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Applied research

Partner in the following research project funded by European Union in the framework of Research and Innovation programme Horizon 2020:

  • iCHANGE (individual Change of Habits Needed for Green European transition), funded with about 4.950.000 €, follows the Research and Innovation actions type of funding scheme and addresses the Topic LC-GD-10-3-2020 "Enabling citizens to act on climate change, for sustainable development and environmental protection through education, citizen science, observation initiatives, and civic engagement” 2021-2025
  • Clair-City (Citizen Led Air pollution Reduction in Cities) funded with over € 6.5 million, follows the Research and Innovation actions type of funding scheme and addresses the Topic SC5-04-2015 - “Improving the Air Quality and Reducing the Carbon Footprint of European Cities”, 2016-2020.

The company has the following experiences in attending at International Task Forces:

In the following the applied research activities carried out by Techne Consulting are listed:

  • Subcontract from European Topic Centre for Air Pollution and Climate Change Mitigation (ETC/ACM) task 1.1.3.1 for Support on review of updated chapters of EMEP/EEA Emission Inventory Guidebook 
    RIVM, National Institute for Public Health and Environment, 2012
     
  • Update of the maritime Guidebook chapter 
    Aristotle University Thessaloniki, 2010
     
  • Update of emission factors for maritime navigation 
    Aristotle University Thessaloniki, 2009
     
  • Revision of the EMEP/EEA Emission Inventory Guidebook chapter on navigation (1A3d) 
    Aristotle University Thessaloniki, 2008
     
  • MEET Project “Methodologies for estimating air pollutant emissions from transport” within the specific Transport programme under 4th Research and Technology Development Framework Programme of the European Commission. (extension of contract) 
    European Communities, 1998 
     
  • MEET project "Methodologies for estimating air pollutant emissions from transport" within the specific Transport programme under 4th Research and Technology Development Framework Programme of the European Commission. 
    European Communities, 1996
     
  • Research in the framework of "ENEL-CNR convention on the interaction of the energy systems with the health of man and with the environment" having as subject the "evaluation of the pollutant loads in areas concerning energy poles" - Implementation of a case study related to the area of Piombino 
    ENEL SpA, 1993
     
  • Research within the "ENEL-CNR convention on the interaction of the energy systems with the health of man and with the environment" having as subject the "evaluation of the pollutant loads in areas concerning energy poles" - Setup of a methodology for the cartographic representation of the emissions and of air quality data 
    ENEL SpA, 1992
     
  • Research within "ENEL-CNR convention on the interaction of the energy systems with the health of man and with the environment" having as subject the "evaluation of the pollutant loads in areas concerning energy poles" - Setup of a methodology for the quick compilation of the emissions inventory and for spatial - temporal disaggregation
    ENEL SpA, 1990
     
  • Research related to the development of the Energy Project of CNR/ENEA (subproject “ Energy Models and Databases”) having as subject: "Integration of databases internal and external to S.I.N.E. (National Energy Informative System)”" 
    ENEA-CNR, 1988

Furthermore, our technical director coordinates several chapters of the EMEP/EEA air pollutant emission inventory guidebook 2016 and he coordinated in the past several chapters of the EMEP/EEA air pollutant emission inventory guidebook 2013EMEP/EEA air pollutant emission inventory guidebook 2009EMEP/CORINAIR Emission Inventory Guidebook - 2007 and EMEP/CORINAIR Emission Inventory Guidebook - 2006