DESCRIPTION
Objectives of the Assignment:
The main objective of the project is to extend the best available practices for the evaluation of the energy situation and for the adoption of improving measures amongst the European SMEs on the agro-food sector. In particular, TESLA project will focus on the agro-industries of wineries, olive oil mills, animal feed factories, and fruit and vegetables processing plants. Project implementation will involve the execution of 110 energy audits in cooperatives belonging to these sectors. These audits will be executed by a multidisciplinary team, including experts in energy efficiency and in agro-food engineering, set up for the project and trained during it. Project implementation will involve the execution of 110 energy audits in cooperatives belonging to these sectors. These audits will be executed by a multidisciplinary team, including experts in energy efficiency and in agro-food engineering, set up for the project and trained during it.
The following specific objectives will be aimed at:
- Improving the accessibility of agro-food cooperative SMEs to energy efficiency assessment.
- Delivering a comprehensive methodology on energy management, adapted to European agro-food industries special characteristics.
- Boosting energy efficiency and renewable energies investments in agro-food SMEs
Partnership:
- D.R.E.AM.
