On the 6th of December the Task 42 Biorefinery Atlas Portal was officially launched at the ‘Industrial symbiosis and biorefineries in a circular economy’ session of the IEA Bioenergy Conference 2021. The Task 42 Biorefinery Atlas Portal gives an overview of the world-wide biorefinery deployment status and can be found here. Biorefinery data can be […]
read moreThe Morrison Government has welcomed the release of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) Bioenergy Roadmap, which sets out opportunities that all levels of government, research institutions and industry can collaborate to grow Australia’s bioenergy sector. At the request of Government, ARENA developed the Bioenergy Roadmap to identify the barriers and key opportunities to build […]
read moreThe Life Cycle Assessment seminar “Ökobilanzwerkstatt” is an event for young researchers in the field of life cycle analysis and offers a forum for scientific discussion, networking and exchange of experience. From September 22nd to 24th, Wood K plus organized an excellent seminar program with 22 scientific presentations and two keynote lectures in eight thematic […]
read moreThe LignoCOST network (CA17128 -Establishment of a Pan- European Network on the Sustainable Valorisation of Lignin) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2nd LignoCost Newsletter, which describes who they are, their working groups, an overview of achievements and upcoming network activities. The LignoCOST network is closely working together with IEA Bioenergy Task 42 […]
read moreIn 2020 the European Commission DG RTD awarded a E4tech (Lead), Wageningen Research, BTG, FNR and iCons the “EU Biorefinery Outlook to 2030” study. The executive summary and study report is now available here. The report presents scenarios on how demand and supply for bio-based chemicals and materials could grow to 2030, and provides roadmaps […]
read moreMEDIA RELEASE Unique yeast strain converts non-food biomass to bioethanol and food, reduces emissions Sydney, 12 July 2021 — In a major technological breakthrough, Australian biotech company MicroBioGen has successfully demonstrated the production of both high-protein food and low carbon bioethanol from non-food material using a single biological agent. The breakthrough follows 15 years of […]
read moreAMSTERDAM and DEN HAM, 2 June 2021, 07:00 CEST – Infrastructure company Roelofs today starts the construction of the world’s first test road made from bio-asphalt with Dutch lignin. This lignin is produced by Avantium, a leading technology company in renewable chemistry. The fully plant-based lignin is used as a substitute for bitumen in asphalt, […]
read moreAvantium is delighted to announce that Cosun Beet Company and Avantium are joining forces with the ambition to build and operate a plant-based glycols plant, to be operational in 2025. The envisioned joint venture intends to a acquire the world’s first Ray Technology™ license from Avantium. A fitting announcement for Earth Day! For more information, […]
read moreSince this triennium Sweden is a member of IEA Bioenergy Task 42 Biorefining in a Circular Economy. Sweden has a large interest in biorefinery development and not least development and deployment of industrial biorefinery concepts utilising lignocellulosic residues from the forestry and/or agricultural sector. In Task 42, Sweden is represented by PhD Johanna Mossberg, Vice […]
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