1. An overview of data protection

General information

The following information will provide you with an easy to navigate overview of what will happen with your personal data when you visit this website. The term “personal data” comprises all data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information about the subject matter of data protection, please consult our Data Protection Declaration, which we have included beneath this copy.

Data recording on this website

Who is the responsible party for the recording of data on this website (i.e. the “controller”)?

The data on this website is processed by the operator of the website, whose contact information is available under section “Information about the responsible party (referred to as the “controller” in the GDPR)” in this Privacy Policy.

How do we record your data?

We collect your data as a result of your sharing of your data with us. This may, for instance be information you enter into our contact form.

Other data shall be recorded by our IT systems automatically or after you consent to its recording during your website visit. This data comprises primarily technical information (e.g. web browser, operating system, or time the site was accessed). This information is recorded automatically when you access this website.

What are the purposes we use your data for?

A portion of the information is generated to guarantee the error free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user patterns.

What rights do you have as far as your information is concerned?

You have the right to receive information about the source, recipients, and purposes of your archived personal data at any time without having to pay a fee for such disclosures. You also have the right to demand that your data are rectified or eradicated. If you have consented to data processing, you have the option to revoke this consent at any time, which shall affect all future data processing. Moreover, you have the right to demand that the processing of your data be restricted under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to log a complaint with the competent supervising agency.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time if you have questions about this or any other data protection related issues.

Analysis tools and tools provided by third parties

There is a possibility that your browsing patterns will be statistically analyzed when your visit this website. Such analyses are performed primarily with what we refer to as analysis programs.

For detailed information about these analysis programs please consult our Data Protection Declaration below.

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

External Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). Personal data collected on this website are stored on the servers of the host. These may include, but are not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communications, contract information, contact information, names, web page access, and other data generated through a web site.

The host is used for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its performance obligations and to follow our instructions with respect to such data.

We are using the following host:

ec elements GmbH
Palmstr. 2
80469 München
Germany

Execution of a contract data processing agreement

In order to guarantee processing in compliance with data protection regulations, we have concluded an order processing contract with our host.

Cloudflare

We use the “Cloudflare” service provided by Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. (hereinafter referred to as “Cloudflare”).

Cloudflare offers a content delivery network with DNS that is available worldwide. As a result, the information transfer that occurs between your browser and our website is technically routed via Cloudflare’s network. This enables Cloudflare to analyze data transactions between your browser and our website and to work as a filter between our servers and potentially malicious data traffic from the Internet. In this context, Cloudflare may also use cookies or other technologies deployed to recognize Internet users, which shall, however, only be used for the herein described purpose.

The use of Cloudflare is based on our legitimate interest in a provision of our website offerings that is as error free and secure as possible (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.cloudflare.com/media/pdf/cloudflare-customer-dpa.pdf.

For more information on Cloudflare’s security precautions and data privacy policies, please follow this link: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

Execution of a contract data processing agreement

In order to guarantee processing in compliance with data protection regulations, we have concluded an order processing contract with Cloudflare.

3. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of this website and its pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Hence, we handle your personal data as confidential information and in compliance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Data Protection Declaration.

Whenever you use this website, a variety of personal information will be collected. Personal data comprises data that can be used to personally identify you. This Data Protection Declaration explains which data we collect as well as the purposes we use this data for. It also explains how, and for which purpose the information is collected.

We herewith advise you that the transmission of data via the Internet (i.e. through e-mail communications) may be prone to security gaps. It is not possible to completely protect data against third-party access.

Information about the responsible party (referred to as the “controller” in the GDPR)

The data processing controller on this website is:

WIP Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co Planungs-KG
Sylvensteinstr. 2
81369 München
Germany

Phone: +49 89 720 12 735
E-mail: wip@wip-munich.de

The controller is the natural person or legal entity that single-handedly or jointly with others makes decisions as to the purposes of and resources for the processing of personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for which it was collected no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

Designation of a data protection officer as mandated by law

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.

