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Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

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Ing. Mgr. Lukáš Pacek, Ph.D.

Head of the Project Department at the Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, CZU


Ing. Laura Míčková

Project manager of European and international research programs


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more than 1500 employees and 20.000 students

Czech University of Life Sciences (CZU) is the largest agricultural university in the Czech Republic. CZU consists of 6 Faculties and 1 Institute: Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources; Faculty of Economics and Management; Faculty of Engineering; Faculty of Environmental Science; Faculty of Forestry, Wildlife and Wood Sciences; Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences and Institute of Education and Communication. We represent the the Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources (FAFNR), which accommodates more than 4000 students and 300 employees, with a strong position at home and abroad. European Framework and Horizon 2020 projects are being continuously solved as well as many projects of contract research for global biotech, chemical, seed and other companies.

References and Experience

Projects CZU coordinated or participated in:

HORIZONT 2020 PROGRAMME

  • PRO-METROFOOD: Progressing towards the construction of METROFOOD-RI
  • LEAP4FNSSA: Support to the implementation of the Long-term EU-AU Research and Innovation Partnership for Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture
  • PROIntensAfrica: Towards a long-term Africa-EU partnership to raise sustainable food and nutrition security in Africa
  • VALUMICS: Understanding food value chains and network dynamics
  • EJP SOIL: Towards climate-smart sustainable management of agricultural soils
  • HEDIMED: Human Exposomic Determinants of Immune Mediated Diseases
  • METROFOOD-PP: METROFOOD-RI Preparatory Phase Project
  • FRAMEwork: Farmer clusters for Realising Agrobiodiversity Management across Ecosystems
  • BASE-LiNE Earth: Brachiopods As SEnsitive tracers of gLobal marINe Environment: Insights from alkaline, alkaline Earth metal, and metalloid trace element ratios and isotope systems
  • CARES: City Air Remote Emission Sensing
  • MOVING: Mountain Valorization through Interconnectedness and Green Growth
  • PoliRural: Future Oriented Collaborative Policy Development for Rural Areas and People
  • TRACER: Smart strategies for the transition in coal intensive regions
  • DRIFT-FOOD: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR HIGH QUALITY, SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL FOOD PRODUCTION

FP7 PROGRAMME

  • FP7 Programme, Collaborative, small or medium-scale focused research project - “Economic analysis of certification systems for organic food and farming” (Project No. KBBE-2007-1-4-07, CERTCOST)
  • FP7 Programme, Collaborative, small or medium-scale focused research project - “Regional pilot platform as EU contribution to a Global Soil Observing System – e-SOTER” (Project No.FP7-ENV-2007-1)

FP6 PROGRAMME

  • Environmental Assessment of Soil for Monitoring – ENVASSO (Contract No. 022713, STREP)
  • Dissemination of research results in semi-arid and arid ecosystems with a focus on sustainable water resource management in Ethiopia (Contract No. 031694, INCO)
  • Encouraging Collective Farmers Marketing Initiatives - COFAMIs (Contract No. 006541, SSPE)
  • A Cognitive Approach to Rural Sustainable Development - CORASON (Contract No. 506049, CITIZENS)

FP5 PROGRAMME

  • Wildland-Urban Area Fire Risk Management – WARM (Project No. EVG1-CT-2001-00044)
  • Evaluating Financing of Forestry in Europe – EFFE (Project No. QLK5-CT-2000-01228)

LIFE+

  • RESTEP - Regional Sustainable Energy Policy based on the Interactive Map of Sources, LIFE10 ENV/CZ/649

CENTRAL EUROPE

  • Urban Soil Management Strategy (Project No. 1CE064P3)

COST

  • The transport energy consumption in urban and suburban areas (Project No. TU0902)
  • The Assessment Methods and the Multidisciplinary Evaluation of road transport impacts on sustainable environment (Project No. OC 193)

KONTAKT

  • Supporting of Agricultural Innovation processes by developing and using collaborative e-Learning network based on professional knowledge bases (Project No. MEB 040804)

SOCRATES

  • EXPLICS – Exploiting Internet Case Study and Simulation Templates for Language Teaching and Learning (Project No. 225784-CP-1-2005-1-DE-Lingua-L2)

SOCRATES (Grundtvig)

  • Growing With Compost (Project No. 224027-CP-1-2005-1-UK-GRUNDTVIG-G1PP)

LEONARDO DA VINCI

  • Trasnationality for Education in Rural Territories - TRANSFAIR (Project No. 2006-FR/06/B/P/PP/152513)
Network Focus

International cooperation with public or private partners from R&D sector.

