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LOCALITY – Circularity powered by Algae

LOCALITY implements local and circular algae value chains to reduce waste streams from producing industries. The project develops innovative and sustainible solutions in three regional ecosystems in the North and the Baltic Sea. ESCI&#8217 ...

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Bluetools – Safely and sustainably utilising marine microbiomes

Bluetools is a 4-years EU funded project which will unravel the potential of marine microbiomes for healthier oceans and the blue bioeconomy. ESCI’s role in the project: ESCI is responsible for managing ...

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NUTRI-KNOW – Writing a Farmer’s Encyclopedia on innovative Nutrient Management solutions

A safe and cost-efficient nutrient management is a strategic element for EU agricultural sector. Thus, member states have an urgent need to optimise the use of resources and facilitate the transition towards a circular ...

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RESCHOOL – Strategies and tOOls for Incentivization and management of flexibility in Energy Communities with distributed Resources

RESCHOOL aims to increase the active participation of communities in energy markets, enhancing and facilitating the management and trading of flexibility in cooperation with sectoral players. ESCI’s role in the project: ESCI is ...

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Prolight – Affordable housing for remodelled neighbourhoods across Europe

European districts have a critical role to play in efforts towards a future low-carbon economy. The EU-funded ProLight project envisages solutions for buildings that lead to finding suitable social responses for awareness creation ...

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MASTER – Mixed reality ecosystem for teaching robotics in manufacturing

The objective of MASTER is to boost the XR ecosystem for teaching and training of robotics in manufacturing by providing an Open XR platform that integrates key functionalities for creating safe robotic environments, programming flexible ...

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LEGUMINOSE – Legume-cereal intercropping for sustainable agriculture across Europe

Intercropping is an ancient agricultural technique where two or more plant species are grown simultaneously in the same field. This method of farming can increase crop yields, reduce the need for synthetic fertilizers, improve soil ...

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BIOTraCes – Biodiversity and transformative change for plural and nature-positive societies

BIOTraCes’ goal is to boost biodiversity by gaining a strong understanding of the interactions between society and nature. BIOTraCes will include nine case studies across Europe and develop and apply a Theory of Transformative Change ...

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REALM – Reusing effluents from agriculture to unlock the potential of microalgae

REALM is about sustainable and cost-effective solutions for the production of microalgae, for agriculture and aquaculture. A newly developed, automated system will grow microalgae in greenhouse wastewater to remove the fertilisers it contains. The ...

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DARROW – driving the future of wastewater treatment through data intelligence

Global challenges such as climate change and water scarcity have changed our view of wastewater: Due to its complex blend of chemicals, nutrients and metals it is now considered a valuable source of clean water ...

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WET HORIZONS – Upgrading knowledge and solutions to fast-track wetland restoration across Europe

WET HORIZONS aims to provide the flying start to enhanced large scale restoration of Europe’s wetlands. In addition to gathering data and filling in knowledge gaps about wetlands, the project aims to develop tools ...

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Bio-FlexGen – Powering a new solution for flexible energy

We seek to develop a combined heat and power plant (CHP) system with hourly, daily and seasonal flexibility through hydrogen production from biomass. This includes the flexibility to switch from CHP mode in winter to ...

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IMPETUS – Turning climate commitments into action

We are feeling the impacts of climate change here and now. IMPETUS focuses on increasing our resilience. Working with local citizens, policy-makers and businesses in our demonstration sites around Europe, our teams are analysing ...

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TIMEPAC – The new EPC for Europe

TIMEPAC will help improve existing energy certification processes and move from single, static certification to more holistic and dynamic approaches. At five demonstration sites, TIMEPAC is developing new methods and tools to provide an improved ...

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PigWeb – An infrastructure for experimental research for sustainable pig production

PIGWEB aims to build a modern European infrastructure for pig research. The project will be essential to address issues related to the European farming industry. ESCI’s role in the project: ESCI leads the ...

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ALGAE4IBD – Health from aquatic resources

Algae4IBD is exploiting the health potential of algae to prevent and treat Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD). Macro and micro algae produce compounds with anti-inflammatory activity. These molecules will be identified, extracted and developed into ...

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OMICRON – Intelligent road asset management platform

The project is developing an Intelligent Asset Management Platform including robotised technologies and intelligent decision support tools to support automated and optimised road maintenance across Europe. ESCI’s role in the project: ESCI is ...

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SALEMA – Driving Sustainable Aluminium

SALEMA is aiming to reduce the critical raw materials such as magnesium and silicon in aluminum alloys used for the automobile industry. To do this, Salema is recycling end-of-life metals with creating a ...

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INN-PRESSME – Open Innovation Test Bed

INN-PRESSME is developing materials and solutions for industry to replace fossil resources with sustainable, efficient, and cost-competitive bio-based materials. Results should ensure a massive change in the handling of bio-based raw ...

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ReDREAM – Change your energy

This EU-funded project is developing a new user-centric energy ecoystem. Under the motto “Change your Energy”, ReDREAM is seeking to empower consumers to rethink how they use energy, helping them move towards a ...

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iWAYS – Innovative water recovery solutions

The iWAYS project is developing a set of technologies and systems for industrial processes to recover water and heat, and in some cases materials, from exhaust streams. The aim is to reduce resource consumption and ...

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ULTIMATE – Water smart industrial symbioses

ULTIMATE is aiming to become a catalyst of a particular type of industrial symbiosis – hence termed “Water Smart Industrial Symbiosis” (WSIS) – in which water/wastewater plays a key role both as a reusable resource and ...

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Sea4value – Developing technologies for sustainable mining of raw materials from marine brines

Sea4Value is developing radical innovative technologies in seawater desalination plants to extract minerals and metals from brines. ESCI’s role in the project: ESCI is conducting targeted, effective and high-impact communications, dissemination and ...

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ebalanceplus – Smart grid solutions

ebalance-plus is aiming to increase electric grid flexibility and resilience by creating and integrating smart energy technologies into an energy balancing platform. ESCI’s role in the project: ESCI is managing the communication ...

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GO-GRASS – Grass based circular business models

The project is developing a set of small-scale bio-based solutions to unlock the overlooked potential of grassland across Europe and create new business opportunities for rural areas. ESCI’s role in the ...

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WEDISTRICT – Heating & Cooling Solutions

WEDISTRICT is aiming to demonstrate that district heating and cooling systems can be built on a combination of renewable energy sources and waste heat recovery solutions and thus be 100% fossil-free. ESCI’s ...

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