Convocatoria conjunta WOODWISDOM y BIOENERGY
Las redes del espacio europeo de investigación (ERA-NET)
WOODWISDOM y
BIOENERGY han publicado una convocatoria
conjunta de proyectos transnacionales sobre el tema:
Sustainable forest management and optimised use of lignocellulosic resources
– Bridging gaps between research disciplines, producers,
consumers and society
España participa en esta convocatoria a través del
Instituto
Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA).
Final del plazo de presentación de
propuestas: 1 de diciembre de 2010 a las 13.00
h. (CET)
Temas convocados: ATENCIÓN:
es necesario confirmar con el INIA si España participa en
los tres temas convocados.
1. Forest for multiple needs of society, including
enhanced productivity and optimised use of forest feedstock
Focus areas:
a) Management systems and technologies for efficient and
increased feedstock production for bioenergy and in combination with other products, including nutrition
compensation (e.g. integrated harvesting for different
assortments, early harvests, increasing biomass density,
improved long-distance logistics concepts, improving
mensuration or quality assurance systems). Projects should
minimise environmental impact of operations and facilitate
commercialisation of products and services.
b) Innovative concepts and processes for multiple use of
forest land and forest-based feedstocks (e.g. wood for
energy, building, furniture, pulp and paper, chemistry)
and/for increased revenue to forest land owners
c) Innovative concepts, processes and products for the
commercialisation of forest ecosystem services, soft values
and non-wood forest goods (including consumer expectations)
d) Governance and legislation, democratic and cultural influence on land owner behaviour
e) Handling conflicting interests of land use incl.
increased feedstock production for bioenergy and forest industry vs. other needs of society
2. Advanced products and technologies for primary wood
processing and manufacturing of wood and fibre-based
products
Focus areas:
a) Innovative technologies for primary wood processing (sawing,
cutting, slicing), incl. advanced allocation systems for
round-wood
b) New generation of composites and materials manufactured
from wood and wood fibres, e.g. with positive effects on
human health and well-being issues
c) Development of innovative, high added value applications
for hardwood (e.g. solutions to use it for building
materials)
d) Innovative measurement and control / models / simulation
tools: Relationship between raw-material, process and
product property demanded by customer, bridge the gap
between supply and demand
e) Increase the sustainability of forest products and wood
use: new concepts, products and processes optimising the
multiple utilisation/ recycling of forest-based resources,
incl. life cycle analysis
8 (30)
3. Advanced biofuels and biorefineries
Focus areas:
a) Advanced technologies for the physical/chemical
pre-treatment/ fractionation of biomass feedstocks into
components (e.g. cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, proteins)
suitable for downstream processing, thereby enhancing
process efficiency and performance of advanced biofuel
production.
b) Strategies/technologies to upgrade residues, in order to
increase the portfolio of outputs and improve the economic
viability of the modern biorefinery concept, esp. with
regard to energy output (example: improve on suboptimal
concepts for residue use, such as waste glycerol in a
biodiesel factory simply being burnt in a boiler).
c) Lignin/protein upgrading to higher-value products or
components (e.g. use as platform chemicals instead of
combustion for heat and power).
d) Optimised separation techniques for biomass mixtures as a
source for advanced biofuels and bio-products.
e) Small-scale biorefinery concepts for lignocellulose-based
feedstock.
Consorcios: un mínimo de 3
socios de al menos tres países distintos, pertenecientes a la
convocatoria: Finlandia, Francia, Alemania, Irlanda, Italia,
Letonia, Noruega, Polonia, Eslovenia, España, Suecia,
Turquía i Reino Unido. Los consorcios deben combinar
investigación básica y/o aplicada, y/o investigación
industrial y desarrollo, preferiblemente combinaciones de
colaboración transdisciplinar e interdisciplinar, y participación de grupos involucrados que
llenen el vacío entre
las disciplinas de investigación, los productores y los
consumidores.
Presupuesto de la convocatoria:
aprox. 18.500.000 euros
Duración de los proyectos:
los proyectos se financiarán por un máximo de 3 años, con
inicio en octubre de 2011 o enero de 2012.
Contacto Nacional:
Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y
Alimentaria (INIA). Joan Calvera i Vehí,
calvera@inia.es,
91-3476801.
Toda la información y presentación
de solicitudes en línea:
http://www.woodwisdom.net/documents/mi_1267_do_874.htm
(incluye una herramienta de búsqueda de socios)
Información en la UVEG:
Angeles Sanchis, ext. 51276,
operuv@uv.es
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