Joint Call 8 (2014)

In the framework of ERA-NET Bioenergy, the eighth joint call was launched on Feb 10th 2014 for proposals on the topic “Integrated biorefinery concepts” (call text). Four countries participated with their national programmes in this coordinated activity: Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and the United Kingdom. In the end the following 3 proposals were funded for a total budget of 1.5 million euro and have started their work in early 2015.

1. Development of an Innovative Concept for Carbon Dioxide Utilization as Side Stream of Integrated Bio-refinery Concepts (ICOCAD_factsheet)

• DE partners: Fraunhofer ICT-IMM (coordinator), Ingenieurbüro H.Berg & Partner GmbH
• PL partners: Mutag Polska Sp. z o.o., University of Maria Curie-Sklodowska

2. Biofuels and green chemicals from sugar beet through direct processing (CHEMBEET_factsheet)

• NL partners: Dutch Sustainable Development BV (coordinator), Stichting DLO, Van Antwerpen Milieutechniek BV
• PL partners: University of Warmia and Mazury

3. Cradle to cattle farming (CtoCfarming_factsheet)

• NL partners: Cornelissen Consulting Services B.V. (coordinator), ProfiNutrients, Maatschap Nijkamp-Marsman
• PL partners: New Chemical Syntheses Institute, Warsaw University of Life Sciences
• UK partners: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology