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  • Two-part interview part 2 | Prof. Dr. Ortwin Renn on the green genetic engineering debate - 26/08/2019 IASS_berlin-event-foto_4.jpg

    "Green genetic engineering is a scapegoat, but no longer an innocent one"

    Many scientists are expecting revolutionary advances in research to come from new molecular biology tools such as the CRISPR/Cas gene scissors. These methods are very important for agriculture, especially plant breeding and nutrition. However, the debate on green genetic engineering 2.0 looks like it may once again be heading for ideological battles. We talked with Prof. Dr. Ortwin Renn and asked him about opportunities for better communication.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/renn-green-genetic-engineering
  • Article - 10/07/2019 Vier kleine Häufchen von Walnussmehl umgeben unten rechts zwei bräunliche Stangen Presskuchen.

    More than just a nut – new products for the bioeconomy

    Plants are often used for one particular purpose only. However, walnut trees have much more to offer than just delicious nuts. The AlpBioEco project is studying the potential of walnut trees for the bioeconomy and how the potential can be exploited commercially. The international team of researchers is also focusing on apples and herbs.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/mehr-als-eine-harte-nuss-neue-produkte-fur-die-biookonomie
  • Perspectives of methane as energy source - 18/06/2020 P1000821.jpg

    New technologies for using biogas as a balancing energy

    The microorganisms in biogas plants do a great job biologically converting CO₂ and hydrogen, which are primary fermentation products, into methane. Biomethane has a great future as an energy source. Scientists at the University of Hohenheim are investigating new ways to produce and use biomethane.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/new-technologies-for-using-biogas-as-balancing-energy
  • Producing valuable new products from waste materials - 07/01/2020 Insekten_Bild_1.jpg

    A vision: insect biorefineries as components of a sustainable bioeconomy

    Eco-friendly and responsibly manufactured products are more in demand than ever before. Specific research is being carried out into materials and applications for a wide variety of uses. The Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB is working with Hermetia Baruth GmbH on the vision of an insect biofactory that uses waste materials to produce a wide range of products such as biosurfactants, animal feed or foils.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/A-vision-insect-biorefineries-as-components-of-a-sustainable-bioeconomy
  • Biosensors - 03/12/2019 Abb1_System.jpg

    Learning from honey bees

    Biosensors are used in medical diagnostics and food and environmental analyses, to name just a few examples. apic.ai, a start-up based in Karlsruhe, uses honey bees as bioindicators to gain insights into the state of the ecosystem. The company also uses artificial intelligence (AI) methods for their ecotoxicological investigations.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/learning-from-the-bees
  • Biosensors - 09/04/2020 1_Flow_Trainingsdaten_Bienenerkennung.png

    Sensors for the bioeconomy

    Sensor networks are one of the keys to achieving digitalisation of the bioeconomy. Sensor networks are on the way to becoming important analysis and control instruments for energy-efficient and sustainable material cycles. Dieter Hertweck, Professor of Business Information Systems at Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences, shows what is already possible in digital agriculture and waste recycling and what is feasible for the future.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/Sensors-for-the-bioeconomy
  • CRISPR/Cas9 and genetic engineering laws - 27/11/2019 Tomate Blatt Echter Mehltau

    Transgene-free plant breeding using genome editing

    Plant geneticists from Tübingen have used genome deletion to breed a variety of tomato that is resistant to powdery mildew. The CRISPR/Cas9 technology that they used enabled them to achieve this in a relatively short period of time. They also demonstrated beyond any doubt that the new tomato variety contains no foreign DNA and is indistinguishable from naturally occurring deletion mutants.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/transgene-free-plant-breeding-using-genome-editing
  • Article - 21/10/2019 Fiber_Engineering_Bild_1.jpg

    Plant pots made of natural fibres – "bio", no ifs or buts

    Plastic plant pots are not good for the environment; strictly speaking, they should not even be disposed of in recycling bins. Alternatives such as coconut fibre pots are compostable, but not pollutant-free and not "bio" at all. The Karlsruhe-based company Fiber Engineering has developed a truly ecofriendly way to grow plants: pots made of hemp or grass, which are preserved with biological components and decompose completely within a…

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/pflanztoepfe-aus-naturfasern-bio-ohne-wenn-und-aber
  • Polysecure GmbH - 16/01/2020 2_Fluoreszenzmarker_in_Flaschen_Quelle_Polysecure.jpg

