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Das Projekt "Part: BLIC GmbH; IKT-Services" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von BLIC Beratungsgesellschaft für Leit-, Informations und Computertechnik durchgeführt. Das in das Schaufenster Elektromobilität des Landes Niedersachsen eingebettete Projekt IKT Services (IKTS) stellt Schnittstellen zur Verfügung, um für die Teilprojekte des Schaufensters Niedersachsen auf einfache Weise eine gemeinsame Datenbasis und Zugriffe auf interessante, gemeinsam genutzte hochwertige Dienste zur Verfügung zu stellen. IKT Services greift dabei auf die von 3.1 IKT Plattform gebotenen Basisdienste und -daten wie Rechenzentrum, generische Mobilitätsdienste und Abrechnung zu und erweitert und ergänzt diese um höherwertige Dienste. Arbeitsschwerpunkte der BLIC GmbH sind im AP1000 Projektmanagement das AP1100 Projektkoordination und AP1400 Projektdokumentation, im AP 2000 Technische Konzeption die AP2100 Schnittstellenkonsolidierung sowie die Mitarbeit in AP2200 Interoperabilität und im AP4000 Intermodale Mobilität für Elektrofahrzeuge die Mitarbeit in AP4100 Bedarfsanalyse, AP4200 Konzeptentwicklung und AP4400 Integration und Test.
Das Projekt "Environmental control with the aid of sensor technilogies for GAS sensing" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Universität Tübingen, Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Abteilung Analytische Chemie durchgeführt. General Information: The objective of the project consists in the finding of new methods for the monitoring of indoor and ambient air quality by using novel types of gas sensors. The project aims to combine the knowledge of partners from EU and CCE/NIS countries in a synergetic research during which a double transfer will take place. The EU countries will transfer modern sensor testing equipment - one set up for routine and response time measurements and one set up for long term measurements - and knowledge about sensor quality requirements, in line with European environmental policy. They also will train young doctoral students of CCE/NIS partners. The CCE/NIS countries will transfer their extensive knowledge about sensitive materials properties and technological methods for obtaining such materials. IPC will ensure the coordination of the project. The gas stations will be constructed in IPC by doctoral students from CCE/NIS partners, under IPC coordination. IPC will train these students in using the gas stations and will transfer all the needed software. IPC will coordinate the change of information between partners and ensure the concentration of their efforts. IPC will also assist the CCE/NIS partners by forming surface spectroscopical studies and testing of their samples. INFM will assist the CCE/NIS partners in their efforts by making bulk spectroscopic analysis of their materials and by coordinating the set up of gas testing stations for long term measurements. The IPTM efforts will concentrate on the study of a new diode-type sensor, which will be operated in the reverse conduction regime. The main advantage of this new sensor will be the control of the sensitivity towards water vapour and reducing gases by means of suitable choice of the reverse applied voltage and of the temperature of operation. The already obtained samples, using tin oxide as sensing material and in a geometry similar to the one of commercial Figaro gas sensors, show stable asymmetric I-V characteristics. IPTM will attempt to use also the materials prepared by SRIPCP and the substrate prepared by AVANGARD. The SRIPCP efforts will go on further to the development of sol-gel technologies for obtaining ceramic sensitive materials on the basis of metal oxides. Sol-gel technique offers a better control of sensors microstructure and a prospective of lowered dimension and as a consequence a low power consumption. It will perform also investigation of the gas-sensitive films to establish the features of the oxide films structure, the electronic states of the elements in the mixed oxide matrix, the character of structure and phase transformation under thermal treatment of oxide films in different gas ambient and the influence of the factors mentioned above on the gas-sensitive properties of the films. ... Prime Contractor: Universität Tübingen, Fakultät Chemie und Pharamazie, Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie; Tübingen; Germany.
