LIFE+ Environment Policy & Governance 2012
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Environment Policy & Governance LIFE PROJECTS 2012 LIFE Environment Environment Introduction to LIFE+ Environment Policy & Governance 2012 LIFE+ Environment Policy & Governance 2012: Commission funds 146 innovation projects in 18 countries with €136.8 million The European Commission has approved funding for 146 new environmental innovation projects in 18 countries under the LIFE+ Environment Policy & Governance programme 2012. These projects will demon- strate new methods and techniques for dealing with a wide diversity of Europe’s environmental problems. The projects are led by ‘beneficiaries’, or project promoters, based in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slove- nia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. They represent a total investment of €298.5 million, of which the EU will provide some €136.8 million. LIFE+ Environment Policy & Governance in LIFE has co-financed some 3 900 projects, contrib- 2012 uting approximately €3.1 billion to the protection of the environment. LIFE+ is the European financial in- The Environment Policy & Governance strand of LIFE+ strument for the environment with a total budget of supports pilot projects that contribute to the develop- €2 143 billion for the period 2007-2013. During this ment of innovative policy ideas, technologies, meth- period, the Commission is launching one call for LIFE+ ods and instruments. Of the 743 proposals received, project proposals per year. the Commission selected 146 projects for funding from a wide range of public and private sector organi- LIFE+ Environment Policy & Governance is one of three sations. The winning projects, situated in 18 Member thematic components under the LIFE programme. The States, represent a total investment of €298.5 mil- other two components, LIFE+ Nature & Biodiversity lion, of which the EU will provide some €136.6 million. and LIFE+ Information & Communication, focus re- spectively on improving the conservation status of en- Under this component, the Commission will contrib- dangered species and habitats, and on disseminating ute more than €34.5 million to 29 projects directly information and raising the profile of environmental tackling climate change, with a total budget of €69.8 issues, or providing training and awareness-raising million. The selected projects, situated in Belgium, for the prevention of forest fires. Bulgaria, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Italy, Lux- embourg, Sweden and the United Kingdom, are high- lighted in the annex to this press release. In addition, many other projects focusing on other issues will also have an indirect impact on greenhouse emissions. Other important areas of focus include water, waste and natural resources, chemicals, the urban environ- ment, soils and air quality. More information on each LIFE+ project is available at: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/ index.cfm Background Contact details for the relevant national authorities can be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/ LIFE is the EU’s financial instrument to support envi- contact/national-contact/index.htm ronment and nature conservation projects throughout the EU, and in certain non-EU countries. Since 1992, Index of Environment Policy & Governance projects selected in 2012 Location Project number Title of project AUSTRIA LIFE12 ENV/AT/000128 Integrated Lake Management of the Urban Lake “Alte LIFE-URBANLAKE Donau” BELGIUM LIFE12 ENV/BE/000205 Production of Polyphosphoric Acid using an innovative LIFE Polyphos Acid phosphoric acid wet process LIFE12 ENV/BE/000214 Demonstration of an innovative fine crushing method LIFE FLAT to FLAT for glass and alternative cullet in flat glass production LIFE12 ENV/BG/000756 Demonstration & validation of a heat recovery pack- LIFE Eco-HeatOx aged solution for decreasing oxy-glass factories’ environmental impact CYPRUS LIFE12 ENV/CY/000276 Smart net metering for promotion and cost-efficient LIFE+ SmartPV grid-integration of PV technology in Cyprus LIFE12 ENV/CY/000544 Sustainable management of livestock waste for the LIFE LIVE-WASTE removal/ recovery of nutrients FINLAND LIFE12 ENV/FI/000150 Quantification and valuation of ecosystem services LIFEPeatLandUse to optimise sustainable re-use for low-productive drained peatlands LIFE12 ENV/FI/000409 Climate change indicators and vulnerability of boreal LIFE MONIMET zone applying innovative observation and modelling techniques LIFE12 ENV/FI/000592 Utilisation of by-products and alternative construction LIFE+ UPACMIC materials in new Mine Construction LIFE12 ENV/FI/000597 Reduction of waste water nitrogen load: demonstra- LIFE+ 2012 N-SINK tions and modelling (N-SINK) FRANCE LIFE12 ENV/FR/000142 Improved