Join us for 3 NEW lunchtime webinars  #EnvBiotechAware week:

Join us for 3 NEW lunchtime webinars #EnvBiotechAware week:

Join us from Monday to Wednesday for three lunchtime webinars covering various aspects of EB. Join via the Eventbrite links or find the TEAMS links on our webpage.

MONDAY

WEBINAR: Current and future directions in Aerobic Granular Sludge systems, Monday, 3 March 2025 1-2 pm (UK)

The webinar will include two presentations, the first covering technical developments for Nereda, experience of meeting current industry needs, and new developments regarding harvesting of biopolymers from granules; the second on Algal-bacterial granular sludge (ABGS) in biological wastewater treatment processes. Speakers: Paul Lavender CSci CEnv FCIWEM. Director – Water Utilities UK, Water & Maritime, HaskoningDHV UK Ltd, a company of Royal HaskoningDHV, Associate Professor Xiaoyuan Zhang, Nankai University. Chair: Dr Yongqiang Liu, University of Southampton. Don’t miss it! Find the TEAMs link HERE and the flyer here.

TUESDAY

WEBINAR: Mixed-Culture Anaerobic Fermentation in the EU: updates from HORIZON 2020 projects on biowaste-derived volatile fatty acid platform, Tuesday, 4 March 2025 1-2 pm (UK)

Keeping you up-to-date with pioneering work in Europe, these speakers will cover the HORIZON 2020 projects VOLATILE/CAFIPLA, developments in standardisation, and insights from pilot scale research. Don’t miss it! Find the TEAMs link HERE and the flyer here.

  • Experiences in Operating a Volatile Fatty Acid Pilot from the industry perspective (Dr Marie-Aline Pierrard, IDELUX)
  • Volatile Fatty Acid Platform – from biowaste treatment towards upcycling (Thomas Dietrich, TECNALIA).
  • CEN Workshop agreement CWA 17484: 2020 – Anaerobic digestion plants – Feasibility assessment methodology for integrating a Volatile Fatty Acid Platform Technology (Dr Jochen Michels, DECHEMA).

WEDNESDAY

WEBINAR: Opportunities in Biogas – a IEA Task 37 perspective, Wednesday, 5th March 1-2 pm (UK)

This webinar is on the activities of IEA Bioenergy’s Task 37 Bioenergy from Biogas, including its rich catalogue of reports and case studies. It will include two presentations: a general introduction to the Task and its outputs and work programmes by current Task Leader Jan Liebetrau, and an example of a recent study highlighting potential for application of anaerobic digestion in the food and beverage sector, presented by incoming Task Leader Bernhard Drosg. These will be followed by an opportunity for questions and discussion on the Task’s future plans and other areas of interest to participants. Don’t miss it! Find the TEAMs link HERE and the flyer here.

This session will be chaired by Andrew Brown, Technical Support Manager at the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA).