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- The I.P. HERCULES Final Meeting and Partners
Forum took place in Brussels on 5th September 2007,
with 70 participants. It included an overview presentation
of the Project and its results, presentations by
E.C. Officials and presentations of the final results
of each Task by all Task Leaders. Posters with
results from all Tasks were presented.
( September 25, 2007 )
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- In the 25th CIMAC World Congress on Combustion
Engine Technology, May 21-24, 2007 Vienna, Austria,
the I. P. HERCULES results were presented in 14
different papers (out of Congress Total of 270
papers).
Notably, 2 out of 3 Best Paper Awards were given
to Papers emanating from the I. P. HERCULES project:
1. Congress Best Paper Award.
Paper # 101: Christer Wik, Bjorn Hallback, ?€?Utilisation
of 2-stage turbo charging as an emission reduction
mean on a Wartsila 4-stroke medium-speed diesel
engine?€
2. British Petroleum Award.
Paper # 98: Kai Herrmann, Reiner Schulz, German
Weisser, ?€?Development of a reference experiment
for large diesel engine combustion system optimization?€
( May 25, 2007 )
- The I.P.HERCULES was featured in the EURONEWS
TV program FUTURIS and
presented in the "Star Projects", category of the
Series "Success Stories" of EC
/ DG Research / Info. Centre
( April 24, 2007 )
- The Project Steering Committee and the Project
Technical Board convened in Vaasa, Finland, on
15 March 2007, hosted by Wartsila Finland OY. The
meeting included a tour of the Wartsila Vaasa engine
factory
( April 18, 2007 )
- The duration of the Project has been extended
to 43 months to allow tests on prototype components
in several Tasks to be completed. New end date
is 30 September 2007.
( November 7, 2006 )
- The Danish Minister for the Environment, Connie
Hedegaard, addressed the 3rd HERCULES
Partner's Forum in Copenhagen at the new museum
sponsored by MAN Diesel A/S (DieselHouse),
on 5th October 2006. The Minister gave
a speech and
was present at the start-up of the mammoth-sized
B&W diesel engine from 1932, which for more than
30 years was the largest diesel engine in the world.
( October 10, 2006 )
- The 3rd HERCULES Partner's Forum
took place in Copenhagen on 5th October
2006 at the new museum (DieselHouse). The partner's
forum is an informal assembly of representatives
of all partners. It convenes annually, organised
by the I.P. Coordinator, to exchange views, present
results and assist in bottom-up coordination and
assessment of I.P. objectives. The Forum included
also a Poster Session. A Training Seminar with
3 Sessions of Technical Presentations took place
in Copenhagen on 6th October 2006.
( October 10, 2006 )
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- The Project Technical Board convened in Copenhagen
on 4 October 2006. A dinner was held at the MAN
Diesel A/S Research Center.
( October 10, 2006 )
- CIMAC CIRCLE at SMM 2006: Thursday, September
28, 2006. Subject: ?Next Generation Marine Diesel
Engines ? Visions for the next decade.? Views from
experts participating in I.P. HERCULES and discussion
with the audience will take place at CIMAC CIRCLE
at SMM 2006. http://www.cimac.com/congress_events/circle_2006-hamburg.asp
( August 29, 2006 )
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