| Ref.No: | 63254600 |
| Start date: | 23.06.2023 |
| End date: | 31.05.2026 |
| Approval date: | 23.06.2023 |
| Department: | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING |
| Sector: | PROCESS ANALYSIS AND PLANT DESIGN |
| Financier: | HORIZON EUROPE, E.C. |
| Budget: | 394.578,52 € |
| Public key: | ΨΨΚΛ46ΨΖΣ4-ΙΓΤ |
| Scientific Responsible: | Prof. KOKOSIS |
| Email: | akokossis@chemeng.ntua.gr |
| Description: | THE BIOECONOMY ROLL-OUT ON A LARGE SCALE NEEDS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW MODELS AND INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE PRIMARY SECTOR AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TOWARD CO-PARTICIPATED BIOINDUSTRIES. IN THIS SENSE, ROBOCOOP PROPOSES A BREAKTHROUGH CULTURAL CHANGE IN THE AGROSECTOR, BY DEPLOYING EFFECTIVE REGIONAL AND CIRCULAR BIO- BASED BUSINESS MODELS FOR THE VALORISATION OF WASTE STREAMS FROM 3 AGRICULTURAL SECTORS: GRAPE, OLIVE AND STONE FRUIT. THIS WILL EXPAND REAL SCENARIOS OF COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO DIVERSIFY THE ECONOMY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE FARMERS AND COOPERATIVES, ENABLING A MORE VERSATILE BIOREFINERY WITH A PORTFOLIO OF BIOBASED PRODUCTS. THIS MODEL WILL ALLOW THE INTEGRATION OF SECONDARY STREAMS IN A HOLISTIC CLOSED LOOP, THUS IMPROVING THE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT AND REVENUES WITH SOCIAL IMPACT. ROBOCOOP WILL: INVOLVE 8 ACTORS OF THE PRIMARY SECTOR IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BIOBASED VALUE CHAINS; AVOID 25-30% OF GHG EMISSIONS BY MEANS OF SUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTIC OPTIMISATION; DESIGN 1 ZERO-WASTE MULTI-FEEDSTOCK BIOREFINERY AT INDUSTRIAL SCALE (BASED ON EXISTING PROCESSES FOR BIOCOMPOUNDS EXTRACTION AND 2ND STREAMS VALORISATION); VALIDATE 17 NEW PRODUCTS (3 FOOD FORMULATIONS, 3 FEED ADDITIVES, 5 COSMETICS AND NUTRACEUTICS, 1 PLASTICISER AND 5 BIOFERTILISERS). IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BUSINESS MODELS IN ITS 3 REGIONAL HUBS (EXTREMADURA, APULIA AND WESTERN MACEDONIA), ROBOCOOP WILL INTEGRATE MULTIDISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE BY DEVELOPING CO-CREATIVE SPACES CALLED “LIVING LABS”, WHERE PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS WILL DISCUSS AND VALIDATE THE MOST CONSENSUAL PATHWAY TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE CO-PARTICIPATED BIOREFINERY AND SEEK FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUND SCHEME WORKABLE SCENARIO. ROBOCOOP CONSORTIUM IS COMPOSED BY 22 MULTISECTORIAL PARTNERS, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO COVER THE ENTIRE BIO-BASED VALUE CHAIN IN NON-COMPETITIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY POSITION, WHICH IN TURN WILL ENSURE AN EFFECTIVE DISSEMINATION AND EXPLOITATION OF RESULTS. |
