Welsh project a ‘BEACON’ of success

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Series Details 31.03.14
Publication Date 31/03/2014
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The BEACON project was one of the winners at the RegioStars 2014 Awards Ceremony in March 2014,as one of Europe's most promising and innovative EU-funded regional projects. The initiative from West Wales and the Valleys was the winner in the category ‘Sustainable Growth’.

BEACON will help Welsh businesses develop new ways of converting crops such as rye grass, oats and Miscanthus (Asian elephant grass) into products including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, fuels and cosmetics.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/about_us/office_in_wales/releases/pr1401_en.htm
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Website: BEACON Project http://www.beaconwales.org/
BEACON: Blog, 02.04.14: Blog » BEACON Scoops RegioStars Award 2014 http://beaconwales.org/en/blog/view/beacon-scoops-regiostars-award-2014
ESO: Background information: RegioStars 2014: top awards for Europe's most innovative regional projects http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-regiostars-2014-top-awards-for-europes-most-innovative-regional-projects/
European Commission: Inforegio: Regional Policy: Project examples: RegioStars Awards http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/projects/regiostars/regiostars_en.cfm
ESO: Background information: Welsh projects reach finals of European 'Regiostars' award, 2011 http://www.europeansources.info/record/welsh-projects-reach-finals-of-european-regiostars-awards/
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