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Mrs. Elena Holban

CS II

Scientific Researcher II - INSTITUTUL NAŢIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU PROTECŢIA MEDIULUI BUCUREŞTI

Researcher

Web of Science ResearcherID: G-2113-2011

Curriculum Vitae (04/11/2021)

Expertise & keywords

Precursor service for identification and monitoring of waste deposits, using Earth Observation and super-resolution techniques Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect de transfer la operatorul economic
PN-III-P2-2.1-PTE-2021-0432 2022 - 2024

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: GMV INNOVATING SOLUTIONS S.R.L.

Project partners: GMV INNOVATING SOLUTIONS S.R.L. (RO); UNIVERSITATEA DE STIINTE AGRONOMICE SI MEDICINA VETERINARA (RO); INSTITUTUL NAŢIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU PROTECŢIA MEDIULUI BUCUREŞTI (RO)

Affiliation:

Project website: https://www.baseline.ro

Abstract:

The dramatic increase in the amount of waste produced globally has an undeniable negative effect on the environment. The accelerated pace of urban areas development, the increase in consumption and the large scale of industrial activities have led to a rapid accumulation of waste in more or less proper waste dumps. All EU member states are required to comply with waste management regulations, which primarily provide for the prevention of illegal dumping of any type of waste, its disposal in compliant landfills and their regular monitoring.

The BASELINE project aims to support waste management activities by proposing practical ways for Earth observation data to be used in off-site waste detection and monitoring of known landfills. BASELINE will design, validate and promote scalable solutions based on specific tools for the analysis of electro-optical satellite images as well as advanced techniques consisting of artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI / ML).

The proposed service under BASELINE will focus on the rapid detection of solid waste on land, the detailed analysis of its characteristics and the monitoring of landfills evolution over time. The project will rely on USAMVB’s previously developed and tested processes, algorithms and techniques based on satellite images, which will be adapted and improved with the help of AI.

Finally, the solutions will be integrated, implemented tested and validated in an operational environment, based on specific use cases and scenarios. Due to their scalability, the solutions offered by the BASELINE service will be integrated by GMV in its own portfolio and will be able to support waste management not only in Romania but also at regional, European or global level.

Multicriteria decision tool for accelerating the implementation of CO2 capture technologies in the industrial environment Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect de transfer la operatorul economic
PN-III-P2-2.1-PTE-2021-0520 2022 - 2024

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: WING COMPUTER GROUP S.R.L.

Project partners: WING COMPUTER GROUP S.R.L. (RO); UNIVERSITATEA NAŢIONALĂ DE ŞTIINŢĂ ŞI TEHNOLOGIE POLITEHNICA BUCUREŞTI (RO); INSTITUTUL NAŢIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU PROTECŢIA MEDIULUI BUCUREŞTI (RO)

Affiliation:

Project website: https://capsoft.wing.ro/www/

Abstract:

The objective is to build a software decision tool platform to accelerate CC(U)S adoption and lower carbon capture cost by implementing the chemical absorption technology in a societal acceptable way. The proposed solutions will cost 25-50 EUR per ton CO2 captured, with purities suitable for utilization or geological storage. The solution will be demonstrated in UPB laboratory and a conceptual solution will be provided for different industrial partners (cement or steel industry) for different CO2 content: 8-40%. The aim is to develop and build a CO2 capture technology based on chemical absorption with >85% efficiency removals. With this technology the OPEX for solvent capture technologies is reduced by 10-15%. At the demonstrations the joint solutions will be extensively tested and evaluated (social, technical, economical, safety, etc). The data generated, the assessments made, and the simulation tools used both in CAPSOFT and other projects will fill a newly built open-source software platform. Through one or two simulations, this platform tool will be validated ensuring replication elsewhere. As the software platform grows, its value and effectiveness increases for all users. The project aims to bring the different solutions to TRL 5. The dissemination activities are aimed in positioning the solutions alongside other sustainable solutions like solar and wind. The DEMO’s, OITB, the software tool, and the dissemination and exploitation activities ensure that project results will be replicated globally.

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