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WASTEred
Waste reduction and process optimisation in
the European meat and dairy industry
(ECO/08/239048/SI2.535244 )
BIOAZUL experience in
CIP ECOECO-INNOVATION
BIOAZUL S.L, Malaga (Spain)
Environmental Engineering company focused on Water,
Renewable Energies and Environment
Two main bussiness activities:
Catalyst, promoter and facilitator of R&D applied projects
Developer and distributor of eco-innovative wastewater
treatment products
Highly experienced team in applied research
and project management of industrial and
R&D projects
Extensive network of contacts
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BIOAZUL – INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
Successful participation in 15 projects within the 6th FP,
being administrative coordinator of 8 of them
Current participation in 4 projects within the 7th FP,
coordinating 2 of them
Coordinator/partner in 7 proposals within the 7th FP
submitted in January 2010
Current participation in 3 projects funded by EACI:
CIP ECO-INNOVATION: WASTEred (coordinator)
INTELLIGENT ENERGY EUROPE: FARMAGAS
(administrative coordinator, started in June 2009) and
BIO-HEAT (coordinator, negotiation phase)
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BIOAZUL - PRODUCTS
BIOAZUL develops and markets its own products, in particular
additives for wastewater treatment: LODOred – Sludge
Reducer for Wastewater Treatment Plants
BIOAZUL commercialises advanced technologies in the field of
wastewater treatment: Sequencing Batch Reactors for Small –
Medium Applications (SBR) and Membrane Bioreactors (MBR)
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WASTEred- PROJECT PREPARATION
Call 11.09.2008, CIP Eco-Innovation supported SMEs for projects:
First application or market replication of eco-innovative products,
which have already been successfully demonstrated, but
due to remaining risks need incentives to penetrate significantly
the market
Food and drink sector – meat and dairy industry
Cleaner and innovative products, processes and services aiming at
a reduction of waste, and/or increasing recycling and recovery
High potential of LODOred for industrial applications (food)
Very good results of LODOred in municipal WWTPs
Good cooperation with partners suitable for the project
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WASTEred- PROJECT PREPARATION
1. Submission: 11th September 2008
2. Evaluation report and invitation to contract negotiations:
5th February 2009
Selected projects by sector 2008
44 out of 134 proposals selected
Food and
Drink
Total Score : 41
13%
Buildings
13%
3. First contact Project Officer:
20th February 2009
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57%
4. Starting date: 18 June 2009
17%
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WASTEred – MAIN AIM
To promote the market introduction of the ecoinnovative product LODOred for the reduction of
surplus sludge generated in the wastewater treatment
plants of slaughterhouses, meat processing and dairy
industry
Starting date: 18.06.2009
Duration: 24 months
Project budget: 848,446.00 €
EACI contribution: 430,927.00 €
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WASTEred – OBJECTIVES
ENVIROMENTAL OBJECTIVES
Waste reduction in the targeted food industry sectors
Improving water quality of receiving water bodies
Reducing the “ecological footprint” of the complete wastewater treatment
process in the food industry
Facilitating access of SMEs to innovative “green” knowledge, increase
awareness, and promote networking
ECONOMICAL OBJECTIVES
Reduction of disposal costs for sewage sludge by 35%
Reduction of costs for polymers for sludge dewatering (50%)
Reduction of energy costs (sludge handling, transporting and burning)
Reduction of pollution fees by 20%
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WASTEred – PARTNERS
TTZ- Bremerhaven:
Research Centre
BRENNTAG: Chemicals
for wastewater, LARGE
PROWATER: Chemicals for
wastewater treatment plants, SME
UECBV: European
Livestock and Meat
Trading Union,
MULTIPLIER
BIOAZUL: Coordinator, wastewater treatment technologies, SME
COVAP: Dairy and meat industry, END USER
FIAB : Spanish Federation of Food and Drink Industries, MULTIPLIER
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WP1: Project Management and Coordination
Task 1.1: Administrative and financial management
Task 1.2: Report management
WP2: Analysis of market barriers /end user
Task 2.1:
Analysis of barriers
requirements
Task 2.2: End-user
requirements for
using LODOred.
Task 2.3:
Development of
Case Studies.
WASTEred – WORK PLAN
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WP3: Case studies of LODOred
Task 3.1:
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Task 3.3:
Visit and data
acquisition.