Das Projekt "Sub-project A" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von IEEM gGmbH - Institut für Umwelttechnik und Management an der Universität Witten,Herdecke durchgeführt. Ziel des Gesamtvorhabens ist es, ein innovatives Konzept zur Wasserverlustreduktion mit ökonomisch, ökologisch und sozial nachhaltigen Strukturen zu entwickeln, welches zur Lösung der Probleme in der Wasserversorgung der Projektregion beiträgt und nach Anpassung in weitere Gebiete übertragen werden kann. Das IEEM - Institut für Umwelttechnik und Management an der Universität Witten/Herdecke gGmbH übernimmt das Projektmanagement und die Koordination der Arbeitsschritte aller Projektpartner und somit die Zusammenführung aller Arbeitspakete in ein funktionierendes Gesamtkonzept, inklusive der Verbreitung der Ergebnisse und der Absicherung der Übertragbarkeit. Innerhalb des Projektes ist es das zentrale Ziel des JEEM ein bankenfähiges Geschäftsmodell zu entwickeln, welches speziell an die regionalen Bedingungen angepasst ist. Das Verbundvorhaben umfasst insgesamt vier Arbeitspakete (unterteilt in diverse Unterarbeitspakete). Diese werden von leistungsfähigen nationalen und internationalen Kooperationspartnern bearbeitet. Als Wissenschaftspartner eingebunden ist das Institut für Wasser und Gewässerentwicklung am Karlsruher Institut für Technologien. Als Industriepartner (mit Arbeitsbeiträgen und finanziellem Eigenanteil) eingebunden sind die DORSCH International Consultants GmbH (für Planungsteil, Beratung und Asset Management), die SebaKMT für Leckagenmanagement, die WILO SE (für Pumpeneffizienz) sowie (als Unterauftragnehmer) die VAG-Armaturen GmbH für die dynamische Drucksteuerung. Die GWFA GmbH ist Industriepartner für Geschäftsmodelle und lokale Geschäftsentwicklung. Projektbeteiligte auf der indischen Seite sind der mit KfW-Krediten teilfinanzierte Tamil Nadu Urban Development Fund, die Stadt Tiruvannamalai und die Anna University, Chennai.
Das Projekt "Cost-profit-model for energy production from HDR-reservoirs with application at the conditions in the upper rhine valley" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Geothermik Consult Kappelmeyer Karlsruhe durchgeführt. Other Indexes: Energy (physics); geothermal energy; power generation; economic models; thermal energy objective: to construct and apply an economic model for hdr systems in the upper Rhine valley, and to co-ordinate the German hdr effort. General information: a microcomputer model will be developed to evaluate the likely economics of heat production from possible geothermal hdr developments at sites typical of those to be found in the upper Rhine valley. The model will take account of previous modelling in other countries, notably USA and UK, and will assist in determining research priorities for field developments in the region. This contract also provides for overall co-ordination of the German side of the Franco German hdr project at soultz (see also contract noS. G0055D, G0080D, G0081D, G0082D AND G0072F). Achievements: The European Geothermal Project involved teams from France and Germany who collaborated to test a site in the Upper Rhine Valley for its suitability for terrestrial heat mining (hot dry rock (HDR) energy production). Some British scientists participated in specific tasks. The site was chosen near Soulz-sous-Forets in Alsace at the location of the old oil field of Pechelbronn which was the first oil field exploited in Europe since the 18th century. It is situated on 1 of the summits of a very large thermic anomaly (200 km long and 20 km wide) where the mean geothermal gradient between the surface and 1500 m is known to be higher than 6.5 C/100 m. The programme began in July 1987 with a 2000 m deep borehole. Below at 1375 m thick sediment cover, the granitic basement was penetrated to a depth of 2000 m. The temperature at the bottom of the hole was 140 C. The geothermal gradient within the sediments was unusually high (10 C per 100 m) and diminished to a normal after a series of fractures inside the Buntsandstein producing some water at 116 C with a total salinity 98 g/l. At the depth of 1820 m, hydraulically active natural fissure was reached. The artesian outflow from this zone was 0.15 l/s, with well head pressure of 1.6 bars. The thermal water produced from the well had a high chloride contents and clearly had an identical origin with the fluid collected from the Buntsandstein just above the granite. During the water injection tests, a second active natural fissure was detected normally closed out but which seemed to aquire a noticeable permeability at a well head pressure of about 40 bars. In a cost benefit model the costs for the construction and operation of an hot dry rock (HDR) plant were considered with respect to the value for the produced electricity (or space heat). The major components of the plant (a doublet of deep boreholes, the stimulated HDR reservoir and the surface installations including pumps for water circulation and the power station) were defined and compiled into a structure diagram which revealed the mutual interactions between the various cost determining factors. Heat extraction from impermeable ...
