International Collaboration on Computational Modelling of Fluidised Bed Systems for Clean Energy Technologies

Project Information

ICOMFLUID

Grant agreement ID: 312261

Project closed

Start date 1 October 2012

End date 30 September 2016

Funded under

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Total cost € 617 400,00

EU contribution € 617 400,00

Coordinated by

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
United Kingdom

Objective

iComFluid will develop an EU-India network for fluidised bed technology research by uniting activities among 4 top ranking European and Indian universities. 28 researchers will be exchanged and trained with latest techniques covering the full range of thermal conversion for clean energy generation including pyrolysis, gasification and combustion. iComFluid will set the foundation stones for long-term strategic collaboration between EU and India to confront the challenge of climate change and clean energy generation in a global framework.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › atmospheric sciences › climatology › climatic changes

Programme(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Topic(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IRSES - Marie Curie Action "International Research Staff Exchange Scheme"

Call for proposal

FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IRSES
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Funding Scheme

MC-IRSES - International research staff exchange scheme (IRSES)

Coordinator

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY

• EU contribution: € 403 200,00
• Address: College Road ; MK43 0AL Cranfield - Bedfordshire ; United Kingdom
• Region: East of England › Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire › Central Bedfordshire
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Pamela Ableson (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (1)

UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 214 200,00
• Address: PLACE DE L UNIVERSITE 1 ; 1348 Louvain La Neuve
• Region: Région wallonne › Prov. Brabant Wallon › Arr. Nivelles
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Juray De Wilde (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data