ORganic waste management by a small-scale Innovative automated system of anaerobic digestION

Project Information

ORION

Grant agreement ID: 282693

Project closed

Start date 1 August 2012

End date 31 July 2015

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs

Total cost € 3 880 500,55

EU contribution € 2 978 002,49

Coordinated by

BANTRY MARINE RESEARCH STATION LIMITED
Ireland

Objective

Restaurants, hotels, markets, fisheries and other small to medium size agro-food industries have to manage 239 million tonnes of organic waste in Europe per year. The specific management of such waste, with respect to the legislative regulations of EU, involves costly treatment for SMEs and potential hygiene issues on site. ORION aims at allowing a vast majority of SMEs to manage their organic waste by themselves in order to decrease their treatment costs (storage, transport, landfill or incineration) and increase on-site hygiene conditions. Wastes will be also valorised as biomass to produce energy and increase SME autonomy and profitability.
ORION main objectives consist of:
Ø Developing for the first time anaerobic digestion machine at the SME scale (1 m3 to 50 m3)
that will combine effectiveness for a large range of organic wastes and reduced capital and
operating costs.
Ø Developing advanced control tools and sensors to reach an optimum reliability
Ø Increasing know-how on the impact of nanostructured surfaces on bacterial growth and
increase waste throughput in the digestor
Ø Developing a dissemination and training strategy in order to address a vast community of
SMEs and offer them a personalized service
Ø Contributing to the implementation of EU policies on waste management and renewable
energies production.
A maximum autonomy, adaptability and reliability are targeted. The digester is expected to be very cost-effective for users. ORION partnership is composed of European and National IAG representing the targeted sectors: fishery/aquaculture, hotel-restaurants, small agro-food industries and a Core Group of representative SME partners involved in the pilot design ND testing with various waste qualities and quantities. They will rely on a interdisciplinary group of research centers in order to achieve the technical goals of the project.

Fields of science

• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › fisheries
• engineering and technology › environmental biotechnology › bioremediation › bioreactors
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › control systems
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › waste management › waste treatment processes

Programme(s)

• FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs

Topic(s)

• SME-2011-2 - Research for SME associations

Call for proposal

FP7-SME-2011
See other projects for this call

Funding Scheme

BSG-SME-AG - Research for SME associations/groupings

Coordinator

BANTRY MARINE RESEARCH STATION LIMITED

• EU contribution: € 211 004,17
• Address: GEARHIES ; P75 AX07 Bantry ; Ireland
• Region: Ireland › Southern › South-West
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Julie Maguire (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (20)

EUROPEAN BIOMASS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 166 706,50
• Address: ROND POINT SCHUMAN 6 ; 1040 Bruxelles / Brussel
• Region: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Giuliano Grassi (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

EUREXCEL MEMBERSHIP PROJECTS LIMITED

Participation ended

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 20 249,25
• Address: GRANARD BUSINESS CENTRE, BUNNS LANE 7 ; NW7 2DQ LONDON
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Ian Harding (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

VALIDEX SARL

France

• EU contribution: € 3 000,00
• Address: CHEMIN DE LA BOISIERE 692 ; 73420 DRUMETTAZ CLARAFOND
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Patrick Vajda (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

MAISONNEUVE SAS

France

• EU contribution: € 276 174,87
• Address: RUE DE LA GARE 59 ; 50510 CERENCES
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Severine Le Roux (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

ADS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING SL

Spain

• EU contribution: € 22 600,00
• Address: CALLE MINERVA 9 PISO 1 PUERTA 3 ; 08006 BARCELONA
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Jordi Vila I Martinez (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

ETA - ENERGIA, TRASPORTI, AGRICOLTURA SRL

Italy

• EU contribution: € 29 114,40
• Address: VIA ANTONIO GIACOMINI 28 STRADARIO M2192 ; 50132 Firenze
• Region: Centro (IT) › Toscana › Firenze
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Angela Grassi (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

CAND-LANDI SA

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 25 600,00
• Address: CHEMIN DU GRANDSONNET 3 ; 1422 GRANDSON VAUD
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Claude-Alain Roulet (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

OILEAN MARA TEORANTA

Ireland

• EU contribution: € 20 800,00
• Address: TIR AN FHIA LETTERMORE ; CONAMARA GALWAY
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Sean Gavins (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

FASTNET MUSSELS LTD

Ireland

• EU contribution: € 22 317,75
• Address: GEARHIES ; 1 BANTRY
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: John Murphy (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

MURPHY'S IRISH SEAFOOD LIMITED

Ireland

• EU contribution: € 22 600,00
• Address: GEARHIES ; BANTRY
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: David O'neill (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

HAUTE ECOLE SPECIALISEE DE SUISSE OCCIDENTALE

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 15 610,98
• Address: Route de Moutier 14 ; 2800 Delemont
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Espace Mittelland › Jura
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Jean-Bernard Michel (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUT DE RECERCA I TECNOLOGIA AGROALIMENTARIES

Spain

• EU contribution: € 14 697,60
• Address: CTRA C-59 KM 12 TORRE MARIMON ; 08140 Caldes De Montbui Barcelona
• Region: Este › Cataluña › Barcelona
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Rodrigo De Oliveira (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 17 860,00
• Address: OXFORD ROAD ; M13 9PL Manchester
• Region: North West (England) › Greater Manchester › Manchester
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Liz Fay (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE SA - RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 11 721,14
• Address: RUE JAQUET DROZ 1 ; 2000 Neuchatel
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Espace Mittelland › Neuchâtel
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Martha Liley (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES PRIFYSGOLDE CYMRU

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 13 255,20
• Address: LLANTWIT ROAD TREFOREST ; CF37 1DL Pontypridd
• Region: Wales › West Wales and The Valleys › Central Valleys
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Steve Wilcox (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

ASSOCIATION NATIONALE DES INDUSTRIES ALIMENTAIRES

France

• EU contribution: € 674 734,48
• Address: 9 BD MALESHERBES ; 75008 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Francoise Gorga (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

TURKIYE SUT ET GIDA SANAYICILERI VEURETICILERI BIRLIGI DERNEGI

Türkiye

• EU contribution: € 479 113,75
• Address: MUSTAFA KEMAL MAHALLESI 2125 SOK A BLOK 6/8 ; 06510 ANKARA
• Region: Batı Anadolu › Ankara › Ankara
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Melek Us (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

HELVACIZADE GIDA VE IHTIYAC MADDELERI SANAYI VE TICARET AS

Türkiye

• EU contribution: € 22 600,00
• Address: FEVZI CAKMAK MAH ANKARA YOLU 6 KM ; 42050 KONYA
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Zeliha Ustun (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF GREEN REGION ASSOCIATIONS

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 899 242,40
• Address: ESCALIERS DU MARCHE 2 ; CH-1002 LAUSANNE
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Maurice Jutz (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

DIGESTO SARL

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 9 000,00
• Address: RUE DE FREMIS 61 ; 1241 PUPLINGE
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: François-Régis Mahrer (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data