CERNET – biogeniC gasEsous caRbon conversion into high added value chemicals and ingredients through a bio-based NETwork

Europe releases over 500 million tonnes of biogenic CO₂ annually, much of which remains unused. Traditional carbon management methods are costly and not yet fully efficient. CERNET explores innovative approaches to capture and reuse these emissions to create valuable products.

The project aims to demonstrate four sustainable, bio-based value chains that transform CO₂ and methane emissions from wineries, waste plants, and bioethanol production of useful chemicals and ingredients to be validated in the cleaning, cosmetics, packaging, and food industries. CERNET will test these four bio-based production chains in three locations—Italy, Bulgaria & Slovenia, and Spain - with further testing in Belgium, Germany, and Spain. 

Project partners

  • FUNDACIO UNIVERSITARIA BALMES  VIC BARCELONA, Spain 

  • FBCD AS  Tjele, Denmark 

  • DRAXIS RESEARCH VENTURES ASTIKI MI KERDOSKOPIKI ETAIRIA  THESSALONIKI, Greece 

  • KEMIJSKI INSTITUT  Ljubljana, Slovenia 

  • BIOMETAGAS LA GALERA SL  LA GALERA, Spain 

  • ACEA PINEROLESE INDUSTRIALE SPA  Pinerolo, Italy 

  • ADM Razgrad EAD  Razgrad, Bulgaria 

  • ADM BAZANCOURT  Bazancourt, France 

  • BODEGA MATARROMERA SL  VALBUENA DE DUERO, Spain 

  • FUNDACION CARTIF BOECILLO, Spain 

  • ACIES BIO BIOTEHNOLOSKE RAZISKAVE IN RAZVOJ DOO  Ljubljana, Slovenia 

  • ENCO SRL  NAPOLI, Italy 

  • BIOFERTILIZANTES CH4, S.L.U  Madrid, Spain 

  • PARCO SCIENTIFICO TECNOLOGICO PER LAMBIENTE ENVIRONMENT PARK TORINO SPA  Torino, Italy 

  • NUEVAS TECNOLOGIAS PARA EL DESARROLLO DE PACKAGING Y PRODUCTOS AGROALIMENTARIOS CON COMPONENTE PLASTICA SL  Zaragoza, Spain 

  • STAM SRL  GENOVA GE, Italy 

  • BLUENERGY REVOLUTION SCRL  GENOVA, Italy 

  • PROCTER & GAMBLE SERVICES COMPANY NV  STROMBEEK BEVER, Belgium 

  • I-Foria, BA Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (BBEPP), Gent, Belgium

Project coordinator and communications officer

Gema Millán Ballesteros
Project Manager
gmillan@fcirce.es 

Jan Lund
Senior Innovation Manager
jlu@foodbiocluster.dk 

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