Tag: <span>GCSB</span>

Measuring methane emissions in agriculture (and elsewhere?) – IFEAA/IMechE webinar 3 Nov

Date: 3 Nov 2025, 12:00 UK  Register HERE Accurate quantification of methane emissions from sites and processes is an issue for a range of environmental biotechnologies, from landfill to slurry lagoons and large-scale anaerobic digestion.  Agricultural methane sources, such as livestock farming, pose the same problems and can be particularly …

CIWM webinar: Upskilling for a circular economy – 31 Oct 2025

Date: 31 Oct 2025, 11:00 UK  Register HERE. A webinar organised by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) will discuss the most critical skills required for the transition from a linear to a more circular economy, identify when these are needed and explore how they can be secured. Prof …

BBIA/GCSB Bioplastics webinar – available to view

The Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) has kindly made a recent webinar on Bioplastics available to EBNet members  –  watch it here. The presenter is Prof Jhuma Sadhukhan of the University of Surrey, who is UK Lead for the Global Center for Sustainable bioproducts (GCSB). The webinar covers the following …

Bird Life

Today is a public holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, so a quirky item that may interest bird lovers seems suitable… Brett Westwood is a radio presenter and author specialising in natural history, especially birds.  Angela Bywater, EBNet’s former Network Co-Manager who now manages the UK side of the …

Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts – UK/Canada Visit

The Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts (GCSB) aims to develop environmentally and economically sustainable bio-derived composites and plastics, utilising waste biomass to replace petroleum and its derivatives. It started early this year, and is one of six worldwide Global Bioeconomy Centers which will run for 5 years with funding from …