• The Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) was founded in 1983. It is one of the largest research centers in Greece with well-organized facilities, highly qualified personnel and a reputation as a top-level research institution worldwide. FORTH reports to the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation of the Ministry of Development. FORTH conducts specialized scientific research in strategic high-added value sectors, focusing on interdisciplinary research and development (R&D) activities in areas of major scientific, societal and economic interest, such as: Lasers and Photonics, Microelectronics, Advanced Materials / Nanotechnology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Precision Medicine, Systems Biology, Robotics, Telecommunications, Applied and Computational Mathematics, Chemical Engineering Sciences, Energy, Environment, Social Sciences & Humanities, Astrophysics and Astronomy. FORTH comprises of ten Research Institutes. Its headquarters and central administration are based in Heraklion, Crete.

  • FORTH will participate in GlaS-A-Fuels project with the Ultrafast Laser Micro- and Nano-processing Laboratory (ULMNP) of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL). ULMNP runs under the supervision of Dr. Emmanuel Stratakis who is a Research Director at IESL. In particular, the subgroup of ‘Lasers in Optoelectronics’, that runs under the supervision of Dr. Ioannis Konidakis (Associate Researcher at IESL), will be responsible for the development and characterisation of advanced composite glasses for the self-powered biofuels photonic reactor.

  • VSB – Technical University of Ostrava has been connecting technical, economic, natural sciences and artistic disciplines in modern study programmes for more than 170 years responding to the real problems of today.

    The university carries out basic and applied research at the highest level. This is the reason why it is one of the leading scientific research institutes in the Czech Republic with significant influence on development and innovation in the fields of new materials and environmental engineering, IT and energy. 

    VSB-TUO is an important part of the development and innovation activities of the Moravian-Silesian Region and the Czech Republic. Thanks to tradition and cooperation with industry as well as many domestic and foreign universities in a wide range of sectors, the university provides innovative solutions in a number of fields and ensures the future employment of our graduates.

    VSB-TUO partcipates in GlaS-A-Fuels through the CEET-CNT Materials Envi Lab.

  • The role of VSB-TUO in the project is the development of photocatalysts for the valorization of biomass-derived small molecules towards advanced biofuels (such as butanol or other higher-order carbon products) and the validation of the photocatalytic activity using the photonic glass reactor that will be developed from the partners.

    VSB, with the lab scale photonic-reactor will study the transformation of bio-EtOH, using the optimized catalysts developed during the realization of the project. Related activities will run under sunlight, to understand the effects of different sunlight conditions.

  • The Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (abbrev. IPF) is a materials science institute whose activities encompass theory, synthesis, processing and characterization of polymers and polymeric materials. With its holistic, interdisciplinary approach, the IPF’s research enables technological innovations in the fields of resources, health, and information.

    The IPF’s competencies are bundled, strengthened, and further developed through an overarching synergy program, with the interplay of materials science with life and data science, and technology-oriented systems integration increasingly gaining importance.

    By establishing multifunctional, dynamically interactive, and sustainable systems, polymer materials research enables radically new technologies that further blur the boundaries between living and artificial matter. Located at one of the most dynamic research locations in Europe, the IPF and its partners aim to set the pace for this development.

  • The main task of the IPF is the development of thermoelectric materials based on carbon nanotubes, polymers and other additives. This involves the production of p- and n-type composites based on the state of the art. To generate thermoelectric voltage from a temperature gradient between the reaction vessel and the environment, an efficient design of a thermoelectric module is created. This thermoelectric module is encapsulated in the glass bottom of the reaction vessel, taking into account the direction of the temperature gradient and that electrical connections have to be made.

  • CORE Innovation Centre (CORE IC for short) is a non-profit research organisation, a subsidiary of CORE Group, dedicated to fostering an innovative industrial ecosystem. CORE IC aims to provide individuals, industries and companies with opportunities to reach their true potential, to make industries smarter and greener, more sustainable and more socially inclusive.

    Industry 4.0 is where CORE IC chooses to focus its research and innovation efforts, deploying advances in a range of technologies i.e. IoT, big data, machine and deep learning, edge and cloud computing to maximise the potential of both people and entities in multiple sectors.

  • CORE IC will have a high level of participation in GlaS-A-Fuels by developing an intelligent software control system to explore various control theories, employing actual and virtual sensors. The goal is to engineer a lab-scale solar reactor, by integrating it with process monitoring sensors and the control system which is embedded in an IoT-based system, leveraging different wireless technologies for high-level control and real-time monitoring. CORE IC will also lead the dissemination, exploitation, and communication activities aimed at enhancing the project’s impact across all stakeholders and promoting its commercialisation and market applications.

  • Founded in 1924, the University of Trieste (UNITS) is a medium-sized university with a student population of approximately 15,000. It offers a wide range of degree programmes at bachelor, master and doctoral level. The university currently has 10 departments and participates in many research projects at national and international level. It is also involved in various student and staff exchange programs with universities in the EU and collaborates with several universities from Eastern Europe and other non-EU countries. In December 2019, the University of Trieste had 130 Research grant holders, 317 PhD students (2018/19), 134 running patents and 21 spin-off companies.

  • The Trieste unit PI, with Prof. Paolo Fornasiero, as the leader of the Materials, Environment and Energy group will coordinate the activities in relation to the synthesis of the catalytic materials based on single atom catalysis, as well as the preliminary screening of the photocatalytic activity. Apart from aiding in overall research design, the role of the PI will also involve appropriate dissemination. Prof. Michele Melchionna, Prof. Tiziano Montini and Prof. Silvia Marchesan will be also closely involved in the technical aspects of the material synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity, with direct supervision of post-doc or PhD students dedicated to the project.