MES ENERGY S.A. signed its participation in the share capital of the recently established company Smart Agro Hub S.A., in collaboration with the Agricultural University of Athens, as well as with other renowned companies specialised in the primary sector and in state-of-the-art technologies. MES ENERGY S.A. also participates, through its representative, in the Board of directors of the company.
Smart Agro Hub S.A. partners companies, including MES ENERGY S.A., which jointly submitted a proposal, later approved, to the program “COMPETENCE CENTRES” of the Operational Program “Competitiveness Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2014-2020” of the General Secretariat of Research and Innovation (GSRI). For the new company, which was included in the act “Centre of competence, specialisation and innovation in intelligent agriculture and new technologies”, funding exceeding 1.000.000 € was achieved, while the act was co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The purpose of this new body focuses on the creation of a Competence Centre in the field of new technologies in the agricultural sector. In addition, the company will operate as a space for testing, evaluating and improving relevant technologies of companies of the agri-food sector and of companies related to smart technologies (Living Lab). The company will also undertake the development of products and technologies concerning smart technologies in the agricultural sector, as well as the development and maintenance of a highly qualified staff, through appropriate training and expertise. At the same time, the company will be responsible for the provision of consulting, guidance and training to other companies specialised in the primary sector, while it will also act as a point of contact and representation of companies in meetings between private and public bodies at national and international level.
Smart Agro Hub S.A. seeks to lead the way in the field of intelligent agriculture and new technologies. The creation of the company is an important project in Greece, as it constitutes the first partnership of a University with private companies for the creation of a Competence Centre. Through its participation in the aforementioned partnership, MES ENERGY S.A. expands its activity in the use of new energy technologies and applications in the agricultural sector.