Consortium

circe@fcirce.es

Parque Empresarial Dinamiza, Avenida Ranillas Edificio 3D, 1ª Planta. 50018, Zaragoza, Spain

https://www.fcirce.es/

Short Description:

CIRCE is a technology center founded in 1993, seeking to provide innovative solutions for sustainable development. CIRCE consists of a highly qualified and multidisciplinary team that work towards improving the competitiveness of enterprises through generation of technology transfer by means of R+D activities and market-oriented training within the field of resource sustainability and effectiveness, energy grids and renewable energies. CIRCE’s mission is to improve the competitiveness of companies by generating and transferring technology through market-oriented R&D and training activities in the field of sustainability, resource efficiency, energy networks and renewable energies. INNOVATION BASED ON THREE CORNERSTONES Cutting-edge research Applied to major social challenges Sharing collaborative efforts with other institutions From the lab to business and then society Transferring expertise and services Transferring tailored technology for every need High added-value services and assets fostered by R&D Specialized training Regular technological updates for companies Courses specializing in our fields of research

Role in CARDIMED:

In CARDIMED CIRCE is leader of DEMO 6 Forest management and heatwave resilience in Aragón, Spain (CIRCE) responsible for: i) visit to schools, data collection, SWOT analysis, ii) participatory activities (2 workshops), iii) material assessment from a sense perception analysis and thermal behaviour, and iv) conceptual design, drawings. CIRCE, together with UVIC, will study the value chain to exploit the biomass generated from selective logging. Government of Aragon (DGA) will implement the Nature Based Solutions (NBS) and new configurations/synergies between NBS and engineered systems, designed or improved by CIRCE and UVIC. DEMO6 will employ sustainable forest management, especially control and monitoring for mistletoe, through a system designed by CIRCE.