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Development Projects

 

LIFE-W2B


The LIFE-W2B project, titled “Sustainable Transformation of Waste to Biomethane, through Innovative Upgraded Anaerobic Digestion and Gasification”, with the acronym LIFE24-CCM-EL-LIFE-W2B and project number: 101213273, is implemented under the European Union’s LIFE Programme, within the framework of the LIFE-2024-SAP-CLIMA call and the LIFE-2024-SAP-CLIMA-CCM topic. The granting authority is the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), managed through the EU Funding & Tenders Portal. The main aim of the LIFE-W2B project is to demonstrate in one complete and of considerable size facility, the combination of Solar Drying, Anaerobic Digestion and Gasification (including biochar production and addition to Anaerobic Digestion), as a complete and adequate valorization method of organic waste of various origins and characteristics, into the production of fuel gases, that of biogas and syngas, which in turn will be upgraded into biomethane through state of the art biological processes units. This will enable a synergistic mitigation of each technology’s limitations, while maximizing their potential, by leading to the production of high added value biomethane and rich in nutrients biochar, with significant environmental benefits and prospects for economic viability. This will be achieved through a pilot / demonstration facility, managing up to 1,070 t of waste / year and which will be operated continuously for a period of at least 24 months, in a constant effort to optimize operation, collect as many data as possible that will allow to evaluate its overall efficiency, demonstrate beyond doubt the commercial potential of the process and facilitate the transition to a fully commercial unit or the utilization of components in existing facilities. The technology is expected to support greenhouse gas emissions reduction through the sustainable valorisation of organic waste and the production of biomethane as a renewable energy gas, contributing to circular economy objectives and the transition towards a low-carbon energy system.

Participating countries: Greece - Italy - Spain
Project Partners: 5
Project Duration: September 2025 - August 2029
Total eligible costs: €4,315,906.91
EU Contribution - LIFE Programme: €2,589,544.15 (60%)

The LIFE-W2B project has received funding from the European Union’s Programme for Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) under Grant Agreement No. 101213273.

More information: www.LIFE-W2B.eu

 

Poseidon Med II


DEPA is the coordinator of POSEIDON MED II project. Poseidon Med II project is a practical roadmap which aims to bring about the wide adoption of LNG as a safe, environmentally efficient and viable alternative fuel for shipping and help the East Mediterranean marine transportation propel towards a low-carbon future. The project, which has been co-funded by the European Union, involves three countries Greece, Italy and Cyprus, six European ports (Piraeus, Patras, Limassol, Venice, Heraklion, Igoumenitsa) as well as the Revithoussa LNG terminal. The project brought together top experts from the marine, energy and financial sectors to design an integrated LNG value chain and establish a well-functioning and sustainable LNG market.

Member States Involved: Greece – Cyprus – Italy

Duration: June 2015 – December 2021

Partners: 26

Budget: €53.279.405

Co-financed by EU – CEF: 50% – € 26.639.702,5

More info: https://poseidonmed2.eu

The sole responsibility of this publication lies with the author. The European Union is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.

 

CYNERGY




CYnergy project has been a holistic approach towards the establishment of a Natural Gas (NG) system in Cyprus aiming to end the energy isolation of the island through establishing strategic synergies between the sectors of Energy and Transport. Embarking on turning Cyprus into an energy hub in the East Mediterranean, CYnergy aimed at the development of a sustainable and fully functional NG/LNG market for providing clean and affordable energy to the end user. The project, which has been co-financed by the EU, was a collaboration of energy, transport and finance experts as well as public and governmental institutions of Cyprus and Greece.

Member States involved: Cyprus & Greece

Duration of project: April 2017 – March 2020

Project Cost & Funding:

Total Project cost: €7.470.000

CEF Contribution: €4.482.000 (60% of the total project cost)

Find more about CYnergy: https://www.cynergyproject.eu/

The sole responsibility of this publication lies with the author. The European Union is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.

 

BlueHUBS


BlueHUBS: LNG and CNG Supply chains upgrading Core TEN-T Ports in Eastern Mediterranean (“Action”). The Action is Motorways of the Sea wider benefit project, contributing to environmental gains in maritime transport. It aims at establishing the fundamental supply chains for the distribution of Natural Gas to port users in the forms of LNG for vessels and LNG/CNG for port heavy duty vehicles and buses. The Action upgrades important parts of the Orient/East-Med Corridor by providing LNG and CNG bunkering and refueling facilities in the Core TEN-T Port of Limassol (in Cyprus) and the Core TEN-T ports of Piraeus and Heraklion (in Greece) and by setting a new intermodal sea-based system, integrated in the logistic chain.

Consistent with the overall EU strategy for a more resource-efficient Europe, the Action utilizes alternative energy sources in a way that the environmental impact is minimized.

Duration: 1/02/2019 – 31/12/2024

Member States: Cyprus, Greece

Partners: 3

Budget: 65,963,400€

Co- financed by EU-CEF: 30% – €19,789,020

The sole responsibility of this publication lies with the author. The European Union is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. 

More info : https://www.bluehubs.eu/

 

Secure Gas



DEPA Commercial S.A. (DEPA) has been a member of the research consortium for the implementation of the project SecureGas, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, under grant agreement GA No 833017, aiming at increasing the security and resilience of gas network infrastructure, by taking into account physical and cyber threats.

DEPA has been leading the implementation of a pilot business case and has undertaken the management and organization of the design and the preparation of an integrated security system of the CNG facilities as well as the procurement of the relevant necessary equipment, in order to ensure security and resilience against cyber and physical threats, indicatively, physical disasters, accidents, cyberattacks, malicious acts, sabotages, criminal acts or terrorism.

The resulting outcomes are being offered as services for the security and resilience of the EU gas network through a Platform as a Service (PaaS) model that allows modularity, flexibility, cooperation, and third-party interoperability.

A multidisciplinary consortium of 21 international partners, including Gas operators, technology providers, research institutions, sector-related associations, supported the project implementation across Construction, Demonstration and Validation phases, as well as a Stakeholder Platform ensuring inputs, advise, and a wider Diffusion of the project outcomes.

Duration: June 2019 – November 2021 (6 months extension granted)
Consortium Partners: 21
Eligible costs: € 9,194,411.25
Maximum amount of E.U. co-funding: € 6,993,400.76
For further information: www.securegas-project.eu/

 

ENERSHARE



DEPA is participating in the European Program "H2020 ENERSHARE" along with 28 other partners, including research institutions and energy companies. The ENERSHARE program aims to provide an Architecture for a European Energy Data Space, advancing the key elements of interoperability, trust, data value, and governance at the level of technological research and development. Additionally, it aims to integrate and develop data-driven services that offer added value.

Duration: July 2022 – June 2025
Consortium Partners: 29
Eligible costs: € 9,593,822.5
Maximum amount of E.U. co-funding: € 7,999,711.75
For more information: https://enershare.eu/