Area: Social Challenges

Increase in energy efficiency and environmental good practices of the industrial eco-system of Foia de Castalla – EcoINNOVA Joc 2

To promote the development of environmentally friendly processes, more specifically those process that are most characteristic of 'Foia de Castalla' Industrial Estate as a focal point of the national toy sector and therefore of the Region of Valencia. The improvements have been addressed from the point of view of improving energy efficiency of the processes. [...]

Financed

Environmental diagnosis of the industrial ecosystem of Foia de Castalla – EcoINNOVA Joc

To diagnose the current situation and environmental problems associated with industrial activity in 'Foia de Castalla' in order to define strategies for work and to establish future initiatives that have a clear focus on progress and sustainability improvement of this important economic activity of the region of 'Foia de Castalla' [...]

Financed

Promotion of eco-technologies for the prevention of climate change – ECOCLIM

Integrating solutions at an industrial level for the development and implementation of products, processes and services that enable meeting users' needs efficiently and sustainably. The European strategy for climate change was promoted and disseminated among the companies of the metal-mechanical sector and the children's products and leisure (toys) sector, specifically raising awareness of the use of environmental technologies (technologies, products or services for controlling pollution and use of resources). [...]

Financed

Demonstrative pilot plant for the valorisation of non-ferrous metal waste – GREENZO

The project GREENZO’s main objective is the development and testing on the pre-industrial scale of a pilot plant that will allow to obtain Zinc oxide from non-ferrous metal waste like Zamak. Its use will be tested in two industrial sectors: rubber manufacturing and catalysis chemical processes. With this action we will achieve the waste recovery in Zamak transformation industrial processes in products with high usability. [...]

R&D for optimisation in recycling waste from the toy sector, children’s products and leisure products. ECOZAMAK 2

The basic aim is to develop environmental technology solutions that are of interest and application for improving Zamak injection, used as a productive process by companies of various sectors of the Region of Valencia such as the toy sector, children's products and leisure products. [...]

Financed

Development of a direct methanol fuel cell for portable applications and portables – PLIMEAPLIC

The main aim of the project is to develop a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) for portable applications. [...]

Financed

PROCUR@: Platform Support Open for prevention and rehabilitation of neurodegenerative diseases

The project objective is to develop and implement a platform for prevention, telerehabilitation and telecare aimed at patients of neurodegenerative diseases and their environment, in order to provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary care and promote a virtual community where they can expand their environment by contacting each other to various socio-health professionals involved, other users, carers, friends or family. [...]

Financed

Environmentally friendly electrical and electronic toys: development of reverse engineering and redesign of components. “”EASYWASTE””

The aim of the multi-year EASYWASTE project is to define directives for environmental improvement of electric and electronic products of the toy sector and therefore to facilitate their separation and subsequent recycling [...]

Financed

Development of a hybrid Go-Kart type vehicle that integrates advanced energy devices and fuel cell – H2eKart

This project will undertake the design of a hybrid system based on a PEM hydrogen fuel cell and supercapacitors in order to implement the system in a medium power electric Kart for use by young people (12 to 16 years). [...]

Financed

Knowledge Centre for Children

The general aim regarding the contents is to progress developing and managing contents on marketing, consumption and childhood and make use of ICT as a key for understanding the characteristics of the modern child and their needs in products and services for the Children's Knowledge Centre. [...]

Financed