Call deadline: 28 June 2026 The Supergen Bioenergy Hub has launched a new flexible funding call focused on developing an enabling environment for sustainable bioenergy. This call supports solution‑oriented, interdisciplinary projects that address the policy, regulatory, market, and societal barriers to sustainable bioenergy and bio-based product deployment in the UK. …
Two Case Stories recently published by IEA Task 37 Energy from Biogas are of interest to EBNet members and the wider anaerobic digestion community. One is a study of the VEAS wastewater treatment plant in Oslo, which serves a population equivalent of around 800,000. The plant recovers 79% of N …
Dr Clare Lukehurst has recently been recognised by an entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Although the text is behind a paywall, it’s very gratifying to see her remarkable life and contributions acknowledged in this way. Dr Lukehurst acted for many years as the UK representative for IEA …
A recent report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Delivering Sustainable Fuels: Pathways to 2035 highlights the benefits to the energy sector and to wider economic and environmental sustainability. Liquid biofuels, biogases, low-emissions hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels enable and support the energy transition. They are particularly important for sectors …
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 …
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 …
Date: 11-17 June 2025 Location: Albi, France IMT Mines Albi, as part of EUR BioEco, is hosting the second RENEWGAS Summer School on bio-hydrogen and bio-methane production using biological and thermochemical processes. The summer school considers pathways to convert biomass into storable gas energy carriers. It is divided in four …
IEA Task 37 Energy from Biogas has published a report on Potential for Manure-based Anaerobic Digestion – Motivations, Barriers and Approaches in Six Countries. The new report builds on a previous Task 37 study Potential and utilization of manure to generate biogas in seven countries, updating this and adding data …
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, …
Kindly respond by 15 March 2024 TASK 37 is consulting on priorities for their next triennium (2025-28). The UK Task 37 lead, Prof Sonia Heaven, is canvassing the AD community for topics for inclusion in the new programme. Some brief examples are given below. Do you have an opinion? Please …
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 …
Friday, 1 December 2023 – 16:45 – 18:15 (Asia/Dubai time)/12.45 to 14.15 (GMT) This side event to the COP28 climate conference is organised by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (IGSD), International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) and World Biogas Association (WBA). Speakers will …
Thursday, 23 June 2022 at 11.00 (BST). International experts in the field will present existing and recent approaches to quantify, monitor and mitigate methane emissions. The class will bring participants up to speed with process emissions of methane from wastewater treatment – through presentations of key findings from a newly …
Can you help with this survey? NNFCC have been contracted by BEIS to conduct an evidence gathering exercise on costs associated with anaerobic digestion (AD) plants. The aim of this research is to establish the current costs of deploying and running an anaerobic digester to produce biomethane for injection into the grid, in Great Britain. NNFCC are contacting operators, developers …
There was stiff competition at the University of Sheffield’s biodigester hackathon, organised by Helen Wright and sponsored by RS Components, Grass Roots and the Alumni Association. Each team consisted of cross-disciplinary first and second year engineering students, mentored by a third year student. The students were challenged to build a …