    Recycling of the future – marked plastic as a circular product

    Plastics are harmful to the climate and human health both during manufacture and combustion and they also clutter our planet with garbage. Recycling is therefore a key issue, but it is not efficient. Polysecure has developed a process for permanently marking individual plastics that enables them to be separated efficiently and returned to a circular economy. This would counteract the vast amount of (micro) plastics and reduce CO₂ emissions.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/recycling-of-the-future-marked-plastic-as-a-circular-product
  • EIP-AGRI project coordination - 12/12/2019 Linsen_Toepfe.jpg

    nadicom: “Rhizo-Linse” project – excellent small fertiliser factories

    Lentil plants, rarely cultivated in Central Europe in the twentieth century, are making a comeback. The "Rhizo-Linse"1 EIP-AGRI project aims to reintroduce old lentil varieties and make them appealing to farmers. A company called nadicom Gesellschaft für angewandte Mikrobiologie mbH is working on the development of an ecological product consisting of nodule bacteria that can improve lentil plant growth.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/nadicom-Rhizo-Linse-project-excellent-small-fertiliser-factories
  • Dossier - 15/11/2019 Zu sehen sind mehrere Erlenmeyerkolben mit buntem Granulat.

    Microplastics waste is a valuable resource – it is just in the wrong place

    The negative image of plastic persists and is not getting any better in the face of the ongoing debate about microplastics which are basically everywhere. Plastic pollutes the environment. The globe is littered with huge quantities. We have to modify the production and utilisation of macroplastics as well as fundamentally rethink the way we dispose of them. ‘Out of sight, out of mind’ mentality must become a thing of the past.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/dossiers/waste-valuable-resource-wrong-place
  • Degradable biopolymers - 29/05/2020 Holzspaene1_Web.jpg

    Bioplastics make wood cycles more sustainable

    Innovative technologies and bacteria can transform wood residues into sustainable bioplastic packaging. Before bioplastics are broken down into CO2 and water in an environmentally friendly way, they can thus lead lives as products in the cosmetics industry, for example.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/bioplastics-make-wood-cycles-more-sustainable
  • The “Rhizo-Lentil" EIP-AGRI project - 20/05/2020 Bild_3.jpg

    NovoCarbo turns plant waste into biochar

    NovoCarbo GmbH produces biochar from plant residues such as wood chips, nutshells and manure. Different feedstocks, and the way these materials are processed, create biochars with different properties. This makes biochar suitable for different uses, including as a soil conditioner, in biogas plants or as bedding for stables and cowsheds. The Rhizo-Linse project is currently investigating whether biochar is also suitable as inoculant carrier for…

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/novocarbo-turns-plant-waste-into-biochar
  • Phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge - 21/10/2020 teaser_1.jpg

    Bacteria help to recycle phosphorus

    Biotechnology for the bioeconomy: in something known as the P-bac process, sulphur bacteria extract phosphorus from sewage sludge ash. Phosphorus is one of the key building blocks of life and an essential nutrient for plant growth. When there is not enough phosphorus in the soil, farmers apply it via organic or mineral fertilisers.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/bacteria-help-recycle-phosphorus
  • Qualitative soil fertiliser - 10/07/2020 P2030384-2.jpg

    How natural cycles can be closed with wood ash

    Recycled material instead of waste: wood ash is good for soil and plants - if the quality is right. The German Federal Quality Association for Food Ash ensures reliable wood ash standards with its certifications. The RAL-Dünger label for fertilisers provides the necessary certification for natural wood ashes to be used in the circular economy.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/how-natural-cycles-can-be-closed-wood-ash
  • rezemo GmbH - 26/06/2020 Rezemo_Bild_2.jpg

    Coffee capsules: wood instead of aluminium

    In Germany alone, around three billion disposable coffee capsules made of aluminium and plastic are sold every year. This creates a gigantic waste problem, as only a small proportion of the capsules can be recycled. Fully compostable wooden coffee capsules might be a solution to this problem. The capsules have been developed by a start-up company called rezemo, which also has other biobased packaging solutions in the pipeline.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/coffee-capsules-wood-instead-aluminium
  • Dossier - 28/04/2020 Silphie_Edmund_Hochmuth_Pixabay.jpg

