The vision of the GreenLight project is to utilise lignin, a wood component that is a large by-product from pulp mills, as raw material for green and cost-efficient carbon fibres.…
Lignin-based carbon fibre for lighter cars – GreenLight Project
Samuele Nannoni
A microalgae perspective to enhance the sustainability of food production – SABANA Project
SABANA project was launched at December 2016 for the implementation in Almería of an Excellence Center for research and development of microalgae biotechnology. This is a four-year project on which…
Sustainable Regional Supply Chains for Woody Bioenergy – BioRES Project
Gas, oil and lignite are widely used in Eastern Europe. The efficient generation of heat and electricity using woody biomass, however, is still in its infancy. The EU Horizon 2020…
EERA Bioenergy announces new Stategic Research and Innovation Agenda
The “Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda” (SRIA) of the EERA Joint Programme on Bioenergy aligns research efforts across borders and provides guidance for policymakers to help decarbonise the energy sector…
Safe commercial digital services for the European research community – the OCRE Project
The Open Clouds for Research Environments (OCRE) is a Horizon 2020 project funded by the European Union which aims to enable and facilitate research institutions to use commercial digital services…
How to ensure cheap and CO2 neutral energy through a Biomass System : the DEBS Project
The Horizon 2020 Dall Energy Biomass System (DEBS) Project has developed a new, disruptive biomass furnace that reduces dust and particle emissions by more than 90%. It can easily meet…
Design the penetration of Non-food Crops (NFC) into European agriculture: PANACEA Project
The Horizon 2020 PANACEA project aims to set up a thematic network to foster the effective exchange between research, industry and the farming community in order to design the penetration…
Valorising municipal solid waste and fish waste for high-added value applications: the DAFIA project
The DAFIA Project is funded by the EU Research and Innovation Programme Horizon 2020. It aims at reducing the heavy dependency on fossil resources by converting municipal solid waste (MSW) and marine rest raw…
Finland sets world-leading 30% biofuel obligation for 2030
(UPM, Helsinki, 7 February 2019 at 16:00 EET) – The Finnish Parliament has yesterday 6 February 2019 approved a law that sets a gradually increasing 30% biofuels target for 2030.…
