OPTimum Integration of POLYGENeration in the Food Industry

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OPTimum Integration of POLYGENeration in the Food
Industry

• Proposal acromym OPTIPOLYGEN
• Contract number
• EIE/04/150/S07.39553
• Start date 1st of Jan 2005
• Expected end date 31st of Dec 2006

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The goal of the project
-  To develop a suitable database of successful
existing polygeneration applications in the food
industry, -  To prepare a European food industry
survey regarding the potential of polygeneration
applications together with RES uses, -    To
prepare a coherent set of information for
polygeneration implementation in the food
industry including technical, financial and
investment guidelines, -    To prepare a
dedicated interactive web site giving full
information and initial calculation procedures
useful for feasibility studies of polygeneration
in the food industry, -    To prepare training
material suitable for consultants and engineers
active in the food industry, To
disseminate the results and the data of the
project towards interested stakeholders.
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OPTIPOLYGEN expected results
-          To give a full map of the potential
for polygeneration applications together with the
potential of RES use in the various Food industry
sectors in Europe. -    To point out technical
barriers which might exist in the use of
renewables in hybrid systems with conventional
fuels in CHP and trigeneration applications in
the food industry. -    To propose beneficiary
solutions to the above-mentioned barriers
applicable within the present technological level
and knowledge. -  To improve the awareness of the
stakeholders on the benefits of applying
polygeneration by showing them existing success
stories in similar plants like their
owns. -     To develop and integrate within
existing best practice guides classified
knowledge for the application of polygeneration
in the food industry. -       To significantly
improve energy sustainability in the food
industry.
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PARTNERS
ESTIA consulting S.A. Planning and Management of
Energy investments -Greece-coordinator, FORCE
Technology Denmark- Österreichisher
Energiekonsumenten Verband ÖEKV - Austria- The
Serres Institute of Education Technology
Greece- Chalex research Ltd UK- Gaia Group Oy
Finland- The European Association for the
Promotion of Cogeneration COGEN Europe
Belgium- Energy for Sustainable Development
LtdUK- Instituto Superior Téchnico
Portugal- For further project info please
contact project coordinator Dr Ing Ath.
Katsanevakis at tkats_at_estiaconsulting.gr