Projekte gefördert durch die Europäischen Union
Projects under Support of the European Commission

Abgeschlossene und laufende Projekte / finished and running projects

Sweet Sorghum: An Alternative Energy Crop (Sweetfuel). In cooperaton with Centre International en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD), ICRISAT (IN), EMBRAPA (BR), KWS (DE), University of Bologna (IT), Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT), Agricultural Research Council (ZA), Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (MX) and WIP Renewable Energies (DE); under support of the European Commission (currently in progress)

Future Crops for Food, Feed, Fiber and Fuel (4F Crops). In cooperation with CRES (GR), University of Catania (IT), Agriculture University of Athens (GR), Agro Technology & Food (NL), University of Bologna (IT), National Institute for Agriculture Research (ES), University of Lisbon (PT), Inst of Natural Fibres (PL), University of Agricultural Science in Bucharest (RO), National Agricultural Research Foundation (GR), Baltic Renewable Energy Centre (PL),IFEU (DE), under support of the European Commission (2008-2009)

Biofuels and Electric Propulsion Creating Sustainable Transport in Tourism Resorts (BIOSIRE). In cooperation with CINESI SL (ES), Balearics Ministry for Mobility and Planning (ES), Grupo ecologico natural (ES), Crete Energy Agency (GR), FGM-AMOR (AT), Energy Solutions Northwest London (UK), La Rochelle Communauté Urbaine (FR), Net Engieneering (IT), Regione Veneto (IT), University of Zagreb (HR), Instytut Budownictwa (PL), IFEU (DE), under support of the European Commission (2008-2011)

Glyfinery - Sustainable and integrated production of liquid biofuels, bioenergy and green chemicals from glycerol in biorefineries, in cooperation with Biocentrum-Technical University of Denmark (DK), BioGasol (DK), A&A Biotechnology (PL), Meroco A.S. (SK), ProChimia Surfaces Sp. (PL), IFEU (DE), under support of the European Commission (2008-2012)

Biomass Energy Europe (BEE), in cooperation with Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (D), Utrecht University (NL), European Forest Inst. (FI), Int.Inst.f. Applied Systems Analysis (A), Techn.Research Centre of Finland (FI), Chalmers University of Technology (S), BTG biomass technology group BV (NL), Scientific Engineering Centre Biomass (Ukraine), Macedonian Geothermal Association (Macedonia), Instytut Paliw i Energii Odnawialnej (P), National Agricultural University of Ukraine, Faculty of Forestry University of Zagreb (Croatia), University of Hamburg (D), Centre for Renewable Energy Sources (GR), Finnish Forest Research Inst. (FI), IFEU (DE), under support of the European Commission (2008-2010)

Innovative Small Scale Polygeneration System Combining Biomass and Natural Gas in a Micro Gas Turbine (BIO-MGT) within the framework of the specific research and technological development programme "Integrating and Strengthening the European Research Area (2002-2006), Sustainable Energy Systems". In cooperation with the University of Florence (UF-Crear) (coordinator), Turbec Sweden, Graz University of Technology Austria, Mawera Austria, Balcke-Duerr GmbH Germany, Cooperativa Agricola Il Forteto Italy, IFEU Germany. Under support of the European Commission (2006-2010)

Vegetable Oil Initiative for a Cleaner Environment (VOICE). In cooperation with the University of Florence (UF-Crear) (coordinator), Province of Florence, Agenzia Regionale per lo Sviluppo e l'Innovazione nel Settore Agroforestale (Arsia), Italiana Alcool e Oli (Italcol), Fed. Interprovinciale Coldiretti di Firenze a Prato (Coldiretti), Conf. Italiana Agricoltori della Toscana (CIA Toscana), Shap SpA Italy, International Solar Energy Society - (Ises-Italia), B.A.U.M. Consult GmbH Germany, Ver. Werkstätten f. Pflanzenöltechnologie Germany (VWP), University of Lisboa, Institut f. Energie- und Umweltforschung (IFEU). Under support of the European Commission (2006-2009)

New Energy Externalities Development for Sustainability (NEEDS). ISIS - Istituto di Studi per l'Integrazione dei Sistemi, Rome (coordinator) with 66 partners, representing 26 Countries including countries outside the EU. Under support of the European Commission (Contract No. 502687, 2004-2008).

Sustainable Green Fleets (SUGRE), Forschungsges. Mobilität - Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR gGmbH (coordinator) with 25 partners representing 16 European countries, under support of the European Commission, (2006-2008)

Biodiesel Chains - Promoting favourable conditions to establish biodiesel market actions. Centre for Renewable Energy Sources, CRES (coordinator) (GR); partners: Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) (B), ESD-Bulgaria Ltd. (ESDB) (BG), Intertermo Concept (INTERTERMO), Bucharest (RO), Krajowa Agencja Poszanowania Energii S.A. (KAPE) (PL), Aeoloki Lt., Nicosia (CY), IFEU (DE),under support of the European Commission, (2006-2007).

