Environmental Biotechnology Network

Webinar on Synergies of green hydrogen and bio-based value chains

Title: Synergies of renewable hydrogen and biobased value chains deployment: Environmental performance and promising value chains Date:  6 May 2025, 15-16:30 Central European Summer Time (CEST) Location: Online via TEAMs This webinar aims to shed light on promising biobased value chains that could exploit synergies between the hydrogen sector and the …

1st International Conference on Photogranules

Date: 17-19 September 2025 Venue: IHE Delft, Netherlands This event aims to bring together researchers in microbial ecology and physiology, environmental biotechnology and engineering working in the emerging field of phototrophic aggregation. The conference will cover topics from fundamental research to innovative applications in wastewater treatment and ecosystem restoration. The conference …

Biochar and Biogas webinar

Date: 12 May 2025 Time: 13-14:00 (GMT) Location: Online (Registration required) Carbogenics is presenting a free webinar on Biochar and Biogas – A winning combination. The webinar aims to provide A comprehensive understanding of biochar and its impact on AD Solutions for common challenges in AD processes Insights into CreChar …

Latest EBNet Animations

Don’t miss the two new animations in our series on Microbiology/Engineering Interactions, which came out during #EnvBiotechAware week. Prof Tom Curtis has already shown his Microbes in Wastewater Treatment as part of a presentation to the Royal Academy of Engineering, while Aerobic Granules captures some key themes of the AG …

UKWIR Report – Efficient Algae Removal for water treatment

UKWIR has published a report on removal of algae during water treatment.  While many of the methods described are physico-chemical, e.g. covering or filtration, it includes operating strategies and also floating wetland systems, where macrophytes are assisted by root biofilm formation Title: Efficient Algae Removal during the water treatment process …

#EnvBiotechAware week

For information on our activities, see our #EnvBiotechAware week which ran from 3-7 March 2025 Celebrating our Network members and their work, with lunchtime webinars, reports, animations, case studies, outreach and more.   Friday contains some real treats. An Escape Room game to save our water supply, an audiobook, an upcoming podcast with the …

Stories from the Microbial World: Chalk Scribblers panel

  Wednesday 9 April 2025, 19-21:00 UK time  –  Online This event features a panel discussion on the Stories from the Microbial World anthology with the editor and two contributing authors. Stories from the Microbial World contains 23 stories in which microbes and microbiology play a prominent role. It was …

EBIC Early Career Researcher Event 2025

The Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC) is holding its first ECR conference on 8-9 July 2025 in Edinburgh. The event is open to everyone, and is free to EBIC partners with a registration fee of £250 for non-partners. Abstract submissions are invited on a range of topics, including Environmental biotechnology, …