GreenTribos

Código da Operação: 860246 - GreenTribos

Acrónimo: GreenTribos

Área Científica: Information Science and Engineering

Síntese do Projeto: The world is warming and the weather is becoming increasingly unstable and extreme, and whether we like it or not, the overwhelming scientific consensus is that mankind’s use of fossil fuels is a key component in this climate change. Friction, wear and lubrication are major players in the consumption of energy, and so reducing friction and wear and using green lubrication is the most direct route to reducing energy consumption and pollution and so contributing to a better environment for us all. GreenTRIBOS takes up this very important challenge by developing innovative, but sustainable and green, technologies to decrease both friction and wear and improve lubrication. The 12 early-stage researchers (ESRs) will be working in three science-based work packages to develop integrative green concepts, their functional mechanisms, and lifecycle analyses to verify the sustainability, as well as quantifying the tribological performance to reduce energy consumption, resource depletion and polluting emissions. In the overarching integrative work package, the ESRs will assimilate these results into a coherent set of generic, green-tribology concepts and design rules – that will be made freely available to all – with a measurable impact on sustainability over the whole lifecycle of the system. All 12 ESRs will use complementary techniques, tools, models and approaches supported by their supervisors, research groups and nonacademic mentors throughout their individual PhD-specific ESR project plans. By training the ESRs in scientific, technical and transferrable skills, they will become the next generation of high-potential scientists and engineers to instigate the step change that is required for a sustainable engineering future to serve the needs of a sustainable 21st century Europe.

Investigador Responsável: Albano Augusto Cavaleiro Rodrigues de Carvalho

Programa de Financiamento: H2020-MSCA-ITN-2019

Instituição Financiadora: European Comission

Data de início: 01/01/2020

Data de conclusão: 31/12/2023

Instituições participantes no Projeto:

• Univerza V Ljubljani
• University of Leeds
• Universidade de Coimbra
• Lulea Tekniska Universitet

Custo total elegível (EUR): 713160,72€

Apoio financeiro da UE: 713160,72€

Técnico do Projeto: Paula Alexandra Gonçalves Lopes

Contacto: 239247024