Alarmstufe Red GmbH
Bettina Sandrock
St. Georg Str. 44
86911 Dießen
Germany

www.alarmstufe-red.de

Phone: +49 8807 949596
E-mail: b.sandrock@alarmstufe-red.de

Information on data transfer to the USA

Our website uses, in particular, tools from companies based in the USA. When these tools are active, your personal information may be transferred to the US servers of these companies. We must point out that the USA is not a safe third country within the meaning of EU data protection law. US companies are required to release personal data to security authorities without you as the data subject being able to take legal action against this. The possibility cannot therefore be excluded that US authorities (e.g. secret services) may process, evaluate, and permanently store your data on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.

Revocation of your consent to the processing of data

A wide range of data processing transactions are possible only subject to your express consent. You can also revoke at any time any consent you have already given us. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data collection that occurred prior to your revocation.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IN THE EVENT THAT DATA ARE PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 SECT. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AT ANY TIME OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. TO DETERMINE THE LEGAL BASIS, ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING OF DATA IS BASED, PLEASE CONSULT THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU LOG AN OBJECTION, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE ARE IN A POSITION TO PRESENT COMPELLING PROTECTION WORTHY GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA, THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR IF THE PURPOSE OF THE PROCESSING IS THE CLAIMING, EXERCISING OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 SECT. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE IN DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AT ANY TIME OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ADVERTISING. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS AFFILIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 SECT. 2 GDPR).

Right to log a complaint with the competent supervisory agency

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects are entitled to log a complaint with a supervisory agency, in particular in the member state where they usually maintain their domicile, place of work or at the place where the alleged violation occurred. The right to log a complaint is in effect regardless of any other administrative or court proceedings available as legal recourses.

Right to data portability

You have the right to demand that we hand over any data we automatically process on the basis of your consent or in order to fulfil a contract be handed over to you or a third party in a commonly used, machine readable format. If you should demand the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will be done only if it is technically feasible.

SSL and/or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as purchase orders or inquiries you submit to us as the website operator, this website uses either an SSL or a TLS encryption program. You can recognize an encrypted connection by checking whether the address line of the browser switches from “http://” to “https://” and also by the appearance of the lock icon in the browser line.

If the SSL or TLS encryption is activated, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information about, rectification and eradication of data

Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to at any time demand information about your archived personal data, their source and recipients as well as the purpose of the processing of your data. You may also have a right to have your data rectified or eradicated. If you have questions about this subject matter or any other questions about personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.

Right to demand processing restrictions

You have the right to demand the imposition of restrictions as far as the processing of your personal data is concerned. To do so, you may contact us at any time. The right to demand restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

• In the event that you should dispute the correctness of your data archived by us, we will usually need some time to verify this claim. During the time that this investigation is ongoing, you have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was/is conducted in an unlawful manner, you have the option to demand the restriction of the processing of your data in lieu of demanding the eradication of this data.
• If we do not need your personal data any longer and you need it to exercise, defend or claim legal entitlements, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its eradication.
• If you have raised an objection pursuant to Art. 21 Sect. 1 GDPR, your rights and our rights will have to be weighed against each other. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand a restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – with the exception of their archiving – may be processed only subject to your consent or to claim, exercise or defend legal entitlements or to protect the rights of other natural persons or legal entities or for important public interest reasons cited by the European Union or a member state of the EU.

4. Recording of data on this website

Cookies

Our websites and pages use what the industry refers to as “cookies.” Cookies are small text files that do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or they are permanently archived on your device (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted once you terminate your visit. Permanent cookies remain archived on your device until you actively delete them, or they are automatically eradicated by your web browser.

In some cases, it is possible that third-party cookies are stored on your device once you enter our site (third-party cookies). These cookies enable you or us to take advantage of certain services offered by the third party (e.g. cookies for the processing of payment services).

Cookies have a variety of functions. Many cookies are technically essential since certain website functions would not work in the absence of the cookies (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). The purpose of other cookies may be the analysis of user patterns or the display of promotional messages.

Cookies, which are required for the performance of electronic communication transactions (required cookies) or for the provision of certain functions you want to use (functional cookies, e.g. for the shopping cart function) or those that are necessary for the optimization of the website (e.g. cookies that provide measurable insights into the web audience), shall be stored on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless a different legal basis is cited. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure the technically error free and optimized provision of the operator’s services. If your consent to the storage of the cookies has been requested, the respective cookies are stored exclusively on the basis of the consent obtained (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR); this consent may be revoked at any time.

