AgroFossilFree present at the AgEng2024 Conference
The #AgEng2024 Conference was held in the first week of July at the Agricultural University of Athens. During…
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Bridging continents for sustainable solutions
Last June 20th, AgroFossilFree coordinator, Thanos Balafoutis, was invited as a speaker in the final event of the…
Publication: Farmers’ needs, ideas and interests on the adoption of fossil energy free technologies and strategies in the EU
A new scientific publication based on the results of AgroFossilFree project has been published! This study investigates farmers’…
Publication: Policy recommendations for the defossilisation of greenhouse production systems
Our Coordinator, Thanos Balafoutis (CERTH), has published an article entitled “Policy recommendations for the defossilisation of greenhouse production…
Panhellenic Conference of the Society of Agricultural Engineers
Our partner coordinator IBO / CERTH, the Institute for Bio-Economy and Agri-Technology, presented AgroFossilFree on the 19th and…
AgroFossilFree Policy Briefs
After almost three years, AgroFossilFree is coming to an end and we want to share with you the…
The Green Deal: Paving the way to defossilise agriculture
In the face of accelerating climate change and its impacts on our planet, it is imperative to explore…
Polish case study: GB Hybrid – strip-till and subsoiler
A strip-till unit and subsoiler in one has been developed. The idea was born on Marcin Gryn’s farm…
Biomass Heating Solution for Poultry
Our Irish partner, TEAGASC presents the case study based in Ireland. BHSL has pioneered a unique method for…
Italian case study: Agrivoltaics, photovoltaics and biogas plant
The case study is for the farm Tenuta di Bagnoli, located near Padua. They have agrivoltaics, photovoltaics and…
Networking activities with MainstreamBIO project
On May 31st, our Polish team held its first co-creation workshop on bioeconomy development, organised at #IUNG in…
Invitation to the Brokerage Event!
We are glad to invite you to the Brokerage Event! After almost three years of work, the AgroFossilFree…
Consultation workshop with EU policy officers
Policymakers from the European Commission and AgroFossilFree partners joined forces on 25 May to elaborate policy recommendations…
Conservation agriculture in Spain
More than 10% of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe come from the agricultural sector, mainly from the use…
Invitation to the 3rd Online Workshop
We are glad to announce that in a few days, we’ll celebrate our 3rd and last AgroFossilFree Online…
Study case in Greece: Brite Solar, semi-transparent photovoltaics for agricultural applications
Brite Solar is a nanotechnology company, developing nanomaterials materials for solar glass applications in agriculture to facilitate…
Case studies of Conservation Agriculture in Spain
Currently, in Europe, there are more than 7 million hectares managed under the principles of conservation agriculture, with…
A Dutch sustainable storage barn with solar panels
Our Dutch partner Delphy presents the sustainable storage barn ‘Bewaarschuur van de toekomst’ from arable farmer Tonnie van…
Find the best solution for a de-fossilised agriculture
Industry and research entities have developed new technologies and fossil-free energy strategies (FEFTS) related to more sustainable energy…
NEW CASE STUDY! Discover the New Holland T6 methane tractor
The New Holland T6 methane tractor, the first of its kind in the world and capable of lowering…
Green protein extracted from clover grass – Case study in Denmark
This case study is based on interviews with three “players” who had a central role in the…
Innovation case studies in Denmark
Soon will be available the video about the Danish case studies. We are happy to share with you…
Let’s find some case studies in Poland!
The Polish hub composed of the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – State Research Institute (IUNG-PIB)…
Video shooting to present a 100% methane tractor
In the context of the filming of the success story videos, partners CEMA and WIP Renewable Energies visited…
5th Consortium Meeting in Barcelona, Spain
Last week, the AgroFossilFree consortium gathered in Barcelona for the 5th project meeting. A great opportunity to face…
New Year, New FEFTS!
The new year has started and we have great news for all our followers! 640 new FEFTS solutions…
Preparing a video to show best practices in Greece!
