2nd Local Initiative in Portugal

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2010. július 13. kedd, 12:29

The 2^nd Local Initiative was held at Pousada Castelo de Alvito, on June 25, 2010.

The meeting was opened by the Secretary-General of CONFAGRI, Mr. Francisco Silva, followed by Mrs. Maria Antónia Figueiredo, coordinator of RuralE.Evolution in CONFAGRI, with a short description of the project. Then, the Director of UCASUL, Mr. Carlos Martins, made a description of the process of the olive pomace and about the importance its use to produce electricity.

These presentations were followed by a debate among the representatives of farmers’ organizations of Alentejo and Agricultural Cooperative Banks of the region; representatives of Olive oil mills; some private companies interested in renewable energy; as well local members of the different political parties. About 60 persons attended the meeting.

To finalize the initiative, the Mayor of Alvito remarked the importance of this project for the local development and how the Municipality could collaborate to implement it. Then, the President of UCASUL, Mr. Luis Mira Corôa also reinforced the strategic importance of the project. Mr. Anibal Martins, member of the Board of directors of CONFAGRI, emphasized the importance of getting the connection to the grid and the clear definition of the tariff for this kind of biomass.

The Portuguese Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fishery closured of the meeting.

Second Local Initiative in Portugal

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2010. június 22. kedd, 10:45

Confagri is organizing a Seminar on "Use of olive pomace to produce electric energy" on the 25 of June 2010 in Alvito. During the seminar the attendees will have the opportunity to know the last steps of RuralE·Evolution project, as well as visit the UCASUL installations. To see the program click here

Local Initiative in Spain II

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2010. május 20. csütörtök, 12:00

Local Initiative in Spain

6 May 2010

In the framework of the IV Steering Committee of RuralE·Evolution, Intercoop together with the rest of the partners organised an open seminar to show the latest results of the project, and to exchange the conclusions with the attendant.

The role of the leader in the partnership, the importance of the legal framework in the promotion of the renewable energy and the restrictions due to some European regulations (Nitrates Directives) were some of the topics on the round table.

In order to know more about the discussed topics and conclusions click here

The European Project RuralE·Evolution organises a seminar on Renewable Energy in Rural Areas

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2010. május 12. szerda, 18:12

The seminar addressed the production of clean energy in rural areas, laying emphasis on the cooperation methodology between public and private partnerships when undertaking a project.

RuralE•Evolution organised on 6 May a Seminar on Renewable Energy in Rural Areas at the Intercoop headquarters in Castellón. The purpose of this seminar was to put forward the interim results achieved by this methodology, which offers different ways of cooperation between the public and the private sector, by way of carrying out joint actions for the production and use of renewable energies in rural municipalities.

The seminar highlighted the objectives pursued by RuralE•Evolution: on the one hand, it aims to support clean energy to curb climate change and promote energy sufficiency; on the other hand, it intends to reinvigorate rural areas, thus preventing rural flight and giving an added value to these municipalities by diversifying their activities.

A roundtable closed the seminar, in which key sustainability features in the field of energy were disclosed, as well as the advantages of energy efficiency. These initiatives specially underlined the importance of using renewable energies to achieve interregional development. AVAESEN (Valencian Association of Renewable Energy Companies) and the company Campos Eléctricos, S.L., took part in this roundtable, among others, and provided their viewpoint on the current situation and trend in this sector.

On the occasion of this Seminar, the RuralE•Evolution partners were holding a Steering Committee on 7 May to assess the results achieved so far, among which are the assessment of several joint work methodologies between public and private agents, and their implementation in different European regions.

You can see the RuralE·Evolution presentation here

“Seminar on Renewable Energy in rural areas” 6 May in INTERCOOP

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2010. április 30. péntek, 17:59

FUNDACIÓN COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA REGIÓN EUROPEA (FCVRE) and INTERCOOP, organise at“Seminar on Renewable Energy in rural areas” on 6th of May in INTERCOOP, Almassora (Castellón). The aim of the objective is to find the best public-private partnerships, in order to carry out renewable energy projects in rural areas.

The seminar will be celebrated in the framework of the RuralE·Evolution IV Steering Committee, which will  take place on the 6 and 7 May 2010, with the participation of the project partners. The Steering Committee is the committee responsible to evaluate periodically the progress of the project.

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