PAVENERGY RESEARCH PROJECT – RESULTS ALREADY ACHIEVED AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS PLANNED FOR THE YEARS TO COME

Abstract

This paper presents the PAVENERGY research project, which has carried out at the University of Coimbra, in Portugal, since June 1, 2016 and will end on April 30, 2020. The following results have been achieved so far: one startup has been created (PAVNEXT); one prototype has been constructed; one pilot plant has been installed; one patent has been submitted, and which is in the final stage of approval; eleven innovation and entrepreneurship prizes have been won, five at national level and six at international level; one PhD thesis has been finished; ten articles have been published in Web of Science journals; seventeen articles have been presented in international conferences; one article has been presented in a national conference. This paper describes what was planned, what has already been done, what will be done in the next few months and what is planned for the years to come.