Category: <span>NIBB</span>

CO2 Biomethanation – joint CRNet/EBNet report

The full report on a study of gaps and opportunities for scale-up of CO2 biomethanisation is now available on EBNet’s Resources page, along with an Executive Summary.  The report is the main output from a study jointly funded by EBNet and our sister-NIBB, the Carbon Recycling Network, with the lion’s …

The Glamour Factor?

A recent paper by the EBNet team on What is Environmental Biotechnology? notes that the discipline is widely seen as less glamorous than synthetic biology or industrial biotech, making it harder to attract staff and funding. Finding evidence for this is quite difficult, and what there is tends to be …

Anaerobic Fermentation at the BBNet Conference – talk now available

Dr Yue Zhang’s invited talk on The Anaerobic Fermentation Working Group, and the role of Anaerobic Fermentation in the circular bio-economy is now available here on EBNet’s Youtube channel. The talk was given at the 4th BBNet conference The Future Prospects for Biorefining: Feedstocks, Technologies & Products held on 15-17 Oct …

Breakthrough funding for SSF innovation

Ofwat’s Water Breakthrough Challenge 5 has awarded almost ÂŁ2M 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 …

Webinar: Carbon for chemicals and the role of biomass

SUPERGEN Bioenergy is hosting a joint webinar with the Biomass Biorefinery Network (BBNet) on 7 August from 11am-12pm to launch a new report on the role of biomass in decarbonising the chemicals sector. The webinar will introduce key messages and lessons, exploring questions such as: – What does the current …

EBNet BIV 2024 Call – Funded Projects

The following projects were awarded funding in our EBNet BIV2024 Call. Feasibility study for the recovery of precious metals from incinerated bottom ash (IBA) using bioleaching technology – Professor Sebastien Farnaud, Coventry University / Fortis IBA Ltd Improving the accuracy, reliability and user experience of low-flow gas meters for research …

EBNet POC 2024 Call – Funded Projects

The following projects were awarded funding in our EBNet POC2024 Call. Elucidating mechanisms of bacterial adsorption to biochar by 3D X-ray image analysis – EBNet POC202409 Dr Meredith Rose Barr, London South Bank University (see also Biochar WG and POC presentation) Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations for assessing biodegradation …

EBNet POC 2023 Call – Funded Projects

The following project was awarded funding in our EBNet POC2023 Call.  A publicly available summary from the POC application is available here. Simultaneous Bioremediation of Nutrient Pollution and Carbon Fixation Through a Novel, Integrated Anammox and Acetogens-Based Bio-Electrochemical System – EBNet POC202311 Dr Ahsan Islam, University of Loughborough (and see the …

High Valuable Biorenewables Final Business Interaction Voucher Round

Applications are now open for business interaction vouchers for academic HVB members to work with an industry partner on a project focussed on industrial biotechnology and relevant to HVB’s scope.  HVB encourages applications to this round that are focused on the personal care sector, however projects falling outside of this area will …

EBNet POC 2022 Call – Funded Projects

The following projects have been awarded funding in our EBNet POC2022 Call. Publicly available summaries from the POC applications are available here. Mitigating N2O emission from wastewater treatment processes – EBNet POC202204 Dr Bing Guo, University of Surrey (and see the N2O WG) Pure biomethane – rather than biogas – from a …

EBNet BIV 2021 Call – Funded Projects

The following projects were awarded funding in our EBNet BIV2021 Call. Publicly available information from the applications for these projects is available here. Bioleaching application for the recovery of Minor and Rare Earth Metals from Complex Nickel Alloys Dust – BIV 202101 Professor Sebastien Farnaud, Coventry University / Advanced Alloy …

EBNet POC 2021 Call – Funded Projects

The following projects were awarded funding in our EBNet POC2021 Call. Publicly available summaries from the POC project applications are available here. Faecal pollution source tracking and quantitative microbial risk assessment methods for a suitcase laboratory – EBNet POC202101 Dr David Werner, Newcastle University (and see the Environmental Sensors and …

EBNet POC 2020 Call – Funded Projects

The following projects were awarded funding in EBNet’s POC Call 2020. Publicly available summaries from the applications for these POC projects are available here. Enhancing PFASs Attenuation in Coastal brownfield Soils (EPACS): enhancing natural system attenuation capacity for a key emerging contaminant – EBNet POC202001 Professor Andy Cundy, University of Southampton(and …

EBNet BIV 2020 Call – Funded Projects

The following projects were awarded funding in our EBNet BIV2020 Call. Publicly available information for these projects is available here. Determination of microbial communities of laboratory anaerobic digestion tanks and impact of the CreChar additive on the microbial community dynamics – BIV202001 Prof James Chong, University of York/Dr Adam Ostrowski, …