International R&D Projects
Year: 2016-2018
Project title: REgenerating mixed-use MED urban communities congested by traffic through Innovative low carbon mobility sOlutions - REMEDIO (Interreg Mediterranean)Project description: The goal of the Project is to fasten the implementation of low-carbon mobility solutions in mediterranean cities where the process is at an early stage, starting from urban hot spots characterized by traffic congestion in high-density areas surrounding the city centers
Role in Project: Participation in the IST technical team
Year: 2014-2015
Project title: LNG_PT - Fast tracking the deployment of a European low carbon transport system: the Portuguese Roadmap for LNG in TEN-T corridors (2013-PT-92081-S)
Project description: The goal of the Project is to set out a national policy framework for LNG in road transport to accelerate the uptake of LNG as an alternative fuel for freight transport in the context of the TEN-T network corridors, and in line with the proposal of Directive on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure.
Partners: ADENE and IST
Role in Project: Coordination of IST technical team for the state of the art on use of LNG for road freight transport and energy and environmental scenario analysis
Year: 2014-2015
Project title: FR-EVUE Freight Electric Vehicles in Urban Europe
Project description: The project will demonstrate solutions to the barriers currently inhibiting uptake of EVs in the sector and includes leading European researchers who will design and then implement a common pan-European assessment framework to understand the impacts of these solutions.
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC technical team of EV monitoring in urban logistics in the city of Lisbon, sub-contracted for this purpose
Year: 2013-2016
Project title: DOROTHY - Development of research and planning for sustainable urban logistics including electromobility services for the implementation of an energy-efficient transport system in Europe (319918)
Project description: The European Project DOROTHY has the mission to enhance the distribution process of urban goods by reducing the number of vehicles and enhancing environmental standards, with a final objective of improving the quality of life in European cities.
Role in Project: Coordination of IST technical team
Project title: REgenerating mixed-use MED urban communities congested by traffic through Innovative low carbon mobility sOlutions - REMEDIO (Interreg Mediterranean)Project description: The goal of the Project is to fasten the implementation of low-carbon mobility solutions in mediterranean cities where the process is at an early stage, starting from urban hot spots characterized by traffic congestion in high-density areas surrounding the city centers
Role in Project: Participation in the IST technical team
Year: 2014-2015
Project title: LNG_PT - Fast tracking the deployment of a European low carbon transport system: the Portuguese Roadmap for LNG in TEN-T corridors (2013-PT-92081-S)
Project description: The goal of the Project is to set out a national policy framework for LNG in road transport to accelerate the uptake of LNG as an alternative fuel for freight transport in the context of the TEN-T network corridors, and in line with the proposal of Directive on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure.
Partners: ADENE and IST
Role in Project: Coordination of IST technical team for the state of the art on use of LNG for road freight transport and energy and environmental scenario analysis
Year: 2014-2015
Project title: FR-EVUE Freight Electric Vehicles in Urban Europe
Project description: The project will demonstrate solutions to the barriers currently inhibiting uptake of EVs in the sector and includes leading European researchers who will design and then implement a common pan-European assessment framework to understand the impacts of these solutions.
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC technical team of EV monitoring in urban logistics in the city of Lisbon, sub-contracted for this purpose
Year: 2013-2016
Project title: DOROTHY - Development of research and planning for sustainable urban logistics including electromobility services for the implementation of an energy-efficient transport system in Europe (319918)
Project description: The European Project DOROTHY has the mission to enhance the distribution process of urban goods by reducing the number of vehicles and enhancing environmental standards, with a final objective of improving the quality of life in European cities.
Role in Project: Coordination of IST technical team
National R&D Projects
ear: 2015-2017
Project title: SusCity: Urban data driven models for creative and resourceful urban transitions (FCT project reference MITP-TB/C S/0026/2013)
Project description: SusCity focuses on developing and integrating new tools and services to promote urban resource efficiency with minimum environmental impacts while contributing to promote economic development and preserving actual levels of reliability. SusCity takes an integrated and application-oriented research approach by focusing on urban interventions in Lisbon, at the “Parque das Nações” testbed.
