To tackle the challenges of climate change, there is a growing emphasis on developing green, eco-friendly resources alongside advanced digital technologies. The construction industry is undergoing significant transformations in both materials and digitalisation. With the European Union facing resource constraints, there is a pressing need for innovative solutions to replace CO2-intensive materials and conserve natural resources. In response, the construction sector is increasingly adopting sustainable practices and materials, particularly in concrete technology. These efforts aim to reduce the environmental impact of concrete production, extend structural lifespans, minimise resource consumption, and improve the reliability of new construction technologies. The I am SMART project seeks to address these challenges by promoting a fully automated, greener, circular economic model for production and consumption. The project specifically focuses on developing a novel, intelligent 3D printing technology, supported by artificial intelligence (AI), capable of producing highly accurate printed structures. Additionally, the project aims to develop environmentally friendly cementitious feedstock derived from construction and demolition waste (CDW), as well as low-grade clay minerals, suitable for use in load-bearing building blocks. The project intends to imbue the structures with smart properties by integrating graphene-based materials (GBMs) into the feedstock, significantly enhancing their service life and reducing maintenance costs. The expertise of the Fellow, Dr. Mehdi Chougan, and the supervisor, Prof. Pawel Sikora, is complementary and will facilitate the development of novel construction materials and technologies through a reciprocal knowledge transfer and comprehensive training activities for the Fellow. The project will involve collaboration with world-leading academic and industrial partners, thereby enhancing the overall quality and impact of the research.

SEAFOODTOMORROW aims to validate and optimize commercial solutions for improving the socioeconomic and environmental sustainability of the seafood production and processing industry, while contributing to product quality and safety. Activities will focus on the sustainable production and processing of nutritious and safe seafood products through the demonstration and first application in the market of eco-innovative, sustainable solutions of marine and aquaculture-derived food products and nutrients. The proposal will take into account impacts across different regions and population segments, as well as the specificities of different types of seafood. Activities will include among others: utilization of agro and seafood byproducts to develop sustainable feeds for aquaculture enabling the production of tailor made products fortified with specific essential nutrients for consumers, assess the feasibility of salt replacers in seafood, validate digestible, attractive, functional and nutritionally adapted seafood for senior people and youths, validate strategies to prevent/remove contaminants from seafood, and optimize sensors and biosensors for the assessment of safety, among others. The consortium expects strengthening the wider utilization of eco-innovative solutions, as a result of greater user acceptance, higher visibility of these innovative solutions and creation of scalable markets, and increasing the availability of healthier seafood to improve consumers' diet and health. The consortium is built on interdisciplinary research teams of 19 RTDs involved, renowned by its top-quality applied technological development and with strong and cohesive links gathered in previous funded activities (e.g. FP7 ECsafeSEAFOOD), thus anticipating successful outcomes. In addition, 4 IAGs and 13 SMEs with diverse and complementary interests in the solutions under validation and optimization will also integrate the consortium.

Supercapacitors are considered important energy storage devices that can complement batteries for various applications. While currently the electric double-layer capacitors (EDLCs) still dominate the market, their low energy density cannot satisfy the ever-increasing demand. The HEDAsupercap project aims at developing high energy density asymmetric hybrid supercapacitors consisting of two dissimilar EDLC-type and battery-type electrodes. The improvement of energy density will be accomplished through the asymmetric cell design and developing novel materials and components, including electrode materials, ionic liquid electrolytes and current collectors. Sustainable, environmentally-friendly, and cost-effective synthetic approaches will be employed to ensure the elimination of critical raw materials (CRMs) usage and the minimisation of environmental impact during the components production. Supercapacitor cells and modules comprised of newly developed compoents, along with innovative management system, will be developed and demonstrated in electric scooters for last-mile mobility as well as in hand warming gloves for sport & leisure. Comprehensive techno-economic and value chain analyses will be carried out, and a business case and exploitation strategy will be developed by the end of the project to roadmap future commercialisation of the HEDAsupercap technology. The HEDAsupercap consortium comprises three research & technology organisations, two universities, and three leading companies in the automotive, energy and engineering sectors. This will allow the developed technology to be quickly taken up and adopted in the market. The HEDAsupercap project will promote widespread deployment of high energy density hybrid supercapacitors in mobility and consumer goods sectors. The project results will be disseminated to different stakeholders, raising their awareness of the latest development of this new technology.