14 Nov 2024
Yesterday, the annual conference of the Interplatform Group on Circular Economy (GIEC) took place at the State Research Agency, under the theme ‘Challenges and Opportunities for Public-Private Collaboration ’ in the field of circular economy. The event provided key information on public-private funding calls within the framework of the State Research Agency (AEI), the Centre for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI) and the Ministry for...
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06 Nov 2024
The Biomass for the Bioeconomy Technology Watch Newsletter for the third quarter of 2024 is now available and, in this case, provides timely, schematic and quick-to-read information on carbon quantum dots from biomass. Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are emerging nanomaterials that have captured the attention of the scientific community due to their unique and versatile properties. These sub-10 nanometre-sized nanocrystals stand out for their high...
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05 Nov 2024
The Canadian Embassy in Spain was yesterday the scene of a business meeting in which Canadian and Spanish entities linked to the bioeconomy participated. The event was organized by the Canadian Embassy with the support of the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers, the Spanish Technology and Innovation Platform in Biocircularity – BIOPLAT and the Spanish Biocircularity Association – BIOCIRC. The initiative sought to promote transatlantic...
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22 Oct 2024
With the aim of promoting the transition towards a circular economy in Spain, the Inter-platform Group of Circular Economy GIEC, in collaboration with the State Research Agency (AEI), is organising a conference dedicated to exploring opportunities for innovation and funding in R&D&I projects. The event will take place on 13 November, at 9:30 am, and is aimed at companies and organisations from strategic sectors in...
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16 Oct 2024
On 15 October, at the State Research Agency, the Conference on Innovation in the Construction Sector was held, promoted by national Technology and Innovation Platforms related to the sector. During the event, success stories and challenges for the advancement of more sustainable construction were analysed, in addition to the presentation of a report that brings together the main challenges and opportunities for technological development in...
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03 Oct 2024
On 1 October we participated in the first national meeting of AGROALNEXT, an R&D&I programme financed by Next Generation EU funds and the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. Agroalnext aims to promote the double transformation, digital and sustainable, of the agri-food sector, in order to increase its competitiveness and achieve the climate and environmental objectives set in the Green Pact, while ensuring the supply...
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02 Sep 2024
The Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación is launching the second edition of the ‘StartBEC’ programme, an initiative in collaboration with the AINIA technology centre that offers free advice and technological support to start-ups in the field of the bioeconomy. ‘StartBEC’ has a technological orientation, focusing on providing information, advice, technology and the essential tools to overcome the technical challenges that arise during the development...
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22 Aug 2024
The European Union aims to minimize greenhouse gas emissions, a key factor being the reduction in the use of fossil fuels in transportation. With regard to the decarbonization of the aviation sector, the ReFuelEU Aviation initiative is within the Fit for 55 framework of measures, which aims for the European Union to reduce its net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared...
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16 Aug 2024
Although the situation is expected to improve by the end of the year and this will bring with it a sharp drop in prices, the olive oil market remains very tense. As the experts predicted, the 23/24 harvest was better than last year’s, but it is still well below the average of the last 10 years and far from the levels needed for prices to...
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