COMPLETED PROJECTS

2013 – 2015: Partner
Development of a small-scale low-temperature supercritical organic Rankine cycle with optimized scroll expander and evaporator (SUPERCRITICAL-ORC)

Project funded by the Greek General Secretary of Research and Technology (GSRT), under the program “SYNERGASIA 2011”

Hellas Energy (Coordinator), NTUA, Fbc (Afoi Florou), Papadakis Bros

2013 – 2014: Coordinator

Improving the performance of concentrating PV by exploiting the excess heat through a low temperature supercritical organic Rankine cycle (CPV/Rankine)
Project funded by the European Union. Program FP7-SME

Greece (coordinator), Sweden, Spain, Belgium
http://cpvrankine.aua.gr/

2012 – 2015: Coordinator

Smart Desalination Direct connection (without batteries) reverse osmosis desalination plant with solar and wind turbine that integrates computational intelligence techniques
National action “ARISTEIA I”, under the Fourth Strategic Objective of the Operational Programme ‘Education and Lifelong Learning’

http://smartdesalination.aua.gr/

2012 – 2015: Partner

Design of Solar Energy Systems using Sophisticated Educational Tools (SOLEDA).
Project funded by the European Union. Program TEMPUS IV

Spain (coordinator), UK, Germany, Egypt, Greece

2011-2014: Coordinator

Development and experimental evaluation of two-stage solar organic Rankine cycle system for RO desalination (Two-stage RO-Rankine)
Project funded by the Greek General Secretary of Research and Technology (GSRT), under the program “SYNERGASIA 2009”TEMAK SA, HELLAS ENERGY, University of Patras, NTUA
http://www.solar-orc-ro.aua.gr

2010-2013: Partner

Regional Networks for the development of a Sustainable Market for Bioenergy in Europe (BioRegions)
Project funded by the European Union. Program ALTENER-Intelligent Energy

Germany (coordinator), Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, Ireland, Bulgaria, France, Belgium

2011: Coordinator

Biodiesel Sustainability in Greece: Economic, Environmental, Social and Technical sustainability study in Greece 2006 – 2011
Corporate Research Project

2011: Coordinator

Waste Cooking Oils (WCOs) and Animal Fats (AF) as feedstock for biodiesel production
Corporate Research Project

2011: Coordinator

Triglycerides from fruit residues – potentials for biodiesel production
Corporate Research Project

2011: Coordinator

Microalgae production using Glycerol as a partial substrate
Corporate Research Project

2010: Coordinator

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of biodiesel production in Greece using different biomass feedstock
Corporate Research Project

2006-2010: Coordinator

Hybrid renewable energy systems for supplying services in rural settlements of Mediterranean partner countries (HYRESS)
Project funded by the European Union. Programme INCO, Directorate Research

Germany, Spain, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt

2007-2009: Partner

Development and promotion of a transparent European Pellets Market – Creation of a European real-time Pellets Atlas (Pellets@las)
Project funded by the European Union. Program ALTENER-Intelligent Energy

Germany (Coordinator), Austria, UK, France, Estonia, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Holland, Denmark

2007-2008: Partner

Development of a renewable energy polygeneration system to produce electricity, drinkable water and hydrogen
Project funded by the Greek Ministry of Development

Tropical S.A. (Coordinator Greece), France, Czech Republic

2003-2008: Coordinator

Autonomous desalination system concepts for sea water and brackish water in rural areas with renewable energies – potentials, technologies, field experience, socio-technical and socio-economic impacts (ADIRA)
Project funded by the European Union. MEDA-WATER program

Germany, Egypt, Morocco, Spain, Jordan, Turkey

2004-2007: Coordinator

Experimental investigation of the use of non-esterified (crude) vegetable oils in internal combustion engines
Project funded by the Greek Ministry of Education

2003-2006: Coordinator

PV enlargement. Directorate General for Energy and Transport
Project funded by the European Union

Germany , Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania

2003-2006: Partner

Alternative fuels for industrial gas turbines
Project funded by the European Union. Directorate Research

France (coordinator), Portugal, Spain, Italy, UK, Sweden

2002-2004: Coordinator

Application of neural networks to sizing hybrid renewable energy systems
Project funded by the Greek Ministry of Development

Bilateral RTD cooperation between Greece and Hungary

2001-2002: Coordinator

Experimental investigation of a small reverse osmosis desalination system powered by photovoltaics and wind turbine
Project funded by the Greek Ministry of Development

Bilateral RTD cooperation between Greece and Romania 

1999-2001: Coordinator

Development of a seawater desalination system utilising the waste heat of the autonomous electricity stations of the Aegean islands
Project funded by the Greek Ministry of Development

Bilateral RTD cooperation between Greece and Germany

1999-2001: Coordinator

Development of an autonomous solar thermally driven distillation system
Project funded by the European Union. DG XII, CRAFT

United Kingdom, Austria, Germany

1998-2001: Partner

Solar-thermally driven desalination system with corrosion-free collectors and 24-hours per day storage
Project funded by the European Union. DG XII, JOULE IIΞ

Germany (coordinator), Spain

1998-2001: Partner

Development and application of a water pumping system for remote areas consisted of photovoltaic modules with inverters integrated onto the modules and a new type of an asynchronous pump motor
Funded by the European Union. DG XII – DG XVII, INCO-COPERNICUS

France, Romania, Czech Republic, Bulgaria

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