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Bioeconomy, circular economy and innovative bioenergy research are to pave the way for the "GreenDeal"
At the DBFZ´s annual conference, the challenges of the European "Green Deal" were discussed and current research topics in the field of bioenergy were presented. The conclusion of this year's event: bioeconomy, a functioning circular economy and innovative research are key to the successful implementation of the "Green Deal"...
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Dr. Christoph Krukenkamp is the new administrative managing director at the DBFZ
As of 1 June 2022, Dr. Christoph Krukenkamp is the new administrative managing director of the DBFZ in Leipzig. He succeeds Daniel Mayer, who moved to the Agency for Innovation in Cybersecurity GmbH in Halle as administrative managing director in September 2021.
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DBFZ starts installation of a pilot plant for the production of "green methane"
Since 2018, the pilot project "Pilot SBG - Bioresources and Hydrogen to Methane as a Fuel", funded by the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV), has been implemented at the DBFZ. As an essential part of the project, the starting signal was given on 31 May 2022 for the installation of a pilot plant on the DBFZ site in Leipzig.
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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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DBFZ @ IEA Bioenergy
The IEA Bioenergy is an organisation founded in 1978 by the International Energy Agency with the aim of improving international cooperation and the exchange of information on bioenergy research. The DBFZ is currently represented with several scientists in five tasks.
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Special Issue "Recent Advances in Hydrothermal Carbonization"
The special Issue will focus on recent developments, driven by both fundamental research and applied technology. Researchers are invited to submit manuscripts!
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Project ideas wanted
Until 1 September 2022, 2pm 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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