Collaborative Research Projects
Current projects
New calibration standards and methods for radiometry and photometry after phaseout of incandescent lamps
NEWSTAND
Accurate measurement of the wavelengths and amplitudes emitted by light sources is vital for a range of applications. These include monitoring essenti...
Integrated European research, calibration and testing infrastructure for fibre-optic thermometry
INFOTherm
Accurate temperature measurements are vital across numerous fields. Many processes need to be held within specific temperature ranges to ensure safety...
Standardisation of Black Carbon aerosol metrics for air quality and climate modelling
STANBC
Black carbon, a by-product of combustion, is an air pollutant affecting human health and the Earth’s climate. Annually, around 300,000 deaths are link...
Metrology to support standardisation of hydrogen fuel sampling for heavy duty hydrogen transport
MetHyTrucks
Road transport accounts for a fifth of carbon dioxide emissions within the EU. Non-fossil fuels like hydrogen need to be applied to sectors such as he...
Metrology support for enhanced energy efficiency in DC transportation systems
e-TRENY
Transportation generates almost one quarter of Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Road vehicles are a major contributor and increasing the use o...
Characterisation of AC and DC MV instrument transformers in extended frequency range up to 150 kHz
ADMIT
The increased use of renewable energy has placed a strain on electricity networks. Solar, wind, or other sources produce electricity often of a differ...
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Completed projects
Field trial of traceable online measurements of siloxanes in landfill gases
Siloxanes
Reducing Europe’s reliance on imported fossil fuels requires an increase in the amount of energy generated from renewable sources. Organic material fr...
Standard for Digital Data Format for Nuclear Instrumentation
Digital Standard
To better protect European citizens in case of emergencies, radiation monitoring networks have adopted digital radiation detection devices. Such digit...
Measurement tools for Smart Grid stability and quality
SmartGrid II
To help meet European emission reduction goals, vastly increased renewable power generation capacity will be needed, necessitating considerable change...
Traceable measurement of drive train components for renewable energy systems
DriveTrain
The wind is a plentiful source of renewable energy, and turbines produce no greenhouse gases in operation. In 2017, wind power became the largest sour...
Metrology for III-V materials based high efficiency multi-junction solar cells
SolCell
Silicon solar photovoltaic (PV) generation capacity has grown rapidly, supported by subsidies that boosted take-up, and cost reductions from competiti...
Traceable characterisation of thin-film materials for energy applications
ThinErgy
The European Union is aiming to generate at least 32 % of all power from renewable sources by 2030, which will require the development of new technolo...
Metrology for biogas
Biogas
Biofuels have an important role in enabling EU states to meet Renewable Energy Directive targets and supporting a transition from fossil fuels to rene...
Towards an energy-based parameter for photovoltaic classification
PhotoClass
The International Energy Agency has projected that power generated from photovoltaics (PVs) will be the world’s major source of electricity by 2050. T...
Multiphase flow metrology in oil and gas production
MultiFlowMet
Over 50% of global energy demand is currently met by oil and gas production, but as reserves dwindle, new sources tend to be smaller, remote and in de...
Sensor development and calibration method for inline detection of viscosity and solids content of non-Newtonian fluids
NNL
Non-Newtonian fluids, which include paint, blood, soup, and drilling fluids, contain a large amount of solids and have a viscosity that changes as the...
Metrological support for LNG custody transfer and transport fuel applications
LNG II
This project developed new LNG calibration facilities and standards for flow and composition measurement. The project also developed and validated met...
Non-conventional voltage and current sensors for future power grids
FutureGrid
Integrating power from renewable energy sources into existing distribution grids will become an essential requirement for reducing CO2 emissions. Howe...
Metrology for efficient and safe innovative lighting
MESaIL
The electricity generation sector is the largest contributor to global CO2 emissions, and lighting consumes one fifth of produced electricity. Househo...
Sensor network metrology for the determination of electrical grid characteristics
GridSens
Smart Grids could unlock further expansion of renewable generation capacity, enabling the control of what will be more distributed and complex network...
Validated inspection techniques for composites in energy applications
VITCEA
Fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) composites are widely used to enhance the strength, stiffness, fatigue and corrosion resistance of wind turbine blades,...
Metrology of electrothermal coupling for new functional materials technology
METCO
This project developed the metrological infrastructure and facilities within Europe for the traceable metrology of coupling between thermal, mechanica...
Characterisation of Energy Gases
GAS
This EMRP project brought together the expertise of scientists at 17 National Metrology Institutes to develop the metrological infrastructure for the ...
Metrology for Energy Harvesting
Harvesting
Mass market adoption of energy harvesting technologies is dependent, in part, on reliable information about their performance. Both developers and use...
Metrology for Liquefied Natural Gas
LNG
This EMRP project brought together the expertise of scientists at 12 NMIs and four universities to make a significant reduction in the measurement unc...
Metrology for Smart Electrical Grids
SmartGrid
This EMRP project made significant advances in creating a metrology infrastructure for monitoring stability and quality of supply of smart electrical ...