HEAt Recovery in clay roof Tile and brick LIFE HEART production LIFE12 ENV/FR/000316 Pilot experiments on sustainable and participatory Life+-PêcheAPiedeLoisir management of recreational seafood hand harvesting LIFE12 ENV/FR/000479 PHOtovoltaic STEel Roof: LIFE-PHOSTER ready to plug in BIPV roofing steel envelope based on green innovative technologies and processes LIFE12 ENV/FR/000480 LIFE AUTO: Demonstration and validation of an inno- LIFE AUTO vative a utomatic fuel additives system for diesel fuel LIFE12 ENV/FR/000530 An innovative process for the treatment of phytophar- LIFE-PHYTOBARRE maceutical effluent and new uses for farmers LIFE12 ENV/FR/000570 Development of a new generation Li-ion battery with LIFE BiBAT low environmental impact by setting up a prototype line LIFE12 ENV/FR/000799 Carbon plan of French dairy production LIFE Carbon dairy LIFE12 ENV/FR/000802 Biological two-stage biogas treatment process LIFE BIONOBO LIFE12 ENV/FR/001113 Life Cycle in Practice LifeCiP (LCIP) Location Project number Title of project FRANCE LIFE12 ENV/FR/001125 Improvement of urban environment via an innovative LIFE + Urbannecy and economically-viable logistic platform using green vehicles GREECE LIFE12 ENV/GR/000427 Landfill mining pilot application for recovery of LIFE RECLAIM invaluable metals, materials, land and energy LIFE12 ENV/GR/000466 Development & demonstration of management plans LIFE CONOPS against -the climate change enhanced- invasive mos- quitoes in S. Europe LIFE12 ENV/GR/001040 Cross-Mediterranean Environment and Health CROME-LIFE Network LIFE12 ENV/GR/001135 REACH Database for Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) and LIFE READ Workplace Instruction Cards (WICs) ITALY LIFE12 ENV/IT/000120 BIOprocess ControL through Online titrimetry to LIFE BIOCLOC reduce Carbon footprint in wastewater treatment LIFE12 ENV/IT/000153 Increase Biodiversity through Wood Production LIFE+ InBioWood LIFE12 ENV/IT/000154 Promoting the use of in silico methods in industry LIFE PROSIL LIFE12 ENV/IT/000289 Strategies for MarIne Litter and Environmental LIFE SMILE prevention of sea pollution in coastal areas LIFE12 ENV/IT/000295 FIBERS INNOVATIVE BURNING AND REUSE BY SHS LIFE FIBERS LIFE12 ENV/IT/000307 High Pressure Resination System LIFE HPRS LIFE12 ENV/IT/000308 Biomethane Emilia-Romagna Regional system BioMethER LIFE+ LIFE12 ENV/IT/000336 Anti-infective environmental friendly molecules Life After-Cu against plant pathogenic bacteria for reducing Cu LIFE12 ENV/IT/000352 Naturalised dyes replacing commercial colorants for Life BioNaD environmentally friendly leather dyeing and water recycle LIFE12 ENV/IT/000356 Innovative fertiliser from urban waste, bio-char and LIFE RESAFE farm residues as substitute of chemicals fertilisers LIFE12 ENV/IT/000374 Innovative plastic pollutants remo val for efficient Life Plastic Killer recycled wood panels production LIFE12 ENV/IT/000393 PRoduct Environmental Footprint Enhanced by LIFE Prefer Regions LIFE12 ENV/IT/000404 Reduction of greenhouse gases from agricultural LIFE+_Climate changE-R systems of Emilia-Romagna LIFE12 ENV/IT/000411 Enhanced Material Recovery and Environmental LIFE EMaRES Sustainability for Small Scale Waste Management Systems LIFE12 ENV/IT/000419 Minimise the water footprint of the impactful H2O LIFE of water is man life waste in the cutting cycle of natural stone blocks LIFE12 ENV/IT/000423 Petrol based Glue and Energy consumption reduction LIFE GLUELESS in diapers production processes Location Project number Title of project ITALY LIFE12 ENV/IT/000424 Zero Emission Firing strategies for ceramic tiles by LIFE ZEF-tile oxy-fuel burners and CO2 sequestration with recycling of byproducts LIFE12 ENV/IT/000439 Green hydrolysis conversion of wool wastes into LIFE+GREENWOOLF organic nitrogen fertilisers LIFE12 ENV/IT/000442 Sediment ElectroKinetic REmediation Technology for SEKRET Life heavy metal pollution removal LIFE12 ENV/IT/000578 Helping enhanced soil functions and adaptation LIFE HelpSoil to climate change by sustainable conservation agriculture techniques LIFE12 ENV/IT/000579 Original ennobling recycling process of GFRP waste to LIFE Enrich a poor waste re-produce GFRP replacing energy-intensive construc- tion elements LIFE12 ENV/IT/000600 Bio-inspired thermo/UV curable monomers and LIFE BiMoP polymers LIFE12 ENV/IT/000611 Highly-efficient ValorIsation of AHP waste thRough a LIFE+ -VIRGIN novel combination of Autoclave and GasIficatioN LIFE12 ENV/IT/000614 Monitoring air pollution effects on children for MAPEC_LIFE supporting Public Health Policy LIFE12 ENV/IT/000633 Endocrine Disruptors in silico / in vitro Evaluation and LIFE EDESIA Substitution for Industrial Applications LIFE12 ENV/IT/000652 Innovative integrated methodology for the use of LIFE CLEANSED decontaminated river sediments