    Sustainable bioenergy

    Biomass from forestry and agriculture along with residues from industry and households can contribute to our energy and raw material shift. Sustainable, regenerative biomass-based energy can become part of the energy mix of the future within the framework of a bioeconomy.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/Sustainable-bioenergy
  • Urban agriculture - 23/04/2020 Blick von oben auf ein Gemüsebeet. Im Stile einer Augmented Reality Anwendung ist das Beet von Schaltflächen überlagert. Diese zeigen jeweils typische Gartenkulturen wie Mähren oder Rettich.  Am Rande des Beets kniet eine Person und bearbeitet das Beet bzw. benutzt eine der Schaltflächen.

    alphabeet – the green-fingered smartphone

    Given the challenges faced by modern agriculture, it is vital to raise people’s awareness of how to change their approach to food. The founders of the Stuttgart-based start-up company farmee GmbH see urban agriculture as the key to making this change possible. The company has developed “alphabeet”, an app designed to encourage consumers to produce their own food. After all, only those combining knowledge and practical experience can be expected…

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/alphabeet-the-green-fingered-smartphone
  • The “Rhizo-Lentil" EIP-AGRI project - 03/03/2020 Zu sehen ist eine Sämaschine auf einem Feld.

    University of Hohenheim wants to improve the conditions for lentil cultivation

    Lentils were once considered poor man’s food, but in Germany demand for them has never been greater. And to satisfy this growing demand, more lentils need to be cultivated. This is why the University of Hohenheim is involved in the EIP-AGRI "Rhizo-Linse" project. The aim of the project is to find rhizobia strains that go well with lentil plants to increase yield and improve quality.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/University-of-Hohenheim-wants-to-improve-the-conditions-for-lentil-cultivation
  • Biogas and wood as components of the energy transition - 10/02/2020 GW08-6743-2.jpg

    New perspectives for bioenergy

    Decentralised, controllable and stable - renewable energy is an important component in the transition to a bioeconomy without fossil fuels. BIOPRO spoke to PD Dr. Andreas Lemmer from the State Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Bioenergy at the University of Hohenheim and Prof. Dr. Stefan Pelz, scientific director of the Institute for Applied Research and professorat the University of Applied Forest Sciences Rottenburg.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/New-perspectives-for-bioenergy
  • Press release - 04/01/2021

    Fungus as a sound absorber

    As healthy and tasty as mushrooms might be, they are good for much more than just the dinner plate. The Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT has now teamed up with the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP to investigate the use of fungus-based materials for the fabrication of eco-friendly sound absorbers.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/Fungus-as-a-sound-absorber
  • Paper production from plant fibres - 20/01/2021 Zwei braune Pappkartons für Trauben.

    In one cycle: ecopaper, energy and fertiliser made from Silphium perfoliatum

    Many consumers don't care about exactly how their paper packaging is made and what it is made of as long as it is "eco". But even producing recycled paper, trees need to be felled. An alternative could be paper made from cup plant. Together with partners, a company called Silphie Paper has developed concept for obtaining fibres for a new type of grass paper, while also producing heat, energy and nutrients for natural fertilisers.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/one-cycle-ecopaper-energy-and-fertiliser-made-silphium-perfoliatum
  • Development of biogenic packaging - 16/11/2020 IMG_1035.jpg

    Sustainable packaging - the devil is in the detail

    Modern packaging often boils down to a tick list of biogenic origin and/or biodegradability. But comprehensive sustainable packaging concepts need more than just that. Perishable foods, for example, require special barrier properties. The Albstadt-Sigmaringen University of Applied Sciences is researching packaging concepts for their sustainability.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/sustainable-packaging-devil-detail
  • Outlook on the future of agriculture - 30/11/2020 Bahrs_4_.jpg

    Agriculture 4.0 - ultramodern and without harmful plant protection products

    The demand for organic products is continuing to grow; at the same time nature is being preserved – so why not switch completely to organic farming? The answer is simple: because not everyone can afford it, and with current consumption patterns not everyone would get enough to eat. A cooperative project is researching an an agricultural system that falls between conventional and organic farming.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/Agriculture-4-0-ultramodern-and-without-harmful-plant-protection-products
  • Dossier - 09/11/2020 Verpackung_Silphie_Faser.jpg

    Packaging of the future

    What will the packaging of the future look like, and what will be required of it? Can packaging be biobased, recyclable, sustainable and economic? In Baden-Württemberg, there are various approaches to developing packaging with the above properties from various sources including agricultural residual and side streams as well as municipal waste.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/dossiers/packaging-future
  • Funding

    European Circular Bioeconomy Fund

    Funding programme, Funded by: European Investment Bank (EIB), European countries/National Promotional Banks, Industry investors, Financial investors
    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/databases/funding/european-circular-bioeconomy-fund
  • From field to socket - 03/02/2021 Acht Landwirte stehen mitten in einem Silphienfeld

