ForskEL - Farmhouse Design

Table 7 shows that a majority of the projects to some or to a
high extent met their technical goals. Only 5%of the projects
met their technical goals to a very low extent. What is interesting
to see is that 50% of the projects that met their final
deadlines to a low extent did, met their technical goals to some
extent (not shown in the table). This indicates that there can be
a relationship between not meeting final deadlines and achieving
the technical goals of the project.
Projects from ForskEL and ForskVE often have a relatively long
time horizon. As previously explained in this report, projects
can go through different technological phases and it can take
years before a project becomes commercial. Therefore, the
goal of a project is not always to create a commercial product,
but it can also be to create some new knowledge that can be
used in a new project, going from applied research to demonstration.
Tabel 8 illustrates to what extent the projects created
knowledge that could be used in a new project.
Table 8 shows that 60% of the projects did create knowledge
that can be used in a new project. This indicates that projects
in the technology phases of either basic, applied or demonstration
created some knowledge that might be useful in a new
project. However, newly created knowledge does not also have
to be positive results. It can also be negative results that can
contribute with the knowledge of what does not work and this
knowledge can be used in a new project.
Table 7 - Projects and meeting technical goals
To a high In some To a To a very
extent extent Neutral low extent low extent Total
To what extent did
the project fulfil its
technical goals? 12 (12%) 40 (38%) 29 (28%) 18 (17%) 5 (5%) 104
Table 8 - Projects and new created knowledge
To a high In some To a To a very
extent extent Neutral low extent low extent Total
To what extent did
the project create
knowledge that
can be used in
a new project? 20 (19%) 43 (41%) 22 (21%) 14 (13%) 6 (6%) 105
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