CERNET

Summary

Europe releases over 500 million tonnes of biogenic CO₂ annually, much of which remains unused. Traditional carbon management methods are costly and not yet fully efficient. CERNET explores innovative approaches to capture and reuse these emissions to create valuable products.

The project aims to demonstrate four sustainable, bio-based value chains that transform CO₂ and methane emissions from wineries, waste plants, and bioethanol production of useful chemicals and ingredients to be validated in the cleaning, cosmetics, packaging, and food industries. CERNET will test these four bio-based production chains in three locations—Italy, Bulgaria & Slovenia, and Spain - with further testing in Belgium, Germany, and Spain.