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Project Development Assistance for the Circular Economy: Learnings from the HOOP project

Posted on 23/05/2023 by James Ling

24 May 2023 | 14:00-15:30 | Online

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 2020 project that is providing PDA to eight Lighthouse Cities and Regions across Europe. The project aims to unlock significant investments in state-of-the-art biowaste and wastewater valorisation technologies.

Now, two-and-a-half years into the project, partners will share their methodologies, experiences, encountered barriers and learnings with other EU projects, technology providers, consultancies and all interested stakeholders in a dedicated webinar.

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2023-05-24

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2023-05-24

BioGov.net Questionnaire: Governance of Bioeconomy Education and Training

Posted on 15/05/202315/05/2023 by Selenia Marinelli

The BioGov.net Project aims to establish innovative governance models in the bioeconomy by providing an inclusive training and mentoring framework in specific European regions. With this objective in mind, a questionnaire was created to gather information from key stakeholders.

This questionnaire aims to identify the needs, opportunities, expectations and solutions that stakeholders encounter regarding the governance of education and training in bioeconomy. Guidelines for the training governance framework will be developed using the collected data and the discussions held as part of the Communities of Practice established within the Project.

English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Greek, Estonian, Slovenian, and Czech are the supported languages for the questionnaire. Please use the drop-down option to choose the language of your choice from the link.

Check out the questionnaire here!

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2023-05-15

Fostering grassland opportunities, circular business models and skills for resiliant rural communities

Posted on 09/05/2023 by Natalie Höppner

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 2023 on the topics of skills for sustainable, resilient and socially fair communities, this EU Green Week partner event aims to discuss new circular business models and skills for resilient rural communities, including specific best practices such as green biorefineries and relevant funding instruments.

The event will enrich the GO-GRASS policy recommendations presented in the draft White Paper for grassland opportunities.It is a chance to exchange on policy gaps at EU level, while identifying bottlenecks and solutions to support the circular bioeconomy in rural areas and upskill farmers and rural advisors. The webinar agenda will be available soon.

REGISTER HERE

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2023-06-08

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2023-06-08

Join SUSTCERT4BIOBASED Network of Interest and our first event

Posted on 09/05/2023 by Annie Kalimeri

Would you like to remain involved in the sustainability certification community and bioeconomy? Consider joining SUSTCERT4BIOBASED project Network of Interest!

The network brings together stakeholders from various fields, including the industrial sector, sustainability certification community, policymakers, and regional bioeconomy actors. By joining, you can collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders, share knowledge on the sustainability certification of biobased products, and participate in bi-annual meetings. The network aims to promote the adoption of certification practices for biobased products.

In fact, the very first bi-annual Network of Interest meeting will take place on June 12th from 9.30-10.30 CET! Don’t miss out:

✅A fantastic line-up of experts in sustainability certification.
✅ SUSTCERT4BIOBASED’s and its accomplishments so far, followed by an insightful 15-minute talk on the Green Claim Regulation and the role of voluntary certification schemes.
✅Engage in an open discussion on sustainability certification schemes, participate in a Q&A session and offer your feedback and expertise in our project.

Grab the opportunity and connect with like-minded individuals, offer your expertise and knowledge and gain valuable insights into current trends in the bioeconomy and sustainability certification sector.

Join SUSTCERT4BIOBASED network today and contribute to the mission of creating a sustainable and thriving bioeconomy!

Check out the members of the Network here and be part of it with just one click!

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2023-05-09

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2023-06-12

PITCH PERFECT and Boost the European Bioeconomy 2023

Posted on 09/05/2023 by John Vos

JOIN THIS NETWORKING EVENT IN BRUSSELS ON 25 SEPTEMBER 2023

Click here to view and download the event programme

This cross-border pitching, matchmaking and networking event brings together the networks of eight innovation platforms: Pilots4U, Bio Base Connect, The ProteInn Club, BioeconomyVentures, Planet B.io, ShapingBio, Waste2Func and Tech4Biowaste.

As such, we can guarantee a diverse attendance reaching from SMEs, start-ups, scale-ups, large companies/corporates, investors, research organisations, technology providers to organisations offering relevant innovation services such as access to finance, scale-up trials, application testing, business plan writing, feedstock analysis, life cycle assessment, social acceptance, etc.

Pitching & Call for Pitch Abstracts

Participants are invited to submit a pitch application for a 7 minute pitch. As we are organising 9 pitch sessions of 90 minutes each, we are looking for at least 99 inspiring pitches. Not to exclude any interesting developments, pitch categories are not defined upon registration but should be relevant for further development of the bioeconomy.

