COST transport

Directorate-General For Mobility And Transport European Commission

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Transport policy
Environmental research

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• Applied research

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• Publié par: DIRECTORATE-GENERAL-FOR-MOBILITY-AND-TRANSPORT-EUROPEAN-COMMISSION
• Nombre de lectures: 45
• Langue: English
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COST
Transport COST
TCT Chairman:
Mr. Pierre Debeusscher (F)
Conseil Général des Ponts et Chaussées
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
COST Transport Secretariat
European Commission
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
URL: http://www.cordis.lu/
cost-transport/home.html
Actions' description Commission, which allows a permanent interaction
with the Framework Programmes' Transport RTD ac­
When talking about European Union Research activi­ tivities and the Transport Policy Directorates, en­
ties most people think about the European Union abling close collaboration between transport re­
Framework Programmes; it is less known that the Eu­ search activities and serving as a basis for further
ropean Union also plays a key role in the develop­ political action.
ment and co-ordination of the European Co-operation
in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST)COS. T Transport Actions are authorised and super­
vised by the COST Technical Committee on Trans­
COST is a Europe-wide framework, which supports port (TCT) which, in turn, reports to the COST Com­
the co-ordination of national research at European mittee of Senior Officials. Both of these decision
level, by setting up COST Actions in areas of nation­ making bodies comprise representatives of the na­
al and European interest. tional governments of the 32 COST countries. A list
of TCT members is included in this folder.
The transport area lends itself particularly well to the
COST framework, both because it combines aspects This folder contains a set of leaflets, each with a de­
from a number of disciplines, and because of the scription of a COST Action which is completed, on­
need for harmonisation at European level. Liaison going or in advanced preparation. These represent
with the transport ministries and administrations in an overview of activities since the outset of COST
the various countries is a key element of these COST Transport. The links between completed COST Ac­
Actions. With representatives of up to 22 countries tions and ongoing research activities, both in COST
participating in each Action, substantial benefits ac­ and the European Union Framework Programmes,
crue in terms of shared knowledge and reduced du­ are highlighted throughout the leaflets. These have
plication, resulting in a gearing effect on innovation. been clustered on the basis of the structure of the 5th
Framework Programme's key action on Sustainable
The COST Transport Secretariat is located within the Mobility and Intermodality, with which the synergies
Directorate General for Transport of the European are the most evident. By the end of 1999, the COST Transport domain en­ Actions underway
compassed 1 3 ongoing COST Actions with a total es­
timated budget of EURO 42.5 Million. 32 COST Ac­ COST 327 - Motorcycle Safety Helmets
tions have been completed and a further 4 are under COST 332 - Transport and Land-Use Policies
preparation. The complete list of COST Actions is giv­ COST 334 - Effects of Wide Single Tyres and Dual
en below. Tyres
COST 335 - Passengers' Accessibility of Heavy Rail
Completed Actions Systems
COST 336 - Use of Falling Weight Deflectometers
COST 30 - Electronic Traffic Aids on Major Roads in Pavement Evaluation
COST 30 bis - Electronic Traffic Aids on Major Roads: COST 337 - Unbound Granular Materials for Road
Demonstration Project and Further Re­ Pavements
search COST 339 - Small Containers
COST 301 - Shore Based Marine Navigation Systems COST 341 - Habitat Fragmentation due to Trans­
portation Infrastructure COST 302 - Technical and Economic Conditions
for the Use of Electric Road Vehicles COST 342 - Parking Policy Measures and their Ef­
COST 303 -l and Economic Evaluation of fects on Mobility and the Economy.
National Dual-mode Trolleybus Pro­ COST 343 - Reduction in Road Closures by Im­
grammes proved Maintenance Procedures.
COST 304 - Use of Alternative Fuels in Road Vehicles COST 344 - Improvements to Snow and Ice Con­
COST 305 - Data System for the Study of Demand trol on European Roads and Bridges
for Interregional Passenger Transport COST 345 - Procedures Required for Assessing