    Energy park & Donau-Silphie: a symbiosis that benefits nature

    Biogas plants that produce non-fossil fuels are very much in vogue at the moment. In the Swabian hamlet of Hahnennest, four family farms have joined forces to form an energy park and operate a local biogas plant, covering everything from substrate production to the sale of energy.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/Energy-park-Donau-Silphie-a-symbiosis-that-benefits-nature
  • Biobased building materials - 14/01/2021 crab-332103_1920.png

    Chitin for the development of sustainable materials for use in the construction and other industries

    Pliable and robust, light and stable - it sounds like an ideal material for the construction and many other industries. A team of researchers at the University of Stuttgart is researching what purposes the naturally good properties of chitin can serve.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/Chitin-for-the-development-of-sustainable-materials-for-use-in-the-construction-and-other-industries
  • Natural substance with herbicide potential - 10/12/2020 Portraitbild des Mikrobiologen Prof. Dr. Karl Forchhammer

    The same but different: What makes sugar 7Sdh a better herbicide?

    The sugar 7-deoxy-sedoheptulose (7dSh) is produced by cyanobacteria and inhibits the same metabolic pathway as the broad-spectrum herbicide glyphosate, thus making it an excellent herbicide candidate. Despite this amazing similarity, the microbiologist who discovered 7dSh, Prof. Dr. Karl Forchhammer, believes that this sugar has clear ecological advantages over glyphosate.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/The-same-but-different-what-makes-sugar-7Sdh-a-better-herbicide
  • Press release - 08/02/2021

    Water-repellent and more: coating textiles sustainably with chitosan

    Textiles can be coated with the biopolymer chitosan and thus made water-repellent by binding hydrophobic molecules. The good thing is that this can also replace toxic and petroleum-based substances that are currently used for textile finishing. In the last few years Fraunhofer IGB and partners have developed technology to provide fibers with the desired properties using biotechnological processes and chitosan.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/Water-repellent-and-more-coating-textiles-sustainably-with-chitosan
  • Press release - 05/02/2021

    Showcase Bioeconomy: Intelligent Robot Helps Preserve Orchard Meadows

    University of Hohenheim project contributes to maintaining valuable biotopes: Autonomous robot to help prune fruit trees so they stay healthy.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/Showcase-Bioeconomy-Intelligent-Robot-Helps-Preserve-Orchard-Meadows
  • Press release - 23/02/2021

    Commission gives the green light to the successor of BBI JU

    The European Commission agreed on the successor of BBI JU – the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) in a legislative proposal adopted today. The new partnership between the EU and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) is expected to build on the success of BBI JU while stepping up its contribution to the EU’s climate targets, in line with the European Green Deal. The European Parliament and Council will now study the…

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/commission-gives-green-light-successor-bbi-ju
  • Press release - 29/01/2021

    The added value of compostable plastics for the circular economy

    For quite some time now, the European Commission (EC) is putting a special focus on biodegradable and compostable polymers when assessing the general role of bioplastics.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/added-value-compostable-plastics-circular-economy
  • Press release - 22/02/2021

    Dual Yield on Arable Land: Guideline for Agrivoltaics Published

    Agrivoltaics enables the dual use of arable land: Photovoltaic modules, which are mounted on a structure, generate renewable electricity and underneath agricultural crops grow. The approach increases land efficiency and could mitigate conflicts over the use of arable land in the future. A new guideline provides up-to-date information on the technology, its potential and the current state of development.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/Dual-Yield-on-Arable-Land-Guideline-for-Agrivoltaics-Published
  • Press release - 02/02/2021

    Cyanobacteria could revolutionize the plastic industry

    Microbiologists at the University of Tübingen modify bacteria to produce climate-neutral and rapidly degradable bioplastics.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/Cyanobacteria-could-revolutionize-the-plastic-industry
  • Press release - 26/02/2021

    European Parliament report recognizes potential role of bioplastics in the circular economy

    On 8 February, the European Parliament adopted its Own Initiative Report on the Circular Economy which recognised the role of bioplastics for the future. Amongst other issues highlighted, the MEPs emphasised the potential role of bio–based and biodegradable and compostable plastics in the circular economy whilst noting that bio-based and/or biodegradable plastics alone will not provide a solution to the environmental concerns related to plastics.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/european-parliament-report-recognizes-potential-role-bioplastics-circular-economy
  • Press release - 26/01/2021

