Projects & Practice

GOTECFOR – Supporting the use of Forest Biomass in the agro-industry

Keywords:: Broadband, Cooperation, Energy efficiency, Entrepreneurship, Forestry, Innovation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Portugal

GOTECFOR is an EIP-AGRI operational group that contributes to the bioeconomy by seeking to optimise the value chain of forest biomass, as a fuel for heating.

Biorefinery Glas – Small-scale Farmer-led Green Biorefineries

Keywords:: Agriculture, Climate, Cooperation, Environmental sustainability, GHG & ammonia emissions, Renewable energy
Countries:: Ireland

Biorefinery Glas is a demonstration of small-scale biorefinery in Ireland, supporting development of new business models and farmer diversification into the circular bioeconomy.

Mobiiliaurinkovarasto - Solar energy on wheels

Keywords:: Climate, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Finland

Using RDP support to develop and test a prototype mobile solar power station that can produce clean energy at any location without needing any fixed infrastructure.

Littles Ltd. – Setting up a new production line

Keywords:: Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Job creation, Product quality, Rural business, Sustainability
Countries:: United Kingdom

A family business, trading high quality instant coffee, used EAFRD support to expand its business by installing a new more efficient production line.

A feasibility study to upscale a biocomposite production line

Keywords:: Bioeconomy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Job creation, Rural business
Countries:: Finland

A start-up business in Finland used RDP financing to carry out a feasibility study which helped lower the risks in upscaling their production capacity of biocomposites.