Highway Structures COST 306 - Automatic Transmission of Data Relat­
ing to Transport COST 346 - Emissions and Fuel Consumption from
COST 307 - Rational Use of Energy in Interregional Heavy Duty Vehicles
Transport
COST 308 - Maintenance of Ships Actions in preparation
COST 309 - Road Weather Conditions
COST 310 - Freight Transport Logistics COST 338 - Driver Visual Information Overload
COST 311 - Simulation of Maritime Traffic COST 340 - Towards a European Intermodal Trans­
COST 312 - Evaluation of the Effects of the Chan­ port Network: Lessons from History
nel Tunnel on Traffic Flows COST 347 - Pavement Research with Accelerated
COST 313- Socio-economic Cost of Road Acci­ Loading Testing Facilities
dents COST 348 - Reinforcement of Pavements with Steel
COST 314 - Express Delivery Services Meshes and Geosynthetics
COST 315 - Large Containers
COST 317 - Socio-economic Effects of the Channel
Tunnel The information provided within this folder can also
COST 318- Interactions between High-speed Rail be obtained via the COST Transport web site at the
and Air Passenger Transport following address: http://www.cordis.lu/cost-transport/
COST 319 - Estimation of Pollutant Emissions from home.html. In addition to this information, which is
Transport updated on a regular basis, the web site also provides
information on the events organised within the COST COST 320 - The Impact of E.D.I, on Transport
Transport domain, on the newly publicised reports, COST 321 - Urban Goods Transport
as well as instructions on how to submit a research COST 322 - Low Floor Buses
project in COST. COST 323 - Weigh-in-Motion of Road Vehicles
COST 324 - Long Term Performance of Road Pave­
ments The publications mentioned in this folder can be ob­
COST 325 - New Pavement Monitoring Equip­ tained via one of the sales office of OPOCE, for which
ment and Methods you will find the addresses on the inside of the fold­
er. All publications are available in English; translation COST 326 - Electronic Charts for Navigation
may be available in other languages (see leaflets for COST 328 - Integrated Strategic Transport Infras­
details). tructure Networks in Europe
COST 329 - Models for Traffic and Safety Develop­
ment and Interventions
COST 330 - Teleinformatics Links between Ports
and their Partners
COST 331 - Requirements for Horizontal Road
Marking
COST 333 - Development of New Bituminous
Pavement Design Method Duration: Participation:
5 years, 12 COST countries: A, B,
to September 2004. CH, D, DK, E, FIN, H, I, NL,
S, UK
COST 346
EMISSIONS
AND FUEL
CONSUMPTION
FROM HEAVY
DUTY VEHICLES
Chairman:
Dr. Peter Sturm (A)
Technical University Graz
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
COST Transport Secretariat
European Commission
Fax: + 32 2 296 37 65
E-mail: [e-mail]
URL: http://www.cordis.lu/
cost-transport/home.html
Objectives The following steps will be undertaken:
The main objective of the Action is to develop an im­ • Definition of the detailed work programme;
proved methodology for estimating pollutant emis­ • Preparation of measurement;
sions and fuel consumption from commercial road • Measurement programme on emissions;
transport operated with Heavy Duty Vehicles (HDV's) • Data definition and collection programme - statis­
in Europe. The methods should make it possible to tics;
estimate the emissions [g/km] from single vehicles as
• Development of models and validation;
well as from vehicle fleets. The activities will be con­
• Final report and dissemination.
centrated on improving the amount and quality of
basic data on emissions and transport activity, as well
Background
as validating and improving existing models.
The greenhouse gas emission reduction targets
Programme/Deliverables agreed at Kyoto represent a first step to reduce emis­
sions in the long term in order to stabilise the Earth's
COST 346 deals with the subject of estimation of air climate. The European Union has made an important
pollutant emissions caused by HDV's. The scientific contribution to the Kyoto agreement and the Euro­
work programme will be structured to today's needs pean Commission intends to develop a strategy to
and a European database of emission related infor­ reach the Union's Kyoto target. This will require ac­
mation for HDV's will be developed. Basic data for tion in all sectors of the economy including the trans­
emission estimates, emission models and activity da­ port sector.
ta will be included. This database can then be used
to estimate the energy consumption and emissions
C02 accounts for about 80% of the total global
of HDV's as functions