Pitch applications can be done online via this link (submission form at the bottom of the page). Pitch application can be submitted until Tuesday 4 July 2023 at midnight the latest.

Matchmaking

The matchmaking are one-on-one meetings of 20 minutes arranged around 25 matchmaking tables aimed at finding new business partners. The scheduling of these meetings will be supported by an online matchmaking system, easy to use on a smartphone or laptop. The matchmaking tool will be activated by 1 September 2023.

Registration

A registration fee of € 149 (excl. VAT) per participant will be charged, which covers:

participation to all the event activities (pitching, matchmaking, networking)
coffee breaks and lunch
a closing networking drink.

To register use this link

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Design Thinking and other non-formal educational methods for a more engaging teaching – 3rd E+ Circular Bricks Webinar

Posted on 08/05/202308/05/2023 by Giulia Borghesi

Are you educators interested in innovative ways of teaching?

Design Thinking and other non-formal educational methods for a more engaging teaching
3rd E+ Circular Bricks Webinar – Area Europa

When
Thursday 11 May, 3 to 4 p.m.

Where

What
Circular Bricks is an Erasmus+ project that aims to provide innovative pedagogical tools to VET School Teachers to rethink and improve the educational model for the circular bioeconomy: the Design Thinking, a methodology explored and applied during the project, proved to be suitable both for dealing with circular bioeconomy topics and for actively involving teachers and students. Can it also be applied in other sectors? And with what results? Are there other forms of non-formal teaching that can have as much impact?
The third Circular Bricks webinar, coordinated by project partner Area Europa, intends to answer these questions, bringing to the table experiences from European projects on new educational methods.

Who
Gianluca Corzani, Area Europa Member and moderator – Introduction about Circular Bricks Project for a new education on Circular Bioeconomy
Benedetta Marotti, Circular Bricks Design Thinking Expert, Freelance Facilitator – Circular Bricks and the Design Thinking Methodology: our experience and results
Paula Beudean, Founder of C.School for Creative Acts – The Erasmus+ Sentra project and Design Thinking applied to youth social entrepreneurship
Silvia Fazio, Grant Manager of Escape4Change – Non-formal education methods and edutainment as effective elements for a new form of teaching

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2023-05-11

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2023-05-11

COOPID Bioeconomy Conference

Posted on 03/05/2023 by Africa Matilda Pardavila Morris

Next 31st of May COOPID organises the final event of the project after 2.5 years of work: the COOPID Bioeconomy Conference, an official #EUGreenWeek 2023 Partner Event.

About COOPID

COOPID is an H2020-funded project active since January 2021 with the mission to foster the development of the bioeconomy in the agri-food sector. With this goal, the project has implemented a strategy based on a cascading multiplier effect:

The selection of 11 real successful businesses in the EU and the organisation of visits to these cases. Participants raised to more than 500.
An ambassador programme with primary producers (127 #COOPIDambassadors) and more than 1500 impacts.
The production of high-quality resources (>4000 downloads & views) and a supportive digital project presence.

Why Join Us?

Participate in person in the final project conference where the results of 2.5 years of work will be presented.

Take part in a debate with experts on challenges faced by primary producers in the bioeconomy & business opportunities that are on the rise.
Connect with key players in the sector.
Find out first-hand what are the recommendations produced by the COOPID project
Visit the project exhibition, and take home all the videos, resources and materials produced by the COOPID project.

Who Is This Event For?

Primary producers
Policy makers
Agri-food cooperatives
Organisations in the agri-food sector
EU Projects
Industry and academia

Other Key Events on the Same Day in Brussels: The 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference

The 31 May 2023 (13:30 CEST – 1 June 2023, 18:00 CEST), the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (European Commission) is organizing the 2023 edition of the EU AgriResearch Conference: “This year’s edition will give participants the opportunity to engage with scientists, farmers, rural communities, industry, advisors, policymakers, citizens and NGO representatives.” (European Commission)

The agenda of the COOPID Bioeconomy Conference (09.00-12:30) and the 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference (13:30-18:00) are compatible, with the venues are 15 minutes walk apart: if interested, you can enjoy both agri-food events in your day in Brussels.

More information on the 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference here.

Where To Find More About COOPID?

COOPID Bioeconomy Week.
Follow the COOPID project on social media.
Subscribe to the YouTube channel
Subscribe to the project newsletter.
Visit the COOPID project webpage and Interactive Platform.

