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Bioenergy Retrofits for Europe´s Industry
Bioenergy is an essential form of renewable energy, providing an estimated 60% of current renewable energy supply in the EU28. Anno 2018 the production of bioenergy takes on many forms. Spurred by innovation, bioenergy technologies are becoming ever more advanced and diverse, leading to the energy-efficient production of power, heat and cooling and a variety of transport fuels...
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Double victory in US firing competition
Double success for Team Wittus with participation of the DBFZ: in the biennial US combustion competition for the cleanest wood combustion, the team around Dr. Ingo Hartmann from the DBFZ again won the "Wood Stove Design Challenge" in Washington, D.C. after winning in 2016. In addition to the first prize for automated wood firing systems, the E-Stove also scored in the new thermoelectric category this year...
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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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Resource database available online
Consistent information on the biogenic resource base is a central basis for the strategic evaluation of options for action in the context of closed cycle management. Since November 2018, the DBFZ has provided a resource database at webapp.dbfz.de.
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Project ideas wanted
From 1 March 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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