Unique Selling Point

Regarding the field of renewable energy CULS can offer know-how from the project RESTEP, the interactive map of sources – a new, comprehensive software tool to assessing of potential and limits of renewable energy sources on a regional level. RESTEP is recognized as the official new Czech policy towards RES by the DANUBE Priority 2 – Sustainable energy.

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Sustainable Solutions

Sustainable Solutions

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Darijo Lazic (MSc, MBA)

President of the Board (Chair of Economic Development and Cooperation, Bio-economy Department)


Bernard Stollberg (Dipl. Chem.)

Vice president of the Board (Chair of the Cooperation with Federal Republic of Germany, Bio-energy Department)


Petar Gvero (PhD Prof)

Professor at University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering – Board Member, Chair of Education and Science Department

Ivana Ostoic (MSc, MBA)

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We are a team committed to providing information and counselling to, as well as raising awareness among decision-makers both in private business and in government offices to ensure the sustained use of resources through the encouragement, advancement and implementation of future-oriented climate, environment and energy policies in the Western Balkans, mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Monte Negro and Serbia. Potential of all kind of waste and waste water, especially organic waste and biomass are the key point for economic development, competitiveness, new employment, regional cooperation, energy independence, sustainable development and clean environment. This applies to both in urban and rural areas, and in the Mediterranean and in Continental regions, and it is very important for sectors of the metal and engineering industry, agriculture, food industry, wood industry and tourism. Greenline Western Balkans Cluster Foundation target the most efficient and most sustainable use of the resource and pathway of energy conversion, with sensitivity to the specific local contexts of bio-resources, land and water use, markets and technology level.

References and Experience

RENEXPO Western Balkans 2015, 2016, 2017 Strategic partner for the biggest international platform for energy experts, working with 80 exhibiting companies, 400 conference and roundtable participants, more than 1.000 professional visitors, institutions, investors, governments, associations, project owners and representatives, Belgrade, RENEXPO® WATER & ENERGY, RENEXPO® Western Balkans 2016 [Youtube Video] RENEXPO Bosnia and Herzegovina 2015, 2016, 2017 - International Trade Fair and Conferences on Renewables and Energy Efficiency in Bosnia and Herzegovina – strategic partner for biomass and biogas conferences and partner forums, RENEXPO® BiH

Network Focus

Enhancement of markets and competitiveness, Reinforced policy interaction and stakeholder engagement, Investments in research, innovation and skills, Increased levels of expertise, a better understanding of the supply chain and enables companies to learn from each other and to cooperate with each other, The ability of companies to combine complementary strengths and to arrange affairs of large scale for which the individual would not be able to compete in an open competition, Potential for large-scale production that can be realized through the specialized production in each of the companies, through joint procurement of raw materials with large discounts or through joint marketing, Strengthening social and other informal links, leading to the creation of new ideas and new companies, Improved information flow within the cluster, allow funders to recognize good entrepreneurs and business people to find good suppliers of services.

Unique Selling Point

The only regional network specialized in bio-economy in the Western Balkans

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Lviv Polytechnic National University (LPNU)

Lviv State Centre of Science, Innovations and Informatization

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Myroslav Malovanyy, DScTech., Prof.

Head of Department of Ecology and Sustainable Environmental Management, Lviv Polytechnic National University (LPNU)


Volodymyr Zhuk, CScTech., Assoc. Prof.

Deputy Head of Department of Hydraulic and Water Engineering, Lviv Polytechnic National University (LPNU)


Orest Mukha

Project manager


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LPNU was founded in 1816 and consists of 16 Institutes and 114 Departments with about 35000 students and 2200 pedagogical and research staff. Researches of the biomass utilization are fulfilled mainly at the Department of Ecology and Sustainable Environmental Management and Department of Hydraulic and Water Engineering. Researches are focused on the technologies of production of renewable energy sources from biomass, wastewater and leachate treatment, sewage sludge processing and utilization.

