Projects
| Title | Gap Analysis and Development of a Biomass Utilisation and Scaling Framework |
| Funding body | German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) |
| Projeckt Partner | Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH (DBFZ) |
| Duration | 07/2026-11/2026 |
| Project Lead | Dr. Özge Mutlu |
| Title | FuraKoff - High-value material utilization of oat hulls through the coupled production of furfural and carbon materials |
| Funding body | Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) |
| Projeckt Partner | Fraunhofer-Zentrum für Chemisch-Biotechnologische Prozesse CBP (Coordinator), Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH (DBFZ), RUBINMÜHLE, FERALPI STAHL, thermoPre |
| Duration | 2026-2028 |
| Project Lead | Dr. Andreas Schedl |
| Title | BioFe "Biomass utilization in iron production under economic and CO₂-reducing boundary conditions" |
| Funding body | Sächsische Aufbaubank – Förderbank (SAB)/EFRE |
| Projeckt Partner | DLR-DI (Institute for Low-Carbon Industrial Processes) |
| Duration | 2024 - 2027 |
| Project Lead | Dr. Andreas Schedl |
| Title | HeRoTogo "Development of a roadmap for sustainable heat generation with biomass in Togo and demonstration of selected technologies along the entire utilization path" |
| Funding Body | Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) |
| Projeckt Partner | West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) |
| Duration | 2024 - 2026 |
| Project Lead | Dr. Dennis Krüger |
Co-projects
| Title | BioCas – Multi-level governance of CDR with cascading biomass use |
| Funding Body | Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) |
| Projeckt Partner | Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH (UFZ) (Coordinator) Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH (DBFZ) Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung GmbH, gemeinnützig (IÖW) Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz (HSZG) |
| Duration | 2025 - 2028 |
| Project Lead | Dr. Inga Götz |
| Title | Output 1: New pyrolysis plants operate profitably with agricultural residues |
| Funding Body | German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) |
| Projeckt Partner | Jimma University, IQQO |
| Duration | 2021 - 2026 |
| Project Lead | Kerstin Wilde |
| Title | Work package 3: Applied research on the use of various cooking stoves as an alternative to charcoal-based cookers Work package 5: Biochar briquette production from residue materials |
| Funding Body | Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) |
| Projeckt Partner | West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), Jeunes Volontaires pour l'Environnement (JVE), University of Lomé |
| Duration | 2019 - 2024 |
| Project Lead | Dr. Nils Engler |
| Title | BC-LOOKUP "Pyrolysis of secondary agricultural biomasses: Database on biochar properties and agronomic evaluation" Work package 4: Database |
| Funding Body | Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) |
| Projeckt Partner | Offenburg University of Applied Sciences, Ithaka Institute |
| Duration | 2023 - 2029 |
| Project Lead | Dr. Kai Sven Radtke |