated Robotics system based on dynamic manufacturing processes and addressed to SMEs controlled by Internet of Things (IoT). The HORSE project has the objective to leap forward in the manufacturing industry proposing a new flexible model of smart factory involving collaboration of humans, robots, Autonomous Guided Vehicles and machinery to realise industrial tasks in an efficient manner. The novel approaches promoted by the project are the integration of concepts such as (physical) human-robot interaction, intuitive human-machine interfaces, and interaction between different robots and machines into an integrated environment with pre-existing machines [...]

Development of a vineyard innovative tool based on the integration of Earth Observation services and in-field sensors. The VitiGEOSS project, coordinated by Eurecat, integrates and improves existing solutions coupling satellite imagery with in-field sensors with the aim to increase resolution and reliability of satellite information applied to viticulture. Currently, the European Union is the world biggest wine producer, being winemaking the main economic activity of many regions in Southern Europe. Therefore, the wine sector invests heavily in state-of-the-art technology in order to develop innovative solutions and technologies to achieve the most maintain the quality and sustainability requirements. [...]

A European data-driven innovation hub to reshape the media value chain. The MediaFutures project sets up a virtual European data innovation hub that includes funding, mentoring and support for entrepreneurial and creative projects with the aim to reshape the media value chain through responsible and innovative uses of data. The objectives of the project are: To explore the critical factors that impact how people engage with bottom-up quality journalism, science education and digital citizenship. To define a participatory, inclusive innovation program, leveraging impulses from multiple disciplines, as well as synergies between entrepreneurs and creatives. Organise a [...]

Creation of synergies between industry and water services to promote the efficient management of resources and value products, through the concept of circular economy. The ULTIMATE project promotes synergies and symbiosis between the industry and public water services with the aim of improving water management, creating economic value and increasing sustainability through the valorisation of resources within the water cycle. Wastewater has a key role as a reusable resource and also as a carrier for energy and components that can be extracted, treated, stored and reused. With the innovative concept “Water Smart Industrial Symbiosis” (WSIS), the [...]

Implementation of intelligent control systems in four key domains of the blue economy, such as Smart ships, Smart ports, shipyard, and maritime surveillance. The GALATEA project is a continuation of the NEPTUNE initiative and maintains the same final objective focused on reinforcing and promoting the cross-sectorial collaboration and innovation in the value chain of Blue Growth that includes all those economic activities related to the maritime and sea sector. The actions promoted within the framework of the GALATEA project aim to promote cross-border and cross-sectorial collaborations between different innovation agents, especially SMEs, to implement intelligent control [...]

Development of a new decontamination technology for highly contaminated soils by petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals. The RIBAS project is under the POSIDON initiative which has the objective of promoting innovation for the decontamination of polluted sites and soils. In the framework of the project, 5 European procurers have launched a Pre-Commercial Public Procurement (PCP), which is a transnational multiple-sourcing contract concerning R&D services aimed at steering the development of sustainable and cost-effective solutions for the decontamination of highly contaminated soils, preferably in-situ, whilst comparing/validating alternative solution approaches from various R&D providers. Eurecat, through its Water, [...]

Large-scale demonstration of water-smart and efficient management systems to promote a circular economy and society. The WATER-MINING project aims to aims to be an example for social embedding of innovative solutions in a wide spectrum of technology applications. WATER-MINING provides examples for real-world implementation of the Water Framework Directive to help the transition to Circular Economy, incorporating EU Green Deal packages. The demonstrations will integrate innovative technologies developed by partners and from previously funded EU projects. These novel technologies will be demonstrated in different pilots realised in Spain, Cyprus, Portugal, Italy and The Netherlands to reclaim [...]

Radical innovations to recover minerals and metals from seawater desalination brines. The SEA4VALUE project, coordinated by Eurecat, has the objective to develop a Multi-mineral Modular Brine Mining Process (MMBMP) for the recovery of valuable metals and minerals from brines produced in sea-water desalination plants (SWDP). The innovation promoted by the project improves the economic feasibility of well-established concentration and crystallisation processes (capacitive deionisation, membrane crystallisation, bipolar electrodialysis, multi-effect distillation) while performing research on innovative materials to develop the next generation separation processes enabling the production of raw materials from seawater brines. Eurecat, which participates to the [...]

Development of a set of tools to facilitate and improve the assessment of data value. Privacy and trust remain key in the data sharing debate and therefore Privacy enhancing technologies (PET) will play a prominent role by 2025. The Safe-DEED project takes a highly interdisciplinary approach, bringing together partners from data science, cryptography, business innovation and legal domain to focus on improving the economic growth of the sector and the trust in modern data-economy. Furthermore, as it has been recently shown that even among large companies, many have no data valuation process in place, Safe-DEED provides [...]

Development of a photoelectrocatalytic tandem reactor (TPER) to manufacture chemical products from renewable energies based on CO2, water and sunlight, integrating the capture and conversion of CO2 in a single dispositive. The SunCoChem project, led by Eurecat, aims to provide the chemical industry with an alternative to produce oxo-chemicals without using raw materials derived from carbon or oil. Based on the single-unit CO2 capture and conversion architecture to design a self-sufficient device, SunCoChem's innovation manages to reduce costs, reduce CO2 emissions and improve the efficiency of converting energy from sunlight to chemicals. In addition, the project-driven [...]

New manufacturing process that allows to use high-performance thermoplastic matrix composite materials reinforced with carbon fibre in the regional aircraft construction. The utilization of these thermoplastic matrix composite materials in the construction of regional aircrafts is limited due to the complexity of forming of these materials and the high costs that the process implies. The KEELBEMAN innovation reduces these production and assembly costs through the optimisation of the high temperature compression process and the application of innovative welding technologies, enabling the use of these materials in the construction of structures for regional aircrafts. KEELBEMAN solves technological [...]