Innorenew CoE

General information

Internationally recognized institute of scientific excellence in the field of renewable materials and ensuring quality of life.

InnoRenew CoE is funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union; H2020 WIDESPREAD-2-Teaming; #739574.

Objective: Improved, innovative and efficient use of renewable materials for building products and materials and development of new techniques for cascade use, reuse and recycling of wood products, residues and waste.

Activities:

industrial processes (improved, innovative and efficient use of renewable resources, new techniques for cascading use of wood)
products with added value (innovative green chemicals and wood components, wood based hybrids and composites),
competitive solutions (restorative properties of buildings, materials and quality of life, air quality, kinesiology for well being, psychology)

Projects will range from development of new materials (TRL 2-4) to pilot testing of technologies (TRL 5-6) and demonstration projects (TRL 7). Projects in the TRL5-7 range will be implemented in collaboration with industry. The share of projects in each listed group will be 33%.

Impacts:

Scientific - Fundamental research will target increased resource efficiency, extended product life, and their influence on human health and well-being, while the applied part will contribute to improvements in product performance and functionality and will minimise the overall negative environmental and human health impacts.

Economy - The InnoRenew CoE will lead the innovative transformation of the renewable resource (especially forest products) industry to a competitive knowledge-based industry that fosters the extended and improved use of local natural resources, development of innovative products, including new and currently underused products.

Societal – Creating an innovation encouraging and engaging environment (research and innovation culture) that will result in value-added products, processes and systems, which enable sustainable building with the next generation of improved and renewable building materials as well as increased resource efficiency.