BB-REG-NET has released its latest report on integrating biodegradability into life cycle assessment (LCA). The new report notes that LCA often under-emphasises biodegradation and end-of-life impacts, meaning that potential benefits may be overlooked in any comparison between bio-based products and conventional materials. While noting that test conditions are not fully …
Last year EBNet’s Biochars for Pollution Prevention WG ran a very successful workshop, jointly supported by BBNet and EBNet, on Integration of Thermal, Thermochemical and Biological Conversion. A Summary of the workshop was published shortly after it took place, but a more detailed report on its findings has been embargoed …
Outputs from the EMISI project have now been published and are available on the EMISI website of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), where you can find information on the project, the teams involved and the full results. These include a Policy Brief, a Findings and Recommendations report, a Technical …
EBNet members from a range of backgrounds whose work is impacted by synthetic or engineering biology may be interested in a new publication on Governing Synthetic Biology, in the Oxford Biology Primers series. This book is intended as an introductory text providing readers from different disciplines with an overview of …
The Green Stories Project has published winning stories from its flash fiction competition in an anthology The Last Plastic Fork and Other Green Epiphanies. Copies of paper and ebook versions are available from Habitat Press. For more information on the Green Stories competition see here. Meanwhile Habitat Press author Laura …
Congratulations to Prof Jhuma Sadhukhan and colleagues on a new paper that combines several areas of interest for EBNet members, including microbial H2 production, utilisation of waste feedstocks to generate high-value products, and tools for sustainability assessment. The paper, published in Nature Chemistry, demonstrates a novel strategy for coupling cogenerated …
Reactions to Dirty Business, the new Channel 4 Docudrama on sewage pollution, suggest the UK water industry is in for another heavy battering. After the 3-episode series aired on 23 Feb 2026 it has received extensive coverage on all major press and media outlets, from BBC News to Woman and …
A new report by the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and Zero Waste Europe considers the case for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for food products in the European Union. Although the EU mandated separate collection of bio-waste under the revised Waste Framework Directive in 2025, it is estimated that only 26% of around 60 …
News continues to emerge on the scale of illegal dumping of solid waste across the country. The latest BBC investigation notes that the Environment Agency (EA) shut down 700 such sites last year, but over 500 remain active, with 10s of 1000s of tonnes deposited in some cases. Colleagues in …
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 …
In 2025 EBNet sponsored a workshop on measurement of residual biogas production (RBP) as a possible tool for estimating potential methane emissions from digestate storage. The workshop contributes to an ongoing programme of work by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) on Methane Emissions from AD, which …
Date: 29 Jan 2026 Venue: Sketchley Grange Hotel, Leicestershire For more information and to register, see HERE. As industries face increasing pressure to reduce carbon intensity, secure sustainable inputs and move away from fossil-derived chemicals, biogenic CO₂ and circular energy systems are emerging as critical solutions. While rooted in the …
IEA Bioenergy has published an Inter-Task report on Synergies of green hydrogen and biobased value chains deployment (see here for accompanying blog). An associated webinar is available here. Dr Luca Alibardi of Cranfield University, co-Lead of EBNet’s Anaerobic Fermentation WG, welcomed the report with the following comment: “The case study targeted a carbohydrate-rich wastewater, …
In collaboration with IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Kemira Ltd is offering a webinar on the Carbon footprint of different wastewater treatment plant configurations. This free, on-demand session explores the environmental impact of different treatment configurations, and offers practical guidance for increased sustainability. The session shares findings from a study, …
While the European Union is updating some of its sustainability and supply chain rules to simplify reporting requirements, its new Bioeconomy Strategy published on 27 Nov 2025 shows both commitment and ambition. The new Strategy revises the 2012 version and its 2018 update. The four main goals identified in the Strategy …
