PARTNERS
BIOGAS3 project is being developed by a consortium of companies and research centers:
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AINIA is a Spanish non-profit technological centre formed by companies in the food manufacturing sector and related industries (more than 700 food companies as active members), whose objective is the promotion of innovation and technological development in the agro-food sector. AINIA has a very strong expertise in R&D, Technical Assistance; Analysis; Training and Technology Transfer. During the last year near 200 R&D projects (national and international) were developed, as well as a high number of consulting and training activities. |
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The Spanish Food and Drink Industry Federation (FIAB) was created in 1977 to represent, through a single organisation and a single voice, the Spanish industry of food and drinks, the first industrial sector of our country. Presently, it encompasses 47 sector associations representing nearly 90% of the sector’s turnover. |
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IrBEA was formed in 1999 to promote bioenergy in Ireland, from the beginning Anaerobic Digestion has been a core area for the association. IrBEA has a dedicated Anaerobic Digestion Subgroup. |
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ACTIA is a non-profit organisation, created upon the joint initiative of the French Ministry of Agriculture and the French Ministry of Research in 1983, and grouping today 28 technical private and non profit centres providing services to French industrial companies in food and drink sector. ACTIA association is providing many services to its member technical centres aiming to increase their research, development and innovation capacity in order to maintain a high quality of services provided to industrial companies. |
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IFIP is the Technical Institute of the French pork Industry. IFIP directed R & D studies on all main issues of the pork sector (Genetics, Breeding Techniques, Fresh and processed Meats, Economy). IFIP is a non-profit organization whose turnover is around 11M€ in 2012. The board of IFIP is composed by all French professional organizations of pork industry. The aim of IFIP is to promote economical and technical references to help decisions-making of the professional and economic organizations of the sector. Competitiveness, environmental efficiency, quality and safety of products are the main topics of activities. Most of the projects of IFIP are for collective purpose but a significant part is also private. IFIP is regularly involved in European projects and in international cooperation. Contact: Mr. Pascal Levasseur Tel.: '+33299609845 E-mail: pascal.levasseur@ifip.asso.fr Website: www.ifip.asso.fr |
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The University of Torino (DEIAFA) is one of the most ancient and prestigious Italian Universities. It has about 70.000 students, 4.000 academic, administrative and technical staff, 1800 post-graduate and post-doctoral students and 120 buildings in different parts of Torino and in key places in Piemonte; the University of Torino can be considered as “city-within-a-city”, promoting culture and producing/creating research, innovation, training and employme The University of Torino has a remarkable tradition of research in traditional subjects such as history, philosophy, law, economics and medicine but it is currently branching out into important modern sectors, such as food science, social politics, IT, performing arts, etc. The University makes an active stand on a number of social issues, such as environment, drugs, equal opportunities and rights of people with special needs. It also acts at an international level through partnership arrangements with India, China, developing countries in Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean Area and with a number of international organizations. The Department of Agricultural Engineering, Forestry and Economy for the Environment (DEIFA) that is composed now by four sections: Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Mechanics, Agricultural Hydraulics, Topography and Rural Constructions. |
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Tecnoalimenti was funded in 1981 on Italian Research Ministry volunteer for promoting, co-ordinating and executing industrial research in agri-food sector, Tecnoalimenti is a SME juridically established as a non-profit research consortium of 28 food sector industries and one financial institution, San Paolo IMI, as trustee of ministerial funds. Its member industries account for 12% of Italian food sales. In 30 years of activity, the organisation acquired high level skills in: (i) research project set-up and management, (ii) carrying out scientific studies on food chains, applicability and eco-compatibility of research results, cost-benefits of new processes and interpretation of data and (iii) dissemination activities at national and international level through its wide industrial network. Representing a unique Italian industrial platform which integrates horizontally and vertically the main industrial players of the food chain, Tecnoalimenti is often required to play also the role of stakeholder of the agro-food industry. Tecnoalimenti has a wide experience in networking industries (large and SMEs) for research activities, due to its institutional function of bridging industry and research players. Further, Tecnoalimenti participated/participates to food chain projects with a specific role of carrying out studies, training activities, steering and animating Industrial Platforms, thanks to its wide experience in approaching food SMEs (e.g. IP-Healthgrain, IP-Traceback, CP-Baseline). Tecnoalimenti has acquired skills in technological transfer of research results towards agro-food industries, managing IPR issues and commercial issues linked with royalties. Active member of the Italian Food for Life ETP, SerIT and member of EARTO. |
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The Renewables Academy (RENAC) AG - based in Berlin provides training and further education for decision-makers, engineers, technicians, sales staff, investors and developers in the areas of renewable energy and energy efficiency. RENAC’s objective is to disseminate the expertise available in Germany for the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency technology, domestically and – to the greatest extent - internationally. Since its establishment in 2008, RENAC has already successfully trained around 2200 participants from 106 countries in renewable energies and energy efficiency and has a vast experience in conducting workshops, live webinars and on-line trainings. In addition to technical aspects, RENAC also provides instruction on those topics which are decisive for market growth and for the broader use of renewable energy like economics, legal aspects, market monitoring, etc. A high number of RENAC’s trainings are performed abroad or have a very strong relation to a specific country or region. Within the framework of the TREE project (www.tree-project.de) which is supported by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, RENAC has developed international market studies for the participating target countries and a large training programme. Another recent example is the ReGrid training programme (www.renac.de/en/projects/regrid) aiming at the integration of large amounts of renewable energy into the grids of the MENA region. RENAC’s core competences are: RENAC is already participating in the IEE programme as work package leaders in the projects EUROBSERV’ER, and SUSTAINGAS. Contact: Mr. Volker Jaensch Tel.: +49 30526895885 E-mail: jaensch@renac.de Website: www.renac.de |
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JTI - Swedish Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering is an industrial research institute engaged in research, development and information in the areas of agricultural engineering and environmental technology. JTI has close links with trade and industry. In collaboration with trade and industry, JTI produces results that can be translated directly into real-life practice. With more than 40 years of R&D regarding the biogas process, JTI is one of Scandinavia’s leading Research Institutes in this area with one of northern Europe’s top biogas laboratories. JTI also has developed and constructed a mobile biogas plant for pilot studies, fully equipped with the latest instruments for analysis that is one of a kind and unique in the world. |
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FUNDEKO Sp. J. was founded in 2006 on the initiative of individuals specializing in different fields of environment protection and European funds. Currently, the company comprises a team of experts who have proved to have relevant professional qualifications in the field of environmental studies, such as environmental impact assessment, renewable energy (including biogas) and biodiversity protection. Fundeko provides consulting and project services for public administration institutions, at the levels of state and local government (Ministry of Regional Development, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Marshal's offices – regional government), as well as for private parties. Over the years Fundeko has cemented its position as a company, which provides highly rated evaluation reports on infrastructure projects financed from EU funds and EU assistance programs. Fundeko contributes to the project with its deep knowledge of the realities of the Polish capital as well as of the Polish environmental law. Contact: Ms. Małgorzata Kachniarz Tel.: +48 508 541 658 E-mail: malgorzata.kachniarz@fundeko.pl Website: www.fundeko.pl |
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