Category: <span>Don’t Miss</span>

Electrochem 2025 – Working Table confirmed, abstracts invited

EBNet’s Bioelectrochemical Systems WG, led by Dr Sharon Velaquez-Orta, is organising a Working Table on the Present and future of environmental bioelectrochemical systems at the Electrochem 2025 conference. The event will take place from 17-18:30 on Tues 2 September. See HERE for proposed aims and topics of the Working Table:  …

GHG Emissions in sanitation systems – Workshop reports and update

In January 2025 EBNet supported a by-invitation workshop on GHG emissions in sanitation systems.  The workshop was run by EBNet’s N2O WG in conjunction with Prof Barbara Evans and her team at the University of Leeds, and included participants from half a dozen countries.  The focus was on measurement of …

EWWM presentation – PFAS and nature-based solutions

We are posting a lot on PFAS and related issues at present, reflecting the level of activity in this area. Dr Tao Lyu, who leads EBNet’s PFAS WG, gave a presentation on Treatment wetlands as nature-based solutions in managing emerging micropollutants: PFAS and beyond at the European Wastewater Management Conference …

AGS and Process Intensification – Webinar now available

A recent News item mentioned the potential for process intensification based on aerobic granular sludge (AGS) as a means of increasing the treatment capacity of wastewater facilities  –  a very hot topic given the poor performance of the UK water sector in this area. The main advantage of process intensification …

BES Webinars – don’t miss this biochemically-electrifying new series

A flying start for the new series of webinars organised by the Bioelectrochemical Systems WG.  Two excellent talks, by Dr Eduard Borràs giving an overview of the full breadth of LEITAT’s activities in this area; and Dr Daniele Molognoni on some recent and current projects. All very ably chaired by …

Green Stories for July 2025

Two more stories chosen from our Green Stories: Microbes to the Rescue anthology, equal to about 30 mins listening in the Audiobook version. The anthology is also available as a free eBook on the Resources page. This month’s selections are: Chapter 3:  A Day at Work by Sonia Heaven, Charles Banks and Sigrid Kusch-Brandt, UK  –  …

BES webinars – new series starts 14 July

The Bioelectrochemical Systems WG led by Dr Sharon Velasquez-Orta is running a new series of monthly webinars. The first is on Mon 14 July 12-13:00 UK.  Two speakers from the LEITAT Technological Center with extensive expertise in this area will talk about Bioelectrochemical technologies initiatives in LEITAT and their role …

Mixed-Culture Anaerobic Fermentation – EBNet webinar now available

Presentations from our webinar on Mixed-Culture Anaerobic Fermentation in the EU: Updates from HORIZON 2020 projects on the biowaste-derived volatile fatty acid platform are now available HERE The speakers cover the HORIZON 2020 projects VOLATILE/CAFIPLA, developments in standardisation, and insights from pilot-scale research. Talks Volatile Fatty Acid Platform – from biowaste …

EBNet Electrobiocatalysis webinar now available

Dr Deepak Pant is a senior scientist at the Flemish Institute for Technological Research working on electrosynthesis and resource recovery: specifically, the design and optimization of bio/electrochemical cells for CO2 conversion and microbial electrosynthesis. Hear him present some of the latest international research on EBNet YouTube. This webinar on Electrobiocatalysis …

Joint PFAS Workshop videos now available

The sessions from the joint EBNet/EBIC workshop on Environmental Biotechnology for the management of PFAS and beyond held on 6 June 2025 at Cranfield University are now available via EBNet’s and EBIC’s YouTube channels:  see the workshop Playlist Speakers include Prof Peter Jaffé and Prof Joshua Atkinson from Princeton University. …

Breakthrough funding for SSF innovation

Ofwat’s Water Breakthrough Challenge 5 has awarded almost £2M to fund the SandSCAPE project which will trial robotic underwater skimming machines as a way to clean slow sand filters (SSF) without draining them of water. This novel approach preserves the unique biology of the system, improving performance and resilience, and …

Green Stories – Wastewater and Landfill highlights for June 2025

Each month we are highlighting 2-3 stories from our Green Stories: Microbes to the Rescue anthology, equivalent to about 30 mins listening in the Audiobook version. The anthology is also available as a free eBook on the Resources page. This month’s selections are: Chapter 1:  Up Shit’s Creek by Brian Adams, …

Bacteria in biochar – imaging the interactions

Congratulations to Dr Meredith Barr for her presentation at the recent Biochar IV conference, covering some of the work done by her and her team for EBNet POC202409 Elucidating mechanisms of bacterial adsorption to biochar by 3D X-ray image analysis Meredith said, “The event went really well, and the presentation …

PFAS and Beyond: first highlights from the joint EBNet/EBIC workshop

As part of EBNet’s Working Group on PFAS, Dr Tao Lyu and Prof Frederic Coulon hosted a successful one-day workshop on 6 June bringing together researchers, early-career scientists and industry stakeholders to share the latest advances in PFAS detection, degradation and biotechnological solutions. The event, supported by EBNet and the …