AgroFossilFree has identified several examples of successful innovation processes and best practices in the agricultural sector. To promote…
Smart circular farming to address high energy and fertiliser prices
AgroFossilFree was presented during the Seminar ‘Smart circular farming to address high energy and fertiliser prices’ conducted in…
Digitalization for farmers and rural communities
On November 25th, a Joint Research Centre (JRC) workshop was conducted in Goumenissa, Greece, which was funded by…
3rd Transnational Innovation Workshop | Herning, Denmark
Aarhus University and the Innovation Centre for Organic Farming (ICOEL) organized the third Transnational Innovation Workshop in Herning,…
The challenges for Agricultural Mechanization
Our Coordinator, Dr. Thanos Balafoutis, presented the main outputs of AgroFossilFree in the 31st meeting of the Club…
Presenting the project at the AGROTICA exhibition in Greece
The 29th Agrotica, the leading exhibition event in Greece in the agro-economic sector took place in Thessaloniki between…
Is EU agriculture ready for fossil-free transition? | ONLINE WORKSHOP
We are glad to announce that in a few days we’ll celebrate our 2nd AgrofossilFree Online Workshop! DATE 25th…
AFF at the International Agricultural Exhibition AGRO SHOW
After the successful conduction of the 2nd Transnational Workshop in Warsaw, AgroFossilFree was present in the International Agricultural…
2nd TIW in Warsaw, Poland
The team of AgroFossilFree H2020 project is pleased to announce the organization of the 2nd AgroFossilFree Transnational Innovation…
European Sustainable Energy Week 2022
We are happy to invite you to a joint event organised online by the three sister projects that…
14th Youth Forum “Green Innovation in Border Regions”
AgroFossilFree project was presented at the 14th Youth Forum “Green Innovation in Border Regions” for Innovation in Wine…
First Transnational Innovation Workshop (TIW), organised in Athens, Greece
The Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) is pleased to announce the agenda and synopsis for the first AgroFossilFree…
Energy Use in Greenhouses in the EU: A Review Recommending Energy Efficiency Measures and Renewable Energy Sources Adoption
The special issue of Applied Sciences on Defossilised Energy Supply and Energy Efficiency Measures for Sustainable Rural Development published more of our…
Workshop about electric and hydrogen-powered tractors
Next May 18th it will be held the third Dutch regional workshop. We ask you to join us…
Technologies and strategies for sustainable livestock farming in Greece
Technologies and strategies for livestock facilitiesDATE | 12th of May 2022LOCATION | Arta Chamber of Commerce, Greece DURATION…
Soil carbon sequestration and soil organic matter
The companies and partners of the project Trama TecnoAmbiental (TTA) and Iniciativas Innovadoras (INI), invite all interested parties…
Spanish regional workshop about FEFTS in livestock buildings
The companies and partners of the project Trama TecnoAmbiental (TTA) and Iniciativas Innovadoras (INI), invite all interested parties to the presentation…
Technologies and strategies for sustainable greenhouses
Next Friday 8th of April we are organising the 2nd AgroFossilFree Regional Innovation Workshop in Greece. TITLE |…
Presentation webinar of Area Zero cluster
We invite you to the presentation webinar of AreaZero, the alliance for renewable energy in agriculture that brings together…
Energy Efficiency and Solar PV technology in Agriculture
At a national level we need to improve our energy security by reducing our dependence on imported fossil…
Innovative solutions for dairy farming
Dairy cattle farming is becoming less and less profitable, which affects the search for solutions to reduce production…
Energy use in open-field agriculture in the EU – REVIEW
The Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews has published our review article on ‘Energy use in open-field agriculture in the EU:…
Energy Use in the EU Livestock Sector – REVIEW
It is with pleasure that we announce the publication of ‘Energy Use in the EU Livestock Sector: A Review…
Energy saving, renewable energies and intelligent systems in livestock farming
Energy saving, renewable energies and intelligent systems in livestock farming Workshop description How does the future energy supply…
How “green” you produce?
HOW “GREEN” YOU PRODUCE? YOUR OPINION MATTERS! The first Greek regional workshop is taking place next 1st of March…
First AgroFossilFree online workshop!
