Selected Projects

• Cleaner Greener Production Programme (CGPP)
  ENTRAC is part of a team, lead by the Clean Technology Centre, which is managing the Cleaner Greener Production Programme on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
  
• ENIGMATIC Thematic Network under the Fifth Framework Programme.
  European Network on Integration of Clean Vehicles Applying Technology Innovations.
  Co-ordinator: Intema Consult, Austria.
  
• Windfarm development.
  ENTRAC has been involved in all aspects of wind power development: site and wind resource assessment; planning and EIS; financing; construction of roads, bases and electrical infrastructure; tower and turbine procurement; and ongoing operation and maintenance. A 2MW windfarm was commissioned in Mayo for Western Prospect in 2000.
  
  
• ERANTIS - Energy Efficient Rural Transport Solutions.
  THERMIE project to disseminate European experience, especially that of Denmark, relating to energy efficient rural transport including better co-ordination of services, route planning systems and other initiatives.
  Co-ordinator: Nova Pro, Denmark.
  
  
• CHP evaluation in Ukraine under the TACIS programme.
  Co-ordinators: Project Management Ltd. and PI Consult, Finland.
  
  
• Alternative public transport for Sligo.
  A feasibility study was carried out, under the ALTENER programme, into future transport requirements for Sligo and its environs. In particular, the study focused on using small-scale hydro-electricity to charge an innovative, pollution free, ultra light tram system. Paper Renewable Energy for Local Public Transport was presented at Sustainable Hotels for Sustainable Destinations, Maspalomas, October 2000 and REBUILD, Barcelona, October 1999
  
  
• Monitoring of THERMIE transport targeted projects for the European Commission.
  Projects included ENTIRE, JUPITER-2 and ZEUS which were large scale, multi million EURO, multi city projects integrating advanced vehicle technologies, traffic management systems, land use planning and other elements to achieve cleaner, more efficient transport systems.
  
  
• Urban Buses with Hybrid Drive Systems.
  This study was published by the European Commission, under the THERMIE programme, and also contributed case studies to the ELTIS database. Paper Hybrid Vehicle Development in Europe was presented at UITP International Congress, Toronto, May 1999 and REBUILD, Florence, April 1998.
  Co-ordinator: UITP (International Union of Public Transport).
  
  
• Technical assistance to the OPET Network (Organisations for the Promotion of Energy Technologies).
  Studies carried out by ENTRAC for the Network of over 50 bodies included an overview of mobility management initiatives in Europe and an examination of the application of ISO 14001 in transport operations.
  Co-ordinator: Ruhrmann & Partner, Germany.
  
  
• Analysis of the Structures Developed in THERMIE Targeted Projects in Buildings and Transport for the European Commission.
  Co-ordinator: Institut Cerdà, Spain.