The HYBRIS consortium successfully held its 5th General Assembly (GA) on June 14th and 15th, 2023, hosted by IREC in Barcelona. Important progress has been carried out concerning the design of the HYBRIS energy storage system to be installed in two of our three pilots. And although we are facing some…
Do not trust the title! Ten years ago, claims resounded that direct air capture (capturing CO2 from the atmosphere) would need only 3 times more energy than point-source capture. Everyone excited soon discovered the reality is much tougher than a good dream: the more the component you want is diluted,…
The SCENARIOS project will provide pilot solutions for the detection, (bio)monitoring, long-term toxicity and risk assessment, pollution control, and remediation of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These SCENARIOS technological developments need to be prepared in order to accelerate their market adoption and generate maximum awareness among the interested stakeholders. Pilot…
The ISMC cluster has mobilized nearly 200 million euros globally in innovation projects in raw materials and mining over the last year, with the aim of contributing to ensuring the sustainable supply of European industry. Santiago Cuesta López, director of the ISMC, manages to attract 3 million Euros to León,…
Workshop Information On 15 March 2023, EKODENGE realized a demo of the first version prototypes for the first four Tasks of WP6 with three Task leaders. This demo was a fourth milestone from twelve milestones of the project. The format of workhop was online. The presentation lasted approximately two hours…
The last general assembly for REACT consortium took place between the 6th and 8th June in the Lesvos. The host, this time, was the University of the Aegean that has its premises in the beautiful town of Mytilene, and Stergios Vakalis did a great job in organizing the meeting and other related…
REACT members are actively participating in the communication and diffusion of its results using several channels and opportunities: last week, on the 6th June, the opportunity was offered by the EU Islands Replication Board. React was presented to the audience, is objectives and results and considering the vast amount of…
Last week, (6,7 and 8 June) we met at the 4th General Assembly of CircThread in Maribor, Slovenia. It was an opportunity to review the activities carried out by the partners in the different work packages and to plan for the next six months. It was great to get together…
Our planet has finite resources, and it is crucial that we rethink the way we live and interact with our environment to ensure a prosperous future for the generations to come. This requires a reconsideration of how we produce and consume goods as well as our personal habits. The concept…
Paul A. Wright is Professor of Chemistry at the University of St Andrews. Since he joined the faculty, he has had a thriving group, which is reflected by a wide range of publications. The research carried out in the group concerns the rational design of novel solids for use as…
Click here if you missed the previous parts of this article: part I After the explanation of the services that will be tested with our innovative HESS, a brief description of the pilot sites selected for system validation is presented below. Messina pilot (Italy) The Messina site (Italy) was realized…
As consumers, an increasing number of us aspire to buy sustainable products, and hopefully diminish our impact on the planet. And companies have been quick to catch on this trend! The market is now flooded with biodegradable toothbrushes, carbon neutral flights, plastic compensated packaging, green bonds and sustainable investment funds….
