The event brought together 150 researchers, industry leaders and policy makers to discuss how the European bioeconomy can take green technology from idea to deployment and who needs to do what to make this happen.
In case you missed it we can now share the recording of the event. All the slides are also available to download below.
- Introductory session
- Technical session: Feedstock availability
- Technical session: Biorefinery technologies
- Technical session: Biobased products
- Policy perspectives
Description
For Europe to move towards a competitive bioeconomy, is it is essential that biorefinery technologies developed in the lab and at pilot scale are upscaled and deployed at an industrial scale. Industry and policy makers must work together to create commercial pathways to this greener future – but how?
This interactive event brings together researchers, industry leaders and policy makers to discuss how the European bioeconomy can take green technology from idea to deployment and who needs to do what to make this happen.
Short agenda
- 13:00 Introductions and keynote from the EU
- 13:30 Technical sessions – Feedstock, processes and new products, Interactive session with audience Q&A
- 15:00 Coffee break
- 15:30 First panel session From idea to deployment – an industry view
- 16:15 Second panel session Rollout of biorefinery technology – policy perspective
Click here to view the full agenda: Emerging biorefinery technologies Public agenda
The projects
The event is organised by two EU-funded SPIRE projects, Bio4Products and Rehap, both successful in identifying biomass availability and developing innovative new conversion processes and bio-based products. The projects have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreements number 723070 and 723670 respectively.
Registration
The event is free of charge but registration is mandatory via this link.
At their plant in Finland, Hexion Oy will develop new bio-based resins containing pyrolytic lignin, supplied by Bio4Products coordinator BTG Biomass Technology Group.
The resins will be tested for use in a range of wood-based applications.
Hexion Oy will be third party to Hexion GmbH, the company’s German arm who are already developing resins and moulding compounds from lignin within the project.
]]>This is one of the main findings of a new report from Nova Institute, commissioned by the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC).
The figures are based on an analysis of Eurostat data from 2017, and show that the EU bioeconomy has a total turnover of 2.4 trillion Euro. This is an increase of 25% since 2008.
The so-called ‘bio-based industries’ – chemicals and plastics, pharmaceuticals, paper and paper products, forest-based industries, textiles, biofuels and bioenergy – account for 30% of the total turnover.
You can read the full report here: https://biconsortium.eu/sites/biconsortium.eu/files/downloads/BIC%20%26%20nova-Institute%20-%20Bioeconomy%20in%20figures%202008-2017.pdf
Attendess were lucky enough to hear from four distinguised speakers on the topic. You can download their slides by clicking on the links:
Matthias Stratmann, nova-Institut – Sustainability in the bioeconomy
Kathryn Sheridan, Sustainability Consult – Credible communications in the bioeconomy
In case you missed it, the entire webinar can now be seen online:
But is ‘bio-based’ always sustainable? How should product sustainability be measured? And do consumers care either way?
This webinar will aim to provide some answers, with presentations from experts in the bio-based sector.
SPEAKERS
- Matthias Stratmann, nova-Institut
- Jurjen Spekreijse, BTG Biomass Technology Group
- Nils Rettenmaier, IFEU
- Kathryn Sheridan, Sustainability Consult
Moderator: James Ling, Greenovate! Europe
REGISTRATION
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1612551854702397197
WEBINAR SERIES
This webinar is being organised by Greenovate! Europe and is the fourth and final webinar in the series ‘From biomass to bio-based products’. You can re-watch the previous webinars here: https://youtu.be/39P7Sb3IkHg
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You can now review the webinar in its entirety here:
The webinar features the following presentations:
- Hans Heeres, BTG Biomass Technology Group – Thermochemical fractionation of pyrolysis oil
- Melike Bayram, Hexion – Resins and moulding compounds from pyrolytic lignin
- Hans Hoydonckx, TransFurans Chemicals – Moulding resins and wood modification formulations from pyrolytic sugars
- Adam Turi, Foreco – FaunaWood – wood modification with wood
The Bio4Products project is testing the feasibility of a fast pyrolysis based biorefinery concept. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 723070.
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Bio4Products partner Foreco is stepping into the fencing market with an ecological and more durable timber: FaunaWood. The idea: Modifying wooden fence posts with wood in a 100% circular process.
But how does it work?
We have developed a beautiful video to explain all:
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Fast pyrolysis technology can convert a wide range of difficult-to-handle biomass into a clean and uniform bio-oil, which is easy to store and transport.
Most applications have so far focused on the use of pyrolysis oil for energy purposes, but the Horizon 2020 project Bio4Products has developed a technology to divide pyrolysis oil into multiple fractions that could be used for material applications.
Many new products could be developed from pyrolysis oil, and this webinar will introduce some of the latest results from innovative companies and collaborations in Europe. Register via this link.
SPEAKERS
- Hans Heeres, BTG Biomass Technology Group – Thermochemical fractionation of pyrolysis oil – a recap
- Melike Bayram, Hexion – Resins and moulding compounds from pyrolytic lignin
- Hans Hoydonckx, TransFurans Chemicals – Moulding resins and wood modification formulations from pyrolytic sugars
- Adam Turi, Foreco – FaunaWood – wood modification with wood
- Moderator: James Ling, Greenovate! Europe
The webinar is the third in a series called ‘From biomass to bio-based products’. You can catch up on the previous webinars on biomass and fast pyrolysis here.
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