Natural fibers in use - 15/02/2022 Sustainable reinforcement of e-bike battery cases Ansmann AG from Assamstadt provides mobile energy solutions with a focus on sustainability. The BioBattery project, which was awarded the Baden-Württemberg Bioeconomy Innovation Prize, saw Ansmann AG working with the Fraunhofer LBF in Darmstadt to develop a natural fibre reinforced plastic composite for use in e-bike battery cases.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/sustainable-reinforcement-e-bike-battery-cases
Event - 11/10/2022 - 13/10/2022 Progress in Biomethane-Mobility Neubausaal, Schwäbisch Hall, Kongress/Symposium https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/events/progress-biomethane-mobility
Lentil cultivation in a producers’ association - EIP-AGRI Rhizo-Linse project - 23/05/2022 From cultivation to market – lentils from the Swabian Alb Complicated cultivation, fluctuating yields and complex cleaning: Leisa – as lentils are called in Swabian – are demanding. So to produce lentils economically, 130 farmers in the Swabian Alb have joined forces and set up the organic producers’ association Alb-Leisa. Their lentil harvests are processed and marketed by a company called Lauteracher Alb-Feld-Früchte.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/cultivation-market-lentils-swabian-alb
Event - 17/03/2022 - 18/03/2022 ECOinnovations from biomass Papenburg and Online, Kongress/Symposium https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/events/ecoinnovations-biomass
Save-the-date - 03/05/2023 - 23/05/2023 Berliner Energietage 2023 Online (03.05.-05.05.2023) / Berlin (22.05.-23.05.2023), Kongress/Symposium https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/events/berliner-energietage-2023
Event - 28/04/2022 Israel – Baden-Württemberg Innovation Summit 2022 Mannheim, Kongress/Symposium https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/events/israel-baden-wuerttemberg-innovation-summit-2022
Paludiculture as a beacon of hope for the climate - 28/06/2022 Peatlands as CO2 reservoirs: simultaneous renaturation and use Peatlands store more carbon dioxide than any other ecosystem in the world. However, when drained, they become a climate-damaging source of CO2. The management of wet peatlands reveals exciting solutions, with market potential in the areas of local heating, insulation, packaging and even peat substitution.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/peatlands-co2-reservoirs-simultaneous-renaturation-and-use
Event - 05/07/2022 - 07/07/2022 Nature-based Solutions Conference 2022 Oxford, England und Online, Registration deadline: 01/07/2022, Kongress/Symposium https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/events/nature-based-solutions-conference-2022
Event - 28/09/2022 - 29/09/2022 Biomass PowerON 2022 Hamburg, Kongress/Symposium https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/events/biomass-poweron-2022
Press release - 05/10/2022 Flood protection during rain events, cooling of buildings and urban spaces during heat waves The glass facade of a high-rise building can get so hot that you can fry eggs on it – a major factor in the overheating of our cities. At the same time, flood events such as torrential monsoon rains cause billions of dollars of damage annually. On October 4, 2022, a solution to both problems was presented at the University of Stuttgart.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/flood-protection-during-rain-events-cooling-buildings-and-urban-spaces-during-heat-waves
Press release - 10/10/2022 For Animal Welfare & Environmental Protection: State lays cornerstone for new "HoLMiR" research center More animal welfare and better animal health, more climate protection and less environmental impact: Researchers at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart are pursuing these goals with a new approach: They are exploring the interplay between farm animals and the millions of microorganisms in the animals’ digestive tracts. The federal and state governments are supporting the university with the construction of a unique research center for around…https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/fuer-tierwohl-umweltschutz-land-legt-grundstein-fuer-neuartiges-forschungszentrum-holmir
Press release - 10/10/2022 Recyclable food packaging: quality control for nanocoatings Across the EU, more than 300 billion items of packaging are not recycled every year because they consist of a mixture of different materials. Monomaterial packaging on the other hand is easy to recycle. However, it needs to be coated with ultra-thin barrier layers to protect delicate products just as well as compound materials do. https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/recyclingfaehige-lebensmittelverpackungen-qualitaetskontrolle-von-nanobeschichtungen
Press release - 21/10/2022 Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung supports research project on wood-based materials at the University of Freiburg The Carl Zeiss Foundation is funding the "DELIVER - Data-driven Engineering of Sustainable Living Materials" project at the University of Freiburg in its "CZS Wildcard" program. In the project, scientists from the Freiburg Clusters of Excellence CIBSS and livMatS will develop sustainable wood-based materials whose properties can be precisely controlled.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/carl-zeiss-stiftung-foerdert-forschungsvorhaben-der-universitaet-freiburg-zu-holzbasierten-werkstoffen
Event - 01/12/2022 European Resources Forum (ERF 2022online) Online, Kongress/Symposium https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/events/european-resources-forum-2022
Event - 15/11/2022 From Linear to Circular: Bioeconomy within the prospects of a circular economy in Serbia Belgrade und Novi Sad (Serbia), Kongress/Symposium https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/events/final-conference-godanubio
Press release - 21/11/2022 2023 Best Global Universities rankings: University of Hohenheim comes top in Agricultural & Food Sciences Germany’s no. 1 for Agricultural Sciences, Food Sciences and Nutritional Sciences: The University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart retains its top position. It is ranked 9th in Europe and 39th worldwide, according to the latest Best Global Universities rankings by U.S. News & World Report in partnership with Clarivate.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/2023-best-global-universities-rankings-university-hohenheim-comes-top-agricultural-food-sciences
