A team from the University of Sheffield is seeking feedback and information from the Anaerobic Digestion sector on three potential applications for microbubbles in recovery of CO2. The background to the survey can be found at Efficient carbon dioxide recovery using microbubbles | Commercialisation | The University of Sheffield The team …
Date: Wed 17 Sept 2025, 14-15:00 UK The Carbon Technology Research Foundation (CTRF) is hosting an online session Nature to the Rescue: Amazing Science Supercharging the Planet – Unlocking Methane Removal. The event is one in a series of high-level briefings designed for funders, policymakers, and research leaders working at …
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 …
Today is a public holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, so a quirky item that may interest bird lovers seems suitable… Brett Westwood is a radio presenter and author specialising in natural history, especially birds. Angela Bywater, EBNet’s former Network Co-Manager who now manages the UK side of the …
Date: 9 Sept 2025, 12:30-13:15 UK The Institute of Environmental Sciences (IES) is hosting a webinar entitled SILOtoSOIL tool: Demonstrating Connection across the IES Communities. The tool is a collaborative initiative by Midlands Land Events (MidLE) with the Society for the Environment (SocEnv), and features: An interactive mapping of organisations …
The Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts (GCSB) aims to develop environmentally and economically sustainable bio-derived composites and plastics, utilising waste biomass to replace petroleum and its derivatives. It started early this year, and is one of six worldwide Global Bioeconomy Centers which will run for 5 years with funding from …
The Independent Water Commission’s Review of the Water Sector in England and Wales, released on 21 July, may have produced less public furore than anticipated – in part as many of its recommendations targeted the regulators rather than the water companies. But there are signs that another sectoral issue may …
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 …
The next series of AquaEnviro one-day online training courses begins in September and includes the following: 9 Sept 2025 Wastewater Treatment 16 Sept 2025 Optimising Activated Sludge plants 24 Sept 2023 Optimising Anaerobic digesters: Sewage sludge For more information follow the links above, or for the overall programme see here. …
Deadline: Tues 23 Sept 2025 BBSRC has launched a new Engineering Biology ICURe Discover programme with Innovate UK Business Connect and The Helix Way. This is a part-time online market exploration programme for bioscience researchers and technicians in the field of Engineering Biology, with up to ÂŁ2,500 support for market …
The Environment Agency’s new Position Paper on Nature-Based Solutions is the starting point for an episode in the Planet Possible podcast series, featuring Helen Wakeham, the EA’s Director of Water, and Mark Lloyd, CEO of the Rivers Trust. A wide-ranging discussion includes the challenges presented by lack of performance data, …
Abstracts deadline: 15 Sept 2025 Event: 17-21 May 2026, Delft, Netherlands The call for abstracts for the next IWA Conference on Nutrient Removal and Recovery closes on 15 September 2025. The conference itself will take place after EBNet’s extended lifetime, and sadly we don’t [yet] have any additional funding to …
Date: Wed 20 Aug 2025, 12:30 – 13:15 UK The Foundation for Water Research (FWR) is hosting a webinar on Water Framework Directive economics 25 years on: From promise to practice – and the case for reform. The webinar will present a review of the economic provisions of the Water …
Each month we are highlighting 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. This month’s choices are: Chapter 5: What Any Fool Can Do by Vienna O’Shea, UK – a tale …
Researchers in Japan have discovered a species of bacteria that parasitises a methanogen with a key role in anaerobic digestion. This is the first time such bacterium-on-archaeon parasitism has been observed. The bacterium was isolated in a two-strain co-culture with host archaeon Methanospirillum hungatei. The source was digestate from a …
