Academy Research Projects

To use these tables on other pages, please read Academy Research Projects/transclusion.

The Academy offers lots of things for you to research. Listed below is an almost comprehensive collection of the items that you can get from the Academy and what they benefit.

As stated on the main research page, starting a new continuous map game set to some very easy settings makes doing the research easier than in a normal game.

It should be noted that you require a minimum of:

1 Researcher to start a 0 / 1 Star Project in the Academy;
600 Researchers to start a 2 Star Project in the Academy;
750 Researchers to start a 3 Star Project in in the Academy;
1 Genius to start some of the Deep Ocean Projects.

How to find all Formulas[]

To help all the people that ask the same question please read on.

Note the numbers at the side of each subject (x/x). To get these numbers to be the same you need to do basic research. However, some technologies will be missing if you have done all research projects. Do these things to complete your list:

Complete all the Global Events, with exception of the Neo Skulls Crisis and The Secret of the Ebashi Trench (they are the only Global Events that won't reward you with technologies);
Reach level 8 of all factions in your Career Progression (13 if you have the Deep Ocean Expansion);
Buy the "Former package", the "Central Statistics package" and the "Silent Running package" DLCs;
Buy a Redeem Code for the Special Edition of Anno 2070.

Tips[]

To decrease the time taken to complete projects, increase the number of tech residents in the Academy or Labs influence area. They both start at 100% research speed which can be increased to 500% (visible in the bottom right of the research menu). This means that research time goes from 1:30 hours @ 100% to 24 mins @ 500% (the lab has shorter times from 30 mins to 6 mins or something like that).

To create 3* formulas most require you to research a 2* formula which also may require a 1* formula (it is best to do all basic research before starting to create formulas). You will also need items that can be created in the lab and Prototypes, which you can buy from Trenchcoat or find them with help of Hiro Ebashi's technology scanner, you also get them sometimes as by-product while producing modules in the laboratory or find them through finding sunken research facilities while exploring the underwater area with your submarine (it is advised to do so before using Hiro Ebashi's technology scanner). You may also need some goods like Carbon and / or Microchips.

When you have created the Formula you want, place it in your Ark and click on the tab at the bottom "UPGRADES". Then click on the relevant star socket to place it there (if you have more than one formula click on the one you want). As long as ark storage is set to on (see game setting before starting a new game usually set to on by default) and you are connected to the Ubisoft server, these formulas with affect sector wide in every continuous game you play (even online multiplayer games). They do not carry over in mission type games, as ark storage is turned off.

The maintenance, influence area and ecobalance bonuses are additive, as opposed to multiplicative. In other words, if you get the three upgrades for the Weather monitoring station (40%, 30% and 20% reduction in influence radius) the radius that is left becomes 10% of the original (and not 33,6%, if the effect were multiplicative) and in practice this makes the influence circle a 4x4 square centered on the station.

If you see this: symbol on an item, you need the Deep Ocean expansion for it. Note that categories with (x/x projects) have different numbers of projects for normal Anno 2070 and the Deep Ocean expansion.

Basic Research (6 projects)[]

Basic Research allows you to discover previously unknown Formulas in the area of Academy research. Once a new Formula has been discovered, you can make the appropiate item in the Academy.
Since lucrative patents arise during Basic Research, Licenses are generated for the duration of Basic Research.

Production[]

Name	Effect	Description	Costs
Production buildings Research	: 60	'	10,000
Ecobalance buildings Research	: 120	'	20,000
Energy generation Research	: 120	'	20,000

Infrastructure[]

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Special buildings Research	: 30	'	5,000
			Public buildings Research	: 90	'	15,000

Units[]

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs
			Units Research	: 60	'	10,000

Fertilities & Resources (21 projects)[]

Seed Replicas[]

