Food and Water
The food and beverage industry has primary importance in the European economy and most sub-sectors in the food industry are water consumption-intensive. SWITCH4FOOD, funded by the European Commission under the “Competitiveness and Innovation Programme” (CIP), aims to identify and analyze best practices and knowledge of SMEs in the food industry for water use and wastewater to allow their exchange and transfer among the countries involved. Connected to water use and wastewater, two other fields will be thoroughly evaluated: wastewater reuse and energy recovery.
Oppurtunities for You
• Join “Food SMEs Environmental Clubs” to define common technological needs, share experiences, boost networking activities among food SMEs and create new business oppurtunities starting from environmental problems.
•The support of Environmental Service Providers (ESP) who will integrate their experiences with the methodologies developed in the projects
Checklist to See If You're in The Right Place:
• Are you a Food SME?
• Are you an "Environmental Service Provider?
• Do you want to be aware of newly technologies in water management, reuse water, energy recovery?
• Do you want to be in a club that you could create new business collaborations?
News
S4F Final Event 9th of May
S4F final meeting took place in Brussels ENEA office on 9th of May. Download presentations.
S4F Final Event 9th of May
S4F partners are ready to share best practices and inform SMEs, ESPs about the outputs of S4F Projects. In the event, also new platform introductions will be done which will foster sharing knowledge and makes business and technology transfer easy. Take your place in "S4F Event" on 9th of May, Brussels.
Some important Topics
Eco-Innovation: Importance of water in Food Sector
Resource efficiency Assesment in Partner Countries
Experience Sharing (Best Practices)
Platform Introductions: Virtual Club, Online Training Courses, B2B Platform
Eco-innovation – EU Info Day on the 8th of May
The CIP Eco-innovation is an EU funding which can co-finance up to 50% of the first commercial application of eco-innovative solutions, be it products, processes, techniques or services. Water and the Agrofood sector are among the 5 priorities of this initiative. Note that an EU info Day is planned for the 8th of May 2012 : get ready and register here!
Brussels SME Food club
The third session of the Brussels SME Food club will take place on 03.05.2012. It will be a training session delivered by Environmental experts to help SMEs from the food sector to better monitor their water consumption. Concrete tools and methods will be proposed and explained to ensure their uptake by SMEs. More information and registration: clb@abe.irisnet.be
Brussels SME Food club
The second session of the Brussels SME Food club will take place on 02.02.2012. It will present financial support available in the Brussels region for food companies willing to invest in environmental-friendly processes and management. An entrepreneur from the food sector will also share its own experience on the investments and organizational changes that were necessary to reduce its water and energy bills. Practical information is available here: http://www.brusselsnetwork.be/71-events/1159-02022012-session-of-the-sme-food-club-on-water-a-energy-management.html
ECOMONDO FAIR
S4food will be present at ECOMONDO FAIR, in the scientific section: OROBLU (WATER) presenting a review of the current situation in Italy regarding technology and key process developments made in water and sludge treatment as well as management techniques to improve plant efficiency, and the development and dissemination of experimental testing, as well as key best practices in each area.
The agenda of the congress is attached
The website is http://en.ecomondo.com/
* Brussels club of Agrofood SME
Last 6th of October took place the first session of the Brussels club of Agrofood SME. It was an opportunity to discuss the economic importance of energy and water savings in this sector, as well as the relevant energy and water legislation applicable to Agrofood. A sum-up of the discussion can be found here: http://www.brusselsnetwork.be/eu-funding-m/1109-feedback-on-brussels-agrofood-smes-talks-on-water-and-energy-savings.html
* Go4Cleantech fair and B2B
The Go4Cleantech event is organised by Euresearch and Cleantech Switzerland at Umwelt 11 fair in Zurich in cooperation with the Enterprise Europe Network in Switzerland to provide an international platform for companies and also research institutes for export opportunities, business, innovation and research in following fields: Water and waste water treatment, waste treatment and recycling, remediation of soil and contaminated sites, air pollution treatment, measuring- control- and laboratory technology, industrial technologies, prevention of natural hazards & climate change, environmental management.
Go4Cleantech on 7-8 September 2011 in Zurich at Umwelt 11 fair to develop your business and export, boost your innovation and initiate international R&D projects in clean technologies: www.go4cleantech.ch
- Pre-arranged B2B Meetings for international business, technology and R&D partnering
- Visits of Swiss companies
* Project Awareness Event in Italy - 15th of April
* Eco Innovation Call 2011:
Got a great business project that could make Europe greener but don't know how to get it off the ground?
The 2011 Eco-innovation call for proposals may be for you!
* ANUGA Matchmaking Event 2011 is a unique platform to share innovative technologies, initiate cross border co-operations and to find new business partners. Participants can request pre-arranged one-on-one meetings according to their co-operation interests. This way, you can make better use of your time at the exhibition.
Info about ANUGA Matchmaking 2011: www.b2match.eu/anuga2011