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The latest news on green innovationEGEN supports ProRail with successful LIFE application for nature-friendly vegetation removal along railway tracks
The new call of the European LIFE programme has been opened in April. LIFE is the European Union’s funding instrument for projects focused on nature, environment, climate, and the energy transition. It offers a unique opportunity to turn innovative and sustainable...
Celebrating an Innovation Fund success with EGEN
This year, EGEN contributed to several successful Innovation Fund applications. This list includes InnoSolveGreen, a project by Green Genius, which was submitted under the small-scale Innovation Fund Call 2021 and was one of only 16 projects to receive funding. To...
‘Market Intelligence Study’ increases success rate of SDE++ application
Many project developers, industrial companies and other interested parties are already busy preparing their SDE++ subsidy applications. In doing so, they can call on EGEN, which has years of experience with this scheme. For instance, EGEN developed a strategic study,...
ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certification for EGEN
EGEN recently received both ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certification. And thus received official confirmation that it meets the highest standards for quality and information security. After a long process and an intensive certification audit by the TÜV inspection body,...
Working on innovative concepts for zero-emission vehicles
EGEN successfully guided the grant application processes of two DKTI-transport projects: VERZET and FUNDA(ce)MENT. Both projects aim to develop innovative construction logistics concepts for zero-emission vehicles. To ensure compliance with the grant obligations,...
Socioeconomic cost-benefit analysis for autonomous shipping
At the beginning of 2022, EGEN started working on the assessment of the socioeconomic costs and benefits for autonomous shipping. This ongoing assessment is carried out as part of the EU-funded AUTOSHIP project, which is coordinated by CiaoTech, another PNO Group...
SmartSPIN will boost energy efficiency in commercial buildings
In Europe, 75% of the buildings are energy inefficient and most of them are in the commercial rented sector. The SmartSPIN project has a solution that can change this. Its business model addresses the key market barriers that prevent landlords and tenants from...
sHYpS: taking action towards the decarbonisation of the maritime industry
On June 29th and 30th, 13 leading representatives from various industrial, R&D and technology sectors gathered in Brussels for the kick-off meeting of the sHYpS project. sHYpS stands for ‘sustainable HYdrogen powered Shipping’.Hydrogen, a promising solution for...
Hubs4Circularity: towards circular industrial clusters all over Europe
A few weeks ago, EGEN’s consultants joined the kick-off meeting of the Hubs4Circularity project in Brussels. This Horizon Europe project focuses on Industrial (Urban) Symbiosis and the scaling up of circular practices within large industrial clusters in Europe. EGEN’s...
EIGEN consortium commits to smart energy hubs
Now that we are generating more and more solar and wind energy, the limitations of our power grid are becoming increasingly obvious. Smart energy hubs offer a solution. These hubs are considered ‘smart’ because they are able to make independent decisions about matters...
Attero commits to increasing the recycling of plastic film
Environmental company Attero offers sustainable solutions for waste flows from homes, companies and governmental organisations. The company has been recovering and reusing energy and raw materials from waste for ninety years. Together with a variety of chain partners,...
Renewi wants to prevent valuable plastic from going to waste
Burn it? Dump it? Neither, according to waste-to-product company Renewi. It’s all about getting value out of waste. Renewi is currently already able to use more than 90% of its total incoming waste for recycling or energy recovery. When it comes to recycling, 66% of...