Resources

Animations

Want to know more about Microbubbles for Wastewater Treatment, Anaerobic Fermentation, Slow Sand Filtration, the power of Microbes in Wastewater Treatment or Aerobic Granules? These are all freely available for general outreach, do let us know how you use them! Made to illustrate EBNet’s Microbiology/Engineering Interactions theme, these short videos can be enjoyed on YouTube.

Our thanks to Dr Hemaka Bandulasena, Loughborough University, Dr Francis Hassard, Cranfield University, Dr Yue Zhang, University of Southampton, Prof Tom Curtis, Newcastle University and Dr Yongqiang Liu, University of Southampton for working with Senate Media to create these. 

Exploring Environmental Biotechnology (EB) as a Field

There is no single universally recognised definition of EB. This study was commissioned to explore the past, present and future of EB as a field. Access the full report on Exploring Environmental Biotechnology as a Field or peruse the Executive Summary. You can also visit our EB and Social Sciences Working Group to find out more.

Newsletters

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Books

Our FREE e-book anthology ‘Microbes to the Rescue!‘ can be downloaded HERE. The Audiobook version is available HERE.

Suitable for all your outreach and education activities, this anthology contains a variety of short stories that were entered into our EBNet/Green Stories writing competition. The stories cover a wide range of EB topics in an entertaining and accessible way. Made available under a CC licence, we encourage you to share and use the book for any non-commercial activity; remember to attribute the authors! You can also access it via the Green Institute here, and the Book Network here.

There is also a spin-out anthology from Green Stories, now available for £1.99 from Amazon. Get your copy of ‘Stories from the Microbial World‘ for more positive stories of microbes.

[Find the internal EBNet Report here.]

Articles

Get Ready for the AI Boost, by Angela Bywater, AD & Bioresources News, Issue 58, Winter 2024, extracted here.

Biochar, AD and Digestate, by Lidia Krzynowek and David Vaughan, EB Network Corner, AD & Bioresources News, Issue 57, Summer 2024, extracted here.

The Valley of Death, by Dr Ruben Sakrabani, EB Network Corner, AD & Bioresources News, Issue 56, Winter 2023, extracted here.

Advanced Wastewater Recycling: Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors, EB Network Corner, AD & Bioresources News, Issue 55, Spring 2023, extracted here.

Farms of the Future, Organics Recycling & Biogas (The magazine from REA Organics and Green Gas), Spring 2023, Issue 51, extracted here.

Spark bugs biomethane boost (microbial electrochemical technologies), EB Network Corner, AD & Bioresources News, Issue 54, Winter 2022, extracted here.

EB Network Research Corner: Bioinformatics could unlock greater biogas production, by Dr Sarah Forrester, University of York, EB Network Corner, AD & Bioresources News, Issue 53, Summer 2022, extracted here.

Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) Report – Farm of the Future: Journey to Net Zero – Lead Editor: Angie Bywater and included in the ADBA magazine’s Issue 52, Winter 2021, extracted here.

Engine Innovation Powers Mobile Digestate Enhancement, EB Network Corner, AD & Bioresources News, Issue 51 Summer 2021, extracted here.

Reducing Ammonia Emissions from Digestate, by Stephen Temple, pages 33-34, EB Network Corner, AD & Bioresources News, Issue 50 Winter 2020-21, extracted here. Blog post here and LinkedIn here in advance of the ADBA National Conference 2021.

Horses for Courses – The Guide to 21st Century AD, pages 9-18, AD & Bioresources News, Issue 49 Autumn 2020, extracted here.

Size matters (contribution), pages 26-30 and Glastonbury, Rocking on Biogas, pages 42-43, AD & Bioresources News, Issue 45, Autumn 2019, extracted here.

Anaerobic Digestion, Biogas and the Water Industry, Water Industry Journal, Issue 12, September 2019, pages 52-54.

 

EBNet/Carbon Recycling Network Gas Fermentation Workshop Outputs

This workshop on microbial systems with gaseous inputs brought together 28 national and international contributors to identify key questions and knowledge gaps, R&D needs for technology progression and transfer, and actions to promote progress and alleviate any obstacles. Many of the issues identified also apply to a much wider range of industrial biotechnologies.

See the main Report and key outputs:

• Position Statement
• Summary
• Outcomes
• Priorities
• Visualisation

Survey Responses

EBNet is involved in responding to consultations and surveys within our remit. If members wish to add information or comments to our responses before they go out just email us. We also encourage all our members to get directly involved, by sharing their own responses as individuals with relevant expertise and experience to offer! You can see our evolving draft responses below in advance of submission.

UKRI/Engineering Biology Consultation – FINAL RESPONSE

CIWEM/A Fresh Water Future – FINAL RESPONSE

Future policy framework for biomethane production (Apr 24): call for evidence – EBNet RESPONSE

BBSRC Forward Look for UK Bioscience 2024: Community Consultation – EBNet RESPONSE

Videos

The topic of in-situ biomethanisation (where electrolytic hydrogen is injected into an AD plant) straddles both the EBNet remit – engineered microbial systems – and the Carbon Recycling Network – high methane content biogas. This video, recorded at AD & Biogas 2020 and courtesy of the AD Bioresources Association, shows Prof Sonia Heaven presenting research carried out on the technology. Here, she also outlines the challenges and opportunities in Environmental Biotechnology that the Network is working to support.

Our YouTube channel, which contains our webinar recordings and more, can be found here.

Courses

Please find the link for our ECR video training course here. Parts of it are also great for anyone doing online meetings. Please do get in touch if you would like to suggest any additions or any further helpful subjects.