We warmly invite you to join us for the SmartCHP project final conference on 27 November in Brussels! Currently, around 80% of cogeneration plants use natural gas and fossil fuels as their primary source. The EU-funded SmartCHP project has developed a novel, flexible small-scale cogeneration unit to produce heat and electricity from sustainable biomass. This…
Discover new solutions and inspiring policy sessions on challenges and opportunities for sustainable aquaculture production and consumption in the European Union. Aquaculture is the fastest growing food-producing sector. It delivers nutritious food to a growing world population,creates jobs and economic development in coastal and rural communities and helps mitigate climate change. However, it is necessary…
On 13 September Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, gave her annual State of the Union address, which contained several initiatives and priorities for supporting the European Green Deal in the next year. Firstly, von der Leyen announced that the Commission will launch a new European Wind Energy Package to alleviate current…
Eleven partners from four different European countries will work together to foster the access to market of bio-waste derived soil improvers Partners of the EU-funded SOILUTIONS project met for the first time in person today to launch their mission of reversing soil degradation through the development of bio-waste derived soil improvers. Soil health is considered…
By Stéphanie Petit, Dowel Innovation “Addressing societal challenges requires more than just technological solutions. Indeed, the misunderstanding of complex scientific and technical issues (artificial intelligence, climate change etc.) is a serious threat to the decision-making power of citizens and democracy. “To preserve its core values, the European Union has in recent years launched several initiatives…
Following the success of the first SET4BIO Innovation Challenge, a ‘light’ version will be held on 23 June 2023, offering advice to bioenergy and biofuel innovators. A panel of experts from leading organisations and European Commission will be on hand to provide feedback on technologies and give advice on upscaling and financing. SET4BIO is a…
The GO-GRASS project, funded under the Horizon 2020 programme, is organising a Green Week partner event entitled “Fostering grassland opportunities, circular business models and skills for resilient rural communities”. This public event will take place on Thursday 8 June, from 14:00 to 16:00 (CET), online on Zoom. At the occasion of the EU Green Week 2023, which focuses on…
CIHEAM, through its institutes in Zaragoza and Bari, is organising two advanced courses, two workshops and a series of specialised webinars. 2023 is the year when the knowledge and results generated by the NewTechAqua project will be transferred. This project started in January 2020 with the aim of boosting innovation and sustainability in the European…
Project Development Assistance (PDA) projects build the technical, economic and legal expertise needed for project development, leading to the launch of concrete investments. At the EU level such projects have been used extensively in the field of energy (efficiency). But (how) can the approach be transferred to Circular Economy projects? HOOP is a pioneering Horizon…
By Rosa Strube, CSCP “In a recently-published report by the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the scientists leave no doubt: To combat climate change, we also need to tackle the demand side. “Demand-side measures and new ways of end-use service provision can reduce global greenhouse gas emission in end-use sectors such as…
The EU-funded MarginUp! project has launched to raise the potential for biodiversity and the production of biobased industrial feedstocks on marginal lands. The project is coordinated by the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) and brings together 29 partners from eight different European countries and two international partners (Argentina and South Africa) from…
By Itziar Vidorreta and Jokin Garatea, GAIA “Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) are a key part of Europe’s economy, but as well as contributing economic growth, they are also key to identity, culture, and values. However, they can also be resource intensive and subject to changing trends, resulting in a large environmental impact. “For this…
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