Environmental Biotechnology Network

Webinar: Role of biogas systems in building a sustainable society – 23 Sept

Date: 23 Sept 2025, 13:30-15:00 UK (14:30-16:00 CET) IEA Bioenergy Task 37 (Energy from Biogas), in collaboration with Biogass Norge – the Norwegian Biogas Association, is hosting a free webinar on sustainability effects associated with biogas solutions. The webinar focuses on the multiple benefits that can arise from anaerobic digestion …

Resource Efficiency Feasibility Studies – briefing webinar 22 Sept 2025

Online briefing: 22 Sept 2025, 10-11:00 UK Competition deadline: 3 Nov 2025, 11:00 am UK Resource efficiency for resilience and sustainability: Feasibility Studies is an open competition for UK registered organisations to apply for a share of up to £1.1 million for feasibility studies in novel, sustainable, low carbon materials …

IChemE webinar: Pilot Plant Protocol and Scale-up – 18 Nov 2025

Date:  18 Nov 2025 13-14:00 UK, online The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is hosting a webinar on Pilot Plant Protocol and Scale-up: “Aerobic fermentation is the most common way to produce products by bioprocessing. Mechanically agitated systems are the most common way of dispersing gasses into liquids, due to …

Water treatment sludges – UKWIR study: but could we go further?

Earlier this year UKWIR published a study entitled Circular Economy – Water Treatment Sludges, which aimed to assess the current uses and marketplace for water sludges. The work forms part of UKWIR’s Big Question 11  –  how do we embed and maximise a sustainable circular economy within the water sector …

NBIC online event – Women in Science: Building Careers, Shaping Futures

Date: Tues 25 Nov 2025, 14 – 15:30 UK Venue: Online The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) is holding its first online Women in Science: Building Careers, Shaping Futures event which aims to bring together leading experts to share their personal journeys, professional insights, and the challenges and triumphs they …

September 2025 – Green Stories selection

Each month we are showcasing selected stories from our Green Stories: Microbes to the Rescue anthology, equivalent to about 30 mins in the Audiobook version. The anthology is also available as a free eBook on the Resources page. The first two have a futuristic flavour: Chapter 15:  Future Tree by Nick Sidwell, UK – environmental biotechnology …

Wastewater surveillance – special RSC issue and new book chapter

The Royal Society of Chemistry’s journal Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology has a new themed issue on wastewater surveillance. The issue opens with an editorial entitled Wastewater surveillance for public health: Quo Vadis? It includes articles on integration of point-of-care diagnostics in SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based epidemiology, use of wastewater surveillance …

Joint call to promote nutrients in the EU Circular Economy Act

The European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP) is inviting organisations to sign a letter calling for ambitious targets for nutrients in the EU’s Circular Economy Act. Sustainable nutrient supply and management is a critical issue for many regions, with several countries including the UK currently reviewing associated regulations: any further developments …

Blooming algae again

Two years ago algal blooms in Lough Neagh, the UK’s largest freshwater lake, were so severe they caught international attention. Plans were drawn up and debated, but now it looks like the issue is firmly back in the news. Dr Les Gornall, an expert in Anaerobic Digestion and animal slurries …

IConBM26 – call for abstracts

Abstract deadline:  31 Oct 2025 Conference: 24-27 May 2026 Bologna, Italy The International Conference on Biomass (ICONBM2026) is calling for abstracts for its next session. The conference is organised by the Italian Association of Chemical Engineering (AIDIC), and selected papers are published in the journal Chemical Engineering Transactions.  Topics relevant …

PFAS: EBNet update and other statements – inviting your input

Earlier this year EBNet’s PFAS WG presented a Position Statement identifying knowledge gaps and the need for development of cost-effective approaches able to degrade PFAS. Since then the WG has: run a successful international workshop co-sponsored by EBNet and the Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC) – see video playlist presented …