AMBASSADOR consortium consists of 14 partners with complementary background know-how in order to achieve challenging goals of the project. The consortium is led by Schneider Electric Industries SAS.
Main contact: Alfredo Samperio Key staff: Jean-Louis Bergerand, Laurent Battini, Olivier Cottet, Peter Pflaum |
Schneider Electric Industries SAS (SE) (FR). As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in Utilities & Infrastructures, Industries & Machine Manufacturers, Non-residential Buildings, Data Centres & Networks and in Residential. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the Group’s 130,000 plus employees achieved sales of 22.4 billion euros in 2011, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations make the most of their energy.
WP participation: WP1 (leader), WP2, WP3, WP5, WP6 (leader), WP7, WP8, WP9 (leader)
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Main contact: Yves Stauffer Key staff: Emmanuel Onillon, Martin Sénéclauze
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CSEM (Swiss Centre for Electronics and Microtechnology) (CH), founded in 1984, is a private research and development centre, which has specialized in microtechnology, nanotechnology, microelectronics, systems engineering and communications technologies. It offers its customers and industry partners tailor made innovative solutions based on its technological expertise from applied research. Furthermore, in founding start-ups, it actively contributes to developing Switzerland as an industrial location.
WP participation: WP1, WP2, WP3 (leader), WP4, WP5 (leader), WP6, WP7, WP8, WP9 |
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Main contact: Pierre Bernaud |
CEA (Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique et aux Energie Alternatives) (FR) is involved in AMBASSADOR through its Technological Research Division. Part of this division, the CEA LITEN (Laboratory of Innovation for New Energy Technologies and Nanomaterials) is a CEA department located for the most part in Grenoble and Chambéry (on the INES site – French National Institute for Solar Energy). It is one of Europe’s newest and most important research centres in the new energy technology field. Involved in 350 research partnership contracts every year, LITEN works hand in hand with French industry. It is one of the CEA laboratories with the most patents – 134 new applications filed in 2009 and a portfolio of 400 international patents. LITEN’s research activities are focused on solar energy, low-energy buildings, future transport applications (hydrogen, fuel cells and batteries), as well as nanomaterials for energy and methods guaranteeing their safe use.
WP participation: WP1, WP2 (leader), WP4, WP5, WP6, WP7, WP9 |
 Main contact: Sohail Malik |
Neurobat AG (CH) is a SME, Swiss high-tech start-up company. It’s domain of activity is R&D, marketing and sales of its unique adaptive, predictive control technologies and products to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industry worldwide. The Company has expertise in the design and development of adaptive, predictive controls for HVAC for residential and commercial applications. The company received the Swiss Technology Award 2005 for its HVAC predictive model.
WP participation: WP1, WP2, WP5, WP7 |
 Main contact: Gunther Jutz |
Leclanché GmbH (DE) is a subsidiary of a Swiss company Leclanché SA founded in 1909 in Yverdon-les-Bains. Through the integration of a spin-off from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in 2006 the company developed from being a traditional battery manufacturer to becoming a leading developer and manufacturer of lithium ion batteries in Europe. Leclanché is a leading manufacturer in Europe of large-size lithium ion batteries. Through a unique, licensed separator technology, the core element of lithium ion batteries, Leclanché is capable of manufacturing cells with above-average safety features in an automated production process.
WP participation: WP1, WP4, WP6, WP7
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 Main contact: Susana Lopez |
FUNDACION TEKNIKER (ES) was legally formed in 1981 as a non-profit making Foundation, being a renowned Centre of Manufacturing Technologies. Preferential sectors covered include Ancillary Automotive sector, Machine Tool and accessories, Energy, and biotechnology. TEKNIKER is divided into 18 units, those involved in the AMBASSADOR project are: Mechanical Engineering Unit, Automatic Control Unit, Electronics and Communication Unit and Surface Chemistry Unit. Currently Tekniker employs 242 people and has a turnover of 21 M€. The company has been involved in 13 EU projects in the last 3 years.
WP participation: WP1, WP2, WP3, WP4 (leader), WP6, WP7, WP8, WP9
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Main contact: Raquel Ferret |
Zigor R&D (ES) provides adapted and technologically advanced solutions for the energy conversion needs of companies belonging to the fields of telecommunications, industry, railway, renewable energies and energy, utilities and municipalities. ZIGOR is a company engaged in the design, manufacture and marketing of a wide range of DC/AC Power Conversion Systems and the development of customized electronic solutions, e.g.: battery chargers, battery chargers high frequency switching mode technology, battery chargers for lmds, telecom battery charger, DC/DC converters, Inverters, Uninterruptible Power Systems (UPS) and electronic voltage regulators, PV solar and wind power inverters, energy saving equipment (for peak saving) and Lighting energy saving equipment.
