The European Research Infrastructure for Thermochemical Biomass Conversion

Objective

Enhancing biomass utilization without risking its sustainability is a European energy priority, and can be linked to targets for curbing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020 and 50% by 2050: enhanced energy security and integration with other industrial sectors, such as agriculture, also play a role. Improved use of biofuels and products in advanced biomass conversion units and biorefineries are seen as a key element in achieving this goal. In recent years leading industrial nations have established facilities in which their researchers have addressed the challenges associated with the production of biofuels and the establishment of bio-refineries. There remains fragmentation in terms of access to high-level experimental equipment necessary for achieving significant advances in this field.

The BRISK initiative will integrate networking activities to foster a culture of co-operation between the participants in the project, and the scientific communities benefiting from access to the research infrastructures, with the pursuit of joint research activities, and facilitate transnational access by researchers to one or more infrastructures among those operated by participants in a coordinated way so as to improve the overall services available to the research communities with interests in these fields.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › industrial biotechnology › biomaterials › biofuels
• agricultural sciences › agricultural biotechnology › biomass

Programme(s)

• FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research infrastructures

Topic(s)

• INFRA-2011-1.1.15. - Research Infrastructures for thermo-chemical biomass conversion

Call for proposal

FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2011-1
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Funding Scheme

CP-CSA-Infra - Combination of CP and CSA

Coordinator

KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN

Address

Brinellvagen 8
100 44 Stockholm
Sweden

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 781 999,17

Administrative Contact

Sara Karlsson (Ms.)

Participants (26)

ABO AKADEMI

Finland

EU contribution

€ 223 765

Address

Domkyrkotorget 3
20500 Abo

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Tiina Haanila (Ms.)

ASTON UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 622 294

Address

Aston Triangle
B4 7ET Birmingham

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Tony Bridgwater (Prof.)

BEST - BIOENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH

Austria

EU contribution

€ 767 592

Address

Inffeldgasse 21B
8010 Graz

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Thomas Brunner (Dr.)

CARDIFF UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 369 046

Address

Newport Road 30 36
CF24 0DE Cardiff

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Nick Bodycombe (Mr.)

ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS

Greece

EU contribution

€ 641 101

Address

Charilaou Thermi Road 6 Km
57001 Thermi Thessaloniki

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Kyriakos Panopoulos (Dr.)

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

Denmark

EU contribution

€ 245 637

Address

Anker Engelundsvej 1 Bygning 101 A
2800 Kgs Lyngby

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Flemming Frandsen (Dr.)

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 655 624

Address

Stevinweg 1
2628 CN Delft

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Lily Tunggal (Ms.)

STIFTELSEN ENERGITEKNISKT CENTRUM IPITEA

Participation ended

Sweden

EU contribution

€ 154 868

Address

Industrigatan 1
94128 Pitea

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Rikard Gebart (Prof.)

STICHTING ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 428 278

Address

Westerduinweg 3
1755 LE Petten

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Maaike Brouwer (Ms.)

FUNDACION CIUDAD DE LA ENERGIA

Spain

EU contribution

€ 384 034

Address

Avenida Del Presidente Rodriguez Zapatero Sn
24492 Ponferrada

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Marta Vivaracho Ruiz (Mr.)

INERCO INGENIERIA, TECNOLOGIA Y CONSULTORIA, SA

Spain

EU contribution

€ 153 476

Address

Calle Tomas Alba Edison 2
41092 Sevilla

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Jorge Pandelet (Mr.)

Fondazione Internazionale per la ricerca sulla Combustione - Onlus

Italy

EU contribution

€ 495 931

Address

Via Diotisalvi, C/o Facoltà Ingegneria 2
56100 Pisa

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Leonardo Tognotti (Prof.)

JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Participation ended

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 18 452,83

Address

Rue De La Loi 200
1049 Brussels

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Josephina Pijls (Ms.)

AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE

Italy

EU contribution

€ 293 789

Address

Lungotevere Grande Ammiraglio Thaon Di Revel 76
00196 Roma

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Francesco Zimbardi (Dr.)

NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU

Norway

EU contribution

€ 110 881

Address

Hogskoleringen 1
7491 Trondheim

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Morten Grønli (Dr.)

PALL FILTERSYSTEMS GMBH

Participation ended

Germany

Address

Planiger Strasse 137
55543 Bad Kreuznach

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Heinz Berberich (Mr.)

PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT

Switzerland

EU contribution

€ 502 498

Address

Forschungstrasse 111
5232 Villigen Psi

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Irene Walthert (Ms.)

STIFTELSEN SINTEF

Norway

EU contribution

€ 147 116

Address

Strindveien 4
7034 Trondheim

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Tove L Honstad (Ms.)

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN

Germany

EU contribution

€ 388 058

Address

Arcisstrasse 21
80333 Muenchen

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Ulrike Ronchetti (Mr.)

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN

Austria

EU contribution

€ 239 330

Address

Karlsplatz 13
1040 Wien

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Hermann Hofbauer (Prof.)

TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU

Turkey

EU contribution

€ 454 163

Address

Ataturk Bulvari 221
06100 Ankara

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Alper Sarioglan (Dr.)

UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA

Spain

EU contribution

€ 275 698

Address

Calle Pedro Cerbuna 12
50009 Zaragoza

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Oscar Lopez Lorente (Mr.)

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II

Italy

EU contribution

€ 181 297

Address

Corso Umberto I, 40
80138 Napoli

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Colomba Di Blasi (Prof.)

POLITECHNIKA WROCLAWSKA

Poland

EU contribution

€ 101 398

Address

Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27
50-370 Wroclaw

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Wieslaw Rybak (Prof.)

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET GRAZ

Austria

EU contribution

€ 148 272

Address

Rechbauerstrasse 12
8010 Graz

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Ingwald Obernberger (Prof.)

RISE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CENTER AB

Sweden

EU contribution

€ 196 359

Address

Industrigatan 1
941 28 Pitea

Activity type

Other

Administrative Contact

Ingela Lindberg (Ms.)