Tag: <span>Theme 2</span>

EBNet 2nd Bioelectrochemical Systems Workshop: 12-13 December 2024, Newcastle University.

A workshop of knowledge and interaction for researchers working or interested in bioelectrochemical systems for the environment. This training event will strengthen your knowledge on bioelectrochemical systems and give you tools to improve the impact of your research. Find the agenda HERE. We will contact people by email to offer …

AGS and AS microbiome research – projects publication

A new paper comparing microbial communities in aerobic granular sludge (AGS) and conventional activated sludge (AS) builds on work carried out in a highly successful Business Interaction Voucher  (BIV) funded by EBNet, and a Proof-of-Concept grant from the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC).  Findings included a more diverse microbiome with …

Joint EBNet/Carbon Recycling Network Report on Gas Fermentation

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 …

Job: Research Assistant / Associate in Trickling Filters at BEWISe, Newcastle University. Deadline: 23 June 2024

BEWISe (Biological Engineering Wastewater Innovation at Scale) is an international centre of research excellence and experimentation for wastewater management technology. Newcastle University’s new Biological Engineering: Wastewater Innovation at Scale (BEWISe) facility is the first of its type in Europe in large-scale wastewater treatment research using bacteria. They are looking for …

Webinar: Professor Bruce Logan, Penn State College of Engineering, 22 Apr 2024, 14-15:00 hrs

Registration closed. A recording may be posted here later, with speaker permission. The EBNet Working Group on Bioelectrochemical Development for Environmental Technology is pleased to announce a talk by Prof Bruce Logan, Penn State College of Engineering on 22 April 2024 at 2-3 pm UK time, 22 Apr 24. If you …

1st International Conference on Novel Photorefineries for Resource Recovery

PHOTOREFINERIES 2024 will be held in Valladolid, Spain, 9-11 September 2024. In the global quest for sustainability in all anthropogenic activities, the potential of sun radiation to power resource recovery from solid, liquid and gaseous emissions has been underestimated. Novel photorefineries, based on the combined action of solar radiation and …

Biochar in Environmental Biotechnology: Webinar 12 Feb 2024, 10-11:00 (GMT)

View Meredith’s working group introduction here. Download Professor Coulon’s presentation here and Distinguished Professor Ball’s presentation here. The webinar, hosted by Dr Meredith Barr from the EBNet Biochar Working Group, features Prof Andy Ball, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Prof Frederic Coulon, Cranfield University discussing the application of biochar …

Organic Solid Waste Bio-treatment in China and UK: Research and Practice

Webinar, 18 Dec 2023 10-11:00 am. Chaired by Dr Jane Gilbert, Carbon Clarity. Registration is now closed; recording available upon request. This webinar was jointly coordinated by EBNet and the Chartered Institute of Wastes Management (CIWM).  Jenny Grant is is Head of Organics and Natural Capital for the REA (the …

Prosperity Partnership brings together Microbiology and Engineering

Congratulations to Prof James Chong and colleagues at the University of York for their successful Prosperity Partnership proposal with industry partner Yorkshire Water. The project on Understanding how microbial communities respond to design and process engineering in wastewater treatment (BB/Y003314/1) brings together environmental engineering and genomics to improve bioenergy production …

Bio-recovery of Technology-Relevant Metals: a joint E3B and EBNet Event

12-14 December 2023, Kimpton Clocktower Hotel and Maldron Hotel, Manchester This event brings together scientists and industry working on industrial biotechnology and bioenergy aspects of metals in biology. View the conference information and packed international programme here.

Bioelectrochemistry for Environmental Systems Workshop – 23/24th November 2023

Brought to you by the Bioelectrochemical Development for Environmental Technology Working Group, this 2-day workshop features hands-on lab learning and will be held at Newcastle University. This is a must for anyone working, or thinking of working, with bioelectrochemical systems. There is a small fee A workshop of knowledge and …

EBNet Webinar: Bioelectrochemical Systems – from fundamentals in robotics to real world applications

Webinar: Thursday 20 July 2023, 10.00-11.00 (BST). Registration is now closed. The webinar video can be found here. Invited Speaker: Title: Bioelectrochemical Systems – from fundamentals in robotics to real world applications Professor Yannis Ieropoulos is Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Southampton. Yannis has a background in electrical …

Microbial Reduction of Nitrous Oxide – Online 26 May 2023, 12.00-13.00

Organised by the EBNet Working Group on N2O Emissions from EB Join the latest webinar brought to you by the N2O Emissions from Environmental Biotechnologies Working Group. Microbial reduction of nitrous oxide: a decade of ecophysiological investigation and development into a viable greenhouse-gas removal technology. By Dr Sukhwan Yoon, Department …

N2O Emissions from Environmental Biotechnologies – Webinar 27 April 2023, 13.00-1500 hrs

Registration now closed. Webinar is available here. With a focus on current progress in UK, this webinar organised by EBNet Working Group: N2O emissions from Environmental Biotechnologies introduces the progress and challenges of N2O production and emission in environmental biotechnologies, with especial interest on wastewater treatment. Different methodologies for monitoring …

EBNet Webinar: Bioelectrochemical Development for Environmental Technology

Webinar: Thursday 16 March 2023, 09.00-10.00 (GMT). Event over. (Find our past webinar recordings on the YouTube channel HERE.) Invited International Speaker: Title: “Microbial Electrochemical Systems: fundamentals and applications“ Associate Professor Annemiek ter Heijne, Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands. A. Prof. Annemiek ter Heijne is Former President …