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  • Under the title “LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 – Synergies towards greener communities”, the LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 project will organise a side event next Thursday, 8 June from 10:00 to 12:00 CEST in Valencia
  • This face-to-face meeting, which will also be streamed online, will bring together experts and representatives of other European LIFE, Horizon and Interreg projects
  • The event continues with the presentation of the jury of the new LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 SEUA call, launched on 17 May in an online seminar organised by this project for the European Sustainable Energy Week
  • The Startup Europe Awards will be presented on 21 September in the framework of Greencities and S-Moving at the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos de Málaga (FYCMA)

26/05/2023, Valencia. Next Thursday, June 8th from 10:00 to 12:00 CEST, the European project LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0, of which Finnova Foundation is a partner, will hold a hybrid event, face-to-face at GoHub in Valencia and online, entitled “LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 – Synergies towards greener communities” in the framework of the European Commission’s European Green Week. The aim of this meeting is to bring together experts and representatives of European projects to exchange best practices and tools to promote sustainable energy transition.

The event will be opened by Victor Vercher, CFO of GoHub, and moderated by Adrian Noheda, Director of Innovation and Environment of the Finnova Foundation. The first block, on best practices and success stories, will be led by two of the partner organisations of the LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 project: Elías Colom, Corporate Marketing Director of Global Omnium, and Juanma Revuelta, CEO of the Finnova Foundation.

In the next panel, experts and representatives of European projects will participate such as Sandra Jorge, Director of Water Supply Operation of Águas do Centro Litoral; Victor Vercher, CFO of GoHub; Rafael Mossi, coordinator of the Competitiveness Department of the Valencia Chamber of Commerce; Mª Loreto Fenollosa, deputy director of the School of Agricultural, Food and Biosystems Engineering; Pieter de Jong, European representative for Wetsus and WaterCampus; Jorge Garcés, director of Polibienestar at the University of Valencia; and Miguel Ángel Suárez, PhD in Chemical Engineering and R&D technician at the Energy and Environment Technology Centre (CETENMA).

Lola Bordás, CMO of the Finnova Foundation and director of Women4Tech, will be responsible for opening the next block on Girls4Tech challenge LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 and the new call for LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 SEUA, where she will announce the members of the jury. On behalf of the jury, the event will be attended in person by Elías Colom, Corporate Marketing Director of Global Omnium, and remotely by Mark Barker, CEO of Wex Global, and João Simão, Executive Director of the Portuguese Water Partnership (PWP).

These Startup Europe Awards are looking for startups that provide innovative solutions to the challenges of ecological transition, energy efficiency and the fight against climate change. The awards ceremony will take place on 21 September in the framework of Greencities and S-Moving at the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos (FYCMA) and the registration of proposals will remain open until 31 July via this link. The successful candidate will benefit from a European acceleration ticket, consisting of training in legislation and European funds, mentoring to turn the idea into a real demonstration project such as Horizon Europe or Life, subsidised by the EU with up to 5 million euros per project. Startups awarded in other competitions have obtained subsidies for their internationalisation – up to 2.5 million through the EIC programme – or access to grants such as Erasmus entrepreneurs or registration of trademarks and patents.  They will also have access to a networking network and investors with whom they will learn best practices in the management of relationships within the EU framework and will receive advice on the European legal framework and the internationalisation of the project.

Those interested in this event organised by LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0, can register here to attend in person or click here to watch the webcast.

About the European Green Week

The European Green Week is an annual opportunity to discuss European environmental policy with policy makers, leading environmentalists and stakeholders from Europe and beyond. Side events organised in the framework of this week, under the theme “Delivering a net-zero world” will take place from Saturday, 3 June to Sunday, 11 June 2023.

About LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0

This is a pilot demonstration project, funded by the LIFE programme and with a budget of more than 970,000 euros, which generates biogas in sewage treatment plant digesters by mixing putrescible organic waste (slurry, poultry, organic fractions, MSW, horeca, etc.), thus transforming sewage sludge into green energy through technology. The initiative led by Global Omnium, (Spain), in collaboration with the Finnova Foundation (Belgium) and Águas do Centro Litoral (Portugal) aims to become the most versatile digestion control tool on the market, achieving environmental and economic benefits through the production of biogas by making optimal use of waste. Thanks to this technology, it favours the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the use of sewage sludge generated in wastewater treatment processes, thus achieving a positive impact on the environment. This programme is easily scalable with other funds such as FEDER, NextGenerationEU or Repower EU.

