Between May 21 and May 23, the 3rd International Biomass Fair (Biomass Day) took place in Sao Polo. This event was the occasion for major actors of the international market to discuss the immense potential of biomass, notably for generation of electricity, steam, fuel, second generation ethanol and other bioproducts. It was also the occasion for present institutions to discuss legislation issues and the future of renewable energies
The call is open througout the year with deadlines: 15 March / 14 june / 20 September.
One of the world’s largest funding programmes for demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies, the new fund aims at creating the right financial incentives for projects to invest in the next generation of low carbon technologies, boosting growth and competitiveness of EU companies and at supporting innovative low-carbon technologies in all Member States in taking off and reaching the market.
Two start-ups from the garage33 think tank in Paderborn were able to gain a foothold in the Far East this month. COMPUTEX in Taipei is the largest leading trade fair for electronics in Asia. With their innovative software products, the young entrepreneurs from AMendate and Unchained Robotics attracted great interest from the industry in the Asian market.
The Water Council (Milwaukee, USA) and the CWP (Catalonia, Spain) signed an MOU agreement at WEFTEC last year. Since then, they have welcomed two cluster-associated companies from CWP: SIGMA DAf and CondorChem Envitech, as overseas members of The Water Council.
The summary report on lessons learnt from fostering modern Cluster Policy in regions in industrial transition summarises the work carried out by EOCIC in the 10 pilot regions in industrial transition and proposes concrete policy proposals tailored to the regions’ needs.
The Smart Guide for European Strategic Cluster Partnerships (ESCP) aims to provide guidance to ESCP on how to develop a successful partnership strategy and on possible actions to achieve joint projects and investments. For that purpose, the Smart Guide presents an overview of the main challenges and specific barriers faced by ESCP, mainly related to the establishment and improvement of partnerships as well as to fostering innovation, cooperation and internationalisation.
Deadline: Wednesday, 31 July, 2019
The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) has launched a call for tender with a view to conclude a service contract for the recreation of the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) and the revision and development of services in support of clusters and other related activities.