Partners: IST, IDMEC, University of Coimbra, INESC TEC, Faculdade de Ciências, University of Minho, LNEG
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC WP4 activities
Year: 2009-2011
Project title: “MOBI-MPP - Assessment and Development of Integrated Systems for Electric Vehicles
Project description: The Portuguese government is committed to promote the development of sustainable vehicles as part of a strategy to accomplish new paradigms of mobility. This gives the opportunity to the MIT-Portugal Program to develop research activities in relevant technological areas.
Partners: Minho University, FEUP, IST
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC research activities
Year: 2009-2011
Project title: Power demand estimation and power system impacts resulting of fleet penetration of electric/plug-in vehicles
Project description: This research project aims at deriving a forecast/backcast fleet model to estimate the impact in global energy consumption, CO2 emission and power system grid resulting from the penetration of alternative vehicle technologies in the road vehicle fleet.
Partners: IDMEC, IST and INESC-Porto
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC research activities
Project title: SusCity: Urban data driven models for creative and resourceful urban transitions (FCT project reference MITP-TB/C S/0026/2013)
Project description: SusCity focuses on developing and integrating new tools and services to promote urban resource efficiency with minimum environmental impacts while contributing to promote economic development and preserving actual levels of reliability. SusCity takes an integrated and application-oriented research approach by focusing on urban interventions in Lisbon, at the “Parque das Nações” testbed.
Partners: IST, IDMEC, University of Coimbra, INESC TEC, Faculdade de Ciências, University of Minho, LNEG
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC WP4 activities
Year: 2009-2011
Project title: “MOBI-MPP - Assessment and Development of Integrated Systems for Electric Vehicles
Project description: The Portuguese government is committed to promote the development of sustainable vehicles as part of a strategy to accomplish new paradigms of mobility. This gives the opportunity to the MIT-Portugal Program to develop research activities in relevant technological areas.
Partners: Minho University, FEUP, IST
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC research activities
Year: 2009-2011
Project title: Power demand estimation and power system impacts resulting of fleet penetration of electric/plug-in vehicles
Project description: This research project aims at deriving a forecast/backcast fleet model to estimate the impact in global energy consumption, CO2 emission and power system grid resulting from the penetration of alternative vehicle technologies in the road vehicle fleet.
Partners: IDMEC, IST and INESC-Porto
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC research activities
Privately funded projects
Year: 2016
Project title: Quantification of impacts of urban mobility platforms
Project description: Characterize existing urban mobility platforms and define best architecture according to stakeholder’s interests
Partners: Brisa Inovação e Tecnologia and IDMEC
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC team
Year: 2014-2015
Project title: Urban mobility platform
Project description: Characterize existing urban mobility platforms and define best architecture according to stakeholder’s interests
Partners: Brisa Inovação e Tecnologia and IDMEC
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC team
Year: 2014-2015
Project title: Energy and Environmental Impacts Quantification of the Lisbon Municipality Fleet
Project description: Perform the characterization of the energy and environmental impacts of the Lisbon Municipality Fleet
Partners: Lisboa E-Nova and IDMEC
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC team
Year: 2014-2015
Project title: State of Practice of Electric Vehicles and Charging Solutions
Project description: Characterize the current market of electric vehicles and of charging equipment
Partners: Prio.e and IDMEC
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC team
Year: 2014-2015
Project title: Efficient Fleet Challenge
Project description: Eco-driving competition between 10 companies with 10 drivers each
Partners: IDMEC, IST, ITDS, GALP Energia
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC technical team
Year: 2013
Project title: The Use Of Small Sized Mobility Solutions As A Cleaner Mobility Option: The Last Mile Problem
Project description: Organization of event to discuss topics associated to last mile delivery such as the use of electric mobility and cargo-bikes
Partners: IDMEC and University Transportation Research Center - New York
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC team
Year: 2013
Project title: Douro Cruiser ship emissions report
