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Joint CIRCULAR BIOCARBON & Project Ô workshop: from waste to resource in the primary sector
15 - 16 June 2022
Almendralejo (Badajoz), Spain - Acosta Centro Hotel, Plaza Extremadura s/n, 06200
CIRCULAR BIOCARBON and Project Ô will host a hybrid 2-day workshop in the Spanish city Almendralejo to discuss the importance of circular economy associated to wastewater (and other sources of organic waste), in the primary sector. The event will focus on the improvement of the productivity and sustainability of the primary sector when shifting to a circular economy, from waste to resource, paving the way for potential uptake of CIRCULAR BIOCARBON's bio-based value-added end-products with agronomic value.
In Almendralejo, the primary sector deserves special consideration seeing that the city's commercial activities are mainly based on agriculture. Moreover, the city experiences drought periods, in which access to an alternative source of water for the primary sector (agriculture) would be advantageous. Project Ô covers such a necessity, by providing an affordable and easy system, ready for installation at the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP), which is able to deliver safe water for reuse in different usages, including agriculture. Not only water is necessary for agriculture, but also other products which supplement crop nutrition. For this purposes, fertilisers are commonly used. At this respect, CIRCULAR BIOCARBON will be able to offer final and greener products for agriculture to outperform the results of the products currently used, and customisable according to specific needs.
Combining the results of both Project Ô and CIRCULAR BIOCARBON, the primary sector in Almendralejo may be the first recipient of a package of important pieces of information for enabling a circular, bio-economy based, agriculture. Both projects put the focus on circularity and adaptability according to needs of specific places.
The event will take place in-person (Day 1) and online (Day 2). Discussions will be held in Spanish only.
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Agenda Day 1: In-person | ||
Time | Subject | Speaker |
10:00 - 10:15 | Introduction of the workshop | Roberto Torío R&D Director SOCAMEX and member of CIRCULAR BIOCARBON and Project Ô |
10:15 - 10:30 | Welcome | Antolín Trigo Councillor in charge of waters in Almendralejo |
10:30 - 10:45 | CIRCULAR BIOCARBON – Turning urban waste streams into value-added products | Natalia Alfaro URBASER and CIRCULAR BIOCARBON coordinator |
10:45 - 11:00 | Coffee break | |
11:00 - 11:15 | Project Ô – Demonstration of planning and technology tools for a circular, integrated and symbiotic use of water | Yolanda Ballesteros SOCAMEX and project manager in CIRCULAR BIOCARBON and Project Ô |
11:15 - 11:30 | Synergies and global relevance of the projects for the primary sector, the sustainability and the circular economy | Roberto Torío R&D Director SOCAMEX and member of CIRCULAR BIOCARBON and Project Ô |
11:30 - 13:00 | Field visit: Almendralejo’s water recovery pilot | |
13:00 - 14:30 | Cocktail buffet and farewell |
Agenda Day 2: Online | ||
Time | Subject | Speaker |
09:00 - 09:10 | Opening and introduction | Daniela Martin Axel Pfleger IMI, members of Project Ô |
09:10 - 09:20 | Presentation of CIRCULAR BIOCARBON | |
09:20 - 09:50 | Discussion: turning urban waste streams into value-added products | |
09:50 - 10:00 | Break | |
10:00 - 10:10 | Presentation of Project Ô | |
10:10 - 10:40 | Discussion: water sustainability | |
10:40 - 11:00 | Break | |
11:00 - 11:45 | Co-creation activity: create a news story | |
11:45 - 12:15 | Presentation of news stories | |
12:15 - 12:30 | Final discussion and feedback | |
12:30 | Closing |
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This project has received funding from the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (JU) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101023280. The JU receives support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and the Bio-based Industries Consortium.