PARTICIPATION TO EU COOPERATION PROGRAMMES

CIRIAF is a major partner of two mobility projects at European level:
GREEN POST
Green Alternative Postal Vehicle Project
(2007-2010, supported by Intelligent Energy Europe). CIRIAF is in charge of environmental impact studies of the innovative vehicles, with particular regard to noise and gas emissions;
www.greenpostproject.eu
RENAISSANCE CIVITAS+
Testing Innovative Strategies For Clean Urban Transport For Historic European Cities
(2008-2012, funded within EU 7th Framework Programme). CIRIAF is in charge of some environmental impact studies, of the energy evaluation and measurement of safety horizontal road signals and of researches in the field of high efficiency systems for innovative logistics and mobility.
www.civitas-initiative.org
MACCSol
The development and verification of a novel modular air cooled condenser for enhanced concentrated solar power generation
In the field of energy, CIRIAF is partner of a new Project whose acronym is MACCSol, The development and verification of a novel modular air cooled condenser for enhanced concentrated solar power generation, funded within EU 7th Framework Programme. The objectives of the project are to eliminate the use of water in cooling Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant condensers, to minimise the costs and power consumed by air cooling, and to maximise the power output of CSP plants, to minimise the lifetime cost of dry cooling CSP plant and to remove a significant barrier to the deployment of CSP plants in desert areas and thus facilitate the EU in achieving its 2020 renewable energy contribution targets. The official starting date of the Project is September 1st 2010.
www.drycooledcsp.eu
NADIA
Noise Abatement Demonstrative and Innovative Actions and information to the public
CIRIAF is also the scientific partner of Provincia di Genova in a recently funded LIFE+ Project called NADIA, Noise Abatement Demonstrative and Innovative Actions and information to the public. The aim of the Project is to demonstrate the technical and economical feasibility and the effectiveness of best practices for reducing the road traffic noise levels (as well as the CO2 emissions and energy use reduction in some cases), thanks to the integration of noise mapping and planning activities, innovative techniques (noise barriers, windows, asphalts), traffic management and education. The official starting date of the Project is October 1st 2010.
www.nadia-noise.eu
Project MuSAE (Life+ 2012)
The objectives of this project are to provide small municipalities with a simplified and shared energy-environment planning tool. This will have a positive impact on the development of renewable sources (including solar thermal and photovoltaic, wind power, hydro power, biomass and geothermal) and on the reduction of energy consumption, with associated environmental benefits. The project also aims to raise awareness among municipal officials, citizens, local businesses and other stakeholders of the specific character of their area in terms of energy consumption, energy sources and the market penetration of renewable energy.