You have the option to set up your browser in such a manner that you will be notified any time cookies are placed and to permit the acceptance of cookies only in specific cases. You may also exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general or activate the delete function for the automatic eradication of cookies when the browser closes. If cookies are deactivated, the functions of this website may be limited.

In the event that third-party cookies are used or if cookies are used for analytical purposes, we will separately notify you in conjunction with this Data Protection Policy and, if applicable, ask for your consent.

Server log files

The provider of this website and its pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser communicates to us automatically. The information comprises:

• The type and version of browser used
• The used operating system
• Referrer URL
• The hostname of the accessing computer
• The time of the server inquiry
• The IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is recorded on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the technically error free depiction and the optimization of the operator’s website. In order to achieve this, server log files must be recorded.

Request by e-mail, telephone, or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all resulting personal data (name, request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass these data on without your consent.

These data are processed on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. b GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is required for the performance of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the data are processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries submitted to us (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR) if it has been obtained.

The data sent by you to us via contact requests remain with us until you request us to delete, revoke your consent to the storage or the purpose for the data storage lapses (e.g. after completion of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.

Registration on this website

You have the option to register on this website to be able to use additional website functions. We shall use the data you enter only for the purpose of using the respective offer or service you have registered for. The required information we request at the time of registration must be entered in full. Otherwise we shall reject the registration.

To notify you of any important changes to the scope of our portfolio or in the event of technical modifications, we shall use the e-mail address provided during the registration process.

We shall process the data entered during the registration process on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR).

The data recorded during the registration process shall be stored by us as long as you are registered on this website. Subsequently, such data shall be deleted. This shall be without prejudice to mandatory statutory retention obligations.

5. Newsletter

Newsletter data

If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on this website, we will need from you an e-mail address as well as information that allow us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and consent to the receipt of the newsletter. No further data shall be collected or shall be collected only on a voluntary basis. We shall use such data only for the sending of the requested information and shall not share such data with any third parties.

The processing of the information entered into the newsletter subscription form shall occur exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR). You may revoke the consent you have given to the archiving of data, the e-mail address and the use of this information for the sending of the newsletter at any time, for instance by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data processing transactions that have taken place to date.

The data deposited with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter or the newsletter service provider and deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter or after the purpose has ceased to apply. We reserve the right to delete or block e-mail addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is indefinite. You may object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

Utrecht, Netherlands
28-29 October 2013

Monday, 28th October 2013

Welcome address to the Mini-Symposium
KEES KWANT, NL AGENCY RENEWABLE ENERGIES, THE NETHERLANDS

Overview of the SAHYOG project
NEETA SHARMA, EU COORDINATOR SAHYOG, ENEA, ITALYTHE NETHERLANDS

BIOBASED ECONOMY POLICIES
MARC NELLEN, PROGRAMME DIRECTION BIOBASED ECONOMY, DUTCH GOVERNMENT

Sustainable development of Biomass in an International context
DAAN DIJK, RABOBANK SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

INDUSTRY’S PERSPECTIVES ON BIOMASS AND BIOENERGY DEVELOPMENT
Priyangshu Sarma on behalf of R.CHANDIHOK,DIRECTOR – ENERGY, CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY, INDIA

ROLE OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
BRAM BROUWER, BE-BASIC FOUNDATION, THE NETHERLANDS

SAHYOG Twinning Workshop Objectives
DOMINIK RUTZ, WIP RENEWABLE ENERGIES, GERMANY

Tuesday, 29th October 2013

Twinning Session 1:
Feedstock production and genetic improvement of plants

- M.N.V. Prasad, UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD, INDIA
- MR EL KASMIOUI OUAFIK, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP

Twinning Session 2:
Bioethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass

- PRAMOD KUMBHAR, PRAJ INDUSTRIES, INDIA
- JOHAN THEVELEIN, KU LEUVEN, BELGIUM

Twinning Session 3:
Biorefinery: chemicals and materials from biomass

- P. SARMA, TERI, INDIA
- ROB BAKKER, WUR; DEEPAK PANT, VITO

Twinning Session 4:
Thermochemical conversion technologies

- S. DASAPPA, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, INDIA
- D. CHIARAMONTI, UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE, ITALY