Event - 08/03/2023 - 09/03/2023 Cellulose Fibres Conference 2023 Cologne and online, Kongress/Symposium https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/events/cellulose-fibres-conference-2023
Event - 18/01/2023 - 21/01/2023 Global Forum for Food and Agriculture Berlin (Germany), Kongress/Symposium https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/events/global-forum-food-and-agriculture
Vaccination for plants - 23/01/2023 Dialogue instead of a chemical maze – new strategy for sustainable crop protection Climate change creates stress. This provides an opportunity for pests to exploit plant weaknesses and reproduce. For the infested plant, this can be catastrophic and often fatal. But instead of continuing to protect harvest yields with toxic substances as before, the transnational DialogProTec project is now taking a completely new approach: researchers want to intervene in the communication between plants and pests to keep them healthy.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/dialogue-instead-chemical-maze-new-strategy-sustainable-crop-protection
Press release - 29/11/2022 Monitoring the Bioeconomy – The BioMonitor Project BioMonitor addresses the information gap in bioeconomy research by re-structuring existing data and modelling framework. After more than four years of great scientific collaboration, the 17 partners share their results.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/monitoring-bioeconomy-biomonitor-project
Press release - 09/12/2022 Digital Summit: Chancellor Scholz chooses Phoenix agricultural robot as his favorite AI & robotics from the University of Hohenheim advance environmental protection & sustainability in agriculture / German Chancellor Scholz impressed by potential of Swabian multi-talent robothttps://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/digital-gipfel-kanzler-scholz-waehlt-agrar-roboter-phoenix-zu-seinem-favoriten
Press release - 15/12/2022 Taking responsibility to protect biodiversity The launch of the global Nature Positive Universities initiative was announced at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15), held in Montreal, Canada, in December 2022. The University of Konstanz is one of more than one hundred universities from all five continents joining the initiative. The common goal is to address the university's own impact on nature and to identify and implement effective measures to halt and reverse the loss of…https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/verantwortung-uebernehmen-zum-schutz-der-biodiversitaet
Funding Renewable Material of the Year 2023 Competition, Funded by: nova-Institut GmbH, sb_search.searchresult.label.programSubmissionDate: 28/02/2023 https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/databases/funding/renewable-material-year-2023
Press release - 10/03/2023 Carbon fibres from lignin - a new process for economical production A novel, both environmentally friendly and cost-saving process for the production of carbon fibers from lignin has been developed at DITF. It is characterized by high energy-saving potential. The avoidance of solvents and the use of natural raw materials make the process environmentally friendly.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/carbon-fibres-lignin-new-process-economical-production
Diatoms as a biorefinery - 05/05/2023 Microalgae: sustainable chemical production in a mini factory Renewable raw materials that can be used as alternatives to fossil resources already exist. However, to turn them into everyday products, plant oils and other renewable raw materials not only have to be extracted, but often have to undergo complex chemical processing. Researchers at the University of Konstanz have now converted microalgae cells into tiny refineries to produce and upgrade raw materials, creating a supply of sustainable chemicals.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/microalgae-sustainable-chemical-production-mini-factory
3D-Thermocell project - 17/05/2023 Paper instead of plastic: sustainable packaging with a good conscience Replacing plastic – for example in packaging – is not that easy but nevertheless urgently needed. In the 3D-Thermocell project, researchers at DHBW Karlsruhe are currently developing new plastic substitute products made of thermoformable paper as a renewable resource, which should be cheap and light and easy to dispose of along with waste paper. The characterisation and application of demonstration models will start soon.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/paper-instead-plastic-sustainable-packaging-good-conscience
Press release - 12/07/2023 Danger for the world's oceans and biodiversity Insightful study with participation from the University of Konstanz warns of human-induced impacts on the marine ecosystem.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/gefahr-fuer-weltmeere-und-biodiversitaet
Event - 30/10/2023 - 03/11/2023 Delegation trip "biointelligent production" to Israel Israel, delegation trip https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/events/delegation-trip-biointelligent-production-israel
Press release - 25/07/2023 Green Genetic Engineering: Making Mendel’s Dream Come True with Molecular Scissors Molecular biologist Professor Holger Puchta from KIT is granted funding within a Reinhart Koselleck Project by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for work on specific restructuring of plant genomes. Puchta, a pioneer of green genetic engineering, has used molecular scissors in plants for 30 years now. His new project is aimed at using the CRISPR/Cas method to freely combine genes in crops, thus making Gregor Mendel’s dream come true.https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/green-genetic-engineering-making-mendels-dream-come-true-molecular-scissors
Event - 04/12/2023 - 05/12/2023 Bioeconomy Forum 2023 Berlin, Kongress/Symposium https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/events/bioeconomy-forum-2023