The objective of RECYSITE is to produce fully recyclable and reusable green composites based on bioresins and natural fibres.
European strategic sectors (transportation and construction) require more sustainable materials and need to fulfil European regulation in terms of recyclability and end of life. In addition, the scraps generated during manufacturing will be recycled (30 % scraps). Actual materials used in both sectors are the largest consumers of composite materials (69%) and produce residues that in the best case are incinerated to recover the reinforcement material generating an environmental problem. Thus, the European governments, the industrial sectors and finally the end users demand a more sustainable, cost-efficient and environmentally friendly solutions.
The RECYSITE consortium proposes a solution to this problem by the validation of new fully recyclable biocomposites obtained from natural resources in two different sectors in order not only to validate it but also to demonstrate the transferability of the results. Transportation (refrigerated swap body) and construction (modular façade wall) have been selected as they are two of the European sectors with more impact on the economy as they involve more than 15% of the jobs and GDP in Europe.
This Life project gathers seven partners from four European different countries, coordinated by CENTEXBEL (the Belgian scientific and technical centre for the textile industry) in a project with a 2 million euros budget during 36 months of collaborative work. Other members of the consortium are: LAZELOISE (BE), AVANTIUM (NL), CNRS (FR), CIDETEC (ES), AITIIP (ES) and SISPRA (ES).
The LIFE Programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action. The general objective of LIFE is to contribute to the implementation, updating and development of EU environmental and climate policy and legislation by co-financing projects with European added value.
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CIDETEC reaffirmed its commitment to the city through participating in various events of the Donostia WeekINN program, within the events organized by the FSS on the occasion of the celebration of the Donosti Innovation Week.
On 25 November, together with the rest of the IK4 alliance centres based in San Sebastian, CIDETEC showed a sample of its technological developments in the marquee set up by FSS next to Koldo Mitxelena. To the exhibition, many citizens and students from different San Sebastián schools had the opportunity to see work samples in the area of energy storage that were explained by Oscar de Miguel and Idoia Urdampilleta, as well as other products resulting from the work of Surface Engineering, explained by Jose Antonio Diez and Gemma Vara.
On the 28th, Jose Antonio Diez himself gave students of the Institute Usandizaga, a talk on the world of surfaces, putting into practice CIDETEC’S vocation of stimulating young people’s interest in the world of science and technology.
The European Automotive Research Partners Association (EARPA) organized the event held at the EGG Conference Centre in Brussels in order to discuss and share new solutions for road transport.
CIDETEC contributed to the success of the forum by giving a presentation entitled Reworkable, Recyclable and Repairable Thermoset Epoxy Composites In Transportation Applications that was given by Germán Cabañero, Business Development Manager of CIDETEC’s Polymers and Composites area.
Around 150 representatives from industry, education and government met at EARPA and shared ideas and experiences around four main issues: the future of transport systems, the future of energy systems, circular economy and the future role of the members of EARPA.
One of the main elements at the FORM Forum was the exhibition space, exclusively for EARPA members, where a wide representation of Partners’ current activities was shown. Within this space, CIDETEC deployed a large display with some of its most representative developments in the areas of Energy Storage, Polymers and Composites and Surface Engineering.
La jornada se celebrará en el Parque de Miramón el 23 de noviembre y contará con la participación del director del área “Emerging Technologies & Concepts”, de Airbus Operations en Hamburgo, que explicará las soluciones basadas en fabricación aditiva que ya están aplicando en sus procesos, las líneas de trabajo que quieren abordar en adelante y su visión general respecto de las implicaciones, oportunidades y retos de la progresiva introducción de la AM en su estrategia industrial y de servicios.
La fabricación aditiva (en inglés Additive Manufacturing, AM), es una tecnología que, gradualmente, en los últimos años está ganando posiciones en nuestra industria. Es también una de las líneas en las que se asienta el concepto global de Fabricación Avanzada o Industria 4.0, que tanta repercusión está teniendo.
IK4 Research Alliance organiza esta jornada dirigida a empresas, universidades, centros de investigación y cuantos otros agentes estén interesados en conocer las últimas realidades, tendencias y retos a futuro en este ámbito, desde un punto de vista técnico.
Información y registro:
http://fabricacionaditiva.ik4.es/
Dr Inmaculada Ortiz Uribe and Dr. Eduardo Laborda Ochando, winners of the XII CIDETEC awards, received from Dr. Vicente Montiel Leguey, as president of the jury and on behalf of the Basque technological centre CIDETEC, the prize and certifying diplomas within the “Focus Group XXXVII Meeting of Electrochemistry of the RSEQ” held in Alicante between 17th and 20th July 2016.
Dr EDUARDO LABORDA OCHANDO, from the University of Murcia, received 2,000 euros, the trophy and the certifying diploma of the CIDETEC 2015 Award in the category of “Young Researchers in Electrochemistry”.
The CIDETEC 2015 Award in the category of “Scientific Research in Electrochemistry”, worth 4000 euros, a trophy and certifying diploma, went to the research “Contribution of Electrochemistry to sustainable development” and was received by Ms. Professor INMACULADA ORTIZ URIBE of the university of Cantabria, on behalf of the winning researchers.
The CIDETEC awards have become a benchmark of excellence in Spanish ELECTROCHEMISTRY and is a hallmark of the activities of the specialized group of Electrochemistry of the RSEQ. In the coming months the reconvening of the 2016 CIDETEC awards modalities of “Scientific Research in Electrochemistry” and “Young Researchers in Electrochemistry” will be announced.
In the main photo, from left to right: President of the Jury of the CIDETEC 2015 Awards, Dr. Vicente Montiel Leguey, Dr. Eduardo Laborda Ochando of the University of Murcia, Dr. Inmaculada Ortiz Uribe at the University of Cantabria and Dr.Iluminada Gallardo Garcia, member of the Jury.
Submitted by: Board of the Specialized Electrochemical Group of RSEQ
