MED-QUAD partners plan first living lab on water use optimization
The first meeting of MED-QUAD project Steering Committee was held online on the 2nd and 3rd of June 2021.
MED-QUAD to launch cross-border living lab on smart and efficient use of water
The living lab is an open space accessible to the citizens where pilot projects regarding new products and services are tested, resulting from the fermentation process of the Quadruple Helix approach factors and serve the specific needs of citizens. The MED-QUAD project foresees the pilot operation of 2 cross border living labs in each country, with the first one concerning the "smart water use and applications" (SWUAP). The goals of the living lab are the following:
INTECMED project is presented as an incubator to foster entrepreneurship
In the framework of the EMPORIA4KT project, the Technological Corporation of Andalusia (CTA) as partner of INTECMED project participated to an online event on 25th June 2021, which had as objective to present entrepreneurship and blue economy promotion mechanisms to researchers.
4th newsletter: HELIOS supports young Mediterranean people in the Blue and Circular Economy's transition
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18 professionals from Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan to become certified MAIA-TAQA trainers in photovoltaics, energy storage and wastewater treatment technologies
MAIA-TAQA concluded the first phase of its training programs on photovoltaics, energy storage and wastewater treatment technologies on the 16th of June.
COMMON project: single-use plastics pollution, where does Europe stand?
Today, the Rethink Plastic alliance and the Break Free From Plastic movement released two reports, an assessment of policy measures adopted by EU countries to phase out single-use plastic and a catalogue of best practices that can be replicated or scaled up to support the transition. They show that further ambition is urgently needed and come as the period for EU Member States to transpose the Single Use Plastics Directive comes to an end on 3 July 2021.
Med Pearls: 5 New Calls for Proposals for Slow Tourism Product Creation - Egypt, Italy, Palestine, Jordan & Greece
The Med Pearls project, funded by the European Union under the ENI CBC Med Programme, has the goal to set up a network of 26 Slow Tourism products across 6 Med countries (Egypt, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Palestine and Spain). These products (also called ‘PEARLS’) will share similar characteristics, follow the Slow Tourism spirit and offer equivalent and fully adapted experiences in the different countries.
Palestine: Med-EcoSuRe shares energy retrofit financing plan to support local stakeholders in the reform of local policies
During a webinar "Sustainable Energy: Renewable Energy Technologies.
Egypt: STAND Up! is looking for an external auditor
Jordan: MAIA-TAQA to install solar thermal cooling system at the Aqaba Chamber of Commerce
The project aims at demonstrating the capability of solar thermal systems in reducing consumption of energy used for cooling in office buildings in the Mediterranean area through the implementation of a solar thermal cooling system in Aqaba.