The NEWPOWER – Interreg Sudoe project is organising the online course “Valorisation of agroforestry biomass: sustainable technologies and processes for obtaining bioproducts”, which covers the whole process of valorising agroforestry waste: from biomass characterisation to the formulation and transfer of bioproducts.
The course consists of 10 two-hour sessions on Zoom, from 18 November to 17 December 2026, from 17:00 to 19:00 (Spain and France time) and from 16:00 to 18:00 (Portugal time). The sessions are delivered by ten consortium institutions from Spain, Portugal and France, each on the lines of work it develops within the project.
The programme is organised into four modules:
- Module 1. Agroforestry biomass: from waste to resource (2 h). Universidade de Vigo, 18 November.
- Module 2. Advanced and sustainable technologies for extraction, fractionation and biotransformation (10 h). Universitat de Lleida (19 Nov), Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse (24 Nov), Universidade do Minho (26 Nov), INRAE – Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (2 Dec) and CETIM (3 Dec).
- Module 3. Assessment of bioactivity, functionality and safety (4 h). Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (9 Dec) and Universidad de Zaragoza (10 Dec).
- Module 4. Formulation, validation and transfer of bioproducts (4 h). OPRIMEE (16 Dec) and Ingredalia (17 Dec).
Each session combines fundamentals, methodologies, case studies developed within NEWPOWER and a discussion on applications, limitations and transfer. The technologies covered include pulsed electric fields (PEF), reactive extrusion, hydrothermal processes, the fermentation of lignocellulosic sugars and the production of nanocellulose and nanolignin for biopackaging.
The course is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, technicians, professionals from agri-food, forestry and biotechnology companies, and other stakeholders interested in the circular bioeconomy, green technologies and waste valorisation.
Participation is free of charge, with no limit on places, and participants will receive a certificate of attendance. Registration is open until 17 November 2026 via the form: https://forms.gle/kGtHHesrZUXLqg4L7
NEWPOWER – Interreg Sudoe (S1/1.1/E0116) is co-funded by the European Union through the Interreg Sudoe Programme 2021-2027 (ERDF).