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Reactions to Dirty Business, the new Channel 4 Docudrama on sewage pollution, suggest the UK water industry is in for another heavy battering. After the 3-episode series aired on 23 Feb 2026 it has received extensive coverage on all major press and media outlets, from BBC News to Woman and …
In March 2024, EBNet supported Prof Tom Curtis and Angela Bywater to attend a meeting on anaerobic digestion (AD) in remote and off-grid applications, hosted by the US National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) and funded by NATO Science for Peace and Security (NATO SPS): see here for more details of …
Planned outputs for the next few months include feedback from the fascinating Microenvironments workshop led by Dr Joe Weaver, then of Newcastle, now at Durham University. Journal papers in preparation or review include those based on a study of the implications of emerging biotech for bioreactor materials, and from the …
This month, the EU introduced mandatory systematic monitoring requirements for per and polyfluoroalkyl-substances (PFAS) in drinking water, aimed at promoting compliance with new limit values in the revised EU Drinking Water Directive (2024/2184). The new limits are 0.5 µg/L for total PFAS and 0.1 µg/L for the sum of 20 …
Last week, EBNet director Prof Sonia Heaven took part in an IEA Task 37 meeting that was timed to coincide with the triennial Central European Biomass conference in Graz, Austria. The plan was to network with participants on behalf of a number of EBNet’s groups, but this fell through when …
News continues to emerge on the scale of illegal dumping of solid waste across the country. The latest BBC investigation notes that the Environment Agency (EA) shut down 700 such sites last year, but over 500 remain active, with 10s of 1000s of tonnes deposited in some cases. Colleagues in …
The Environmental Biotechnology Network is running a survey in which all members are warmly invited to participate. The aim is to gather insights on your experiences with the Network, and your opinions on what are the key issues in Environmental Biotechnology now. All EBNet members will receive an invitation to …
Organisations across the UK’s fermentation and biomanufacturing sectors are invited to contribute to a survey mapping existing fermentation and downstream processing infrastructure for non-health applications. The aim is to gather information on current capability, technical specifications, utilisation, and access models across the industrial biotechnology, food and feed, agriculture, materials, chemicals …
The Better Water 4 All Network+ is putting together its January 2026 newsletter, due to sail out by the end of this month. If you have any relevant news, events, conferences, job opportunities, updates etc that you’d like to share with the Network community, please email your contributions to them …
Supergen Bioenergy is advertising two posts working on the wider economic development impact of sustainable bioenergy and bio products in the UK. Both posts offer opportunities for flexible types of employment including secondment, job share and part-time working. Economic Development Lead: Bioenergy and Bioproducts The post-holder will work with researchers …
In 2025 EBNet sponsored a workshop on measurement of residual biogas production (RBP) as a possible tool for estimating potential methane emissions from digestate storage. The workshop contributes to an ongoing programme of work by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) on Methane Emissions from AD, which …
EBNet’s official UKRI funding ends on 31 Jan 2026, but some of our activities will continue – directly, and in conjunction with EBIC, Better Water 4 All and others. We will: Continue to publish and promote forthcoming reports and papers based on EBNet’s work Keep updating the website pages, especially …
Date: 29 Jan 2026 Venue: Sketchley Grange Hotel, Leicestershire For more information and to register, see HERE. As industries face increasing pressure to reduce carbon intensity, secure sustainable inputs and move away from fossil-derived chemicals, biogenic COâ‚‚ and circular energy systems are emerging as critical solutions. While rooted in the …
While the European Union is updating some of its sustainability and supply chain rules to simplify reporting requirements,  its new Bioeconomy Strategy published on 27 Nov 2025 shows both commitment and ambition. The new Strategy revises the 2012 version and its 2018 update. The four main goals identified in the Strategy …
Last month the Environment Agency’s Chief Regulator reported that serious pollution incidents from waste management activities increased by 57% over the previous year. The waste sector accounted for almost a quarter of all serious pollution incidents, more than any other regulated sector. For the overall report see here, and for …
