The Hyblas project has developed the techniques of laser hybrid welding to the level that single pass welds can be made up to 25 mm plate thickness using 20 kW of laser power at speeds of about 1 m/min. Multi-pass and dual-sided welding techniques have also been developed up to 30 mm plate...

Thin sheet material for the automotive industry, produced with an excellent balance between strength level and formability and an additional bake hardening behaviour, is still gaining importance. One possible approach to meet this goal - particularly for the production via a hot-dip galvanising...

This brochure is the final publishable report of the project SOLGATE funded under the fifth RTD Framework programme (1999-2002). The project demonstrated the technical feasibility a new solar-hybrid power system. Solar radiation is used to heat air up to 800°C that is send to the combustion...

This report by the Photovoltaic Technology Research Advisory Council (PV-TRAC) reviews the current status of photovoltaics, a technology which provides renewable solar electricity, and presents a vision of photovoltaic technology for 2030 and beyond. The Advisory Council recommends the creation...

The objective of this first report is to identify key tasks for energy R&D in order to contribute to the definition of a possible energy RTD strategy, over various time horizons (short, medium, long-term) and to serve as an input for the shaping of future activities in energy research, carried...

This booklet contains the abstracts and the administrative data from the socio-economic projects in the energy, transport and environment field funded under the Fifth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (1998-2002) and some initial projects funded under the Sixth...

This workshop aimed to provide a discussion forum to analyse the potential threats in border management, identify the current capabilities and gaps, and consider technological needs and solutions. The workshop brought together senior officials from governments, agencies or public authorities...

The CIuster EDZ international conference and workshop on the 'Impact of the excavation disturbed or damaged zone (EDZ) on the performance of radioactive waste geological repositories' was jointly organised by the European Commission (EC) and ESV Euridice EIG, Belgium, in the framework of the EC...

This publication records the discussions and conclusions of a workshop (York University, UK, 29-30 January 2004) on the use of plant biotechnology for the production of industrial biobased products. The workshop reviewed selected EC-funded projects from two previous Framework Programmes for...

The ad hoc Group on Earth Observations (GEO), with strong political backing from governments and support from organisations around the world, is working towards an unprecedented level of coordination and harmonisation of Earth Observation Systems. Its goal is to create the Global Earth...