Info from other NIBBs
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 …
Like EBNet, our sister NIBB the Biomass Biorefinery Network (BBNet) has now come to the end of its official BBSRC funding period. BBNet’s mission was to help move the UK towards a more sustainable and circular bioeconomy, and the Network has just launched its Impact Report: Driving Sustainable Growth and …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 is pleased to support the poster session of the live E3B live event – Bio-recovery of Technology Relevant Metals, Manchester 12-14 Dec ’23. We will be on hand at the event and have a limited number of £200 ECR Travel Bursaries available to our members to help travel to …
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 …
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 …