    Report on the Mapping of Biomass Value Chains for Improved Sustainable Energy use in the Baltic Sea Region Countries Published

    The University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Polish partner of the BalticBiomass4Value project, published a report which maps biomass value chains for improved sustainable energy use in the Baltic Sea Region countries. The research focuses on the 9 Baltic Sea Region (BSR) countries: Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, and Norway.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/report-mapping-biomass-value-chains-improved-sustainable-energy-use-baltic-sea-region-countries-published
  • Press release - 01/03/2021

    Vegetable proteins replace petroleum-based raw materials

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/vegetable-proteins-replace-petroleum-based-raw-materials
  • Press release - 06/04/2021

    Showcase Bioeconomy: Industrial crops make unproductive farmland profitable

    European project with participation of the University of Hohenheim investigates how unprofitable fields can be used sustainably while adding value with renewable raw materials.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/schaufenster-biooekonomie-industriepflanzen-machen-unproduktives-ackerland-rentabel
  • Press release - 23/04/2021

    For which plastic products is biodegradation a viable endof- life option?

    The BioSinn project found products and applications for which biodegradation at the end-of-life is a real option. 25 fact sheets answer technical and regulatory questions for each application. The market volume of these applications was also estimated: in Germany it is about 170,000 tonnes, in the European Union about 1 million tonnes per year!

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/bei-welchen-kunststoffprodukten-ist-der-biologische-abbau-eine-sinnvolle-end-life-option
  • Press release - 03/05/2021

    Bioactive paper coatings to replace plastic for packaging foods

    The amount of plastic waste increases every year. Some of this waste is due to plastic packaging used to protect food. As part of the “BioActiveMaterials” project, researchers at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft have developed an eco-friendly coating for paper packaging. With this, not only is plastic saved, but the coating of plant-based proteins and waxes also extends the shelf life of the food.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/bioactive-paper-coatings-replace-plastic-packaging-foods
  • Press release - 20/04/2021

    Cellulose fibers against climate change

    Protecting the global climate is an undertaking that presents both industry and society with a major task. It will not be possible to achieve the climate targets simply by limiting global emissions, by saving carbon dioxide (CO2). This is because there will continue to be unavoidable CO2 emissions that will nevertheless have to be compensated.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/cellulosefasern-gegen-den-klimawandel
  • Press release - 21/04/2021

    A study identifies the top 50 life and biological sciences and technologies driving innovation in the bio-based sectors in Europe.

    The study “Life and Biological Sciences and Technologies as Engines for Bio-based Innovation”, funded by the European Commission, DG Research and Innovation has been published and is now available for download from the website of the Publications Office of the European Union.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/study-identifies-top-50-life-and-biological-sciences-and-technologies-driving-innovation-bio-based-sectors-europe
  • Press release - 18/03/2021

    DBFZ presents exensively expanded online database on biogenic raw materials

    Systematically prepared and easily accessible research data can provide an essential basis for decision-making for a wide range of stakeholders from politics, science and industry. The resource database developed by the DBFZ, which contains a wealth of information on various biomass potentials and their current use, has been extensively expanded and is now also available in two languages (DE/EN) with a variety of new functionalities.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/dbfz-presents-exensively-expanded-online-database-biogenic-raw-materials
  • Press release - 23/03/2021

    AFYREN and Südzucker reach long term deal to supply factory producing biobased organic acids

    AFYREN secures procurement of sugar beet co-products, major feedstock for industrial- scale production of its sustainable chemicals.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/afyren-and-sudzucker-reach-long-term-deal-supply-factory-producing-biobased-organic-acids
  • Paper technology - 10/03/2021 Eine buntes Tetrapack bedruckt mit dem PLAFCO-Logo und zwei großen Goldfischen.

