The SATURNO project was awarded the first prize in the category "Green Economy - cooperation between public and private sector" as part of the IR20 initiative (Piedmont Innovation and Research 2020). Among the candidates, 98 companies, start-ups, public and private research institutions and laboratories presented their flagship projects in the "Green economy" and "Health economy" categories. The award ceremony took place on Monday, 24 May, in the prestigious setting of the Egyptian Museum, hosted by Marco Berry and streamed live on the corporate website and on the Facebook channel of the Piedmont Region. The award, in its first edition, was strongly desired by the Piedmont Region as a tool for enhancing the Piedmontese entrepreneurial system of innovation and research.

The SATURNO project (Organic waste and carbon dioxide transformed into fuel, fertilizers and chemicals; concrete application of circular economy) aims to develop a circular bioeconomy chain at urban level through the creation of new processes and products starting from the OFMSW (Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Wastes), with particular attention to the recovery and reuse of CO2. The project, scheduled to last 30 months and launched in July 2019, involves 24 partners including academics and public or private research institutions.

Buzzi Unicem participates in the SATURNO project in two different research areas: on the one hand, it is concerned with exploring the possible use of the plastic fraction separated from the OFMSW as a fuel in the production of clinker; on the other hand, it will participate in some steady-state tests to evaluate the effectiveness of CO2 capture systems developed during the project.
For more information on the SATURNO project visit https://saturnobioeconomia.it/.