Use cases
The knowledge and technologies created in bi0SpaCE will be demonstrated and validated across 4 complementary bio-based sectors: paperboard production, eco-industrial parks with bio-based energy and products producers and consumers, plant-based products and cosmetics, and bio- derived industrial chemicals.
Pilot 1: Circular & sustainable paper production via decreasing energy use and reusing water streams
Fiskeby Board AB is a Swedish manufacturer specialized in the production of 100% recycled paperboard. The company processes approximately 600 tonnes of recovered fibre per day, sourced from mixed household waste, industrial waste, used beverage cartons (UBC) and corrugated board, contributing significantly to circular economy practices in the paper and packaging sector.
In the bi0SpaCE project, Fiskeby aims to examine the possibilities and required conditions for reusing process water in their current 100% recycled paperboard production process. Through this investigation, the aim is to generate knowledge on the process variables, measurement methods, and requirements for productive reuse of process water. Furthermore, cost-effective solutions for circular transition are explored through benchmarking the best possible solution(s) for process water reuse. The resulting study also has the aim of generating recommendations on how to deploy digital solutions, including process monitoring and tracking, towards cost-effective process water reuse.
Pilot 2: Circular & resilient eco-industrial parks tracking bio-based material and energy flows
GreenLab Skive Energy Park is an eco-industrial park located in Denmark that provides infrastructure and services to multiple industrial clients. GreenLab itself does not engage in production activities; instead, it acts as both a provider of green energy and utilities, including electricity and heat, sourced from on-site wind and solar generation, as well as the national energy grid. The park is designed to promote industrial symbiosis and circular resource flows, where different companies can exchange surplus energy, water and other services through GreenLab ’s proprietary SymbiosisNet™ system. This intelligent grid enables optimisation of energy and resource flows distribution among the park’s industries, contributing to sustainability and energy efficiency goals.
Currently, GreenLab monitors overall electricity production and consumption in the park through its transformer station, with data stored through the digital infrastructure in place. This provides robust background for energy data management. This will be extended with real-time, detailed energy flow data (e.g., at hourly resolution with CO₂eq footprint attribution) as well as material flow monitoring within the park boundaries to track physical flows (biomass, waste streams, etc.) in an integrated way. GreenLab is building its SymbiosisNet™ system as both a physical infrastructure and a digital overlay that can optimise energy flows and track sustainability performance.
Pilot 3: Integration and digitalization of quality data during the manufacturing of aloe Vera juice and cosmetics. This data can be utilized for internal metrics and also for providing information to consumers through a digital passport
Naturae is a Spanish company dedicated to producing high-quality organic aloe vera beverages. From its own certified organic farms located in Sevilla to its IASC- and IFS Food-certified facility in Valladolid, the company oversees the entire value chain — cultivation, processing and packaging — ensuring full traceability, food safety compliance, and alignment with sustainability principles. The manufacturing process involves careful selection, washing, pulp extraction (ensuring aloin removal below the regulatory threshold of 1 ppm), juice extraction, blending with other ingredients, pH adjustment, and final stabilization using High Pressure Processing (HPP). Naturae´s product portfolio includes pure aloe vera juice with and without pulp, aloe vera with apple, aloe vera with honey, and other blended beverages, all produced under strict organic standards.
Within the bi0SpaCE project, Naturae’s use case aims to strengthen real-time quality control, traceability, and sustainability in the production of organic aloe vera beverages.
The focus is on integrating inline sensors and IoT monitoring (pH, temperature, aloin, energy, water flow) to automate data acquisition and move beyond manual records.
Pilot 4: Production of Sustainable Packaging Materials based on ocean grown seaweed
noriware is a young and innovative Swiss Start-Up dedicated to developing innovative, sustainable packaging solutions that drive the transition away from plastic. noriware creates packaging nature loves – simple, sustainable, and better for our future and our planet. Packaging that works like plastic, but without the harm.
As part of bi0SpaCE, noriware contributes its expertise in the development of unmodified materials and films based on natural raw materials. The use case examines the implementation of bi0SpaCE technologies for our innovative material in industrial manufacturing processes. The objective of this study is to validate the scalability, functionality, and traceability of the solution. This will pave the way for the implementation of the projects technologies in the manufacturing sector of bio-based materials.