Das Projekt "Chemisch-technische Nutzung pflanzlicher Oele" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. durchgeführt. Objective: Vegetable oils are among the most prominent biological raw materials for non food uses at the moment: The world production of natural fats and oils amounts to 96 million tons. Around 12 million tons are used in different non-food applications, such as surfactants, lubricants, paints, coatings or biofuels. In Western Europe, official and industrial sources estimate that between 1,7 and 2,7 million tons of natural fats and oils are used in the chemical-technical sector. The European Union is one of the main oilseed producers and crushers in the world. Non-food production on set-aside land amounted to 650.000 ha oilseeds in 1996. The European Commission and several Member States have realized the importance of this sector and support research and development activities in the whole production and processing chain of vegetable oils. However, European vegetable oils have only a minor share of the current industrial utilisation To find new market outlets for these oils in existing and new applications, requires a better co-ordination of research efforts and more exchange of information on a European level. This project has the following objectives: 1. Linkage of R&D activities on national and EU level related to the production and utilisation of vegetable oils in the chemical-technical sector. 2. Identification of industrial needs in this sector, in an effort to increase the utilisation of European vegetable oils in established and new applications. 3. Determination of ecological benefits of vegetable oil based products, in relation to petrochemical products. 4. Definition of future research needs in the field of chemical-technical utilisation of vegetable oils. The major means to achieve the objectives will be sectoral workshops, including experts from all European countries, as well as coordinators from relevant EU and nationally funded projects. The following sector groups, consisting of experts from universities, research institutes and industry, are envisaged: - New applications for vegetable oils (e.g. Plastics). - Valorisation of by-products, especially glycerol. - Genetic engineering, biotechnology and industrial oilseed crops. Results of these workshops will be published as working papers. In addition, the project will be promoted on Internet and linked with other EU funded networks, such as NF-2000 and IENICA.
Das Projekt "Toxic pollution detection in ground water: from real time early warning to overall assessment" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von DBM - DR. BUCKUP Der Bohrlochmesser Inhaber: Dr. Klaus Buckup e.K. durchgeführt. Objective: Decades of unregulated disposal of toxic wastes in the NIS countries have create d major environmental pollution problems seriously affecting public health. The hereby project proposal involves the collaboration of specialised institutions from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia, countries currently facing severe problems of toxic pollution in their ground water. Technical assistance is provided by a European Consortium of highly specialised companies (including three SMEtmS) and a major institution acting as overall coordinator, whose experience in the specific topic can be considered as global. The project will be focused on groundwater pollution monitoring, assessment, environmental management, early warning; training and civil awareness. In conjunction to the above, specially trained local scientific and technical groups will be created, that eventually take over the running of the project, during and after its completion. Prime Contractor: Geological Survey of Finland, Research and Development Unit; Espoo; Finland.
Das Projekt "Long-term changes in baltic algal species and ecosystems" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Universität Kiel, Institut für Meereskunde, Abteilung Meeresbotanik durchgeführt. General Information: The most interesting biogeographical aspects of the Baltic are its salinity gradient, which extends from the Atlantic with oceanic salinity down to near fresh water in the inner parts of the Baltic estuary, and its young age, being only about 7.000 years old as a brackish water basin. These characteristics have led to strong selection pressure among the organisms in the Baltic Sea, and therefore the area is especially tractable for testing evolutionary diversification and adaptation. Ecophysiological comparisons between the Atlantic and Baltic sea algae show that morphological and physiological (measured as photosynthetic performance, growth rate and salinity tolerance) variation is widespread among the species. Also genetic differentiation has been found along the salinity gradient with no apparent hybridization along the contact zones. Our aim is to find out, how common the morphological, physiological and genetic adaptation is in the Baltic Sea algae, whether these are linked together, and what is the history behind the adaptive strategies. This will be done by the study of three integrated levels of the benthic algal populations along the salinity gradient. The central objectives will be to establish a comprehensive reference culture collection from the Baltic Sea across the Skagerrak/Kattegat salinity gradient (task 1), to assess the growth, survival and dispersal performance of salinity ecotypes and phylogeny of bio geographic populations (task 2), and finally to explore the genetic diversity in Baltic Sea populations (task 3). Task 1 The baseline culture collections will be established and maintained in the Scandinavian Culture Collection for Algae and Protozoans, University of Copenhagen, and they will include all important species of red, brown and green algae. Task 2. The salinity ecotypes occurring over a range of salinity will be assessed using classical gradient tables. Task 2 and 3. DNA sequencing will be used for assessing cryptic level species and subspecies diversity. Phylogenetic history and distributional patterns will be studies in selected species of Enteromorpha, Ceramium and Fucus, which provides the link between the palaeoclimatic events and the dominant role they have in their present habitats. Information from task 2 and 3 will be used for correlation analyses between ecotypes and population differentiation. The project will be coordinated from University of Copenhagen (Denmark), and partners are University of Groningen (the Netherlands), University of Kiel (Germany), University of Oslo (Norway) and University of Helsinki (Finland). Prime Contractor: Kobenhavns Universitet, Department of Phycology, Botanical Institute; Kobenhavn; Denmark.
