Content published in 2019
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Accelerated solar cell product development
3 September 2019: EURAMET Case Study: Recent growth in solar electricity generation capacity was achieved in part from subsidies, that reduced silicon cell costs by stimulating manufacturing efficiencies. Future cost reductions may need to be driven by increased cell efficiency. Multi-junction solar cells are used in high-end space applications where compactness and efficiency are critical requirements. Higher efficiencies could result in such cells becoming cost-competitive with conventional energy sources, but development was slowed by an impractical standard calibration method.
3 September 2019: EURAMET Case Study: Recent growth in solar electricity generation capacity was achieved in part from subsidies, that reduced silicon cell costs by stimulating manufacturing efficiencies. Future cost reductions may need to be driven by increased cell efficiency. Multi-junction solar cells are used in high-end space applications where compactness and efficiency are critical requirements. Higher efficiencies could result in such cells becoming cost-competitive with conventional energy sources, but development was slowed by an impractical standard calibration method.
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Reliable measurement of turbine gears
3 September 2019: EURAMET Case Study: Wind-powered electricity generation capacity grew rapidly over the last decade and will need to continue to grow to help meet future targets of the EU’s renewable energy directive. However, manufacturing quality issues of the gearing used in wind turbines limited overall reliability and, therefore, returns on investment. Manufacturers lacked processes for producing measurement standards for these large components, while written standards didn’t suit the complexities of measuring gear quality.
3 September 2019: EURAMET Case Study: Wind-powered electricity generation capacity grew rapidly over the last decade and will need to continue to grow to help meet future targets of the EU’s renewable energy directive. However, manufacturing quality issues of the gearing used in wind turbines limited overall reliability and, therefore, returns on investment. Manufacturers lacked processes for producing measurement standards for these large components, while written standards didn’t suit the complexities of measuring gear quality.
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Improving wind turbine reliability
3 September 2019: Case Study — Wind power capacity has grown rapidly over the last decade and will need to continue to grow in line with efforts to meet EU targets for renewable energy generation. However, manufacturing quality issues of the gearing used in wind turbines limited overall reliability and returns on investment. Manufacturers lacked suitable measurement standards for these large components, while the complexities of measuring gear quality undermined confidence in measurement solutions.
3 September 2019: Case Study — Wind power capacity has grown rapidly over the last decade and will need to continue to grow in line with efforts to meet EU targets for renewable energy generation. However, manufacturing quality issues of the gearing used in wind turbines limited overall reliability and returns on investment. Manufacturers lacked suitable measurement standards for these large components, while the complexities of measuring gear quality undermined confidence in measurement solutions.
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Improving gas plant leak detection
27 August 2019: EURAMET Case Study: Supporting global efforts to reduce greenhouse and polluting gas emissions, the EU’s Industrial Emissions Directive introduces new limits and reporting rules.
27 August 2019: EURAMET Case Study: Supporting global efforts to reduce greenhouse and polluting gas emissions, the EU’s Industrial Emissions Directive introduces new limits and reporting rules.
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Standardisation of concentration measurements of extracellular vesicles for medical diagnoses
14 August 2019: Improve measurement accuracy for a new class of biomarker as a diagnostic tool
14 August 2019: Improve measurement accuracy for a new class of biomarker as a diagnostic tool
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Measurements for mitigating adverse health effects from atmospheric particulate pollutants
14 August 2019: Applying advanced in-cell imaging and analysis methods to characterise particles linked to harmful health effects
14 August 2019: Applying advanced in-cell imaging and analysis methods to characterise particles linked to harmful health effects
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Metrology for advanced radiotherapy using particle beams with ultra-high pulse dose rates
14 August 2019: Reference standards and codes of practice for ultra-high pulse dose rate cancer treatment
14 August 2019: Reference standards and codes of practice for ultra-high pulse dose rate cancer treatment
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Radiotherapy coupled with hyperthermia — adapting the biological equivalent dose concept
14 August 2019: New devices and techniques for precise delivery of combined cancer treatments
14 August 2019: New devices and techniques for precise delivery of combined cancer treatments
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Metrology for drug delivery
14 August 2019: New calibration methods and improved knowledge for reducing fatalities caused by dosage errors
14 August 2019: New calibration methods and improved knowledge for reducing fatalities caused by dosage errors
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Providing the measurement infrastructure to allow quantitative diagnostic methods for biomarkers of coronary heart diseases
14 August 2019: New procedures to enable more accurate diagnostic methods for cardiac disease biomarkers
14 August 2019: New procedures to enable more accurate diagnostic methods for cardiac disease biomarkers
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Large-scale dimensional measurements for geodesy
14 August 2019: Developing transfer standards disseminated to the SI metre and novel Geodetic devices
14 August 2019: Developing transfer standards disseminated to the SI metre and novel Geodetic devices
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Realising the redefined kelvin
14 August 2019: Bringing the kelvin redefinition into practical reality while extending the life of current scales
14 August 2019: Bringing the kelvin redefinition into practical reality while extending the life of current scales
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New quantities for the measurement of appearance
14 August 2019: New quantities and calibration solutions for measuring virtual product appearance in digital design
14 August 2019: New quantities and calibration solutions for measuring virtual product appearance in digital design
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Towards quantum-based realisations of the pascal
14 August 2019: Quantum-based realisations of the pascal expected to yield new ways to calibrate gas pressure measurements
14 August 2019: Quantum-based realisations of the pascal expected to yield new ways to calibrate gas pressure measurements
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Robust Optical Clocks for International Timescales
14 August 2019: Tools to correct for systematic frequency shifts and enable automated validation supporting redefinition of the SI second