Twinning Session 5:
Algae production and conversion systems

- V. SIVASUBRAMANIAN, PHYCOSPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE (PERC), INDIA
- L. SIJTSMA, SPLASH; SUSTAINABLE POLYMERS FROM ALGAE SUGARS AND HYDROCARBONS
- M. PRUSSI, UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE, ITALY

Twinning Session 6:
Anaerobic digestion technologies (biogas, biomethane, hydrogen)

- S.V. MOHAN, CSIR-INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, INDIA
- RICHARD BLANCHARD, LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

Twinning Session 7:
Sustainability and life cycle assessment

- AKSHAY PATEL, UTRECHT UNIVERSITY
- INDU SHEKHAR THAKUR, J. NEHRU UNIVERSITY
- ROCIO A. DIAZ-CHAVEZ, IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON, UK
- L. PARI and E. Alexopoulou, FIBRA PROJECT, ROME

Welcome to the Workshop
RAINER JANSSEN, WIP RENEWABLE ENERGIES, GERMANY

OFFICIAL OPENING ADDRESS
JEAN-FRANCOIS DALLEMAND, JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE (JRC), EUROPEAN COMMISSION

SAHYOG Activities and Results
NEETA SHARMA, EU COORDINATOR SAHYOG, ENEA, ITALY

Sustainable Biomass Supply in India
PRIYANGSHU M SARMA, IN COORDINATOR SAHYOG, TERI, INDIA

The European Bio-based Economy
KEES KWANT, NL AGENCY, THE NETHERLANDS

Case Study: Sweet Sorghum Valorisation in India
SRINIVAS RAO, ICRISAT, INDIA

Case Study: Valorization of waste in Biorefineries in Europe
MICHAEL KOETTNER, IBBK FACHGRUPPE BIOGAS, GERMANY


Presentation of the joint SAHYOG Strategic Research Agenda
SRA India
SRA Europe
NEERA BHALLA SARIN, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY, INDIA
PRIYANGSHU M SARMA, IN COORDINATOR SAHYOG, TERI, INDIA
LUDO DIELS, VITO, BELGIUM


Panel Discussion on the SAHYOG Strategic Research Agenda
MODERATION:
NEERA BHALLA SARIN, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY, INDIA
ROBERT BAKKER, WAGENINGEN UR, THE NETHERLANDS

PANNELISTS:
SRINIVAS RAO, ICRISAT, INDIA
KATHY ELST, VITO, BELGIUM
DOMINIK RUTZ, WIP RENEWABLE ENERGIES, GERMANY


Summary
PRIYANGSHU M SARMA, TERI, INDIA

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Other Publications & Reports

Coordinators

ENEA - Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
Italy

Contact: Dr. Neeta Sharma
Email: neeta@enea.it
Phone: +39 0835 974603/974424
Website: www.enea.it

TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute
India

Contact: Priyangshu Manab Sarma, PhD
Email: priyanms@teri.res.in
Phone: +91 11 24682100/24682111
Website: www.teriin.org

Partners

ARTI - Appropriate Rural Technology Institute
India, Pune

Contact: R.D. Hanbar Deshmukh
Email: arti_pune@vsnl.net
Phone: +91 2024392284
Website: www.arti-india.org

CSIR - Council for Scientific & Industrial Research
India

Contact: Dr. Purnima Rupal
Email: purnimarupal@gmail.com
Phone: +91 1123 316764
Website: www.csir.res.in

CSIR - Council for Scientific & Industrial Research - Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT)
Bioengineering and Environmental Centre (BEEC)
India, Hyderabad

Contact: Dr. S. Venkata Mohan
Email: vmohan_s@yahoo.com
Phone: +91 4027 191664
Website: www.csir.res.in

DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft - und Raumfahrt e.V.
International Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research at the Project Management Agency
c/o German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Germany

Contact: Dörte Merk
Email: Doerte.Merk@dlr.de
Phone: +49 228 3821 1442
Website: www.dlr.de

GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology Pantnagar
College of Basic Science and Humanities
India

Contact: Dr. Reeta Goel
Email: rg55@rediffmail.com
Phone: +915944233341
Website: www.gbpuat.ac.in

