Get to know AGRIFORVALOR. Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum Hartmut Welck

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1 Get to know AGRIFORVALOR Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum Hartmut Welck

2 Content Steinbeis in short Project objectives & vision Main target groups Methodology & Services Preliminary results Added Value Hub partners & Contact 2

3 Steinbeis in short Steinbeis is the highest technology transfer network (for profit) in the world Steinbeis is one of the world s most successful providers of know-how and technology transfer Steinbeis offers consultancy, research and development, advice and expertises, formation and professional development, international technology transfer, and runs the Steinbeis-University Berlin (highest private university in Germany) Steinbeis comprises ~1030 economically independent enterprises (2015) Steinbeis made 146 Mio. EUR turnover (2015) Steinbeis Innovation ggmbh (SIG) is an enterprise within the Steinbeis Network 3

4 SIG - Services

5 AGRIFORVALOR Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum Name of the Presenter

6 Objectives Bringing added value to agriculture and forest sectors by closing the research and innovation divide related to biomass sidestreams -> promoting a Bioeconomy 2.0 6

7 Objectives AGRIFORVALOR will close the research and innovation divide by connecting multiactors in innovation partnership networks in order to valorise and exploit sidestream biomass resources from agriculture and forestry in a sustainable way! => Turning waste, by-products and residues from agriculture and forestry which are non-food competitive into a valorised sidestream! 7

8 Vision Connecting a range of stakeholders in order to: Achieve new value chains Stimulate biomass sidestream market uptakes into value-added products 8

9 16 Project partners Project LifeCycle:

10 Main Target Groups Farmers/Foresters: Becoming active partner in the biomass sidestream value chain. Gaining knowledge and receiving support in exploiting R&D&I results and exploring business development. (Bio)Industry: Raising awareness of the potential and opportunities of sidestream biomass applications along the chain of 5 Fs: (food, feed, fuel, fine-chemicals, fertiliser). Profiting from new business models based on forestry and agriculture biomass sidestreams. Research and Academia: Closing the research and innovation divide through better-directed research and development based on demands identified by practitioners. 10

11 Methodology Setting-up innovation partnership networks managed by 3 Biomass Innovation Design Hubs: Spain (Andalucia) Hungary Ireland Hub managers coordinate inter- and intra- hub activities Hub steering committees offer tailored innovation support 11

12 Services - 1 Identification and matching existing research results and good practices on valorization of biomass sidestreams from agriculture and forest with the specific needs of practitioners and with hub potentials 12

13 Services - 2 Setting up innovation partnership groups along new value chains 13

14 Services - 3 (Further) exploitation of promising research results and Good practices according to the needs and regional potential and opportunities - Reaching higher TRL overcoming the valley of death - Learning from good practice cases 14

15 Services - 4 Identifying new grass-roots ideas and developing business models looking for new business opportunities 15

16 Services - 5 Offering a tailored mix of innovation support measures mainly on hub level but as well on inter-hub levels: Workshops & Trainings & Missions Mentorings & Coachings Online tools (webinars, sidestream value tool) 16

17 Services - 6 AGRIFORVALOR acts as: - mediator and facilitator for new (commercial and technological) opportunities for the agriculture and forest sectors in Europe 17

18 Preliminary results 18

19 RTD results >50 identified 19

20 RTD results - Conclusion Research is focusing actually on multi-exploitation potentials in view of a cascading usage of sidestreams Less on energy but more on bioactive and biochemical substances to replace fossil-based/produced substances Added value by valorization of co-products => By-product management becomes more important! 22

21 RTD results - conclusions Source: ArizonaChemical 23

22 Good practices preliminary results 29 Good practices* identified in the three hubs and on a wider EU level 2 have feed applications, 4 have applications for fertilizers, 6 have food applications, 9 have applications for functional materials/fine chemicals, 17 have fuel applications * multi-applications 24

23 Good practices preliminary results for Ireland 3 million tonnes per annum straw is produced from the cereal sector mainly used in animal bedding and composting Animal by-products amounting to 550,000 tonnes per annum (150,000 Meat and bone meal) is exported, disposed of or used in pet food and leather production. Manure and poultry litters, mainly land spread Large amounts of residues are also produced from the dairy industry. Over 1 million tonnes of sawmill residues are produced in Ireland annually. => Sidestreams are mainly used for energy production in IE today! 25

24 Good practices preliminary results Good practices Hub Ireland Biomass side-stream Technique Output 5Fs 1 Whey Fermentation Ethanol Fuel, Food 2 Poultry manure Fluidised bed Thermal energy Fuel combustion 3 Sawdust, sawmill Pelletising Wood pellets Fuel wastes 4 Forest residuals Torrefaction Biochar Fuel sawmill wastes 5 Woodchips Combustion Heat, electricity Fuel 6 Lignocellulosic Near Infrared analyses Best valorisation - biomass applications 26

25 Sidestream Value tool 27

26 Sidestream Value tool 28

27 Access to data Register on - to get full access of the results - to upload your own profile!! 29

28 Engage with us Learn from good practices and research results Profit from innovation partnerships along new value chains Profit from tailored support for exploiting of and idea development for sidestream biomass Become active partner in the biomass sidestream value chain Become active partner in building a Bioeconomy as part of a Circular Economy 30

29 AGRIFORVALOR makes Bioeconomy real! 31

30 Hub Partners Hub Hungary: Hub Ireland: Hub Spain: 32

31 Irish Biomass Innovation Design Hub Helena McMahon Breda O Dwyer Barry Caslin Mark McAuley Fintan Conway James Gaffey Cliodhna Dowling Tom Houlihan Noel Gavigan

32 Irish Biomass Innovation Design Hub Upcoming Events High Potential Innovations Exploring Cutting Edge Technologies for Biobased Product Development January 25 th 2017 Biobased Innovation & Design Creating Opportunities for Ireland March 29 th 2017 Ideas to Business Model Development of Business Models for New Value Chains May 10 th 2017

33 Irish Biomass Innovation Design Hub How to Get in Touch Biomass Innovation Hub Manager Dr. Helena McMahon Biorefinery Specialist James Gaffey

34 Contact Project Coordinator: Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum der Steinbeis Innovation ggmbh Hartmut Welck: Regina Hüttner: , , Website: Facebook: Twitter: 36

35 Thank you for your attention! Company Name Name of the Presenter