References and Experience
  • 2018−2020: Complex anaerobic-aerobic-sorption technology of the treatment of the wastewaters and landfill leachates" funded by MES of Ukraine
  • 2018–2019: Methods of the processing of cyanobacteria (algae) biomass, causing water reservoir "blooming", funded by program of the Ukraine-Austria R&D projects
  • 2007−2013: Research and application of novel technologies of wastewater treatment and solid waste management in Sweden, Poland and Ukraine”, financed by Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden
  • 2015: Research Project #0507 "Full-scale study of the Lviv landfill leachate effect on the biological treatment process at Lviv wastewater treatment plant N2" funded by the Lviv city administration
  • 2015: Project # 8158/2015 "Biogas production in wastewater treatment plant – support for the Lviv City program" funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland
  • 2013: “Biogas production through anaerobic digestion of chicken manure in Ukraine”, funded by program of the German - Ukrainian scientific cooperation
  • 2009 - 2011: Strengthening the energetic use of biomass in Central and Eastern Europe by establishing a standardised transnational consulting net for regions/ “COACH BioEnergy”, funded by the program Central Europa
  • 2009 – 2012: Bioenergy Workshops for biochemical conversion, agriculture rests, alges and biodiesel, funded by the German Ministry of Environment.
Network Focus
  • Integration into the international educational and scientific space
  • Application of biotransformation technologies of biomass energy in biogas from methane digestion of organic waste in agriculture.
  • Implementation the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge at wastewater treatment plants
  • Clean energy production
  • Utilization of the biomass after the digestion process for the soil remediation purposes
Unique Selling Point
  • Research and innovation
  • Green economy
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Transylvania Energy Cluster

Transylvania Energy Cluster

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Oana Raita

National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies


Alexandra Stoica

GrupDAS


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Transylvania Energy Cluster was born as a result of local actors becoming aware of the importance of changing the perception of the use of renewable energy resources and the opportunities resulting from their proper exploitation. The renewable energy sector is an emerging one contributing to the economy of the growing region.TREC Cluster became a legal entity in June 2015 and currently has more than 30 entities in both research and private firms and public authorities. Transylvania Energy Cluster is part of the TREC Danube - the transnational network of regional clusters in the field of renewable energy, energy systems and bioeconomy. We are linking networks, business partners and R&D organisations from Nord West Region of Romania – Transylvania Area. TREC is a platform for R&D driven innovations in alternative energy, renewables, energy efficiency and advance environmental technologies and environment protection  

AREAS OF ACTIVITY:

  • Energy management
  • Product development, R&D
  • Energy monitoring of buildings
  • Equipment, infrastructure
  • Service / Maintenance / Supply
  • Consultancy
References and Experience

The Regional Energy Network began its activities in 2012, in the North-West Development Region of Romania. The network was launched in the framework of the Trans-national Renewable Energy Cluster TREC, a European Territorial Cooperation project that facilitated the organization of such networks in Cluj (Romania) and Western Macedonia (Greece), benefitting from the good practices transferred by the existing renewable energy clusters and networks from Saxony (Germany).
The regional network from Romania has not become a legal entity after the European TREC project was finalised, consequently its activities are occasioned by project proposals that might be submitted on new calls concerning clusters, at national or European level.

Network Focus
  • contributing to a better capitalizing of the research results obtained in universities and research centres, by organizing meetings with representatives of research centres, universities and representatives from SMEs active in the encompassing field of energy
  • identifying appropriate national and EU programs for financing SMEs mostly in the field of renewable energy production and distribution
  • enlarging the number of members and strengthening their partnerships
Unique Selling Point

The only regional network specialized in energy matters in Northern Transylvania.

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TEneHI Cluster

TEneHI Cluster (Termal Energy And Innovation Cluster)

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Zsolt Huszka

Cluster Manager


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  • Software renewable and/or geothermal energy activities including strategy or concept preparation, communication, dissemination
  • Hardware projects of direct geothermal heat supply for space heating/cooling, district heating and combined heat and power production
  • Innovation projects, focusing mainly on hybrid renewable energy solutions

Hungary has an excellent geothermal potential. Both geothermal gradient and existence of large thermal water reservoirs are one of the best in the European Continent. The National Renewable Energy Action Plan of Hungary is ambitious, but realistic from technical point of view. Renewable and also geothermal energy production have to multiply by 2020. Therefore the activity of the Cluster covers the whole renewable energy sector, but the focus is on geothermal energy. Our intention is to prepare regional and areal renewable energy concepts, to settle new ground source heat pumps, to establish new geothermal energy production sites by producing and reinjecting thermal water. In the areas with higher enthalpy establishment of small-scale geothermal power plant is also possible. Combined heat and power and/or hybrid renewable power plant projects are also to be established in Central-Eastern Europe.

