Forest bioeconomy in action
The EU-funded ROSEWOOD4.0 project has launched a new repository of best practices and innovative digital solutions with the aim of revolutionising the European forestry and wood sector.
Smart Wood Center OWL – New center of expertise by and for all industry players as well as for the next generation.
The region Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL) is already home to a differentiated cluster of the wood industry, furniture industry and the corresponding component supplying industry with a continuous value-added chain from the forest to the end product. The goal of the Smart Wood Center is to increase the use of regional wood through networking, research and development, as well as education and training. Furthermore, it aims to strengthen the competitiveness of member companies and start-ups. The long-term goal is to create a competence center by and for all industry players, as well as for the next generation. It should be a neutral place of cooperation, bringing together education, business, science and public associations.
The Smart Wood Center OWL is open to start-ups, companies and research groups in the forest and wood sector. If you are interested, please contact Prof. Katja Fruehwald.
A digital, urbanised world consumes huge amounts of raw materials that could hardly be called environmentally friendly. One promising solution may be found in renewable raw materials, according to research published in Advanced Materials.
Designer Noora Yau and materials scientist Konrad Klockars have used wood to conjure up a colour, which is see-through and shimmering — similar to nature’s colours on a peacock’s feathers or the backside of a beetle.
EFI Bioregions Facility and the Ministry of North Rhine Westphalia, with the Cluster Wald and Holz and Deutsche Messe (The German Fair, organiser of LIGNA), are hosting the first day of the Wood Industry Summit, on 27 September 2021
VAIA, a new project named after a shocking storInnovative natural amplifier gives new life to the 42 million trees that fell during the Vaia storm in Italy in 2018. The VAIA Cube is made out of wood recovered from the fallen trees — for each Cube purchased, one new tree is planted in the Dolomites.
Investing in nature is crucial for sustainable development
In collaboration with DG Research and Innovation.