Name	Effect	Description	Costs
Rice substitute	: Rice	Almost the same carbohydrate and protein content.	2,000 · 10
Sugar beet replica	: Sugar Beet	Synthetic, but usable.	6,500 · 15
Tea substitute	: Tea	Indistinguishable from the natural product.	2,000 · 10
Vegetable replicas	: Vegetable	Even more colorful than the original plants...	2,000 · 10
Fruit synthesis	: Fruit	Immune to worms and insects.	6,500 · 15
Grain analog	: Durum Wheat	Grows practically everywhere.	6,500 · 15
Modified Corn	: Corn	Very frugal plants	6,500 · 15
Seed replica	: Coffee	Increased caffeine, less bitterness.	6,500 · 15
Synthetic Wine grape seed	: Grape	Also thrives under artificial sunlight.	6,500 · 15
Artificial Truffle strain	: Truffles	Only gourmets can taste the difference.	6,500 · 15

Black Smoker Chemicals[]

Please note that these items are not longer available in the Deep Ocean expansion.

Name	Effect	Description	Costs
Aurogenic Chemicals	: Gold Nuggets	... and down deep: the Gold!	8,500 · 250 · 20 · 25 · 3
Uranogenic Chemicals	: Uranium	The Deposits are far from being exhausted!	8,500 · 250 · 20 · 25 · 3
Cuprogenic Chemicals	: Copper	Demand for Copper continues!	8,500 · 250 · 20 · 25 · 3
Ferrogenic Chemicals	: Iron Ore	The seabed is rich in Iron ore!	8,500 · 250 · 20 · 25 · 3
Manganogenic Chemicals	: Manganese	There are many Deposits worth mining under the sea...	8,500 · 250 · 20 · 25 · 3
Carbonogenic Chemicals	: Diamonds	Treasures from the bowels of the Earth.	8,500 · 250 · 20 · 25 · 3

Resources[]

Please note that you need to have at least 1 Genius in your city before you're able to research these technologies.

Name	Effect	Description
Basalt Cutter Head 2.0	: Granules : 72,000 : 05:00	New, improved and 10 times as effective!
Copper Drill 2.0	: Copper : 45,000 : 05:00	New, improved and 10 times as effective!
Iron Drill Bit 2.0	: Iron Ore : 72,000 : 05:00	New, improved and 10 times as effective!
Coal Plough 2.0	: Coal : 180,000 : 05:00	New, improved and 10 times as effective!
Limestone Drill Bit 2.0	: Limestone : 36,000 : 05:00	New, improved and 10 times as effective!
Uranium Drill Bit 2.0	: Uranium : 18,000 : 05:00	New, improved and 10 times as effective!
Oil Drill Head 2.0	: Crude Oil : 81,000 : 05:00	New, improved and 10 times as effective!
Gold Filter 2.0	: Gold Nuggets : 18,000 : 05:00	New, improved and 10 times as effective!
Sand Filter 2.0	: Sand : 900,000 : 05:00	New, improved and 10 times as effective!
Lobster Farm Baskets 2.0	: Lobster : 270,000 : 05:00	New, improved and 10 times as effective!

Production Buildings (52/53 projects)[]

Basalt Crusher[]

Name	Effect	Description
Precision drill heads	: -20%	Reduced excess debris.
Automatic conveyor	: -20%	Prolonged drilling cycles.
Maintenance free automatic conveyor	: -30% : -30%	Runs without a break, 24 / 7
Basalt tailing recycling	: -40% : -40%	Everything is recycled.

Basalt Extraction[]

Name	Effect	Description
Refined Basalt screens	: -20%	Increases the amount of Material recovered.
Improved blasting methodology	: -20%	Gentler Material splitting
Reinforced Basalt mills	: -30% : -30%	Faster grinding rates.
Automated cracking procedure	: -40% : -40%	Sifting and sorting machine.

Coal Mine[]

Name	Effect	Description
Reinforced Reisshaken plows	: -20%	Helps shearers work better.
Emmision control	: -50%	Protects against Coal dust.
More efficient tunnel design	: -100% : -30%	Much better yield.
Coal tailing recycling	: -100% : -40%	Nothing is lost.

