Category: <span>Working Groups</span>

BBIA/GCSB webinar: Bioplastics from Biomass – 8 Sept 2025

Date: Mon 8 Sept 2025 12-13:00 UK Venue: Online The Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) and the Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts (GCSB) are hosting a webinar on Bioplastics from Biomass: Innovative Pathways for Sustainable Conversion.  Topics include: Global Center for Sustainable Bioproduct overview Biocomposites overview: Environmental drivers and policy incentives Integrated …

August BES Webinar now available – and September one on the way

The latest webinar in our new BES series, from 4 Aug 2025, is now available here on the EBNet Youtube channel. The topic was Microbial electrolysis cells for H2 production and CO2 microbial electrosynthesis. The speakers were Dr Sovik Das, Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the …

BiofuelAi shortlisted for ÂŁ1 million Manchester Prize

BiofuelAi is a startup from the University of Surrey, and is one of ten finalists that have been shortlisted for the ÂŁ1 million Manchester Prize. The Prize, funded by the Department for Science and Technology (DSIT), aims to reward UK-led artificial intelligence innovations such as those within the fields of …

Exploring environmental biotechnology as a field – UK AsSIT presentation

A new video presents the results of a small study carried out by EBNet’s Environmental Biotechnology and Social Sciences WG (EBSS), led by Prof Adrian Ely of the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex. The work aimed to explore the past, present and future of environmental …

Summer fun – ‘Contamination Crisis’ Escape Room Game

For some summer holiday entertainment, why not try this game on friends and family? Think you’ve got what it takes to save a city’s water supply from a major pollution event? Step into our virtual escape room, Contamination Crisis, and race against the clock to crack 10 water science and …

Next BES Webinar – Interfacial Bioelectrochemistry, 8 Sept 2025

Date:  Mon 8 Sept 12-13:00 UK, online Topic: Interfacial Bioelectrochemistry: Enzymatic NO and COâ‚‚ Reduction and Hâ‚‚ Evolution Don’t miss the next webinar in the outstanding new series from our Bioelectrochemical Systems WG, led by Dr Sharon Velasquez Orta of Newcastle University. The speaker is Dr Cristina Cordas, an Assistant …

IEA’s first global Outlook for Biogas and Biomethane

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published its first Outlook for Biogas and Biomethane: a global geospatial assessment. The report analyses the sector, reviewing current policies, business models, consumption patterns and supply trends. It examines potential environmental impacts, highlighting the importance of minimising associated methane emissions and responsibly managing organic …

Global Experts Converge for ISM2S 2025: Microfluidics Advancing Health and Environmental Solutions

Prof Zhugen Yang of Cranfield University, who leads EBNet’s Environmental Sensors and Wastewater Surveillance Working Group (ESWS WG), reports here on a very successful international symposium: The 2nd International Symposium on Microfluidics for Sensing and Sequencing (ISM2S 2025), held in Oxford from 29–30 July, marked another milestone in advancing interdisciplinary …

New: PFAS animation – POC Project output

An EBNet-funded POC awarded to Dr Tao Lyu, the PFAS WG Lead, looked at the use of molecular docking and dynamics simulations to investigate interactions between enzymes and PFAS compounds, with the goal of helping to elucidate potential mechanisms for PFAS biodegradation and providing tools to bridge the gap between …

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:  …

Spring Innovation – calling people who work in PFAS!

Deadline for responses: 18 Aug 2025 08:00 am UK Spring Innovation is calling for case studies, trials and research to add to a water sector database on PFAS research. The goals of this survey include: Mapping what is being done: research, trials, innovation fund entries, and supplier activity Identifying where …

Cranfield PhD opportunities in Nature-based solutions – closing soon!

Deadline: 6 August 2025 Don’t miss these funded PhD studentships at Cranfield University which are closing soon: Unveiling and enhancing nature-based solutions for mitigating emerging micropollutants Establishing the potential for improved management of intermittent sewage discharges with nature-based solutions These topics build on the work carried out by Dr Tao …

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 …