Development and implementation of a new, and non existent, logistics chain for biomass from pruning

Project Information

EUROPRUNING

Grant agreement ID: 312078

Project closed

Start date 15 April 2013

End date 14 July 2016

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Total cost € 4 583 018,87

EU contribution € 3 413 075,00

Coordinated by

FUNDACION CIRCE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS Y CONSUMOS ENERGETICOS
Spain

Objective

Agricultural residues could represent a good source of biomass to convert into energy in particular wherever it is impractical to convert cropland to energy crop cultivation . According to FAO’s reportage (1997) , large quantities of ligneous biomass can be obtained from pruning operations carried out in Mediterranean fruit plantations. Agricultural residues therefore play an important role in any analysis of biomass availability for a specific area. For this reason it is important to conduct a thorough study of the types of permanent crops in Europe and the potential of biomass obtained by its pruning.
There is a big potential market in pruning residues, mainly power generation but not only. Nowadays these types of residues are just taken apart from the filed and used locally, “Leaving on the ground” a potential profitable business for farmers, logistic companies and final users. Nowadays the pruning means just a cost for the farmers, but with a new implemented logistic chain they could take advantage in order to sell this product in the biomass market and providing a new business model for logistic operators, biomass sellers and final users, which could find a bigger amount of resources and a decreasing of the costs. It already exists and implemented and developed logistic chain for straw residues, but there is not for pruning.

Fields of science

Not validated

• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture › horticulture › fruit growing
• social sciences › economics and business › business and management › business models
• agricultural sciences › agricultural biotechnology › biomass

Programme(s)

• FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Topic(s)

• KBBE.2012.1.2-01 - Development of new or improved logistics for lignocellulosic biomass harvest, storage and transport

Call for proposal

FP7-KBBE-2012-6-singlestage
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Funding Scheme

CP-TP - Collaborative Project targeted to a special group (such as SMEs)

Coordinator

FUNDACION CIRCE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION DE RECURSOS Y CONSUMOS ENERGETICOS

• EU contribution: € 665 280,52
• Address: PARQUE EMPRESARIAL DINAMIZA, AVDA. DE RANILLAS, 3D ; 50018 Zaragoza ; Spain
• Region: Noreste › Aragón › Zaragoza
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Maria Izquierdo Sanz (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (17)

SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 521 942,00
• Address: ALMAS ALLE 8 ; 750 07 Uppsala
• Region: Östra Sverige › Östra Mellansverige › Uppsala län
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Anna-Karin Johansson (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR AGRARTECHNIK UND BIOOKONOMIE EV

Germany

• EU contribution: € 364 687,36
• Address: MAX EYTH ALLEE 100 ; 14469 Potsdam
• Region: Brandenburg › Brandenburg › Potsdam
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Uta Tietz (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

CONSIGLIO PER LA RICERCA IN AGRICOLTURA E L'ANALISI DELL'ECONOMIA AGRARIA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 134 660,00
• Address: via della navicella 2-4 ; 00184 Roma
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Luigi Pari (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIWERSYTET PRZYRODNICZY WE WROCLAWIU

Poland

• EU contribution: € 173 960,00
• Address: UL. CYPRIANA KAMILA NORWIDA 25 ; 50-375 Wroclaw
• Region: Makroregion południowo-zachodni › Dolnośląskie › Miasto Wrocław
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Ewa Tracz (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

GREENOVATE ! EUROPE

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 171 180,00
• Address: RUE D ARLON 63-65 ; 1040 Bruxelles / Brussel
• Region: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Katharina Krell (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

COOPERATIVAS AGRO-ALIMENTARIAS DE ESPANA U DE COOP SOCIEDAD COOPERATIVA

Spain

• EU contribution: € 71 230,00
• Address: CALLE AGUSTIN DE BETANCOURT 17 PLANTA 4 ; 28003 Madrid
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Tomas Rojas (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

GRUAS Y SERVICIOS GRUYSER SL

Spain

• EU contribution: € 84 530,40
• Address: CARRETERA SEROS A 242 KM 3 ; 22520 FRAGA HUESCA
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Mari Carmen Abadia Cano (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

PRZEMYSLOWY INSTYTUT MASZYN ROLNICZYCH W POZNANIU

Poland

• EU contribution: € 327 540,00
• Address: Starolecka 31 ; 60-963 Poznan
• Region: Makroregion północno-zachodni › Wielkopolskie › Miasto Poznań
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Tadeusz Pawłowski (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

MITRAFOR SL

Participation ended

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: CALLE SANTA NUNILA 31 ; 50016 ZARAGOZA
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Francisco Daniel Garcia Puyuelo (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

ONG SNC DI NALDONI DOMENICO E GIACOMETTI ROBERTO

Italy

• EU contribution: € 396 540,81
• Address: VIA ALDO VALDRE 194 ; 48014 CASTEL BOLOGNESE (RA)
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Domenico Naldoni (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

WOLF-ANNO BISCHOFF

Germany

• EU contribution: € 135 851,60
• Address: Schellingstr. 43 ; 72622 NURTIGEN
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Wolf-Anno Bischoff (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

MOBITRON AB

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 82 160,00
• Address: HUNNERYDS GARD ; S-56123 HUSKVARNA
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Sven-Olof Olsson (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

LA COOPERATION AGRICOLE LCA

Participation ended

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: RUE SEDAINE 43 ; 75011 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Jean-Pierre Dodinet (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

OBSTGUT MARQUARDT GBR

Germany

• EU contribution: € 64 358,60
• Address: DORFSTRASSE 10 - SATZKORNER ; 14476 POTSDAM OT SATZKORN
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Manfred Kleinert (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

FEDERACIÓN ARAGONESA DE COOPERATIVAS AGRARIAS

Spain

• EU contribution: € 108 378,40
• Address: CARRETERA DE COGULLADA 65 CENTRO ; 50014 Zaragoza
• Region: Noreste › Aragón › Zaragoza
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Rosario Millán (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

SOCIETE COOPERATIVE AGRICOLE ET VINICOLE INTERCOMMUNALE LES VIGNERONS D'UNIMEDOC

France

• EU contribution: € 77 654,04
• Address: ROUTE DE SOULAC 14 ; 33340 GAILLAN EN MEDOC
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Xavier Deval (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

SERVICES COOP DE FRANCE, UNION DES COOPERATIVES AGRICOLES

France

• EU contribution: € 33 121,27
• Address: 43 RUE SEDAINE ; 75011 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: François Soulodre (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data