Project description: On-board monitoring of emissions resulting of the operation of the Douro Cruiser ship
Partners: IDMEC and Douro-Azul
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC technical team
Year: 2012-2013
Project title: Support in activities for the projects: Electric mobility, Remote sensing, Smart meters for efficient decisions
Project description: Provide support in electric mobility activities related to the Lisbon’s Mobi.e network deployment and with smart meter information data-processing
Partners: IDMEC and Lisboa E-Nova
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC team
Year: 2012
Project title: Monitoring the use of electric vehicles by early adopters
Project description: Monitor the use of privately owned and company owned electrics vehicles by survey before and after the adoption of the alternative vehicle technology
Partners: IDMEC and EMEL
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC team
Year: 2012
Project title: Impacts of on-board devices and eco driving training on urban passengers bus drivers' behavior
Project description: Develop data–processing methodologies related to driver monitoring information from the 100 instrumented vehicles in the Lisbon region
Partners: IDMEC and Rodoviária de Lisboa
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC team
Year: 2012
Project title: Characterization of worldwide usage of bike sharing systems Project - State of Practice of Bike-sharing systems
Project description: Perform a worldwide characterization of bike-sharing systems and development of analysis metrics
Partners: IDMEC and Prio.e
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC team
Year: 2011-2013
Project title: i2d - intelligence to drive Project
Project description: Technological development of on-board monitoring device and application in demo tests
Partners: IDMEC, ITDS and FAI
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC technical team
Year: 2011
Project title: Monitoring of 5 pre-production Plug-in Toyota Prius in real world usage conditions
Project description: Monitoring the deployment in real word usage condition of 5 Toyota Prius Plug-in
Partners: IDMEC and Galp Energia
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC technical team
Year: 2010-2011
Project title: Development of the platform MOBI.E MAPS for the comparison of vehicle technologies
Project description: Development of life-cycle characterization metrics of vehicle technologies to be applied in the platform MOBI.E MAPS
Partners: IST/IN+, IDMEC and INTELLI, NOVABASE
Role in Project: Participation in the technical team
Year: 2010
Project title: Roteiro Nacional das Energias Renováveis - Aplicação da Directiva 2009/28/CE, collaboration in the transportation sector focus group
Project description: Participation in transportation sector focus group for the development of the renewable energy national roadmap
Partners: IDMEC and APREN
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC technical team
Year: 2010
Project title: Location of Lisbon’s electric vehicle’s recharging points
Project description: Definition of an analysis algorithm for the analysis of the optimal location of EV recharging points in the city of Lisbon
Partners: IDMEC and Lisboa E-Nova
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC technical team
Year: 2010
Project title: Fuel Cell Hybrid Taxi Life Cycle Analysis Study
Project description: Quantification of life-cycle analysis associated to different powertrain options for a London taxi
Partners: IDMEC and Intelligent Energy
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC technical team
Year: 2009-2011
Project title: Development of scenarios on the Portuguese vehicle stock and impacts on its energy consumption
Project description: Development of a fleet model methodology for the Portuguese transportation sector and evaluation of future scenarios
Partners: IDMEC and Galp Energia
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC technical team
Project title: Quantification of impacts of urban mobility platforms
Project description: Characterize existing urban mobility platforms and define best architecture according to stakeholder’s interests
Partners: Brisa Inovação e Tecnologia and IDMEC
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC team
Year: 2014-2015
Project title: Urban mobility platform
Project description: Characterize existing urban mobility platforms and define best architecture according to stakeholder’s interests
Partners: Brisa Inovação e Tecnologia and IDMEC
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC team
Year: 2014-2015
Project title: Energy and Environmental Impacts Quantification of the Lisbon Municipality Fleet
Project description: Perform the characterization of the energy and environmental impacts of the Lisbon Municipality Fleet
Partners: Lisboa E-Nova and IDMEC
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC team
Year: 2014-2015