Iron Ore Mine[]

Name	Effect	Description
Ore detector	: -20%	Finds every vein.
Natural drainage	: -50%	Good for the ground water regime.
Magnet driven Ore carts	: -100% : -30%	Mining at a new level.
Iron ore tailing recycling	: -100% : -40%	Don't waste anything!

Copper Mine[]

Name	Effect	Description
Optimized carriers	: -20%	More Copper for less effort.
Eco-friendly Copper treatment	: -50%	Gentle processing.
Precision Copper drill bit	: -100% : -30%	Avoids costly dry holes.
Copper tailing recycling	: -100% : -40%	Don't let things deteriorate!

Limestone Quarry[]

Name	Effect	Description
Computer-based Quarry plan	: -20%	Determines exactly where work needs to be done.
Explosives free Stone crusher	: -50%	No dynamite required!
Careful exposure drones	: -100% : -30%	No unnecessary destruction!
Limestone tailing recycling	: -100% : -40%	All that can still be used!

Uranium Mine[]

Name	Effect	Description
Radiation-proof prospecting electronics	: -20%	Resistant to false measurements.
Shielded transport shafts	: -30%	Protect the staff...
Radiation-proof mining robots	: -50% : -30%	Avoids costly outages.
Uranium tailing recycling	: -70% : -40%	Ensures total utilization.

Oil Driller[]

Name	Effect	Description
Automatic deposits survey	: -20%	Provides better mining planning.
Low friction flush head	: -30%	Gentle mining.
Loss-free primary extraction	: -40% : -30%	Prevents minor accidental spills.
Crude oil sump recycling	: -50% : -40%	Uses all of the Resource.
Blueprint: Oil Driller Sokow Transnational	Allows the construction of an Oil Driller Sokow Transnational.	Made by Sokow Transnational.

Oil Rig[]

Name	Effect	Description
Offshore deposits survey	: -20%	Reduced drilling failure rate.
Self-locking pipe connection	: -20%	Stops the flow in case of accidents.
Failsafe drilling cap	: -30% : -30%	Can absorb large amounts of spillage.
Blowout preventers	: -40% : -40%	Safety cap for drill holes.

Sand Extractor[]

Name	Effect	Description
Sand grain sorting matrix	: -20%	Separates different grain sizes efficiently.
River water nutrient enrichment	: -30%	Automated water addition and distribution system.
Sediment filtration	: -40% : -30%	Cleans the river bed.
Sand filter residue recycling	: -50% : -40%	Not a grain is lost.

Gold Refinery[]

Name	Effect	Description
Opto-electric Gold scale	: -20%	Reliably measures even the smallest amounts.
Fully automatic filter cleaning	: -30%	Avoids costly shutdowns.
Cumulative Gold dust scanner	: -40% : -30%	Doesn't miss even a single atom of Gold.
Gold filter residue recycling	: -50% : -40%	Several filter passes increase the yield.

Lobster Farm[]

Name	Effect	Description
Efficient breeding methodology	: -20%	Automated feeding stations.
Aqua farm with outdoor area	: -40%	Free-range lobster...
Organic Lobster farming	: -70% : -30%	Sustainable population control.
Total animal utilization	: -100% : -40%	The meat for gourmets, the rest to the fish meal factory...

Rotary Excavator[]

Name	Effect	Description
Selective mining	: -20%	Digs precisely and only according to plan.
Excavator drive exhaust after-treatment	: -30%	Reduces the emission profile.
Soil reclamation plan	: -40% : -30%	Sensible post-mining land use.
Brown Coal tailing recycling	: -50% : -40%	Even Coal dust is precious!