About GoHub

GoHub, founded in 2019 as a €30 million investment fund, is the Corporate Venturing arm of Global Omnium. GoHub invests in B2B SaaS solutions to improve process automation and is committed to technologies based on advanced engineering such as applied AI, augmented reality, edge computing, 5G, No Code, cybersecurity, quantum, etc. Moreover, present on four continents and with seven million customers, they have already identified and supported a total of 25 startups.

About Global Omnium

The Global Omnium Group is a national and international benchmark specialising in the different processes of the Integrated Water Cycle. With more than 130 years of experience, the Group is present in 15 Spanish Autonomous Communities, the United States, Africa and the Middle East. It currently groups 25 specialised companies, 13 participating firms and 56 UTEs in different areas related to water management, engineering and the environment. The Global Omnium Group manages a total of 28 drinking water treatment plants, 308 wastewater treatment facilities, 25 septic tanks, 155 external pumping stations and 2 sludge facilities in Spain.

About Águas do Centro Litoral

Águas do Centro Litoral is a Multi-municipal Water Supply and Sanitation System for the Centro Litoral of Portugal, which covers the collection, treatment and supply of water for public consumption and the collection, treatment and rejection of domestic and urban effluents and the reception of effluents from the cleaning of septic tanks. Águas do Centro Litoral covers a geographical area of 5,485 km2 and its main activity is water supply and wastewater treatment. Other activities such as water quality control, quality control of rejected effluents, maintenance of a global quality system, asset management, investment planning and execution, management control, accounting system, among others, are intrinsic to the core of the company.

About the Startup Europe Awards

The Startup Europe Awards (SEUA) is an initiative promoted by the European Commission, launched by the Finnova Foundation in collaboration with StartUp Europe. It is an open innovation tool that allows companies to identify talented startups capable of solving today’s challenges in multiple areas. Its mission is to help Startups and Scaleups become more efficient, smarter and more successful. These awards are a useful tool to promote knowledge sharing, add value to the entrepreneurial ecosystem and help startups to grow and position themselves in the market.

About Finnova Foundation

Finnova is the Spanish-Belgian non-profit foundation based in Brussels and Spain, working for the promotion and development of innovation and entrepreneurship in the EU. Finnova’s experience in leading communication and dissemination activities for European projects is combined with a proven track record in business creation and entrepreneurship support programmes, such as accelerators, incubators and events, as well as its commitment to training and employability of young people.

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🔜 LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 organizes a side-event in the framework of the European Green Week

📆 Thursday, 08/06

🕘 10h00 – 12h00 CEST

📍 GoHub Valencia/ Online

✅ On Thursday, 8th June, from 10h00 to 12h00 CEST, LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0will be hosting an hybrid side-event, GoHub Valencia and online, entitled “LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0 – Synergies towards greener communities” in the framework of the European Green Week.

✅ Victor Vercher, CFO of GoHub, will be opening the event, which will be moderated by Adrian Noheda, Director of Innovation and Environment of Finnova

✅ The meeting will be divided into the following panels:

1️⃣ Good practices by LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0

👉🏼 Elías Colom, Corporate Marketing Director of Global Omnium

👉🏼 Juanma Revuelta, CEO of Finnova

2️⃣ Synergies, projects towards energy transition & round-table

👉🏼 Sandra Jorge, Director of Water Supply Operation at Águas do Centro Litoral

👉🏼 Victor Vercher, CFO of GoHub

👉🏼 Rafael Mossi, Coordinator of the Competitiveness Department of the Chamber of Commerce of Valencia

👉🏼 Mª Loreto Fenollosa, Deputy Director of the Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering

👉🏼 Pieter de Jong, EU Representative for Wetsus & WaterCampus

👉🏼 Jorge Garcés, Director of Polibienestar of the University of Valencia

👉🏼 Miguel Ángel Suárez, PhD in Chemical Engineering and R&D Technician at CETENMA

3️⃣ LIFE ECODIGESTION 2. SEUA & GIRLS4TECH

👉🏼 Lola Bordás, CMO of Finnova and Head of Womenfortech

👉🏼 Elías Colom, Corporate Marketing Director of Global Omnium

👉🏼 Mark Barker, CEO of WEX Global

👉🏼 João Simão, Executive Director of Portuguese Water Partnership

🔗 Find out more about the event: 

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