Interest in Mistra´s offer of idea support was greater than ever in 2005. More than 150 applications for such support were submitted. An international assessment panel selected 15 of these to go on to the second round of the application process. The Board selected six winning projects among the finalists for funding. - A particularly gratifying feature is the powerful combination of new thinking and great potential environmental value in so many of the applications, says Marie Uhrwing, Programme Director at Mistra.
The aim of Mistra´s idea support is to contribute to the realization of innovative research projects that have great environmental improvement potential. Projects must be bold, original and creative to be eligible for idea support. The research should be pioneering and innovative and/or should not take anything for granted. It may also explicitly challenge established dogma. Applications are welcomed from all disciplines.
- Several of the winning projects involve innovations that use new technologies to make environmentally sounder solutions more widely available and cheaper. The concepts here really are new, she adds.
The following projects will receive idea support:
Deeper access, deeper understanding
Greger Thornell, Uppsala University Fredrik Bruhn, Uppsala University
Budget: 4,5 MSEK
Macrospheres - a high-pressure hydrogen storage system
Lars Stenmark, Uppsala University Johan Köhler, Uppsala University
Budget: 4,5 MSEK
Targeting safe aquifers in regions with high arsenic groundwater and its worldwide implications Prosun Bhattacharya, Royal Institute of Technology Roger Thunvik, Royal Institute of Technology
Budget: 3,65 MSEK
Fundamental study on the use of MAX phases as material in micro turbines
Christopher Sylwan, Royal Institute of Technology Budget: 3 MSEK High performance steam engines Jan-Gunnar Persson, Royal Institute of Technology
Budget: 3,916 MSEK
Animal-driven sustainable beef production systems
Eva Salomon, Swedish Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
Budget: 3MSEK
