Objective OPTIMA will integrate an ambitious biology system approach for perennial grasses such as switchgrass, miscanthus and giant reed in the Mediterranean environment. Moreover the perennial species cardoon, which has been proven to be particularly adapted to the Mediterranean climate, will be used as a control species.The main objective of the OPTIMA project is to identify high-yielding perennial grasses for the Mediterranean area, within optimized production chain that will provide stable source for both biomass and new plant derived bio-products. OPTIMA will explore the potentialities of perennial grasses on underutilized or abandoned marginal lands.An interdisciplinary approach involving physiology, biotechnology, and agronomy, socio-economical and environmental analysis at different scale levels will be undertaken with the aim at tackling specific bottlenecks of perennial grasses in the Mediterranean area and to create alternative end-use chains. OPTIMA approach has been to link the research proposed here by including industrial end-users in the project. This should allow the output of this research to develop in a commercial context as rapidly as possible the new findings.The major goals of this multidisciplinary network are to evaluate the existing genotypes; to characterize and deliver novel species; to deliver sustainable crop management practices (sowing/planting strategies to reduce the use of pesticide and increase biomass on the first year establishment, cultivation under salinity conditions and/or water deficit, reducing losses during harvest); to evaluate the industrial production of bioenergy and added value bio-products; to assess the environmental impact through an integrated assessment of sustainability criteria, to disseminate the achieved findings at different level (local, regional, national, international). Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureagronomymedical and health sciencesbasic medicinephysiologyengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialssocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementagricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass Programme(s) FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Topic(s) KBBE.2011.3.1-02 - Perennial grasses: optimising biomass production – SICA Call for proposal FP7-KBBE-2011-5 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-TP - Collaborative Project targeted to a special group (such as SMEs) Coordinator UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CATANIA EU contribution € 297 450,00 Address PIAZZA UNIVERSITA 2 95131 Catania Italy See on map Region Isole Sicilia Catania Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Salvatore Cosentino (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (20) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA Italy EU contribution € 251 000,00 Address VIA ZAMBONI 33 40126 Bologna See on map Region Nord-Est Emilia-Romagna Bologna Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Veridana Bandini (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND SAVING FONDATION Greece EU contribution € 277 575,00 Address MARATHONOS 19TH KM 19009 Pikermi See on map Region Αττική Aττική Ανατολική Αττική Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Nikolaos Karapanagiotis (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FACULDADE DE CIENCIAS E TECNOLOGIADA UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA Portugal EU contribution € 110 000,00 Address QUINTA DA TORRE 2829 516 CAPARICA See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Luis Filipe Gaspar (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID Spain EU contribution € 149 969,00 Address CALLE RAMIRO DE MAEZTU 7 EDIFICIO RECTORADO 28040 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Gonzalo Leon (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE United Kingdom EU contribution € 109 999,00 Address SOUTH KENSINGTON CAMPUS EXHIBITION ROAD SW7 2AZ LONDON See on map Region London Inner London — West Westminster Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Brooke Alasya (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens 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BELFIELD 4 Dublin See on map Region Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Donal Doolan (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI India EU contribution € 59 400,00 Address HAUZ KHAS 110 016 New Delhi See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact S.N Singh (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Huazhong Agricultural University China EU contribution € 124 799,00 Address Shi-Zi-Shan Street, Nanhu District 1 430070 Wuhan See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jianbing Yan (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data CONSIGLIO PER LA RICERCA IN AGRICOLTURA E L'ANALISI DELL'ECONOMIA AGRARIA Italy EU contribution € 50 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Argentina EU contribution € 140 325,00 Address OCAMPO 210 BIS PREDIO CCT ROSARIO 2000 ROSARIO See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Fernando Lopez (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data B.T.G. BIOMASS TECHNOLOGY GROUP BV Netherlands EU contribution € 120 480,00 Address JOSINK ESWEG 34 7545 PN Enschede See on map Region Oost-Nederland Overijssel Twente Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Douwe Van Den Berg (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SPAPPERI S.R.L. Italy EU contribution € 100 000,00 Address ZONA ARTIGIANALE SAN SECONDO 06012 CITTA DI CASTELLO PG See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Simona Spapperi (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PRIMUS TALALMANYHASZNOSITO, TERMELO, KERESKEDELMI ES SZOLGALTATO KORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU TARSASAG Hungary EU contribution € 90 600,00 Address HATVANI UTCA 25 1201 BUDAPEST See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Szilárd Sándor Varga (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data TUZETKA Belgium EU contribution € 180 800,00 Address AVENUE REINE ASTRID 6 1401 BAULERS See on map Region Région wallonne Prov. Brabant Wallon Arr. 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