Territorial Biorefinery Networks
CLOSECYCLE enables the circular use of residual rural and urban bioresources across the North Sea Region by establishing Territorial Biorefinery Networks (TBNs) that connect local companies, municipalities, farmers, and research organisations. The project implements 13 regional showcases in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, France, and Norway, where locally available residual streams, such as agricultural residues, municipal bio-waste, nature management cuttings, greenhouse residues, and food-processing by-products, are assessed and upgraded into valuable end products. The showcases demonstrate concrete solutions including composts and soil improvers, biogas and digestate valorisation, biochar, bio-based substrates, and green biorefinery outputs. By tailoring biorefinery concepts to regional resource availability, CLOSECYCLE delivers practical models for residue valorisation, supports new circular business opportunities, and provides transferable knowledge to strengthen regional circular bioeconomy systems and sustainable urban–rural value chains in the North Sea Region.
Duration: 2024 – 2027
Programme: Interreg North Sea
Project ID: n. a.
Total Budget: € 5,499,999
Keywords: circular bioeconomy, bioresource valorisation, territorial biorefineries, municipal bio-waste, agricultural residues, bio-based products, regional value chains, urban–rural linkages