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2023-05-31

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2023-05-31

1st BlueMissionMed Stakeholder Forum (hybrid event)

Posted on 03/05/202303/05/2023 by Selenia Marinelli

Are you a stakeholder representing regions and islands, ports and shipping, fisheries and aquaculture, citizens and youth, industries, cities, research and education? Join the debate to shape the future for an Healthy, Pollution free Mediterranean Sea!

BlueMissionMed CSA is organising the “1^st BlueMissionMed Stakeholder Forum”, which will take place on 30 May 2023 morning at Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo, Italy in hybrid format, as side event in the context of the high-level event EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030’ – The Mediterranean lighthouse in action Palermo – organised by the European Commission.

The “1^st BlueMissionMed Stakeholder Forum” will be organised in two sessions:

“Inspire and Inform” session: presentation of inspirational case studies of innovative transformative solutions from the above-mentioned stakeholder categories to stimulate the discussion and knowledge sharing among participants, about the Mediterranean hydrosphere depollution and restoration.
BlueMissionMed Stakeholder Forum debate: a participatory thematic discussion involving representatives of the above-mentioned stakeholder categories in parallel round tables.

The outcomes of the 1st BlueMissionMed Stakeholder Forum will be presented at the opening of the high-level event “The Mediterranean lighthouse in action”, on 30 May afternoon.

Take a look at the agenda and register here to participate online or onsite!

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2023-05-30

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2023-05-30

Turning grass into valuable bio-refining asset – the inspiring story of the Danish GO-GRASS Demo

Posted on 02/05/2023 by Natalie Höppner

SAVE THE DATE TO JOIN THE DANISH GO-GRASS JOURNEY OF GREEN BIOREFINING, A UNIQUELY DESIGNED EVENT AT AARHUS UNIVERSITY FOULUM IN DENMARK FROM 23 TO 24 MAY 2023.

We have great pleasure in announcing the Danish GO-GRASS International event that will be held on 23 and 24 May 2023, at Aarhus University Foulum in Denmark, where multiple experts from across Europe, will gather for networking, collaborating, and inspiring each other.

This exclusively designed event is set to evoke fruitful discussions about green biorefining in regions across EU, to inspire innovation to transform natural resources of grass land biomass into valuable assets and to explore the potential of future pan-European collaboration, while being customized to cater the specific needs and interests of experts from the field of green biorefining.

Why should you attend this bespoke event?
The Danish GO-GRASS partners have gained knowledge, created technology, tested and developed a green biorefinery concept which can produce a protein concentrate proven to substitute soy meal for monogastric animals, a suitable feed for ruminant dairy cows and integration with biogas production, and they would like to share their findings and demonstrate their Green Biorefinery Demoplatform to experts and influencers in the field of green biorefining with the aim to learn, share and inspire like-minded experts.

During this event we will DISCUSS – EXPLORE – INSPIRE the future of EU support, the possibility of technology replication, and the how-to of launching a pan-European Network of Green Biorefineries.

What to expect?
The event will be spread across two days. We will begin on 23 May in the afternoon with the tour of the Danish green biorefinery Demoplatform facilities, where the story of the Danish GO-GRASS Demo will be presented, and all the technical questions will be answered. We will conclude the first day with a social dinner so you can network with your peers and get to know experts from all over Europe.

The second day, 24 May, will be half a day of presentations from multiple important actors, followed by interesting exercises and group work, where important discussions about the future possibilities will be held and exclusive insights from different countries will be shared.

If interested, please register here by 15 May 2023!

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2023-05-23

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2023-05-24

The Tech4Biowaste Database. Available now. To everyone. For free. Check our recorded webinar.

Posted on 04/04/202304/04/2023 by John Vos

On 30 March 2023 the Tech4Biowaste project team hosted a one-hour webinar explaining all the ins and outs of the brand new Tech4Biowaste Database. The first and only open-source database for biowaste conversion technologies.

The webinar takes you on a journey through the database, as well as along its technology owners and users. Is your technology not represented yet? The webinar show you how to add it.

450 persons registered to the webinar. Should you nonetheless have missed it, the webinar was recorded and can be re-viewed via the following link: https://www.bohezproductions.com/tech4biowastelive. Feel free to pass this link on to other people with an interest in biowaste conversion technologies.

In the meantime, the consortium stays available to answer any questions and/or to assist in adding your technology to the database. Just get in touch via info@tech4biowaste.eu.

The Tech4Biowaste database and all related information and (tutorial) videos are accessible via our website www.tech4biowaste.eu.

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2023-04-04