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DBFZ project investigates on insect biomass
Population growth is leading to an increasing demand for food and feed. Insect meal can make an important contribution to meeting the protein requirements of livestock farming and fish farming. A project is investigating the development of a cost-optimised value chain for biobased olefins and complex nutrient media based on insect biomass for technical applications.
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Top politicians gain insight into biomass research
"Digitalization and further possibilities of climate protection" - this was the motto of the visit of the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Julia Klöckner, and the Prime Minister of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, to the DBFZ in Leipzig. On a tour of the research site, the top politicians were given an insight into the intensive activities of the research centre.
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Women scientists honoured by DBFZ and UFZ
At the 12th Biogas Innovation Congress in Osnabrück on 21/22 May 2019, prizes were again awarded in the science and business categories. This year, researchers Maria Braune from DBFZ and Dr. Heike Sträuber from UFZ received the science prize worth 10,000 Euros for their joint project "From biogas plants to biorefineries - coupled production of medium-chain fatty acids and biogas".
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![[Translate to Englisch:] Deckblatt der Broschüre "Zehn Jahre Biomasseforschung am DBFZ"](/fileadmin/user_upload/Bilder/Allgemein/Jubilaeumsbroschuere_2018.jpg "[Translate to Englisch:] Deckblatt der Broschüre \"Zehn Jahre Biomasseforschung am DBFZ\"")
Anniversary brochure published
The anniversary brochure "Ten Years of Biomass Research at the DBFZ" provides an overview of ten years of biomass research at the DBFZ in Leipzig on the basis of greetings, interviews, short statements, highlights and selected reference projects.
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Knowledge and Technology Transfer
Despite a rapidly growing rate of photovoltaic and wind turbines within the global total primary energy supply, biomass remains the most important renewable energy source in the world, according to the IEA. However, the potential is limited...
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Project ideas wanted
From 1 September 2019, new project ideas on the subject of bioenergy can be submitted within the framework of the 7th Energy Research Programme. Please note the new topics such as energetic sewage sludge utilisation, biofuels, biogenic hydrogen production, etc...
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PHD-Thesis of the month
Energy generation from biogas accounts for approx. 8 % of gross energy generation in Germany. While the generation of electricity from solar and wind power plants depends on fluctuating weather conditions and times of day, the generation of electricity from biogas is...
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