Projects & Practice

Reducing energy costs for irrigation

Keywords:: Agriculture, Energy efficiency, Irrigation, Producer groups, Renewable energy, Sustainability
Countries:: Spain

Expanding a water reservoir and installing a solar farm to reduce the energy costs of irrigation.

Re-thinking the management of organic waste

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Cooperation, Energy efficiency, Job creation, Knowledge transfer, Renewable energy
Countries:: Spain

Developing an innovative model of local-level bio-waste.

Green Well Westland

Keywords:: Cooperation, Producer groups, Renewable energy
Countries:: The Netherlands

This multi-million Euro project helped harness geothermal energy to produce heat and power by drilling wells into reservoirs of hot water that are found deep underneath the earth’s surface.

Biomassalland

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Forestry, Renewable energy, Short supply chains & local markets
Countries:: The Netherlands

A regional cooperative chain for biomass was established to respond to the increasing demand for woodchip.

Modernisation of irrigation infrastructure at the Community of Páramo Medio

Keywords:: Agriculture, Irrigation, Water management
Countries:: Spain

RDP support financed the replacement of outdated irrigation infrastructure towards improved water use efficiency, increased crop yields and reduced energy costs.

Producing and packaging biofuel (PELLET) from olives harvesting residues

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Diversification, Renewable energy, Rural SMEs
Countries:: Greece

A biofuel production and packaging line was established in an olive growing region of Greece. The waste residues are used to produce biofuel (PELLET) offering considerable economic and environmental benefits.