Ecobalance Buildings (36 projects)[]

Guardian 1.0[]

Name	Effect	Description	Costs
Construction plan: Guardian 1.0	Allows the construction of a Guardian 1.0.	Combining ecology and elegance!	25,000 · 250 · 75 · 50 · 5 · 2
Guardian 1.0 Automation	: -20%	Environmental protection is finally affordable!	16,500 · 350 · 35 · 50 · 2 · 1
Guardian 1.0 high-perform. fibers	: -20%	Good for nature! Good for the electricity bill!	8,500 · 150 · 20 · 25 · 2
Guardian 1.0 Converter upgrade	: -40% : -40%	Mother Nature will love you!	58,500 · 1,150 · 120 · 175 · 2 · 2

Keeper 1.0 (DLC)[]

Name	Effect	Description
Construction plan: Keeper 1.0	Allows the construction of a Keeper 1.0.	Ecology and functionality in one neat package!
Keeper 1.0 Automation	: -20%	This is great for the wallet!
Keeper 1.0 high-perform. fibers	: -20%	Good for the electricity bill.
Keeper 1.0 Converter Upgrade	: -40% : -40%	Makes the grass even greener!

Weather Control Station[]

Name	Effect	Description	Costs
Improved air mass acquisition	: -20%	Large-scale scanning of meteorological processes.	2,500
Biological aerosol compression	: -20%	Increased manipulation factor.	1,000
Exosphere ionization	: -30% : -30%	Creates favorable conditions in near-Earth space.	5,000 · 15 · 1
Artificial atmospheric regulation	: -40% : -40%	High pressure and low pressure at the push of a button.	6,500 · 150 · 15 · 20 · 1

Monitoring Station[]

Name	Effect	Description
Computerized data monitoring	: -10%	Automated history logs.
Energy-efficient cellulose registery	: -30%	Economical long-term data storage.
Generating anemometer	: -20% : -40%	Two birds with one stone: measures wind, generates Electricity.
Automated observation equipment	: -30% : -50%	... thanks to camera drones and nanotrackers.

Ozone Maker Station[]

Name	Effect	Description	Costs
Solar energy supply	: -30%	... uses the sun's rays.	13,500 · 250 · 30 · 40 · 1 · 2
Artificial Oxygen photolysis	: -10%	... accelerated molecular cleavage.	6,500 · 150 · 15 · 15 · 1
Recombination acceleration	: -40% : -20%	Improved molecular bonding process.	30,000 · 600 · 60 · 90 · 5 · 2 · 2
Molar ozone reaction enthalpy shift	: -50% : -30%	Reduces Energy loss to almost zero.	40,000 · 800 · 80 · 120 · 2 · 2

River Sewage Treatment Plant[]

Name	Effect	Description	Costs
Self-cleaning particle filter	: -10%	Avoids lengthy maintenance periods.	4,000 · 15 · 1
Organic adsorption	: -30%	Uses natural accumulation processes.	16,500 · 350 · 35 · 50 · 1 · 2
Nanofiltration plant	: -20% : -40%	Full particle blockage - thanks to pressure-driven membranes.	31,500 · 650 · 65 · 95 · 5 · 3 · 2
Reverse osmosis process	: -30% : -50%	Simpler filters through pressure differential.	41,500 · 850 · 85 · 125 · 1 · 3

Waste Compactor[]

Name	Effect	Description	Costs
Interim waste storage	: +20%	Minimizes waste.	5,000 · 15 · 1
Heterogenous catalysis	: -30%	Lower firing temperatures, same result!	10,000 · 200 · 20 · 30 · 1 · 2
Atmospheric fluidized bed combustion	: +30% : -40%	Increased efficiency due to smaller particles.	22,500 · 450 · 45 · 70 · 4 · 2 · 1
Compact combustion process	: +40% : -50%	Condensed phase combustion, reduced emissions.	30,000 · 600 · 60 · 90 · 2 · 2

CO2 Reservoir[]

Name	Effect	Description
Maintenance-free storage Technology	: -10%	Out of sight, out of mind.
Fully biological advection barrier	: -30%	Prevents washout and dissolution.
Simplified multi-barrier system	: -20% : -40%	Safety through redundancy.
Desorption-proof container	: -30% : -50%	What's in there, stays in there!

Deacidification Station[]

Name	Effect	Description
Cascade header	: -20%	Increased infiltration factor.
Corrugated plate columns	: -20%	Enhanced de-gassing.
Hydro-calcite deacidification	: -30% : -30%	Faster results.
Dolomitic filter material	: -40% : -40%	Faster acid balance adjustment using magnesium.

