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Last week was European Biomethane Week, organised by the European Biogas Association (EBA). The flagship event was a 2-day conference and workshops in Brussels, Belgium featuring high-profile speakers from industry and the European Union’s DG ENERGY and a wide range of sponsors including the UK’s Future Biogas. In parallel with …
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a first-of-its-kind global spatial analysis assessing the potential for developing biogases from organic waste streams. Modelling carried out for the analysis suggests that nearly 900 billion m3/year of natural gas equivalent could be sustainably produced, meeting 20% of current global demand. More than …
Earlier this year Defra and the devolved UK administrations ran a Public Consultation on reforming the UK Fertilising Product Regulations (FPR). The topic of fertiliser products is going through a period of intensive review across Europe; and, since nutrients are both a problem and a key opportunity for the Environmental …
The Circular Bioeconomy Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) has made a series of interactive dashboards available, covering programme statistics and country participation; key performance indicators; and project portfolio information. The dashboards provide an accessible way to explore data on funded projects. They show the markets targeted by bio-based solutions, the investment …
A piece in the latest issue of CIWEM’s The Environment magazine describes Scottish Water’s newly-upgraded Winchburg wastewater treatment works (WWTW). The upgrade was required both because the existing facility was reaching the end of its operational life, and as the local area is projected to experience significant growth over the …
Dr Sharon Velasquez-Orta, our Bioelectrochemical Systems WG Lead, sent this update from the EU ISMET 2026 conference – with an update on the Group’s next activities at the IWA World Water Congress, Glasgow EU ISMET 2026 – join me in this conference overview, as if you were there! The last …
Summers used to be noted for reports of algal blooms in nutrient-rich water bodies, in some cases producing sufficient concentrations of toxins to affect dogs or swimmers entering the water, as well as having devastating impacts on the ecology of the water system through oxygen depletion. For an example from …
Closing date: 23 Oct 2026 The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) is inviting entries to its 2026 Biofilm Create! Photography and Art Competition. This year for the first time the competition is open to entries from anywhere in the world. The competition has three categories: Photography Art – including painting, sculpture, …
There is currently a ferment (deliberate pun) of activity around the safe utilisation of and creation of value added products from organic wastes, in regulations from the UK and across Europe. In one of its many valuable contributions to this area, the European Sustainable Phosphorus platform (ESPP) has put out …
A very special set of congratulations from EBNet to Dr Angela Bywater, on her graduation this week with the award of PhD for a thesis on On-farm anaerobic digestion viability: policy perspectives and operational opportunities. Much of the work involved was carried out during her time – and in some …
A warm welcome to the new ‘Think Again’ campaign championed by Vicki Hughes, President of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM). Launched on 18 June, this initiative is challenging employers, educators and industry leaders to rethink how the sector talks about careers, attracts talent and opens doors for the …
The UKRI Digital Research Skills Catalyst is a new national training platform built on six years of collaborative work across seven UK universities. It brings together peer-reviewed training materials covering programming, statistics, machine learning, data stewardship, and more, alongside direct one-to-one support from research software engineers and data scientists. Learning …
EBNet’s ECR Working Group report is now available to view here and on the WG page. This is the last of the WG reports to be posted: we originally wanted to get them all out in January, but were delayed. This report then became a moving target, as people kept …
Date and venue: 8-9 June 2026, Madrid The European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP) is organising a workshop on Implementation of the EU UWWTD article 20: P reuse and recycling rates. The purpose of the workshop is to provide input to the development of proposals for phosphorus ‘reuse and recycling rates’ …
EBNet’s Director Prof Sonia Heaven will give a short talk on our Network to representatives of BBSRC in Southampton on 3 June 2026. This is an opportunity to share your thoughts on key issues for Environmental Biotechnology, and/or ideas for this and other UKRI-funded Networks. We plan to include preliminary …