We are glad to announce that in a few days we’ll celebrate our 1st AgrofossilFree Online Workshop. During this…
Efficient Nutrient Management in Field Crops
Plant fertilisation is a very important yield-forming factor. It also accounts for a large proportion of farm costs.…
Heat pump technologies in Agriculture
Date 22 February 2022 Event Time 10am – 1pm Venue Teagasc Ashtown Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15, D15 DY05 Book…
Renewable energies and energy efficiency in open field
In open field agriculture, the risk of waste and dissipation of precious means of production is the biggest…
Renewable energies and energy efficiency in greenhouses
The future of covered horticulture: Renewable energies and energy efficiency in greenhouses Modern greenhouses allow crops, especially food,…
Future of Agriculture: Field Robots, Electric Tractors and Other Alternatives to Diesel
How does the future energy supply in farming look like? Which alternative technologies for tractors already exist today?…
Can we move towards fossil free agriculture?
Next January 26th it will be held the first Dutch regional workshop. We ask you to join us…
The capture of grassroots-level innovations and needs in regional level
On Thursday 20th of January it took place the 1st Regional Workshop of the Polish hub. The event…
Agrovoltaic Energy Community Picassent Solar
Last Wednesday, 24th of November, the companies and partners of the project Trama TecnoAmbiental (TTA) and Iniciativas Innovadoras…
Presentation at a study visit of the Environment You Project
On October 15th, 2021, AgroFossilFree Project was presented at a study visit of the Environment You Project in Thessaloniki, Greece.…
Interview for Agrenda
AgroFossilFree project was presented in Agrenda, one of the most popular weekly newspapers of agricultural interest in Greece.…
AgEnergy platform is getting real!
AgroFossilFree is creating the AgEnergy Platform, which will contain all available FEFTS in the form of easily accessible and comprehensive…
AgroFossilFree presented in AgEng 2021 Conference
AgroFossilFree project was presented in AgEng2021 by our Coordinator Dr. Thanos Balafoutis (iBO-CERTH) and the audience showed…
DiBiCoo B2B Matchmaking Event
Our partner WIP Renewable Energies is organizing a Matchmaking Event in the framework of DiBiCoo project and the biogas sector to facilitate…
AgroFossilFree 2nd Plenary Meeting
AgroFossilFree partners met virtually on the 25th May 2021 to conduct the 2nd plenary meeting of the project.…
AGROFOSSILFREE POSTER AWARDED
We are happy to announce that AFF project poster entitled “Strategies and Technologies to Achieve a European Fossil-Energy-Free…
ORAL SESSION AT #EUBCE 2021
AgroFossilFree has been presented by our Project Coordinator, Thanos Balafoutis, on the 27th April 2021 at EUBCE 2021 …
AgroFossilfree at #CEMASummit 2021
On the 14th of April 2021, AgroFossilfree has taken part in the first virtual edition of #CEMASummit ‘Seeding…
AGROFOSSILFREE Promotional Video
We are glad to announce that a promotional video presenting AgroFossilFree goals and activities is already uploaded in…
SURVEYS TO EU FARMERS
In the framework of WP1, AgroFossilFree´s partners have recently started to conduct surveys among EU farmers in order…
AgroFossilFree at EU PVSEC 2021
The EU PVSEC is the largest international Conference for Photovoltaic research, technologies and applications, and at the same…
AgroFossilFree at EUBCE 2021
AgroFossilFree will be represented in EUBCE 2021 which will be held online and in Marseille on April 26-29,…
Employment opportunities in the agri-food sector and the energy sector
INASO – PASEGES in collaboration with IDEC SA organizes a free online conference entitled, “Employment opportunities in the…
The Greek magazine “Ypaithros” interviews AgroFossilFree’s coordinator
Our coordinator, Thanos Baloufatis, was interviewed by Ypaithros magazine to present AgroFossilFree project. Thanos Baloufatis explained how the…
AgroFossilFree at Panteion University (Greece)
Last January 19th, Dr. George Kyriakarakos, who is part of the AgroFossilFree team at CERTH, was invited to…
AgroFossilFree kick-off meeting
The Kick-Off meeting of our project took place on October 14th, 2020 as a Virtual Meeting through the…