Energy Generation (29/37 projects)[]

Hydroelectric Power Plant[]

Name	Effect	Description	Costs
Blueprint: Hydroelectric power plant	Allows the construction of a Hydroelectric Power Plant.	Clean, safe, efficient.	8,500 · 150 · 20 · 25 · 5 · 3 · 1
High performance Turbine	: +20%	Pelton configuration scheme.	12,500 · 250 · 25 · 40 · 1 · 2
Improved Cargo hold cleansing	: -30%	Fewer failures due to foreign bodies.	4,000 · 15 · 1
Natural water head optimization	: -40% : +30%	Perfect Turbine load.	19,000 · 400 · 40 · 60 · 3 · 2 · 1
Eco-neutral diffuser technology	: -50% : +40%	Protects the environment and Materials.	25,000 · 500 · 50 · 75 · 1 · 2

Wind Park[]

Name	Effect	Description	Costs
Automated maintenance	: -10%	Saves an enormous amount of service costs.	1,500
Optimized rotor blades	: -30%	High wind yield on days with little wind.	4,000 · 15 · 1
Electronic rotor controls	: -20% : -40%	Quick adaptation to changing weather conditions.	7,500 · 150 · 15 · 25 · 1 · 1
Super rotor	: -30% : -50%	Perfect wind-energy ratio.	10,000 · 200 · 20 · 30 · 1 · 1

Thermal Power Station[]

Name	Effect	Description	Costs
Improved flue gas cleaning system	: -10%	Doubled filter life.	2,000
Power-heat coupling	: +20%	Reduced heat loss.	4,000 · 15 · 1
Fluidized bed process	: -20% : +30%	Increased utilization coefficient.	9,500 · 200 · 20 · 30 · 1 · 1
Flue heat exchanger technology	: -30% : +40%	Improved surface evaporators.	12,500 · 250 · 25 · 40 · 1 · 1

Offshore Wind Park[]

Name	Effect	Description	Costs
Monopile deep sea foundation	: -10%	Stable foundations, low maintenance.	2,500
Turbulence reduction	: -15%	Increased productivity through more stable running performance.	7,500 · 150 · 15 · 25 · 1
Darrieus rotor	: -20% : -25%	Rotor shape upgrade for increased efficiency.	15,000 · 300 · 30 · 45 · 1 · 2
Multifractal positioning system	: -30% : -35%	Exactly balanced for maximum Energy gain.	20,000 · 400 · 40 · 60 · 2 · 1

Solar Tower Generator[]

Name	Effect	Description	Costs
Ceramic heat reservoir	: -10%	Lasting power output even during periods of little sunlight.	4,000 · 15 · 1
Solar furnace modernization	: +20%	Increased process heat factor.	8,500 · 150 · 20 · 25 · 1
Parabolic trough technology	: -20% : +30%	Energy generation by convex mirror.	19,000 · 400 · 50 · 60 · 2 · 3 · 1
Dish-Stirling system	: -30% : +40%	Produced Energy which can even be used mechanically.	25,000 · 500 · 50 · 75 · 1 · 2

Coal Power Station[]

Name	Effect	Description	Costs
Control room upgrade	: +20%	Better controlled combustion processes.	5,000 · 15 · 1
Regenerative combustion	: -30%	Fast residue-free and relatively clean.	7,500 · 150 · 15 · 25 · 1
Spheric procedure	: -40% : +30%	Far more efficient than conventional methods.	19,000 · 400 · 40 · 60 · 2 · 3
Thermodynamic efficiency enhancement	: -50% : +40%	Maximum efficiency through advanced combustion technologies.	25,000 · 500 · 50 · 75 · 1 · 2

Nuclear Power Plant[]

Name	Effect	Description	Costs
Mixed oxide use	: -10%	Reduced cost factor.	4,000 · 15 · 1
Catalytic recombiners	: -30%	More cooling capacity in an emergency	21,000 · 400 · 45 · 65 · 2 · 3
Heavy water cooling system	: -30% : -40%	Lower neutron absorption.	37,500 · 750 · 75 · 115 · 3 · 6
Spherical reactor	: -30% : -50%	Higher temperature due to gaseous coolant.	50,000 · 1,000 · 100 · 150 · 2 · 3

Energy Transmitter[]

Name	Effect	Description
Automated maintenance	: -10%	Costs only the half and is more precise.
Cooling water treatment	: -30%	Looks almost like normal water after treatment.
Carbon-coated transmitter head	: -20% : -40%	Increases efficiency tremendously
Extended coil battery	: -30% : -50%	Delivers almost perfect efficiency.