WP participation: WP1, WP2, WP4, WP5, WP6, WP7, WP9
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Main contact: Matteo Porta |
D’Appolonia S.p.A. (IT) is a major Italian firm which provides integrated engineering services to clients belonging both to the public and the private sector in the energy, environment, construction, oil and gas, transport, electronics and telecommunications domains. To offer high level services worldwide, D’Appolonia relies on a permanent staff of qualified engineers and scientists. Most of the staff has an extended academic and technical background with post-graduate degrees. In the field of Energy Efficient and Green Buildings, the multidisciplinary staff of D’Appolonia guarantees deep knowledge in materials engineering, advanced insulation systems, their assembly installation, and maintenance.
WP participation: WP1, WP4, WP5, WP6, WP7, WP8, WP9
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 http://www.ntua.gr/index_en.html Main contact: Maria Taxiarchou |
NTUA (National Technical University of Athens) (EL) is the oldest and most prestigious technical university in Greece with 9 schools and more than 7000 students. Today NTUA employs 1900 persons as academic or administrative staff and more than 2500 researchers. Based on the 2011 Euro Research Ranking Data, NTUA is positioned in the 10th place between educational organisations and in the 9th position on Networking Rank (Reputation). Last year only, it was coordinating or participating in 67 European projects and during the last decade was funded from European Commission 400Μ€. Based on the same statistical data, the Laboratory of Metallurgy (NTUA.LM) is ranking in the 1st position between NTUA Laboratories.
WP participation: WP1, WP4, WP5, WP6, WP7 (leader), WP8, WP9
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 http://www.planair.ch/en/welcome/ Main contact: Francois Bauer |
Planair SA (CH) is a Swiss SME established in 1985. The company employes 40 engineers and technicians, active in the field of energetic and environmental consultancy in building and renewables domains, gathering knowledge and competencies both in technical domains (HVAC) and in R&D projects. The company is active in energy planning and efficiency at district/regional level, as well as energy saving programs. Planair has several collaborators who are IPMVP certified.
WP participation: WP1, WP4, WP6, WP7, WP8 |
 Main contact: Guido Mattei |
ECBrussels (BE) participated in several projects providing direct technical consulting on the European and national legislations in the renewable energy field. Within the OILECO project, co-financed by the European Commission through the Intelligent Energy for Europe Programme, its role is to provide technical information regarding the legal and administrative background in the field of re-use of Used Cooking Oils to produce bio-fuel. Moreover, ECBrussels designed and delivered the Analysis of European Energy Market and Policies, built on the legislative monitoring of the energy sector, the creation of reports on energy trends, studies on EU legislation on energy, analysis of the market evolution.
WP participation: WP1, WP7, WP8
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 Main contact: Krzysztof Klobut |
Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus VTT (FI) is a state owned non-profit limited liability company established by law and operating under the ownership steering of the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy.
VTT’s activities are focused on three areas: Knowledge intensive products and services, Smart industry and energy systems, and Solutions for natural resources and environment. VTT is impact-driven and from its wide multi-technological knowledge base, VTT can combine different technologies, produce information, upgrade technology knowledge, and create business intelligence and value added for its stakeholders. WP participation: WP1, WP2, WP4, WP5, WP6, WP7, WP8
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 Main contact: Sue Dunster |
ZEDfactory (UK) was founded in 1999. The company aims to demonstrate that a step change reduction in carbon footprint is achievable at the same time as an increase in overall quality of life – with a zero carbon, zero waste lifestyle, and work style achieved by synchronising urban ZEDs with zero fossil energy farming and food distribution. ZEDfactory has developed its own building physics models tuneable to different climatic regions, has its own ‘ZEDfabric’ low cost bulk purchasing supply chain with specially developed energy efficient and building integrated renewable energy systems.
WP participation: WP1, WP2, WP4, WP7, WP8, WP9
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Main contact: Lenka Bajarova |
AMIRES (CZ) is a consulting and management company for research, development and innovation projects, which provides the necessary strategic and administrative support to high quality international teams to achieve their objectives and facilitates the research-industrial and research-policy making interface. AMIRES follows projects from their initiation and planning, through negotiation, execution and management to the final stage, where exploitation of a new technologies, products or services is facilitated. Moreover, main mission of the company is to facilitate the access of European research to high-tech SMEs and improve exploitation of innovative ideas.
WP participation: WP1, WP8 (leader), WP9
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http://www.amires.eu