Biodiesel initiatives in Germany. Commissioned by VITO (Vlaamse instelling voor technologisch onderzoek) Mol, Belgium, carried out in the frame of the EU project PREMIA, under support of the European Commission, (EU Contract TREN /04/ FP6EN/ SO7.31083/503081, 2005).

Bio-Energy Chains from Perennial Crops in South Europe. Centre for Renewable Energy Sources, CRES (coordinator) (GR), Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (E), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (F), University of Bologna (I), University of Aston (UK), Institut für Umweltstudien Weisser und Ness GmbH (D), Technische Universität Graz (A), Biomass Technology Group BV (NL), Agricultural University of Athens (GR), IFEU (DE). Contract no. ENK6-CT-2001-00524, under support of the European Commission, (2002-2005)

Cost Efficient and Ecological Sustainable Light Weight Sheet Metal Forming by Employing an Intelligent Pulsating Blankholder Technology. Walter Neff GmbH (coordinator) (D), IVECO S.p.A. (I), Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (NL), Flex-O-Therm B.V. (NL), Officine Metallurgiche G. Cornaglia (I), University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UK), Metal Forming Institute (PL), IFEU (DE), under support of the European Commission (Contract no. G1RD-CT-2001-00509) (2001-2004)

Investigation of Storage Technologies for Intermittent Renewable Energies: Evaluation and Recommended R&D Strategies. Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (coordinator) - (CEA.C.GENEC) (F), Compagnie Européenne des Accumulateurs S.A. (CEAC.RD) (F), Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung (D), Tadiran Batteries Ltd. (Israel), IFEU (D), and others. Under support of the European Commission (Contract no. NNE5-2000-00481), (2001-2003)

Promotion of energy labelling for existing buildings (PROMENLAB).
In Zusammenarbeit mit RhôneAlpesEnergie Environnement (RAEE) - Frankreich, NICER - Irland, ARE Liguria - Italien, energy centre bratislava - Slovakei, maes - Polen. Under support of the European Commission (SAVE-Projekt). (2003/04).

Co-operation and Standards for Life Cycle Assessment in Europe. ENEA (I) (coordinator) and 14 partners of different European countries.under support of the European Commission, Contract no. G7RT-CT-2001-05045, (2001-2004)

Proton Exchange Membranes for Application in Medium Temperature Electrochemical Devices. FUMA-Tech/D (coordinator), CNRS (F), CNR (I,) University of Strathclyde (UK), University of Perugia (I), EDF (F), SEFAR (CH), DeNora (I), IFEU (D), under support of the European Commission, Contract no. ERK6-CT 1999-00025, (2000-2004)

Feasibility Study of Databases and WEB Site for the Adoption of LCA in SMEs. ENEA (I) (coordinator), Environment Agency (UK), ECIPAR (I), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR), Randa Group S.A. (E), IFEU (D). Under support of the European Commission, 2001

Bioremediation and Economic Renewal of Industrially Degraded Land by Biomass Fuel Crops. WRc (UK) (coordinator), Wrc plc - Water Research Centre Medmenham (UK) with Technische Universität Graz - Institut für Grundlagen der Verfahrenstechnik und Anlagentechnik - Nachhaltige Wirtschaft (A), Svalöf Weibull AB (S), CIEMAT - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (E), University of Glasgow - Environmental Chemistry Department (Scotland), and IFEU (D). Under support of the European Commission, Contract no. ENV4-CT97-0610, (1998-2001)

Bioenergy for Europe: Which Ones Fit Best? A Comparative Analysis for the Community. IFEU (coordinator) with BLT (A), CLM (NL), CRES (GR), CTI (I) , FAT (CH), INRA (F), TUD (DK). under support of the European Commission (1998-2000)

Demonstrating Innovative Urban Transport Measures to Improve the Environment and Reduce Energy Consumption; Jupiter-2 Project; in collaboration with Transport & Travel Research Ltd (UK), Aalborg Kommune (DK), Ayuntamiento de Bilbao (E), ATAF (I), De Lijn (B), Stadt Heidelberg (D), Merseytravel (UK), District of Nantes (F), Lumiplan S.A. (F); and IFEU (D). Uunder support of the European Commission (1997-2000)

Life Cycle Analysis of Rape Farming for the Production of Rape Seed Oil. Under contract with the Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) (D), within the scope of the project "Total Costs and Benefits of Biomass in Selected Regions of the European Union". Under support of the European Commission, 1997

Environmental Aspects of Biomass Production and Routes for European Energy Supply. CLM Utrecht (coordinator) (NL) and 21 partners of 11 countries. Under support of the European Commission, 1997

Concrete Integration of Renewable Energies in the Energy Supply of Communities with Special Consideration of the Local Penetration of the Energy Market for the Cities of Pforzheim and Ettlingen (G), Besancon und Rochefort (F), Braganca und Funchal (P). In collaboration with GREEN (Etudes et Conseil, Groupe Energie et Environnement) (F), AMEN (Ambiente e Energiea - Estudos de Projectos) (P), Energie-Cités (F), and IFEU (D). Under support of the European Commission, 1996

Environmental Implications of Biofuel Use - An Assessment. Under support of the European Commission, Contract no. B4-3040/93/000736, 1994