Geothermic Power Plant[]

Name	Effect	Description
Autonomous pipe maintenance unit	: -10%	Finds even the smallest porosity in the gaskets.
Seismic pressure regulator	: -30%	Keeps tremors at a minimum.
Soundwave-based sensor system	: -20% : -40%	Registers almost every threat in the rocks.
Extended Sensoric Interface	: -30% : -50%	'

Public Buildings (15 projects)[]

Activity[]

Name	Effect	Description
Target audience neutral entertainment program	: +10%	Increased public acceptance.
Daylight headlights	: -30%	Avoid exorbitant Electricity bills.
Targeted intake control device	: -40% : +20%	Well-ordered spectator processing.
Computer-assisted program planning	: -50% : +30%	Better room utilization, less idle time.

Information[]

Name	Effect	Description
Transmission power increase	: +10%	Reaches every Inhabitant.
Full LED conversion	: -30%	Reduced set radiation for viewers.
Barrier-free long-wave propagation	: -40% : +20%	Reduced electromagnetic pollution at the same transmission power.
Amplitude modulated carrier wave	: -50% : +30%	Cost control and uniform transmission profile even at peak times.

Participation[]

Name	Effect	Description
Public tenders	: +10%	Equal opportunities for every company.
Unlit voting booths	: -30%	Democracy doesn't stop at sundown.
Fully electronic application system	: -40% : +20%	Avoids bureaucratic paperwork.
Inner-city self-determination	: -50% : +30%	... for responsible, ambitious citizens.

Laboratory[]

Name	Effect	Description
Labor regulations documentation	: -5%	Most lab accidents are preventable.
Assistants' training	: -10%	Safety first!
High-security Laboratories	: -15%	Here everything is done behind Plexiglas.

Special Buildings (34/39 projects)[]

Trade Buildings[]

Name	Effect	Description	Costs
Central warehouse management	: -20%	... thanks to digital sorting databases.	1,500
Automated Warehouse filling	: +1	Missing items will be ordered immediately.	6,500 · 150 · 15 · 20 · 1
Optimized inventory turnover	: -30% : +1	Short storage times, reduced costs.	11,500 · 250 · 25 · 35 · 2 · 1
Automated Transport facilities	: -40% : +2	The Storage androids can find any item in a jiffy.
Massive construction	: +250	Also withstands heavy loads.	1,500
Depot expansion	: +20	More efficient Storehouse floor use.	1,500
Reinforced Central warehouse	: +40 : +500	Larger, more stable Warehouses.	7,500 · 150 · 15 · 25 · 2 · 2
Goods bunker	: +80 : +750	Bomb-proof, and with plenty of space.	10,000 · 200 · 20 · 30 · 2 · 2 · 1

Defense Turrets[]

Name	Effect	Description
Improved radar sensors	: +10%	Increased detection range.
Improved kinetic penetrators	: +10%	Depleted Uranium penetrators...
Upgraded Turrets	: +20% : +20%	Second-generation target acquisition sensors
Long-range guns	: +30% : +30%	Destroy the enemy before he is within reach.
Selective armor	: +250	With adaptive surface...
Automatic maintenance unit	: -30%	For regular maintenance cycles.
Multiple spaced Armor	: -40% : +500	Prevents the emission of explosive gases.
Intelligent reactive Armor	: -50% : +750	Responds only to enemy Projectiles cataloged as threats.

Fire Station[]

Type	Quality	Icon	Name	Effect	Description	Costs