Active projects
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’ ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
