Over the past three years, the BioCannDo project focused intensively on communicating bio-based products and the bioeconomy. The project team gained a lot of experience, which it would now like to share with other communicators. Ten key insights are presented in BioCannDo’s recent publication “The BioCanndo experience: Let’s talk about bio-based products”. What makes BioCannDo…
It will handle up to 1,500 Sm3/h of biogas produced by anaerobic digestion of the organic fraction of sorted waste. The biomethane will be injected into the natural gas distribution network with intended use in transportation. The plant, which will be installed at the Polo Ecologico of Acea Pinerolese Industriale, sited in Pinerolo (Italy), will…
SUSBIND’s highly sustainable bio-based binders will replace conventional fossil-based binders currently used for wood-based panel boards in furniture mass products. By substituting fossil-based chemicals with those from renewable resources, carbon footprint of furniture products will be reduced. This will help mitigate climate change and will also strengthen the European furniture industry through novel, cost-efficient eco-products.…
Bioenergy production and use can make a valuable contribution to the sustainable development agenda. With careful management, various forms of bioenergy can help countries meet growing energy demand while concomitantly realizing carbon emissions reductions, climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts and improvements to citizens’ livelihoods. These benefits are best obtained through effective monitoring, research and…
19 June 2019. Today Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels (LSB) nominated Gloria Gaupmann, Head of Public Affairs, Technology & Innovation, Clariant, as Chairwoman at LSB’s Annual General Meeting in Brussels. Gloria takes over the Chair from Marko Janhunen, Director, Public Affairs at UPM, who served as chair since 2017. LSB is working closely with the European Commission, Members…
Raw materials are becoming scarce, so we need to think circularly and minimise waste. That is why the Dutch water authorities are working in numerous ways to extract valuable raw materials from residual water and wastewater. Kaumera Nereda® Gum Researchers at Delft University of Technology discovered that a new type of raw material can be…
Plant diseases, though a normal part of nature, can have disastrous effects in agriculture. They reduce food for people and revenues in rural areas. In the worst cases they result in hunger and starvation, as many famines in history show. About 16% of all crops are lost to plant diseases each year across the world. The…
Plastic has become fundamental in agriculture. The total consumption of plastic films for agricultural purposes in Europe exceeded 500.000 metric tons in 2013. Existing semi-intensive and intensive farming practices require the use of large quantities of plastic mulching film and fruit protection bags (and clips to close them) as they help prevent the growth of…
Most of today’s fresh as well as convenience food is sold in plastic packages. These packages need to account for a number of functions such as preserving hygienic conditions or enabling long shelf-life. Although many plastic packages can be recycled today, most are still based on fossil sources. In order to reduce the environmental impact…
IProPBio is a project funded by MSCA-RISE-2017: Research and Innovation Staff Exchange of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme. It includes nine EU beneficiaries, seven of which are Universities, one research center, one company and three Third Countries, namely the United States, Mexico and Brazil. The project has a budget of 594,000 € and a time…