LODOred units
Market
demonstration
Task 3.4:
Final
documentation
WP4: Economic evaluation for future markets
Task 4.1:
Task 4.2:
Task 4.3:
Ecological and
economic evaluation
Cost benefit analysis
Estimation for future
markets
WP5: Training and capacity building of IAGs
Task 5.1:
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Task 5.3:
Task 5.4:
Dissemination
material
Training
Workshops
Promotion
Workshops
Workshop
evaluation
WP6: Commercialization of LODOred
Task 6.1:
Project web site
Task 6.2:
International
marketing concept
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Task 6.3:
Selected marketing
activities
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WASTEred – TIME SCHEDULE
WASTEred Workplan
Project duration: 24 months
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Work Package 1: Project Management and Coordination
Task 1.1: Overall administrative and financial project management
Task 1.2: Report management
Work package 2: Analysis of market barriers; Characterisation of specific end-user requirements and needs;
Development of case studies and selection of suitable test sites
Task 2.1: Analysis of technical and non-technical market barriers for eco-innovative products in the food and drink sector
Task 2.2: Collection and analyses of specific end-user requirements and needs for the application of LODOred
Task 2.3: Development of case studies and selection of suitable test sites (Poland, Spain, Germany)
Work package 3: Case studies of LODOred
Task 3.1: Visit of selected test sites and data acquisition
Task 3.2: Planning and design of three LODOred units and development of test protocols
Task 3.3: Implementation of the LODOred units and running of market demonstration trials
Task 3.4: Final Documentation of case studies
Work package 4: Economic evaluation and preparation for future markets entry
Task 4.1: Ecological and economic evaluation of trials
Task 4.2: Specific cost-benefit-analysis for each test
Task 4.3: Estimations for future markets
Work package 5: Training and capacity building
Task 5.1: Preparation of dissemination and training material
Task 5.2: Training workshops in pilot countries and Brussels
Task 5.3: Promotion workshops in Poland, Spain and Germany
Task 5.4. Workshop evaluation
Work package 6: Commercialisation of LODOred
Task 6.1: Project web site
Task 6.2: Development of an international marketing concept (objectives, strategies, activities)
Task 6.3: Implementation and controlling of selected marketing activities
Work package 7: Common Dissemination Activities
Task 7.1:Project Information Sheets
Task 7.2: Contribution, upon request by the EACI, to the development of additional information material.
Task 7.3: Participation and/or contribution, to information and dissemination events (contractors’ workshops, conferences, briefing
days, exhibitions, etc.) related to eco-innovation or other relevant EU programmes.
Task 7.4: Layman's report
Task 7.5: Evaluation of project impacts after the project duration
Project reports to the EACI
Project Information sheet to the EACI
Project webpage/site creation and update
Project deliverables
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WASTEred- FIRST RESULTS
Two project meetings: Kick-off meeting in Malaga (June 2009) and 1st
Technical meeting in Warsaw (January 2010)
Consortium agreement signed
First progress report, two information sheets
Questionnaires of market barriers and end users requirements
evaluation for Spain, Germany, Poland and other EU countries –
elaboration, distribution and evaluation
Case studies selection
Running case studies: 2 in Spain and 5 in Germany
Official website on-line in 4 languages: www.wastered.eu
First promotional project leaflet in Spanish (to be further translated into
English, German and Polish)
Promotional poster in English and Spanish (to be further translated into
German and Polish)
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Business Plan / Exploitation
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Key factors for successful projects
Innovative idea which increases SMEs competitiveness
European dimension – “eco-solving” common problems
High quality of the consortium
Tasks and responsibilities very well defined
Clear deadlines
Very good communication between partners, partners – coordinator,
coodinator – EACI
Experienced and/or very motivated coordinator
Flexibility of the project officers
Good English skills
Exhaustive financial control
Good luck
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PARTICIPATING in PROJECTS…
Access to actions which could not be performed with
own resources (SMEs)
Access to marketable results – open new market
opportunities
Access to technical know-how from the project partners
VERY IMPORTANT – exploitation of the IPRs
Work with pre-financing (30%)
Visibility for the company
Enlargement of the network of contacts
Enriching experience
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Thank you for your attention!!
Pilar Zapata [email protected]
José Luis Bribián [email protected]
Antonia Lorenzo [email protected]
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