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EU funding for environmental research encourages a variety of projects
28/07/2011
EU funding for environmental research encourages a variety of projects
Funding for environmental technologies in FP7 has resulted in a series of promising research projects. Such investment into R&D can potentially lead to real environmental benefits. In a rapidly changing economic climate that is forcing us to face an uncertain future, Europe must rely on its...
Eu
Poland starts to explore eco-innovation
28/07/2011
Poland starts to explore eco-innovation
Poland may still be a beginner when it comes to delivering eco-innovations that benefit economy and environment, but interest and support is on the up according to a recent report. Despite opportunities to save costs and cut pollution, interest in eco-innovation remains unsatisfactory in Poland...
Poland
Importance of industry's R&D contribution to sustainability
28/07/2011
Importance of industry's R&D contribution to sustainability
Industry has a key role to play in optimising the contribution research makes to sustainable development but management must seize the opportunities according to a recent Commission conference. “Putting European R&D at the service of sustainable development is essential to our future,”...
Eu
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) calls for independent experts.
28/07/2011
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) calls for independent experts.
The call is addressed to individuals for the establishment of a database of independent experts to provide expertise in support of evaluations and of implementation of the EIT and of Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs). The EIT is looking for experts from a wide range of profiles and...
Eu
Recovering valuable metals from industrial waste
27/07/2011
Recovering valuable metals from industrial waste
The rising cost of metals is expected to drive uptake of an ecological metal-recovery system being developed by the EU-funded Ecometre project. It will benefit both surface-engineering and electronics companies. Surface-engineering and related industrial sectors, such as aerospace, automotive,...
Eu
Cleaning up on olive-oil production
12/07/2011
Cleaning up on olive-oil production
LIFE Environment is contributing to cleaning up olive-oil production. The MINOS project resulted in innovative ingredients for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food industries. The EU is the global leader in olive production with 70% of global output. Spain alone produces 36% of the world’s...
Greece
Natural pest management cuts rice waste
30/05/2011
Natural pest management cuts rice waste
A EUREKA project has come up with a novel combination of natural methods to keep rice safe from insects and fungi during storage, providing a welcome substitute for pesticides. An eco-innovative alternative to growing ever more rice to feed booming populations in Asia, Latin America and Africa...
Eu
Building ports from recycled materials
04/04/2011
Building ports from recycled materials
A Scandinavian consortium is mixing contaminated sediment with special binders to produce a construction material for ports as a sustainable alternative to dumping at sea or landfill. Stricter regulations have reduced use of hazardous chemicals and heavy metals in industrial activities, but...
Sweden
Arboform: Wood-based alternative to plastic
17/06/2010
Arboform: Wood-based alternative to plastic
German company Tecnaro has developed an easily formable biodegradable organic polymer known as Arboform that has the same properties as wood yet can be processed like a plastic. Jürgen Pfitzer and Helmut Nägele received the 2010 European Inventor Award in the SMEs/research category for the...
Germany
Ecosurfactant development leads to greener cleaning products
01/06/2010
Ecosurfactant development leads to greener cleaning products
Ecological cleaning products manufacturer Ecover has developed an innovative method for making ecosurfactants using a low-energy biochemical process based on natural fermentation. Surfactants are the active ingredient in the majority of household cleaning products. As wetting agents, they lower...
Belgium

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