    PLAFCO – a sustainable plastic substitute made from paper

    Plastic is indispensable: it is cheap and practical and found in many disposable products such as drinking straws, disposable tableware or even packaging like bonded beverage cartons or bags – and it has a disastrous effect on the environment. The start-up company Plafco Fibertech Oy has developed a sustainable plastic substitute made of paper that could replace many disposable plastic products in the future.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/plafco-sustainable-plastic-substitute-made-paper
  • Alternative source of protein - 07/04/2021 Cepri_Bild_2.jpg

    Smart insect farms as sustainable protein sources of the future

    It is estimated that by 2050, if not before, the world's population will have grown so much that it will be difficult to provide adequate supplies of food for everyone. It is therefore high time to look for alternatives. One option could be insects as an environmentally friendly source of protein for humans and animals. The start-up company Cepri is developing smart insect farms with the goal to make primary production, which is not yet…

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/smart-insect-farms-sustainable-protein-sources-future
  • Zero Bullshit Company - 31/05/2021 Eine Handvoll Kräcker

    From being thrown away to becoming a recycled product - Stuttgart start-up produces healthy snacks

    Throwing away food? The Stuttgart-based start-up Zero Bullshit Company is declaring war on food wastage by making nutrient-rich products largely from food industry leftovers. The three food technologists who created this transparent brand are looking to develop more than just delicious and nutritious products.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/being-thrown-away-becoming-recycled-product-stuttgart-start-produces-healthy-snacks
  • Start-up kernique catch the zeitgeist - 29/06/2021 Schokoladige braune Nuss Crispies und exotische hell Nuss-Snacks.

    Nut snack as a sustainable ecological concept

    A delicious vegan nut snack that uses no sugar, artificial additives, gluten or palm oil, is full of essential nutrients, and is part of a commitment to environmental and social sustainability. Impossible? An Esslingen-based start-up called kernique proves otherwise. The start-up is currently planning a crowdfunding phase that offers a lucrative deal for investors. The idea catches the zeitgeist, but what exactly makes it stand out?

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/nut-snack-sustainable-ecological-concept
  • Press release - 07/06/2021

    For which plastic products is biodegradation a viable end-of-life option?

    The final report including comprehensive fact sheets of 25 applications is now available online in German and English.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/which-plastic-products-biodegradation-viable-end-life-option
  • Press release - 23/04/2021

    The Amazing Field of Science: Bioeconomy to End the Ecological Crisis

    Population growth and the increasing standard of living make our society face big ecological challenges: Climate change, littering of the seas, dwindling agricultural areas, resource scarcity. Bioeconomy aims at replacing fossil by regenerative resources and at using advanced and sustainable technologies based on biological knowledge and principles.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/amazing-field-science-bioeconomy-end-ecological-crisis
  • Press release - 18/05/2021

    BBI JU to invest €104.5 million into circular bio-based projects

    The Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) has signed the grant agreements with 18 new projects, selected for funding under the 2020 Call for proposals. 199 beneficiaries from 26 countries across the EU and beyond will receive BBI JU’s financial support worth €104.5 million. This is the seventh and last BBI JU call which will bring the total investment of the initiative to €821.6 million and the BBI JU’s portfolio to 142 projects.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/bbi-ju-invest-eur1045-million-circular-bio-based-projects
  • Press release - 16/06/2021

    Fast and efficient nature-inspired joints power robotic systems

    It is not the first time that spiders have served as biological models in the research field of soft robotics. The hydraulic actuation mechanisms they apply to move their limbs when weaving their web or hunting for prey give them powers many roboticists and engineers have drawn inspiration from.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/von-spinnen-inspirierte-schnelle-und-effiziente-gelenke-steuern-eine-vielzahl-robotern
  • Final chord of the EU-project Smart SMEs - 31/05/2021 Smart_SMEs_Logo.png

    Building a sustainable network for natural fibre-based SMEs in the Alpine Space

    The European project Smart SMEs came successfully to its end in May 2021 with the final conference, which attracted participants from different parts of Europe.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/building-sustainable-network-natural-fibre-based-smes-alpine-space
  • Press release - 27/05/2021

    Coffee´s pulp waste becomes organic compost

    The pulp of coffee beans is considered a waste product on coffee plantations, which is usually thrown away or dumped into rivers - with significant negative consequences for climate change and the environment. Macarena San Martín-Ruiz from the University of Stuttgart is working with Coopetarrazú, the largest coffee cooperative in Costa Rica, to find out how the mixture of pulp and husks can be turned into organic compost and thus protect the…

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/coffee-s-pulp-waste-becomes-organic-compost
  • Press release - 30/04/2021

    More veg, less dairy

    Freiburg researchers have studied how changing their diet could influence the ecological footprint of Germans.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/more-veg-less-dairy
  • ROKO Farming - 03/08/2021 Basil plants, placed side by side in a conveyor belt system.

