FROM WASTE TO RESOURCE: CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY AND BIOMETHANE IN THE EUROPEAN AGRO-FOOD INDUSTRY.
Success stories of European projects that innovatively convert agri-food waste and by-products into bioenergy and bioproducts for a cleaner, more competitive, and circular economy.
Join this virtual workshop organized within the framework of EU Green Week 2025, focusing on this year’s “Three Cs”: Clean, Competitive & Circular. During this event, we will present pioneering European initiatives that are transforming the agri-food industry through circular bioeconomy strategies.
Through real-life examples of projects funded by the LIFE and Horizon Europe programs, we will explore how the production of biomethane and bioproducts from urban and/or agro-industrial waste is driving sustainability in key sectors such as transport, agriculture, and rural development. Discover how the circular economy can become a driver of sustainable competitiveness, strengthening rural areas, and strategic autonomy for Europe.
The event is organized within the framework of the LIFE CHANDELIER project, which promotes the production of biomethane in rural areas from agri-food waste. It is supported by the Aragon Food and Nutrition Cluster, with the participation of EURECAT, Genia Bioenergy, AINIA, and Innovarum.
đź“Ś Agenda
10:00 – Welcome and opening remarks
Antonio Fumanal (President, Aragon Food & Nutrition Cluster)
10:15 – Circular economy as a driver for sustainability and competitiveness in the agri-food sector
Selene PedrĂłs Garrido (Project Manager, Aragon Food & Nutrition Cluster)
10:30 – Circular biomethane production in rural areas from agri-food waste
Success story: LIFE CHANDELIER | Ana M. Fernández (Genia Bioenergy)
11:00 – Circular water economy: decentralized hybrid water treatment at a campsite on the Costa Daurada.
Success story: IMPETUS | Anna Ribera GuĂ rdia (Eurecat)
11:15 – Circular economy in the brewing industry: development of high-value bioproducts and business diversification strategies.
Success story: CHEERS | Jorge GarcĂa Ivars (AINIA)
11:30 – Local bioeconomy and innovative business models for agri-food SMEs
Success story: MAINSTREAM BIO | Beatriz Deltoro (Innovarum)
11:45 – Open discussion: challenges and opportunities to scale up circular economy in the agri-food sector
Moderated by Palom Moya Arranz (Head of Innovation and Sustainability, Aragon Food & Nutrition Cluster)
12:15 – Closing remarks
🟢 Virtual Workshop: From Waste to Resource
Circular Bioeconomy and Biomethane in the European Agri-Food Industry
đź“… Date: June 4th, 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00 – 12:30 CEST
đź’» Format: Online (free registration)
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