Micro Waste to Energy Business: micro energy to rural enterprise 3.6

Programme 2007 - 2013 Northern Periphery

Date of latest update: 2022-04-26

Description

Description (EN):

MicrE will provide a service to develop and promote innovative small scale renewable energy solutions for rural SME’s and local organisations in the Northern Periphery. These solutions will use new and existing technologies which have not been tried in a rural environment before, especially those which generate energy from by-products and waste, and adapt them to suit NPP rural regions.

Achievements (EN):

The form and content of the forthcoming MicrE Service has been outlined and will be published during year 2011. Pilot installations have taken place in the following partner regions: Northern Ireland, Finland, Ireland and Scotland Several laboratory-scale experiments have been carried out from which several scientific articles are going to be published. Several papers and articles have been published to disseminate the actions of MicrE and promote the MicrE Service, including “By-products and Waste to Energy: Technologies” -booklet. Products and services: Title: MicrE Service Description: An online and in-person consultancy service that exploits new and already existing renewable energy solutions and technologies, as well as energy generation technology from by-products and waste that can be specifically adapted to rural micro to small and medium-sized enterprises. More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/, http://www.micre.eu Title: Energy selection tool Description: An assessment tool for assessing the renewable energy production possibilities in a target area/building defined by the user (rural SMEs/enterprises, communities and single households) and that provides comprehensive information on renewable energy production. More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/, http://www.micre.eu Title: Biomass and Waste-to-Energy Technologies-Guide Description: A web-based guide on biomass and waste-to-energy technologies, installation, safety and troubleshooting of anaerobic digestion, gasification, combustion, pyrolysis and alcohol fermentation for local organisations and entrepreneurs who need information on the feasibility of biomass and waste-to-energy technologies. More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/, http://www.micre.eu Title: By-products and Waste to Energy: Technologies -Guide Description: A web-based guide on biorefining technologies that can utilize wastes and by-products as feedstock and which are suitable for small-scale decentralized energy production for local organisations and entrepreneurs whose operations develop waste and by-products or who are interested in starting a business in the area of waste and by-products utilisation. More information see: http://nppoutcomes.eu/, http://www.micre.eu

Website: http://www.northernperiphery.eu/en/home/

Thematic information

Renewable energy SME and entrepreneurship Waste and pollution

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: North Karelia University of Applied Sciences

Address: 80100 Joensuu, Finland

Legal status: n/a

Joensuu Regional Development Centre, Josek Ltd.

Name: Joensuu Regional Development Centre, Josek Ltd.

Address: 80100 Joensuu, Finland

Legal status: n/a

Oulun yliopisto

Name: Oulun yliopisto

Department: Kerttu Saalasti Institute - Future Manufacturing Technologies

Address: Pentti Kaiteran katu (PL 8000), 90014 Oulun yliopisto, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: www.oulu.fi/fmt

University of Ulster

Name: University of Ulster

Department: School of Computing and Mathematics

Address: University of Ulster Coleraine campus Cromore Road, BT52 1SA Co. Londonderry, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.ulster.ac.uk/ulster-life/campuses/coleraine

WESTBIC - Business & Innovation Centre

Name: WESTBIC - Business & Innovation Centre

Address: Foxford, Ireland

Legal status: n/a

West Regional Authority (WRA)

Name: West Regional Authority (WRA)

Address: Galway, Ireland

Legal status: n/a

Comhairie Contae Mhaigh Eo

Name: Comhairie Contae Mhaigh Eo

Department: Rural Water Section

Address: Áras an ChontaeCastlebar, Ireland

Legal status: public

Website: www.mayococo.ie

International Resources and Recycling Institute

Name: International Resources and Recycling Institute

Address: Dumfries, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

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Summary

Project name (EN): Micro Waste to Energy Business: micro energy to rural enterprise 3.6

Project acronym: MicrE

Project start date: 2009-01-01

Project end date: 2011-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 441 418.84

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 864 851.00

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2007 - 2013 Northern Periphery

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2015-12-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

47 / 47 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

331 / 331 (100%)

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Micro Waste to Energy Business: micro energy to rural enterprise 3.6

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