FTI COCOON
FTI Cocoon is co-funded by the Horizon 2020 Programme under Grant Agreement 700615.
MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE
Global land resources are under pressure in the face of growing demand from an exponentially growing population and the impacts of climate change. The time to act is now, by initiating large-scale land restoration programs involving tree planting.
THE COCOON
Land Life Company’s ‘Cocoon’ promotes tree establishment in dryland environments. Acting as a biodegradable tree incubator, it nourishes tree seedlings, resulting in high survival rates and increased resilience to adverse growing conditions, while maintaining water efficiency.
OPTIMIZING PRODUCTION
When production cost can go down, completely new, large-scale markets will open up. Our project will stimulate private sector investment in land regeneration projects and promote trans-disciplinary research & innovation.
TAPPING INTO NEW MARKETS
Our sustainable innovations address societal needs of restoring degraded areas and create a viable business opportunity for the private tree planting sector around the world.
OBJECTIVES
The concept for the FTI Pilot is to design, build and test a pilot production line in which the current processes are combined in one production line which will be optimized (energy/ water/ manpower/ speed of production) and fully integrated (automization).
Our goal is to keep technology and IP in the EU but create modular production units that can be applied across the globe for more efficient use of locally available resources and to reduce transportation costs.
We will be the frontrunner in this industry with a well-defined product on a market that is growing. Investing in nature (restoration) is a growing business and in many countries becoming mandatory for companies impacting the environment ('Polluter Pays' principle).
- OBJECTIVE 1
Maximize production output of units per hour
- OBJECTIVE 2
Reduce the manufacturing costs drastically per Cocoon
- OBJECTIVE 3
Reduce energy consumption & manufacture with 100% renewable energy
- OBJECTIVE 4
Integrate local agriculture waste materials or grasses in the product
THE PARTNERS
FASERGUSSWERK POLENZ
LAND LIFE COMPANY
VOLTERRA ECOSYSTEMS
PRESS RECOGNITION
LATEST NEWS
Final video project online
Finally, the wrap-up video of our FTI Cocoon project was ready. It includes an overview of the technological improvements, the different trial plantings in Spain, as well as interviews with the representatives of each partner. For more information on this project, please contact us.
One year after planting Landlifecompany visits the oak plantation in Baltanas (Palencia)
Harrie Lövenstein, technical evaluator of Landlifecompany, has visited together with Egbert Sonneveld from Volterra a plantation of oak trees inoculated with ecto mycorrhizae in Baltanas near Palencia. The place is called ‘El Cercado’ and is owned by Cristina Brunet. They were received by Alejandro who is responsible for the maintenance of this beautiful property of[…]
New video of FTI Cocoon project
Last week, Volterra’s partner IRIS uav services made a video summarising and giving a good impression of the visit and planting with Cocoons in Alcover during our recent promotion tour.
Successful promo tour FTI Cocoon
On the 15th and 16th of March 2018, a promo tour was organized by Volterra, Landlife and FGW in order to disseminate the great results obtained in the FTI Cocoon project within the H2020 programme. The tour counted with the presence of representatives of companies and NGOs from all over the world (Netherlands, Spain, Chile,[…]
Haciendo bosques con futuro sobre el terreno
La restauración del territorio es una herramienta de conservación con muchos aliados y que busca mitigar algunas de las acciones del ser humano para devolver a un ecosistema su estado original. Por ello los últimos avances tecnológicos en materia de restauración del territorio son siempre un motivo de interés en Fundación Naturaleza y Hombre. Su[…]
Promotion tour includes innovative monitoring technology demonstration
Very instructive day, technology is helping to take ecosystem restoration to the next level! #H2020 FTI Cocoon pic.twitter.com/KNhnI8G9gs — Volterra Ecosystems (@Volterra_ecosys) March 16, 2018
FTI Cocoon promotion tour landed in Alcover, Spain
Great day in Alcover checking mine restoration and reforestation projects, masterclass tree planting included! #H2020 FTI Cocoon pic.twitter.com/AEUH7Usi37 — Volterra Ecosystems (@Volterra_ecosys) March 16, 2018
Final SCM in Barcelona
Today, the teams of Landlife Company, Volterra and FGW have met in Barcelona to discuss the final steps of the FTI Cocoon project in their 6th and final SCM. The status of the production process and monitoring of the plantations were explained by the respective partners. Also, an administrative update and planning for the Final[…]
Landlife company actively targeting dryland restoration experts
As part of FTI Cocoon project objectives to interest multiple stakeholders for the Cocoon, LandLife Company took part in an international course on restoration of degraded drylands and monitoring of desertification processes in Zaragoza (February 5-12, 2018). On this occasion, a poster presentation was given on the Cocoon-technology to land restoration experts originating from Northern[…]
Mine restauration showing excellent results
Today, the Volterra team did another round of monitoring visits in Alcover (Tarragona area). We also checked the mine restoration project. Mines are very challenging to restore as there is almost no top soil and just rocks and stones. In this FTI trial with the new Cocoons we managed approx. 85% survival rate and this[…]