- Call Code: POC/448/1/1/Large CD Infrastructures
- Component 1: Research infrastructure projects for public CD institutions/universities – FOR LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS – LDR (excluding Bucharest-Ilfov)
- Priority Axis: Research, Technological Development, and Innovation (CDI) in support of economic competitiveness and business development
- Operation: Large CD Infrastructures
- SMIS Code: 127463
- Duration: September 2021 – December 2023
- Total Value: 33,501,245.37 RON
- Total Non-Reimbursable Value: 33,483,395.37 RON
Project Objectives
The project aims to create modern CDI infrastructure and equip it with cutting-edge technologies to enhance the research capacity of INCDFP, modernize national research infrastructure, and support participation in European research projects.
CRESCENTO is part of the category of projects focusing on acquiring equipment and tools for research. Four sites will be equipped/modernized with TIC and/or CD instruments to enable optimal usage for initiating and conducting research activities. Investment proposals were tailored to the institutional strategy, aligned with the national CD strategy, regional opportunities, and the action’s specific context.
Specific Objectives
- Creation of the National Mobile Geophysical Instruments Laboratory
- Equip it with Earth Physics research tools to improve service offerings through innovative approaches to applied research topics and diversify scientific activities transferrable to economic, scientific, and decision-making beneficiaries.
- Increase Research Capacity on Seismic Phenomena in Romania
- Develop innovative scientific research methods for early warning in major earthquakes and transfer knowledge through the creation of the multidisciplinary “Vrancea Near Fault Observatory (VNFO),” part of the European EPOS infrastructure.
- Modernization of the Dobrogea Seismological Observatory
- Equip with state-of-the-art ICT and research tools to enhance processing, storage, and data delivery capacity for beneficiaries and society.
- Creation of a Dynamic Measurements Laboratory in Timișoara Observatory
- Equip with research, development, and innovation tools for engineering seismology to expand applied research based on seismic engineering data, laboratory experiments, and geophysical data.
Investment Locations
- Vrancea Seismological Observatory
- Ploștina Seismological Observatory
- Odobești Seismic Station
- Timișoara Seismological Observatory
- Dobrogea Seismological Observatory
Key Infrastructure Additions
- Vrancea and Ploștina Observatories (VNFO):
- Total-field magnetometers for magnetic field monitoring
- Gas concentration analyzers (CO2, CH4)
- Multiparameter probes for temperature and water conductivity
- Long-period magnetotelluric stations
- Fixed meteorological stations
- Fixed electrometers for static electric field measurement
- Lidar sensors for atmospheric studies
- Odobești Seismic Station:
- Mobile seismic stations for rapid monitoring of natural and anthropogenic seismic events
- GNSS mobile receivers for crustal deformation monitoring
- Mobile geophysical equipment (magnetometer, gravimeter, seismograph, GPR)
- Timișoara Seismological Observatory:
- Resonant column for dynamic soil response
- Triaxial system for stress and shear resistance analysis
- Vibrating table for seismic engineering research
- Dobrogea Seismological Observatory:
- Data center for real-time monitoring
- Marine magnetometers and multiparameter catamaran drones for water analysis
- Lidar-equipped drones for geohazard surveillance
Expected Results
- Fully equipped Mobile Geophysical Instruments Laboratory
- Research tools for Vrancea Near Fault Observatory
- Advanced ICT and research equipment for Dobrogea Seismological Observatory
- Secondary data storage and processing center at Dobrogea Seismological Observatory
- Dynamic Measurements Laboratory at Timișoara Seismological Observatory
This project will significantly enhance research capacities, enabling improved monitoring, analysis, and mitigation of seismic risks, while fostering collaboration between research institutes, universities, and European research infrastructures.