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Putting Food Waste to Work – Disruptive Innovation Festival (DIF) 2016
“When food is wasted, all of the time, energy, and other inputs (natural and artificial) that went into its production are lost. The economic loss is felt at every step in the value chain, and the losses are amplified if we fail to make productive use of that food waste. In living systems, the…
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Exergy and Nanjing Tech University meeting on Biofuels production
On October 26th, Jose Molto and Rocio Roldan, both chemical engineers at Exergy Ltd (Coventry, UK), had their first meeting with Dr. Xiaoyu Yong, lecturer in College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering at Nanjing Tech University (China) to discuss technical aspects linked with the production of electricity through microbial fuel cells (MFC) from agrofood wastes (AFW).…
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2016 EPA Annual Information Day on H2020 SC5
On the 7th October, Eoin White represented the AgroCycle project at the 2016 Annual Information Day on Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 5 held in the Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The main aim of the event was to promote and disseminate Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 5 Opportunities amongst the…
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New Open Access Article in Nature
Mesfin T. Gebremikael (PhD) – Department of Soil Management Ghent University – recently had his article on ‘Nematodes enhance plant growth and nutrient uptake under C and N-rich conditions’ published in Nature. “Abstract The role of soil fauna in crucial ecosystem services such as nutrient cycling remains poorly quantified, mainly because of the overly reductionistic approach…
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SuperBIO workshop: Valorization of Residues from Intensive Horticulture
On Monday, 12th September 2016, Dr. Caitlin Burns presented at the Technological Corporation of Andalusia (CTA) workshop on “Waste valorization of intensive horticulture: a business opportunity for companies bio-based” in the University of Seville which had more than 30 attendees. The workshop was part of the Superbio European project, an initiative funded by Horizon 2020 (H2020)…
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Utilising Agri-food Waste – Barriers & Opportunities
We are looking for stakeholder views operating in the EU (UK included) across the supply chain – from farm to processing/manufacture, logistics, storage, and retail. We want to know what actions are necessary to recycle and valorise more AWCB. You’re opinions are vital to help develop the utilisation of agri-food wastes, for a future circular bioeconomy. Complete our online survey here.