About
ITE is a private non-profit association of companies. As an Energy Technological Centre, ITE is registered in the Register of Technological Centres of the Ministry of Science and Innovation, number 74.
Our aim is the generation of knowledge and the development of technologies that respond to the challenges posed by the energy transition, and that we transfer to the companies favouring the increase of their competitiveness, from technology and innovation.
We have been working for and with companies for more than 3 decades, since its foundation in 1994 on the initiative of companies and with the support of the Generalitat Valenciana through the Instituto Valenciano de Competitividad Empresarial, IVACE (Valencian Institute for Business Competitiveness). We are a Research Centre in agreement with the Polytechnic University of Valencia, UPV, and we are part of the Network of Technological Institutes of the Valencian Community, REDIT.
Our presence in European countries such as Spain, Italy, France and Germany, as well as in other parts of the world, such as China, Peru, Chile, Colombia and Morocco, allows us to position ourselves as an international benchmark in the energy and technology sector.
Fair, healthy and environment-friendly food systems from primary production to consumption
1 Additional activities for the European partnership on accelerating farming systems transition - agroecology living labs and research infrastructures3 Overcoming the barriers for scaling up circular water management in agriculture4 Enhancing plant protein production to bolster the resilience of agricultural systems and EU self-sufficiency in plant protein used as feed5 Developing innovative phytosanitary measures for plant health - focus on systems approach for pest risk management9 Strengthening the EU crop breeding research and innovation ecosystem for competitive, resilient, and sustainable agriculture14 Nutrients produced by microbes utilising primarily CO2 from the air, with the support of biotechnology18 Emerging and future risks to plant health19 Open topic: Innovating for onfarm post-harvest operations, storage and transformation of crops into food and non-food products20 Making food systems more resilient to food safety risks through the deployment of technological solutions21 Research and innovation for food waste prevention and reduction at household level through measurement, monitoring and new technologies22 Developing agroecology living labs and lighthouses for climate action under the Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) partnership
Circular economy and bioeconomy sectors
1 Novel circular business models to enable the just transition to a sustainable and circular economy7 Demonstration, deployment and upscaling of circular systemic solutions in cities and regions (Circular Cities and Regions Initiative)
Clean environment and zero pollution
4 Towards a comprehensive European strategy to assess and monitor aquatic litter including plastic and microplastic pollution7 Reducing pollution from the food and drink industries