In a valuable and promising initiative, a joint Biorefinery and Biomethane event was held on 22 Oct 2025 at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. The event was organised by IEA Bioenergy’s Task 42 Biorefining in a circular economy and Task 37 Energy from Biogas as part of a two-day joint …
Date and venue: 9-13 June 2026 in Valencia, Spain Attention all EBNet members – not just those primarily interested in anaerobic digestion (AD). The 19th IWA World Conference on Anaerobic Digestion has a range of topics directly relevant to several of our Working Groups: Adding value to (bio)gas (AD, AF …
An IEA Inter-Task report on Synergies for bioenergy supply chain in Bioeconomy networks describes efforts to expand the current linear value chain perspective into a broader network-based view of bioenergy and bioeconomy systems. The report introduces a framework to help identify and leverage synergies between bioenergy supply chains, biobased materials …
Date: 31 Oct 2025, 11:00 UKÂ 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 …
Thumbs up to a featured item in the International Water Association (IWA)’s The Source magazine, on Rethinking resource recovery in wastewater. While it’s an opinion piece, rather than a presentation of fresh results or research, it marshals the arguments well and covers a wide perspective. It also makes the powerful …
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 …
The European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP) is inviting organisations to sign a letter calling for ambitious targets for nutrients in the EU’s Circular Economy Act. Sustainable nutrient supply and management is a critical issue for many regions, with several countries including the UK currently reviewing associated regulations: any further developments …
Date: Mon 8 Sept 2025 12-13:00 UK Venue: Online The Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) and the Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts (GCSB) are hosting a webinar on Bioplastics from Biomass: Innovative Pathways for Sustainable Conversion. Topics include: Global Center for Sustainable Bioproduct overview Biocomposites overview: Environmental drivers and policy incentives Integrated …
Congratulations to the Project Team and the AD WG for their new publication applying systems thinking to food waste reduction and recovery on a University campus. The paper, published in the Journal of the Operational Research Society, is one outcome from a small project supported by EBNet via our Anaerobic …
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 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 …
BBNet and EBNet are delighted to announce that registration is now open for a workshop exploring how thermal, thermochemical, and biological conversion technologies may be integrated to improve environmental and economic outcomes of waste and biomass valorisation processes. This two day in-person workshop will be led by the EBNet biochars …
28-30 October 24, 9:00 hrs – 17:00 hrs, #8 Wates House (details below), University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, Register HERE Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a robust and systematic methodology to evaluate and analyse the environmental impacts of a product or service system across its whole life cycle. This …
GWP standards, carbon offsetting schemes, carbon footprint calculator and offsetting methodologies and techno-economic analysis (TEA) Registration closed. This workshop aimed to explore with stakeholders the policy landscape for the EBNet community, especially the drivers and incentives for carbon offsetting technologies. How do we define such technologies? What is the methodological …
30 October 2023, 9:30 – 16:00, Oak Suite 1-2, University of Surrey (see map)**, registration here, agenda here This in-person workshop aims to establish the Goal and Scope Definition of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) following the ISO14040-44 principles for the UK anaerobic digestion systems. Key players in the field will …