    Thinking upwards: vertical farming to be further developed into continuous production

    ROKO Farming’s novel technology is designed to produce fruit and vegetables worldwide all year round, while also freeing up areas for rewilding. This semi-automatic production method created by the Ulm-based business has huge future potential, as their success in innovation competitions demonstrates.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/thinking-upwards-vertical-farming-be-further-developed-continuous-production
  • Alpha-Protein GmbH - 27/07/2021 The picture shows a heap of classic garden bird food with sunflower seeds and other seeds - and with whole, dried mealworms.

    Insect farming for sustainability

    Mealworms instead of fish meal and soybean meal - this is what the sustainable future of feed production looks like as Alpha-Protein GmbH see it. The company has built a highly efficient automated production plant in which residual materials from local food production are used to breed mealworms.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/insect-farming-sustainability
  • Press release - 16/07/2021

    Robotically wound natural fibre construction

    The "livMatS Pavilion" in the Botanical Garden of the University of Freiburg is a model for a bioinspired sustainable construction. In a joint project, researchers from the Universities of Freiburg and Stuttgart together with master’s students from the University of Stuttgart have designed a lightweight pavilion.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/robotically-wound-natural-fibre-construction
  • Showcase Bioeconomy - 22/06/2021

    Advanced biofuel breakthrough: HyFlexFuel converted sewage sludge and other biomasses into kerosene by hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL)

    The EU funded research project HyFlexFuel recently succeeded to produce biocrudes via hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) from a variety of biomasses, including sewage sludge, food waste, manure, wheat straw, corn stover, pine sawdust, miscanthus and microalgae in a pilot-scale continuous HTL plant at Aarhus University (Denmark).

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/advanced-biofuel-breakthrough-hyflexfuel-converted-sewage-sludge-and-other-biomasses-kerosene-hydrothermal-liquefaction-htl
  • Press release - 09/07/2021

    Refuels Are Suited for Wide Use

    Refuels are renewable fuels that can be produced in different ways. When they are mixed and processed such that they meet the existing fuel standards, they are suited for all types of combustion engines. This is the result of the latest vehicle and fleet tests within the project “reFuels – Rethinking Fuels” at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Compared to fully fossil fuels, refuel mixes allow for a CO2 reduction by 25% at least. Moreover,…

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/refuels-are-suited-wide-use
  • Press release - 15/06/2021

    Bioeconomy: Taking Microbes out of Dark and into the Light

    Microorganisms are the oldest, most abundant, and most diverse life forms on earth and offer enormous potential for biotechnological applications. To date, however, only a fraction of them could be isolated and cultivated. The “MicroMATRIX” research project, funded with € 1.5 million by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and led by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), aims to shed more light on the microbial darkness.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/biooekonomie-von-der-wg-ins-mikroben-eigenheim
  • Press release - 07/07/2021

    Treasure Hunt in Sewage Sludge

    The European Union is largely dependent on imports of white phosphorus (P4), a strategic raw material for the food and pharmaceutical industries. To tackle this challenge, the newly started four-year EU-funded project FlashPhos – led by the University of Stuttgart – will recover at a large scale high-quality white phosphorus and other raw materials using sewage sludge as input material.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/schatzsuche-im-klaerschlamm
  • Funding

    Horizone Europe

    Funding programme, Funded by: European Union, sb_search.searchresult.label.programSubmissionDate: 31/12/2027
    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/databases/funding/horizone-europe
  • Plastics from the field - 12/08/2021 Laboratory bottles arranged side by side: the initial solution is transparent and slightly yellowish, the carbohydrate solution is yellow-brownish, the process water is almost black, and the purified HMF is dark brown.

    Great potential for biological residues

    Huge amounts of waste are produced both during food production and by consumers. The Conversion Technologies of Biobased Resources group at the University of Hohenheim’s Institute of Agricultural Engineering has developed a process to convert this biomass into hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), the highly potent basic chemical that is used to produce plastics.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/great-potential-biological-residues
  • Press release - 01/09/2021

    Watch out, mold: Fraunhofer solution simulates bamboo’s response to moisture when used in construction

    As a rapidly growing renewable raw material, bamboo is an ideal substitute for wood. However, bamboo’s susceptibility to mold in damp conditions poses a problem. Researchers at Fraunhofer have now analyzed bamboo’s response to moisture under specific climatic conditions. By using simulation software, building owners can plan and implement measures to prevent the growth of mold.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/watch-out-mold-fraunhofer-solution-simulates-bamboos-response-moisture-when-used-construction
  • Compostable nappies - 14/10/2021 Das Bild zeigt den die Flüssigkeit aufnehmenden Füllstoff in Windeln. Zu sehen sind zwei Haufen eines weißen Pulvers. Links ist ein kleiner Haufen abgebildet (trockener Zustand des Superabsobers) Auf der rechten Seite ist ein, in etwa 7mal so großer Haufen zu sehen (Zustand nach Aufnahme von Wasser).

