Completed projects


R-ACES – Energy Cooperation Platform
The vision of R-ACES is to support high-potential industrial parks and clusters to become fully-fledged ecoregions that reduce emissions by at least 10%. They will do so by exchanging surplus energy, making ...


Innoveas – INNOVating the uptake of Energy Auditing Schemes for SMEs
The project is aiming at designing and deploying staff trainings and capacity building programmes to enhance corporate policy towards energy efficiency, energy culture and sustainable supply-chain initiatives. ESCI’s role in the project ...


GRECO – Open Science in the photovoltaic sector
GRECO was a multinational project, where scientists pioneered Responsible Research & Innovation (RRI) practices. GRECO has demonstrated how the implementation of Open Science supports and contributes to scientific excellence. GRECO published the Practical Guide on ...


nextGen – Circular water solutions
Challenging embedded thinking and practices in the water sector by embracing circular economy principles and technological innovation ESCI’s role in the project: ESCI is leading the communication work package. Communication, collaboration, and engagement ...


sCO2-flex – Making fossil fuel more flexible and environmentally friendly
sCO2-Flex stands for “supercritical CO2 Cycle for Flexible & Sustainable Support to the Electricity System” and is aiming to adapt fossil-fuel power plants to the future energy system requirements. ESCI’ ...


RUBIZMO – Replicable business models for modern rural economies
Rural areas cover more than 50% of Europe´s surface and face numerous challenges. RUBIZMO is a European initiative working to discover the vital ingredients for developing entrepreneurship and successful business models in high potential ...


Laser4Surf – Nano patterns for industrial applications
European researchers explored how using laser structuring can alter and improve the properties or performance of metals to boost the functionality of batteries, implants and linear encoders. This project ended successfully in March 2021. ESCI ...


IRIS – Smart cities
IRIS is bringing together cities, industry and citizens to improve urban life with more sustainable integrated solutions, including: (1) applied innovation, (2) better planning, (3) a more participatory approach, (4) higher energy efficiency, (5) better ...


ETEKINA – Heat pipe technology
ETEKINA is aiming to recover more than 40% of the waste heat stream in energy intensive industries. The project is based on heat pipe technology and is currently being tested on three demo sites. Each ...