Over the next years, global population growth is expected to push the population of the world up to a total of 9 billion people in 2050. Such an increase, along…
Valorising biorefinery byproducts
Chiara Benetti
Sustainable production of plastics and biogas from legume residues
According to data from Eurostat, in 2010, total waste production in Europe amounted 2.5 billions of tons, from which only 36 % was reused or recycled. The current European legislation…
Raising awareness and promoting public participation in the European bioeconomy
A transparent dialogue on bioeconomy is important for the assessment of its opportunities and challenges. The use of bio-based resources and processes opens up potential for new products with novel…
Developing bio-based paints and solvents
The European Union annually uses 5 million tons of solvents, while 0.63 million tons of these are ‘bio-based’. Even though the bulk of solvents used in the market belong to…
Garbage in, graphite and green hydrogen out
Natural graphite, a high grade of coal, is 1 of 20 raw materials that the EU has identified as critical to its economy and for which it is largely dependent…
Bio-methane from cheese making residues
British company Clearfleau is commissioning its most complex plant to date, which will feed bio-methane into the gas grid in rural Cumbria. By feeding the bio-methane into the gas grid, the…
UPM Biofuels extends sustainability certification to its bio-based products
UPM Biofuels has extended sustainability certification to cover all of its output streams from the Lappeenranta Biorefinery in Finland, under the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Scheme, ISCC PLUS. UPM Biofuels…
Efficient utilization of willow biomass
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Aalto University investigated how willow biomass can be utilised more efficiently. According to the results of this joint project, when processed correctly, willow…
Wood pellets in Finland, an overview
Finland is an important producer country on the European wood pellet market. Despite the intensive development of wind and solar power, forest biomass remains the most significant energy source in…
Designing effective biofuel policies in Canada
A recent research by Clean Energy Canada, an initiative of the Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, assessed the performance of Canadian biofuel regulations in reducing carbon…
