ACRONYM: BBTWINS
PROJECT TITLE: Digital Twins for the optimization of agri-food value chain processes and the supply of quality biomass for bioprocessing
DURATION: 48 months; 01 JUNE 2021-31 MAY 202
BBI JU contribution: 4,053,705 euros
SUMMARY:
The EU is already the world's largest food and drink producer. However, as food demand grows -and the EU's need for food safety- the agri-food sector is under increasing pressure. Food production systems need to become more efficient and productive, providing nutritious and healthy food in greater quantities, while at the same time meeting the growing demand to minimize any environmental impact.
Part of the solution to this challenge will be the deployment of digital solutions. The BBTWINS project will develop and validate a digital platform based on the so-called digital twin technology: a real-time digital replica of a physical process that can be examined, altered, and tested without interacting with it in the real world and avoiding negative consequences. Using two use cases (meat and fruit production) it will demonstrate how to integrate, in a single value chain, both the entire agri-food value chain (from crop to final product) and the feedstocks generated at all steps.
This digital twin approach will combine state of the art digital technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, the Internet of Things (IoT) and software analytics in a single platform. This platform will be able to predict the optimal pre-treatment and pathway for each feedstock under varying conditions. In so doing, it will increase the biomass available, reduce biomass losses and increase biomass storage times without impacting quality.
OBJECTIVES:
The overall goal of enhancing the performance of agri-food value chains will be achieved through:
PARTNERS & ROLES:
CTIC-CITA | Spain | Project coordinator. Mathematical modelling of food processes |
SOLTEC | Spain | Digital twin design and implementation |
PANOIMAGEN | Spain | Data collection & modelling |
ZABALA | Spain | Project Office |
ANGAZ | Poland | Project impact assessment (LCA, LCC) |
cluBE | Greece | Use cases coordinator, validation in real life environments. |
STELVIOTECH | Germany | Blockchain expert and coordinator of blockchain solutions |
PORTESA | Spain | Meat sector value chain |
VTT | Findland | Logistics optimization |
DIMITRA | Greece | Fruit sector value chain |
VITO | Belgium | Supply chain optimization |
CVR | Portugal | Residual biomass valorization |
REVOLVE | Belgium | Communication & Dissemination |