    Nappies for a sustainable bioeconomy

    In an EU-funded project, the Tübingen-based biotech company Novis is working with international partners to develop a fully compostable nappy that contains no plastic parts. This could reduce the huge quantities of used disposable nappies that have been produced to date and the enormous costs of disposal, as well as avoiding the greenhouse gases produced when they are incinerated.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/nappies-sustainable-bioeconomy
  • Press release - 27/07/2021

    Furniture from the biogas plant

    The Hallertau is Germany's largest hop-growing region. During harvesting, hop bine chaff is left over, which is converted into environmentally friendly bio natural gas on site in a biogas plant. But that is not the end of the utilization chain for this fiber plant. Researchers at the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) have used the plant-containing biogas digestate to produce a composite material that can be…

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/furniture-biogas-plant
  • Press release - 02/08/2021

    CO2 as a raw material for plastics and other products

    Carbon dioxide is one of the main drivers of climate change – which means that we need to reduce CO2 emissions in the future. Fraunhofer researchers are highlighting a possible way to lower these emissions: They use the greenhouse gas as a raw material, for instance to produce plastics. To do this, they first produce methanol and formic acid from CO2, which they convert via microorganisms into building blocks for polymers and the like.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/co2-raw-material-plastics-and-other-products
  • Press release - 25/08/2021

    Material efficiency holds great potential for climate neutrality and should be utilized more for this purpose

    An international research team has calculated the potential for material efficiency strategies in residential buildings and passenger cars. Up to two-thirds of global emissions could be saved in these areas, provided that appropriate strategies are consistently implemented.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/material-efficiency-holds-great-potential-climate-neutrality-and-should-be-utilized-more-purpose
  • Press release - 30/08/2021

    Active-Bending Structure from Natural Fibre Profiles

    In August 2021, the BioMat Pavilion 2021 was inaugurated on the campus of the University of Stuttgart in a ceremonial setting and in compliance with the hygiene concept. The core of the elegantly curved lightweight construction is an active-bending structure made of natural fibers, reminiscent of bamboo. It was developed as part of the "LeichtPRO" research project.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/biegsam-wie-bambus-belastbar-und-leicht
  • Start-up PROSERVATION - sustainable packaging - 21/09/2021 Vier Hände halten je einen anderen Prototyp aus Spelzen: eine Flaschenverpackung, ein Kantenschutz und einen grünen und hellbraunen Block aus dem Naturmaterial.

    Husk as a substitute for polystyrene: packaging materials with a good conscience

    Expanded polystyrene (EPS) packaging is very practical, but it is made from petroleum and is not very environmentally friendly in other ways either. Single-use plastic containers made of EPS have therefore been banned in the EU, but alternatives are also urgently needed. The Stuttgart-based start-up PROSERVATION has developed an ecological packaging material made from grain husks that could replace EPS and be just as effective.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/husk-substitute-polystyrene-packaging-materials-good-conscience
  • Press release - 04/10/2021

    European bioeconomy robust as bio-based industry turnover jumps to 780 billion EUR

    The bio-based industries continue their ascent marking a total contribution of 780 billion EUR, a notable increase of 30 billion EUR (+ 4%) compared to 2017. This represents a more than 20% increase compared to 2008 which is the earliest data taken into account in this series of reports by nova-Institute. The first report of the series was first commissioned by the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) in 2017.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/european-bioeconomy-robust-bio-based-industry-turnover-jumps-780-billion-eur
  • Press release - 30/09/2021

    Essity begins tissue production from alternative fibers

    Hygiene and health company Essity is today presenting a breakthrough in sustainable tissue production and is beginning production based on pulp from wheat straw. The plant in Mannheim, Germany, is the first of its kind in Europe, and the first on a large-scale tissue production in the world.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/essity-begins-tissue-production-alternative-fibers
  • Specialized in Sustainability - 30/09/2021

    The circular economy of the future

    The research project RUN (Rural Urban Nutrient Partnership) explores how waste might be used more efficiently as a resource. In this project, Veronika Fendel investigates how recyclable materials from biowaste and domestic wastewater can be fed back into the material cycle in the best possible way.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/circular-economy-future

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