Researchers from the universities of York and Teesside have been awarded a place at the Royal Society Summer Science 2021. Their research, funded by the THYME project, focuses on understanding the microbes that manage our waste for us. We depend…
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New funding will support Yorkshire businesses to develop anaerobic digestion technologies
Eligible businesses across Yorkshire are being urged to apply for a share of £600k to support their anaerobic digestion (AD) processes. AD turns waste materials into renewable energy and nutrient-rich fertiliser and is seen as a crucial technology to increase…
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European SMEs pilot their innovative green technologies at the Biorenewables Development Centre
The Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC) has provided two innovative European SMEs with access to its unique scale-up facilities and industrial biotechnology expertise through the KET4Clean Production project. The Horizon 2020-funded KET4CleanProduction (KET4CP) project funds game-changing, market-creating innovations that support the…
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Funding boost for sugar beet project
Scientists at the University of York are developing a low cost, environmentally friendly method of processing sugar beet without the need for major industrial processing plants The Betabeet project is developing innovative new processing techniques to refine sugar beet into…
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Novel bioenergy pellets being developed to reduce Yorkshire’s carbon footprint and help its wildlife
A feasibility study, led by the Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC) will investigate the commercial production of sustainable, locally sourced materials, such as municipal and woodland waste, to produce biomass boiler pellets. The new, cheaper, pellets will help to reduce the…
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