14 August 2019: Tools to correct for systematic frequency shifts and enable automated validation supporting redefinition of the SI second
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Advanced time/frequency comparison and dissemination through optical telecommunication networks
14 August 2019: Developing time scales to harness the superior performance of optical clocks
14 August 2019: Developing time scales to harness the superior performance of optical clocks
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Graphene impedance quantum standard
14 August 2019: Establishing SI linked quantum traceability by exploiting the potential of graphene
14 August 2019: Establishing SI linked quantum traceability by exploiting the potential of graphene
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Comprehensive traceability for force metrology services
14 August 2019: Solving the traceability chain puzzle for force measurement in material and mechanical testing
14 August 2019: Solving the traceability chain puzzle for force measurement in material and mechanical testing
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Traceability for electrical measurements at millimetre-wave and terahertz frequencies for communications and electronics technologies
14 August 2019: Improving confidence in parameters for emerging high frequency communications and electronic technologies
14 August 2019: Improving confidence in parameters for emerging high frequency communications and electronic technologies
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Self-calibrating photodiodes for the radiometric linkage to fundamental constants
14 August 2019: Realising the candela based on electrical substitution and quantum standards
14 August 2019: Realising the candela based on electrical substitution and quantum standards
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Metrology for monitoring endocrine disrupting compounds under the Water Framework Directive
14 August 2019: Reliable and harmonised methods for analysing endocrine disrupting chemicals
14 August 2019: Reliable and harmonised methods for analysing endocrine disrupting chemicals
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Primary standards and traceable measurement methods for X-ray emitting electronic brachytherapy devices
14 August 2019: Standards and traceability for improved clinical confidence and uptake
14 August 2019: Standards and traceability for improved clinical confidence and uptake
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Calibration and accuracy of non-catching instruments to measure liquid/solid atmospheric precipitation
14 August 2019: Standards development for calibrating precipitation gauges
14 August 2019: Standards development for calibrating precipitation gauges
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Determining new uncertainty requirements for increasingly stringent legislative HCl industrial emission limits
14 August 2019: Building certainty in test methods for industry and regulators
14 August 2019: Building certainty in test methods for industry and regulators
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Grid measurements of 2 kHz - 150 kHz harmonics to support normative emission limits for mass-market electrical goods
14 August 2019: New test methods for high-frequency interference over electricity grids
14 August 2019: New test methods for high-frequency interference over electricity grids
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Measurement of the focal spot size of X-ray tubes with spot sizes down to 100 nm
14 August 2019: Enabling component inspection to the nanometre scale
14 August 2019: Enabling component inspection to the nanometre scale
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Support for a European Metrology Network for energy gases
14 August 2019: Positioning the network as the centre for provision of metrological services to ease the transition to a more diversified energy gas sector
14 August 2019: Positioning the network as the centre for provision of metrological services to ease the transition to a more diversified energy gas sector
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Support for a European Metrology Network on traceability in laboratory medicine
14 August 2019: Stimulating dialogue and planning a metrology infrastructure for traceability in laboratory medicine
14 August 2019: Stimulating dialogue and planning a metrology infrastructure for traceability in laboratory medicine
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Support for a European Metrology Network on smart electricity grids
14 August 2019: Coherence and cooperation to deliver stakeholder technical and strategic objectives
14 August 2019: Coherence and cooperation to deliver stakeholder technical and strategic objectives
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Support for a European Metrology Network for climate and ocean observation
14 August 2019: Strengthening the metrological foundations of climate data analysis
14 August 2019: Strengthening the metrological foundations of climate data analysis
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Support for a European Metrology Network for mathematics and statistics
14 August 2019: A European Metrology Network for mathematics and statistics
14 August 2019: A European Metrology Network for mathematics and statistics
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Traceability for contact probe and stylus instrument measurements
14 August 2019: Improved measurement of form and surface finish parameters for finer manufacturing tolerances
14 August 2019: Improved measurement of form and surface finish parameters for finer manufacturing tolerances
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Developing an infrastructure for improved and harmonised metrological checks of blood-pressure measurements in Europe
14 August 2019: Encouraging innovation in the sphygmomanometer market
14 August 2019: Encouraging innovation in the sphygmomanometer market
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Traceable measurement capabilities for monitoring thermocouple performance
14 August 2019: Investigating thermocouple inhomogeneity to unlock new calibration methods and devices
14 August 2019: Investigating thermocouple inhomogeneity to unlock new calibration methods and devices
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An ISO Technical Report on Nanoparticle Concentration
14 August 2019: Providing clarity on measuring nanoparticle number concentrations to support product development
14 August 2019: Providing clarity on measuring nanoparticle number concentrations to support product development
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Metrology for RF exposure from massive MIMO 5G base station: Impact on 5G network deployment
14 August 2019: Supporting evidence-based legislation for effective 5G deployment
Metrology for RF exposure from massive MIMO 5G base station: Impact on 5G network deployment
14 August 2019: Supporting evidence-based legislation for effective 5G deployment
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Improvement of the European quality infrastructure for the measurement of total silicon and sulphur content of biogas
14 August 2019: Si-S/Biogas: Promoting best practice to prepare the sector for legislation and protect infrastructure
Improvement of the European quality infrastructure for the measurement of total silicon and sulphur content of biogas
14 August 2019: Si-S/Biogas: Promoting best practice to prepare the sector for legislation and protect infrastructure