From June 19th to 22nd, 2024, the 11th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management was held in Rhodes, Greece. At the conference, partners from UVIC delivered an oral presentation entitled “Applying Circular Strategies to the Food Industry: Slaughterhouse Solid Waste Valorization in a Pilot Demonstration Plant.” The presentation provided a detailed overview of the…
In May 2024, AccelWater partner ProdAl Scarl published an important scientific paper titled “Enhancing Cutin Extraction Efficiency from Industrially Derived Tomato Processing Residues by High-Pressure Homogenization” as part of the AccelWater project. The study focuses on advancing sustainable methods for cutin extraction from industrial tomato processing residues. By optimizing extraction conditions and utilizing high-pressure homogenization,…
On April 8 and 9, 2024, representatives from AGENSO and NTUA visited the Industrial Area of Patras, specifically the two industries involved in the Industrial Symbiosis Demonstrator: Athenian Brewery and FrieslandCampina Hellas. During their visit, they toured the facilities of both industries, inspecting the installations of UF & UV membranes, assessing the performance and functionality…
The 6th Project Coordination Meeting for the European AccelWater project took place the last three days of February (February 27-29, 2024) in Vic, Barcelona. The 6th PCM was organized by the Spanish partners and more specifically by the BETA Technological Institute, the meat processing industry MAFRICA S.A., and INNOVACC Clúster català de la carn i…
The AccelWater was disseminated, amongst other projects, at the 30th AGROTICA Exhibition that was held at the International Exhibition Centre of Thessaloniki from February 1st to February 4th of 2024. AGROTICA is the largest agricultural exhibition in Greece and this year it attracted 1,804 exhibitors from 49 countries and welcomed 153,623 visitors. Visitors from Greece…
On November 30, 2023, the AccelWater project held its second review meeting via a Teams teleconference. All Work Package Leaders (AGENSO, NTUA, ICCS, PRODAL, UVIC, and MATIS) attended, along with the majority of the consortium members, the project officer, and an external reviewer. Each Work Package Leader presented the progress made during the reporting period,…
On November 14, 2023, team members from AGENSO and NTUA visited the Industrial Symbiosis Demonstrator located in the Industrial Area of Patras, Greece, to install AGENSO’s low-cost sensors at Athenian Brewery and FrieslandCampina Hellas. Employees per each industry provided support during the installation process. The sensors installed included energy meters, flow meters, water quality sensors…
Just recently, a profile piece for AccelWater that we wrote for the Open Acces Government October 2023 issue was published. The profile can be found in pages 392-393, under the “Environment” section and describes how the AccelWater project is optimising freshwater consumption in the food and beverage industry to reduce its environmental impact. Open Access…
A literature review funded from our project, has just been accepted for publishing in ELSEVIER’s Journal of Cleaner Production (volume 425). The review is a joint collaboration between are partners, MATIS and UoI, as well as University of Padova’s Quality and Environmental Research Centre. Its title is “Current status and future research needs on the…
AGENSO presented the AccelWater project on a workshop during the 2nd day of the Water Innovation and Circularity Conference (WICC). The conference was organized by the Sanitary Engineering Laboratory of the Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering of the School of Civil Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens the and Hellenic Water…