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 …
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published its first Outlook for Biogas and Biomethane: a global geospatial assessment. The report analyses the sector, reviewing current policies, business models, consumption patterns and supply trends. It examines potential environmental impacts, highlighting the importance of minimising associated methane emissions and responsibly managing organic …
For anyone who doesn’t already use it, a big shout-out from our AD WG for IEA Bioenergy’s Task 37 Newsletter. This astonishingly comprehensive round-up draws attention to anaerobic digestion, biogas and biomethane developments around the world: for example, the July 2025 edition covers IEA’s first Outlook for Biogases and Biomethane …
Two new IEA Bioenergy publications cover topics central to EBNet and its working groups on Anaerobic Digestion (AD) and Anaerobic Fermentations (AF). The newly-updated report from Task 44 Flexible Bioenergy and System Integration on Technologies for Flexible Bioenergy explores how sustainable bioenergy can provide temporal, spatial and sectoral flexibility to …
Date: 7 July 2025, 14-15:30 UK This webinar, organised as part of Net Zero Week 2025, will present the key outcomes from a study commissioned by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) on the cost of meeting Britain’s Net Zero targets in 2050. It will highlight significant savings that could …
Key dates: Abstract submission 16 June 2025 Early Bird registration 30 June 2025 Conference 24-27 Sept 2025 Venue:Â Harokopio University of Athens, Greece This year sees the fifth conference in the series RETASTE: Rethink Food Resources, Losses, and Waste. The conference covers a range of relevant topic areas: information on …
Presentations from our webinar Opportunities in Biogas – an IEA Task 37 perspective are now available on EBNet’s YouTube channel. This webinar was jointly hosted by EBNet and the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), with the aim of making people more familiar with the vast array of information and …
Date: 27-29 August 2025 Venue: Hersonissos, Crete Organised by the CarbonNeutralLNG project, this course looks at green fuels, including synthesis of methane from green H2 and biogenic CO, and innovative processes to convert biomass residues into bioLNG. Through lectures and interactive workshops participants will explore the role of green fuels …
The International Fugitive Emissions Abatement Association IFEAA has carried out a review of factors enabling on-farm anaerobic digestion and methane capture. The IFEAA team, including EBNet’s Network Co-Manager Angela Bywater, worked with system developers to understand policy, regulatory, skills and technology aspects, as part of the Cornwall-based Net Zero Methane …
Join us from Monday to Wednesday for three lunchtime webinars covering various aspects of EB. MONDAY WEBINAR: Current and future directions in Aerobic Granular Sludge systems, Monday, 3 March 2025 1-2 pm (UK) The webinar will include two presentations, the first covering technical developments for Nereda, experience of meeting current industry …
Date: 9-12 March 2025Â Â Registration closes 31 January! Venue:Â Shrigley Hall, Cheshire UK Organised by the Carbon Recycling Network (a BBSRC NIBB), this free 3-day event brings together academic and industrial partners to identify and address key challenges in this field. The programme includes talks from invited speakers from academia, industry, …
At the recent joint EBNet/Carbon Recycling Network Gas Fermentation Workshop in Cheshire this March, we gathered top experts from across the world to discuss priorities for gas fermentation research. The overall goal was to develop our understanding of gas fermentation systems to allow optimisation of operational strategies and conversion efficiencies. Key areas …
The following projects were awarded funding in our EBNet BIV2024 Call. Feasibility study for the recovery of precious metals from incinerated bottom ash (IBA) using bioleaching technology – Professor Sebastien Farnaud, Coventry University / Fortis IBA Ltd Improving the accuracy, reliability and user experience of low-flow gas meters for research …
EBNet Co-I Prof Tom Curtis and Network co-Manager Angela Bywater headed to Fairbanks Alaska from 4th to 7th March 2024 to discuss renewable energy from anaerobic digestion in remote and off-grid applications. The meeting was hosted by the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) and funded by the NATO Science for …
This hybrid workshop on 25 Oct 2023 was organised by IEA Bioenergy Task 37 in conjunction with Biomasse Suisse, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), the Association of the Swiss Gas Industry and the research project consortium EMMINA. The main topic was emissions from the biogas upgrading process at AD …
