13 Mar 2013
The financiation of the innovation of the companies in 2010 + Bibliometric indicators of the Spanish scientific activity in 2010
The Spanish Observatory of R&D&I of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) has recently published in its web ICONO two new reports. Below is a summary of their most important conclusions. “PITEC 2010: The financiation of the innovation of the companies” In the recesive phase (2008-2010), the companies with R&D expenditure have had less job destruction than the economy as a whole. The global...
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08 Feb 2013
Approved: Spanish Strategy of Science and Technology and of Innovation, and the State Plan of Scientific and Technical Investigation and of Innovation
The Spanish Strategy of Science and Technology and of Innovation and the State Plan of Scientific and Technical Investigation and of Innovation were approved on February the 1st, two important documents for the R&D Spanish world in the upcoming years. (Documents in Spanish. Source: MINECO)
12 Dec 2012
European Technology Platforms (ETPs) are key to boosting the European Union “industrial policy”.
The European Technology Platforms (ETPs) are already an existing powerful tool and they could be the concrete solution for innovation and deployment of the industrial policy. ETPs have been active in implementation of the FP 7 for R&I of the EU.and are now providing information and proposals to the ongoing work for the establishment of Horizon 2020 to bring it into line with the real...
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03 Dec 2012
(Español) Asamblea BIOPLAT 2012 – Documentación disponible
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03 Aug 2012
(Spanish) Jornada sobre Sinergias en Bioeconomía
El pasado 13 de Junio tuvo lugar en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos de Madrid ( E.T.S.I.A.) la Jornada sobre Sinergias en Bioeconomía organizada conjuntamente por la Plataforma Tecnológica del Olivar (ALENTA) y la Plataforma Tecnológica Española de la Biomasa (BIOPLAT), con la colaboración de la E.T.S.I.A. La Jornada fue inaugurada por Dña. Mª Dolores Curt del Grupo de Agroenergética de la E.T.S.I.A.,...
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21 Jun 2012
Commission gives a boost to renewables, but more post-2020 ambition needed
The European Commission’s communication on renewable energy issued on 6th June examines the current 2020 framework for the development of the sector and outlines policy options for the post-2020 phase. “The Commission is pushing for rigorous implementation and enforcement of the Renewable Energy Directive, and rightly so. We must make sure that, even in the current economic crisis, we meet our 2020 objectives, and most...
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11 May 2012
First RHC Week at the European Parliament
Combating climate change and ensuring the security of energy supply represent profound challenges for Europe. Adapting the current energy scenario into a truly sustainable one will require realising the full potential of renewable energy sources to satisfy the heating and cooling demand– which accounts for around half of the EU’s final energy consumption. The European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating & Cooling (RHC-Platform) brings together stakeholders from...
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08 May 2012
(Español) XIIIª Jornada de biomasa de Cuéllar 2012: “Biomasa, ahorrar mediante redes de calor”
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17 Apr 2012
(Español) CALCUGEI: Calculadora de emisiones de GEI de biocarburantes
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16 Apr 2012
2nd Joint Workshop on extending the RED sustainability criteria to solid bioenergy
Within the BfN-sponsored project “Implementation of biodiversity targets in sustainable bioenergy use“, the Öko-Institut in cooperation with the Dutch Agentschap NL and the Joint Research Centre held the 2nd Joint Workshop on Extending the RED Sustainability Requirements to Solid Bioenergy on March 12, 2012 in Den Haag (Netherlands). The presentations and further information is given here.