References and Experience

3 Geothermal project is under preparing

Network Focus
  • We are considering renewable energy innovation projects as well, in which geothermal energy has a key role. Our experience in geothermal projects provides a professional basis in this kind of projects.
  • We are ready to co-operate in establishing geothermal or hybrid renewable energy sites abroad either. We can co-operate both in software and hardware projects.
Unique Selling Point

Specialists in Geothermal Energy field

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Ukrainian National Forestry University (UNFU)

Ukrainian National Forestry University (UNFU)

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Orest Kiyko

Professor, Doctor of Science
Head of the Department of Furniture Production Techniques and Wood Product Technology of the Ukrainian National Forestry University (UNFU)


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Prof. Kens Igor–Roman


Prof. Yaroslav Hnatyshyn


Prof. Voytovych Ivan


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The main directions of UNFU’s activity are:

  • Ecological economics, sustainable resource use
  • Forest sector development, sustainable forest management and economic protection of environment
  • Increase of forests and urban ecosystems productivity and biological resistance
  • Resource saving & environment protection technologies, machines & equipment for forestry sector
  • Theoretical basics for energy saving and environmentally sound technologies for wood-processing and modelling of the processes
  • Usage of energy crops and different types of biomass to generate heat and electric energy
  • Development and implementation advanced technologies for processing wood waste and biomass into biogas
References and Experience

UNFU participated in a lot of international projects:

  • H2020-ISIB-2014-2, DIABOLO (Distributed, integrated and harmonised forest information for bioeconomy outlooks), 2014-2017 (full partner)
  • FP7 Capacities, RERAM (Bridging Gaps Between R2I in Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials), 2014-2016 (leader of working package)
  • FP7 Capacities, Regions-of-Knowledge, IN2WOOD (FOREST Clusters Development and Implementation Measures of a 6-Region Strategic Joint Action Plan for Knowledge-based Regional Innovation, 2010-2012 (full partner)
  • Cooperation with SIPPO, Swiss Import Promotion Program (2009-2012)
  • Cluster analysis of the forest-based sector of the Carpathian Region of Ukraine, 2006-2008, funded by “ Inter-cooperation” - Swiss Foundation for International Development Cooperation
  • European Tempus Tacis project, foundation of the Institute of Ecological Economics 2004

    • UNFU coordinated and implemented research projects for clients on regional and national level:

    • Ukrainian Ministries: MENR, MEDTU, MESYSU and Ukrainian Agencies: SFRA, SASII, SAEI
    • Numerous regional administrations, clients in business, banking, insurance, communities
Network Focus
  • UNFU searches for joint research on forest cluster development
  • UNFU searches for joint research on rational use of wood resources
  • UNFU searches for joint research on rational use of biomass to obtain energy
  • UNFU searches for joint research on development of the forests sector
Unique Selling Point
  • New technologies
  • New ideas
  • New analysis
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University of Zilina

University of Zilina (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Power Engineering)

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Prof. Jozef Jandačka, PhD.

Head of the department


Radovan Nosek

project manager


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  • Reducing the energy intensity of buildings and technological processes
  • Optimizing energy consumption and waste heat utilization
  • Simulation of heat transfer
  • Optimization of fuels and heat sources
  • Measurement of emissions on the heat sources, optimization of heat sources
References and Experience
  • 2018 – 2020 - Exchange of expertise and experience in the field of energy systems Interreg SK-CZ – education project
  • 2011 – 2015 – Research on new ways of converting heat from RES to electricity using new advanced thermal cycles – research project
  • 2009 – 2013 – Use of low-potential geothermal heat without forced circulation of the working medium in the depth borehole – research project
  • 2009 – 2011 – BESTPELLETS - Increase the efficiency of production of pellets with using additives – research project
  • 2008 – 2010 – Microcogeneration unit based on burning of solid biomass – research project

Other projects:

  • Local heating and production of electricity powered by biomass
  • Transfer of the best technologies from the sphere of energy sources
  • Support of biomass-powered local heating
Network Focus
  • Reducing the energy consumption
  • Efficient use of alternative energy sources
  • Economical use of thermal energy
  • Creating innovations in the fields of our expertise
  • Building up strong cooperation on European level
Unique Selling Point
  • Increase deployment of renewable energy sources in practice
  • Increase efficient use of alternative energy sources
  • Analyzes of fuel by following equipments: TGA, LECO AC 500, LECO CHNS 628, LECO AF 700
  • Analyzers of emissions
  • Simulators of geothermal boreholes 5 m
  • Concentrated Solar Collector
  • The thermostatic chamber 4x4x4m
  • Cryochamber BINDER MKF 720