Care for Engineering has conducted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for several viaducts along the A25 motorway. This evaluation, part of national infrastructure programs, aims to assess and mitigate environmental effects associated with these structures. The assessment focuses on key aspects such as noise pollution, air quality, and ecological impacts, ensuring the viaducts’ operation aligns […]
The EMPHATICAL Project (Efficient Methanol from Pumped Heat and Calcium Looping) officially started on 1 November 2024, marking a significant step towards decarbonising energy-intensive industries, particularly the metallurgical sector. Achieving the EU’s 2050 climate goals requires industries to adopt zero-emission and circular processes. Methanol is a versatile product that can support this transition, but producing […]
The BUTTERFLY Project (Biomass Utilized To The Extended portfolio of Renewable Fuels with Large Yields) officially started on 1 July 2023, supported by EU funding to advance the pilot-scale production of renewable liquid fuels for hard-to-electrify sectors. More sustainable alternatives are urgently needed for industries such as shipping and steel. Dimethyl ether (DME) offers a […]
Lucia Recchia will present the study “Environmental assessment of hydrothermal treatment of wet industrial bio-residues into intermediate bioenergy carriers”, which evaluates the environmental potential of converting wet industrial bio-residues into intermediate bioenergy carriers through hydrothermal processes. The research was carried out within the framework of the F-CUBE Project by an international team composed of:M. Ugolini, […]
CARE FOR ENGINEERING is conducting a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study on the recovery and hydrothermal conversion of paper sludge from Europe’s largest Kraftliner Paper Mill: Smurfit Kappa Piteå (Sweden). This study is a truly great and unique experience, marking an important step toward more sustainable solutions in the pulp & paper and bioenergy sectors. January […]
Within the framework of the F-CUBED Horizon 2020 project, together with TNO and Limburg Filter, APPO successfully hosted the long-duration test campaign for wet olive pomace treatment at the Frantoio Chimineti Olive Oil Mill in Sannicandro di Bari, Italy. The TORWASH® pilot plant operated continuously for over 300 hours, exceeding the minimum requirement of 200 […]
Within the framework of the F-CUBED Horizon 2020 project, together with partners Delafruit and APPO, we were hosted in Sweden by TNO, Smurfit Kappa, and Swerim AB. The goal of the visit was to prepare for the upcoming pilot campaigns in Italy (Bari) and Spain (Tarragona). DAY 1 (14/09/2021)At Smurfit Kappa in Piteå, the visit […]
The first three-year sustainability certification cycle for Fiorentini Firenze S.p.A. concluded in 2021. Thanks to the implementation of the Sustainability Technical Protocol, Fiorentini obtained certification for its extra virgin olive oil as “from a certified sustainable supply chain” starting with the 2018-2019 harvest. Additionally, in the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 harvests, Fiorentini produced the carbon-compensated extra […]
After a long period of virtual meetings due to the pandemic, on July 29th, 2021, we had the opportunity to visit our partner TNO in Petten (NL) in person. It was the first face-to-face meeting since the start of the F-CUBED Project and it was very exciting. We thank TNO for their hospitality and the […]
Bioeconomy’s Role in Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery A Converge partner successfully presented the paper “European Regions Suitability for Advanced Biofuel Production: Case Scenarios for Residual Biomass Supply Chains” at the e-EUBCE 2020 Conference. The study uses a four-level analysis — availability, suitability, regionalization, and multi-criteria analysis (MCA) — to identify and group biomass supply chains across […]