Das Projekt "European marginal seas -a study of polution monitoring from space" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Universität Hamburg, Zentrum für Meeres- und Klimaforschung, Institut für Meereskunde (IfM) durchgeführt. General Information: This is a proposal to co-ordinate the work of a number of major European research centres in a programme designed to evaluate the contribution that present and future satellite surveillance systems can make to the monitoring of marine pollution. The approach is to make systematic measurements over 3 coastal zones - one in the Mediterranean, one in the southern North Sea and one in the Baltic. Previous experience has shown that oil slicks, effluent discharges and algal blooms can be detected by satellite-borne synthetic aperture radar, by infra-red and by colour sensors. The objective of this programme is to quantify the effectiveness of these sensors, acting singly or in concert, by repeating the observations at least every 35 days (the present repeat pattern of ERS 1 and 2) over a period of 2 years and possibly longer. Every effort will be made to gather all relevant meteorological and oceanographic data over the selected sites so that a much greater understanding of the conditions under which surface features can be imaged will be built up. Contact is being made with the responsible national authorities who presently maintain a programme of coastal surveillance largely through aircraft patrols, and we will seek to co-ordinate our programme with their activities. This proposal to bring together major remote sensing centres in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK is being made in direct response to the Ministerial decision of the Council of Europe to award high priority to evaluating the potential usefulness of current EO technology to the monitoring and reduction of environmental risks such as floods, fire, earthquake - and marine pollution. Prime Contractor: Satellite Observing Systems Ltd, Camberley; United Kingdom.
Das Projekt "B5 und D2 - Teilprojekte" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von DVGW Deutscher Verein des Gas- und Wasserfaches, DVGW-Forschungsstelle an der Technischen Universität Hamburg (TUHH) durchgeführt. Das Ziel des Projektes besteht darin, Erfahrungen der Wasserforschung in Deutschland im Rahmen eines Projektverbundes zusammenzutragen und diese unter anderen Randbedingungen (u.a. klimatische Verhältnisse, extreme Rohwasserbelastungen, Betriebsbedingungen) nutzbar, und damit exportfähig zu machen. Die Projektbearbeitung gliedert sich in das Zusammentragen bereits vorliegender Erfahrungen einschließlich Ergebnissen von Großanlagen sowie die Erforschung fehlender Details durch Labor- und halbtechnische Versuche durch die Projektbeteiligten. Von der DVGW-Forschungsstelle TUHH werden Erkenntnisse über Untergrundpassage, Netzmanagement, Rohrnetzhydraulik und Hausspeicherung ausgewertet. Biofilmentwicklung und Aufkeimung bei der Hausspeicherung sowie DOC-Abbau und Verhalten von Fe, Mn, SM bei spezifischen Redox-Milieus im Hinblick auf eine Optimierung der nutzbaren mikrobiologischen Reinigungsleistung der Untergrundpassage werden untersucht. Die in den Teilprojekten gewonnenen Erkenntnisse sollen systematische Zusammenhänge aufzeigen und werden in einem Leitfaden für potentielle Anwender zusammengestellt.