The 4th Call for joint European research projects within the WoodWisdom-Net Research Programme was launched in spring 2013 under the ERA-NET Plus Scheme of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) of the European Commission. The call for pre-proposals resulted in 80 proposals, and 33 proposals were asked to submit a full proposal. After the judgement of an international Expert Panel, in November 2013 the WoodWisdom-Net+ Steering Committee selected 23 projects for funding.
Most projects are focusing on research issues related to Theme 3 “Value added products” (10), Theme 2 “Industrial processes” (7), and Theme 4 “Competitive customer solutions” (5), while only one proposal stated that its main thematic research area is under Theme 1 “Sustainable management of forest resources”. However, all proposals indicated that their research is connected to more than just one of the listed research areas.
Below the projects listed under the call topic areas (as prioritized by each proposal) with a brief summary on each.
Theme 1 – Sustainable management of forest resources
FASTFORESTS – Impacts of faster growing forests on raw material properties with consideration of the potential effects of a changing climate on species choice
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Theme 2 – Industrial processes
BIOCOPOL – Enhancing wood durability and physical properties through innovative bio-based sustainable treatments
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CaReWood – Cascading recovered wood
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COSEPA – Controlled separation and conversion processes for wood hemicelluloses
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EU Hardwoods – European hardwoods for the building sector
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leanWood – Innovative lean processes and cooperation models for planning, production and maintenance of urban timber buildings
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ReWoBioRef – Mobilisation and utilization of recycled wood for ligno-cellulosic bio-refinery processes
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VARMA – Value added by optimal wood raw material allocation and processing
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Theme 3 – Value added products
AEROWOOD – Wood-based aerogels
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PShapes – Polysaccharide bioshapes – chemical design and shaping into new biomaterials
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COMPAC – Plasticized lignocellulose composites for packaging materials
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CreoSub – New protection technology to substitute creosote for the protection of railway sleepers, timber bridges and utility poles
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HCLTP – Hybrid cross laminated timber plates
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HEMICELL – Wood based chemicals, in particular chemical modified hemicellulose, used as functional additives to enhance the material properties of cellulose esters
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LIGNOHTL – Liquid fuels from lignin by hydrothermal liquefaction and deoxygenetion
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PRONANOCELL – processes for nanocellulose composite manufacturing
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TunableFilms – Tunable lignocellulose-based responsive films
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WoTIM – Wood-based thermal insulation materials
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Theme 4 – Competitive customer solutions
DuraTB – Durable timber bridges
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Silent Timber Build – Silent timber buildings for the European market
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TallFacades – Tall timber facades, identification of cost-effective and resilient envelopes for wood constructions
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W3B Wood Believe – Social perceptions of the forest-based sector and its products towards sustainable society
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Wood2New – Competitive wood based interior materials and systems for modern wood construction
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Contact
The WoodWisdom-Net+ consortium has established a Call Secretariat on behalf of all of the funding partners. General enquiries about this call should be addressed to:
WoodWisdom-Net+ Call Secretariat
Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR)/
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW)
Contact: call (at) woodwisdom.net
Related documents and links
Documents
Call text
Call flyer
Call pre-announcement, short version
Call pre-announcement, longer version
Links
Consortium Agreement DESCA
IPR issues in the ERA-LEARN Toolbox
European IPR Helpdesk