- Animations
- Books
- EBNet reports
- Other joint reports and contributions
- Survey responses
- Video and podcast
- Professional, technical & opinion pieces
- Newsletters
- Training materials
Animations
Want to know more about the power of Microbes in Wastewater Treatment, Aerobic Granules, Microbubbles for Wastewater Treatment, Anaerobic Fermentation and Slow Sand Filtration? Made to illustrate EBNet’s Microbiology/Engineering Interactions theme, these short animations can be enjoyed on our YouTube channel. They are all freely available for general outreach, let us know how you use them!
Our thanks to Prof Tom Curtis, Newcastle University, Dr Yongqiang Liu, University of Southampton, Dr Hemaka Bandulasena, Loughborough University, Dr Yue Zhang, University of Southampton and Dr Francis Hassard, Cranfield University for working with Senate Media to create these.
Books
Our FREE e-Book anthology Green Stories: Microbes to the Rescue! can be downloaded HERE. The Audiobook version is available HERE.
Suitable for outreach and educational activities, it contains a variety of short stories from a writing competition run by the Green Stories Project and sponsored by EBNet. The stories cover a wide range of EB topics in an entertaining and accessible way. Made available under a CC licence, you can share and use the book for any non-commercial activity; remember to acknowledge the authors! You can also access it via the Green Institute here, and the Book Network here.
A further anthology combines selected stories from the EBNet book with entries to the Green Stories’ Clean vs Green competition. Stories from the Microbial World is available as an eBook or paperback published by Habitat Press.
EBNet’s report on the Microbes to the Rescue competition is available here.
EBNet reports
EBNet/Carbon Recycling Network Gas Fermentation Workshop
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
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 read the Executive Summary. Visit our EBSS WG page for more information.
GHG Emissions from Sanitation Systems
This workshop hosted by EBNet’s N2O WG and the University of Leeds brought together leading researchers working on measurement and mitigation of GHG emissions from sanitation sytems. See the Workshop Summary and the Summary Report on Measurement of Greenhouse Gases from Sanitation and their Relationship with Microbiological Processes within Sanitation Systems.
Slow Sand Filtration Futures
This workshop organised by the Water Biofilms WG brought together water professionals, researchers, and engineers to explore the ongoing relevance, operational innovations, and future potential of Slow Sand Filters (SSF) as a core drinking water treatment process. See the main Workshop Report, identified Research Priorities and final Position Statement.
Sludge Modelling
This 2-day workshop led by Prof John Bridgeman brought together modellers with microbiologists and end users to discuss best practice, challenges and opportunities in prediction of the behaviour of these complex non-Newtonian multi-phase fluids. See Workshop Report and Summary Outcomes.
More EBNet reports
AD WG Report on Somebody’s Food: A social science approach to identify, discuss, and transform on-campus food waste behaviour
PFAS WG Addressing PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contamination in the Environment Position Statement
For information on the activities of our Working Groups, see reports under individual WG pages. The overall EBNet Themes report is available here.
EBNet’s report on the Microbes to the Rescue competition is available here.
A report on EBNet’s experience of introducing the double-blind review process for PoC funding is here.
Coming soon…
Preliminary Report on New Biomethane: Exploring future pathways and technologies for biomethane production beyond biogas upgrading workshop hosted by AD, AF, BES and Bioinformatics WGs – full report to follow
AD WG Summary on CO2 Biomethanation as an enabling process for carbon recycling and utilisation – critical review of gaps and opportunities for future scale-up in the UK, funded by the Carbon Recycling Network and EBNet – full report coming soon
AF WG Joint EBNet/BBNet workshop on the Role of Anaerobic Fermentation in the Circular Bio-economy Event summary – full report will follow soon
Biochar WG Summary Report from the workshop on Integration of Thermal, Thermochemical, and Biological Conversion Technologies hosted by EBNet’s Biochars for Pollution Prevention WG – full report to follow
Summary for study on Implications of Emerging Biotechnologies for Bioreactor Materials, supported by AF and BES WGs – full report to follow
Other reports
EBNet has contributed to the following reports
Farm of the Future: Journey to Net Zero
The Farm of the Future: Journey to Net Zero report covers resource management, renewable energy systems, enterprise decarbonisation and policy recommendations.
The report is published by the Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) with EBNet’s Angela Bywater as Lead Editor. EBNet was also one of the organisations sponsoring the report. Further sector-specific reports are also available to RASE members.
International Fugitive Emissions Abatement Association (IFEAA) reviews
- Enablers For On-Farm Anaerobic Digestion, Methane Capture and Use: Full and Summary Reports
- Regulation for On Farm AD and lagoon methane capture – enablers and barriers: Report
These reports are also available from IFEAA’s Net Zero Methane Hub Insights page.
Survey Responses
EBNet is involved in responding to consultations and surveys within our remit. We also encourage all our members to get directly involved, by sharing their own responses as individuals with relevant expertise and experience to offer!
UKRI/Engineering Biology Consultation – EBNet Response
CIWEM/A Fresh Water Future – EBNet 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
Video and Podcast
EBNet’s YouTube channel contains recordings of our webinars, presentations and more. Here, we outline the challenges and opportunities in Environmental Biotechnology that the Network is working to support.
In Episode 1 of the British Soil Science Society’s Soil Matters podcast, Prof Fred Coulon and Prof Tony Gutierrez discuss new bioremediation techniques that are completely changing our approaches to reclaiming contaminated land. See here for more details on the podcast. The accompanying slide deck is available here, while supporting information on our Pollutants and Media theme is here.
Professional, technical & opinion pieces
For academic journal papers associated with EBNet research, see the Outcomes page
EBNet corner, AD & Bioresources News
- Get Ready for the AI Boost by Angela Bywater, Issue 58 Winter 2024, extract here.
- Biochar, AD and Digestate by Lidia Krzynowek and David Vaughan, Issue 57 Summer 2024, extract here.
- The Valley of Death by Dr Ruben Sakrabani, Issue 56 Winter 2023, extract here.
- Advanced Wastewater Recycling: Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors by Angela Bywater, Issue 55 Spring 2023, extract here.
- Spark bugs biomethane boost (microbial electrochemical technologies) by Angela Bywater, Issue 54 Winter 2022, extract here.
- Bioinformatics could unlock greater biogas production by Dr Sarah Forrester, Issue 53 Summer 2022, extract here.
- Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) Report – Farm of the Future: Journey to Net Zero, Lead Editor Angela Bywater, in ADBA magazine’s Issue 52 Winter 2021, extract here.
- Engine Innovation Powers Mobile Digestate Enhancement by Angela Bywater, Issue 51 Summer 2021, extract here.
- Reducing Ammonia Emissions from Digestate by Stephen Temple, pages 33-34, Issue 50 Winter 2020-21, extract here. Blog post here and LinkedIn here in advance of the ADBA National Conference 2021.
- Horses for Courses – The Guide to 21st Century AD by Angela Bywater, Issue 49 Autumn 2020, extracted here.
- Size matters (contribution by Angela Bywater), pages 26-30 and Glastonbury, Rocking on Biogas, by Angela Bywater, pages 42-43, Issue 45 Autumn 2019, extract here.
- Biological wastes and the Circular Economy: not yet where we could be, Waste Management & Research 2025, 43(3) 293-296.
- Anaerobic Digestion, Biogas and the Water Industry, Water Industry Journal, Issue 12, Sept 2019, p.52-54.
- Farms of the Future, Organics Recycling & Biogas (the magazine of REA Organics and Green Gas), Spring 2023 Issue 51, extract here.
Training material
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.
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