Funded Projects 2014-2020
Project OPTION
| Project Acronym | OPTION |
|---|---|
| Project Title | Opportunities for biorefining of biowastes |
Summary
OPTION project in a main project will demonstrate opportunities a newly-developed biorefinery mobile pilot plant with a multinational team at sites.The biorefinery operations model and technology that will be tested, refined, and optimised for each location, climatic condition and waste types. The Biorefinery pilot plant will be transported to each NPA partner region, typically for three to six months at each testing site.
The proposed transnational and multidisciplinary approach will enhance and act to transfer of best practice between regions. Relevant biowastes and biomasses will be utilised in practical cases in the partner regions, and technology companies, producers of waste materials, and local authorities and other stakeholders will be involved in practical cases.
Objectives
The objective of the preparatory project is to develop a high quality main project application.
Lead Partner
- Savonia University of Applied Sciences ltd
Finland
Ari Jääskeläinen
phone +358 44 785 5571
e-mail: ari.jaaskelainen@savonia.fi
Partners
- Finnoflag Ltd.
Finland - MATIS - Icelandic Food and Biotech R&D
Iceland - Queen’s University Belfast
Northern Ireland - Technology Centre for Biorefining and Biotechnology (RESOURCE)
Ireland
Project Info
| Theme Environmental protection, climate change, pollution (soil, water, air), waste management |
| Priority 1 Innovation |
| Objective 1.1 Increased innovation and transfer of R&D |
| Project duration 06-03-16 to 29-11-16 |
| Total budget 44 879 EUR |
| NPA co-financing 28 424 EUR |
| Target groups enterprise, including SME local public authority regional public authority national public authority higher education and research interest groups including NGOs General public education/training centre and school |
| Joint Secretariat Desk Officer Christopher Parker |