Project title: State of Practice of Electric Vehicles and Charging Solutions
Project description: Characterize the current market of electric vehicles and of charging equipment
Partners: Prio.e and IDMEC
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC team
Year: 2014-2015
Project title: Efficient Fleet Challenge
Project description: Eco-driving competition between 10 companies with 10 drivers each
Partners: IDMEC, IST, ITDS, GALP Energia
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC technical team
Year: 2013
Project title: The Use Of Small Sized Mobility Solutions As A Cleaner Mobility Option: The Last Mile Problem
Project description: Organization of event to discuss topics associated to last mile delivery such as the use of electric mobility and cargo-bikes
Partners: IDMEC and University Transportation Research Center - New York
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC team
Year: 2013
Project title: Douro Cruiser ship emissions report
Project description: On-board monitoring of emissions resulting of the operation of the Douro Cruiser ship
Partners: IDMEC and Douro-Azul
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC technical team
Year: 2012-2013
Project title: Support in activities for the projects: Electric mobility, Remote sensing, Smart meters for efficient decisions
Project description: Provide support in electric mobility activities related to the Lisbon’s Mobi.e network deployment and with smart meter information data-processing
Partners: IDMEC and Lisboa E-Nova
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC team
Year: 2012
Project title: Monitoring the use of electric vehicles by early adopters
Project description: Monitor the use of privately owned and company owned electrics vehicles by survey before and after the adoption of the alternative vehicle technology
Partners: IDMEC and EMEL
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC team
Year: 2012
Project title: Impacts of on-board devices and eco driving training on urban passengers bus drivers' behavior
Project description: Develop data–processing methodologies related to driver monitoring information from the 100 instrumented vehicles in the Lisbon region
Partners: IDMEC and Rodoviária de Lisboa
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC team
Year: 2012
Project title: Characterization of worldwide usage of bike sharing systems Project - State of Practice of Bike-sharing systems
Project description: Perform a worldwide characterization of bike-sharing systems and development of analysis metrics
Partners: IDMEC and Prio.e
Role in Project: Coordination of IDMEC team
Year: 2011-2013
Project title: i2d - intelligence to drive Project
Project description: Technological development of on-board monitoring device and application in demo tests
Partners: IDMEC, ITDS and FAI
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC technical team
Year: 2011
Project title: Monitoring of 5 pre-production Plug-in Toyota Prius in real world usage conditions
Project description: Monitoring the deployment in real word usage condition of 5 Toyota Prius Plug-in
Partners: IDMEC and Galp Energia
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC technical team
Year: 2010-2011
Project title: Development of the platform MOBI.E MAPS for the comparison of vehicle technologies
Project description: Development of life-cycle characterization metrics of vehicle technologies to be applied in the platform MOBI.E MAPS
Partners: IST/IN+, IDMEC and INTELLI, NOVABASE
Role in Project: Participation in the technical team
Year: 2010
Project title: Roteiro Nacional das Energias Renováveis - Aplicação da Directiva 2009/28/CE, collaboration in the transportation sector focus group
Project description: Participation in transportation sector focus group for the development of the renewable energy national roadmap
Partners: IDMEC and APREN
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC technical team
Year: 2010
Project title: Location of Lisbon’s electric vehicle’s recharging points
Project description: Definition of an analysis algorithm for the analysis of the optimal location of EV recharging points in the city of Lisbon
Partners: IDMEC and Lisboa E-Nova
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC technical team
Year: 2010
Project title: Fuel Cell Hybrid Taxi Life Cycle Analysis Study
Project description: Quantification of life-cycle analysis associated to different powertrain options for a London taxi
Partners: IDMEC and Intelligent Energy
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC technical team
Year: 2009-2011
Project title: Development of scenarios on the Portuguese vehicle stock and impacts on its energy consumption
Project description: Development of a fleet model methodology for the Portuguese transportation sector and evaluation of future scenarios
Partners: IDMEC and Galp Energia
Role in Project: Participation in the IDMEC technical team