Jawaharlal Nehru University
School of Life Sciences, Laboratory of Genetic Manipulation for Stress Alleviation and Value Addition in Plants
India, New Delhi

Contact: Prof. Neera Bhalla Sarin
Email: neerasarin@rediffmail.com, dean_sls@mail.jnu.ac.in
Phone: +91 1126 704523
Website: www.jnu.ac.in

National Technical University of Athens
Greece

Contact: Prof. Emmanuel Koukios
Email: koukios@chemeng.ntua.gr
Phone: +30 210 772 3191
Website: www.ntua.gr

Netherlands Enterprise Agency – Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation
The Netherlands

Contact: Kees Kwant
Email: kees.kwant@rvo.nl
Phone: +31 8860 222458
Website: http://www.rvo.nl/

Tezpur University
Department of Energy
India, Assam

Contact: Dr. Rupam Kataki
Email: rupam@tezu.ernet.in
Phone: +91 3712 267 007
Website: www.tezu.ernet.in

VITO - Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek
Belgium

Contact: Prof. Ludo Diels
Email: ludo.diels@vito.be
Phone: +32 1433 6924
Website: www.vito.be

Wageningen University & Research Centre Food & Biobased Research
The Netherlands

Contact: Dr. Robert Bakker
Email: robert.bakker@wur.nl
Phone: +31 3174 81167
Website: www.wur.nl

WIP – Renewable Energies
Germany

Contact: Dr. Rainer Janssen
Email: rainer.janssen@wip-munich.de
Phone: +49 89 720 12 743
Website: www.wip-munich.de

Subcontractor

EPSO - European Plant Science Organisation
Belgium

Contact: Dr. Karin Metzlaff
Email: Karin.Metzlaff@epsomail.org
Phone: +32-(0)2-21362-60
Website: www.epsoweb.org

Advisory Board

Internet: www.wip-munich.de

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SAHYOG is co-funded by the European Commission in the 7th Framework Programme (FP7-289615).

• Prof. Fabio Fava, Univ. of Bologna, Italy
• Dr. Michael Carus, NOVA Institute, Germany
• Dr. Michael O’Donohue (Coordinator of EU project BIOCORE), France
• Dr. Rowan McKibbin, Deputy Head International Relations Unit, BBSRC, United Kingdom
• Prof. Simon McQueen-Mason, Centre for Novel Agricultural Products (CNAP), United Kingdom
• Dr. Andreas Kleinschmit von Lengefeld, Director Forest-Based Sector Technology Platform (FTP), Belgium
• Dr. Cristina Bauluz, Head Directorate of International Programs, R&D between Europe and India, SFIC-TF2-technical group, Spain
• Remigio Berruto, Ph. D, Associate Professor, Logistics and Modelling -  DEIAFA University of Turin - Italy
• Dr. Renu Swarup, DBT, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt of India
• Dr. Praveen Asthana, DST, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt of India
• Dr. B Reddy, International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India
• Dr. Virendra Vijay, Indian Institute and Technology, Delhi
• Dr. Indraneel Ghosh, European Union Delegation to India
• Prof. D Das, IIT Kharagpur
• Dr. D K Tuli CEO Research and Development, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
• Rajendra Kumar Pachauri Ph D, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) India

In the area of biotechnological approaches for biomaterials and bioenergy production and sustainable conversion of biowastes, SAHYOG will ensure wide-range networking of relevant scientific communities and stakeholders and establish linkages between on-going research and innovation projects from EU and India.

Thereby, SAHYOG will support the EU-India pilot initiative of the EU Strategic Forum for S&T International Cooperation (SFIC).

Main activities of the SAHYOG project include:

• Elaboration of inventories on important research themes, as well as on existing research programmes and projects in the area of biomass and bio-waste.
• Elaboration of a Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) to facilitate concerted planning of future EU-India research initiatives.
• Definition of a Roadmap identifying key RTD priorities for cooperation of stakeholders from Europe and India.
• Twinning of projects from India and Europe in order to ensure exchange of information, data, materials and methods.
• Short-term exchanges of junior and senior researchers for young talents and senior experts from India and Europe.
• Organisation of summer schools in Europe and India involving renowned international lecturers.
• Organisation of stakeholder workshops and a final SAHYOG conference to ensure widespread communication of project activities and results.