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CARBIOW project is thrilled to launch a new video detailing the revolutionary technologies employed to cover the entire process of converting organic waste into sustainable and carbon-negative biofuel for marine and aviation applications. The ReFuelEU Aviation and FuelEU Maritime regulations put on the table the need to ensure a level playing field for sustainable transport […]
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On 11 February 2025, the CARBIOW project joined the first Spanish BioCircular SUMMIT, the benchmark meeting for the biocircularity sector in Spain, organised by the Spanish Biocircularity Technology and Innovation Platform (BIOPLAT) and Spanish Biocicularity Association (BIOCIRC). There, in front of an audience of more than 200 professionals dedicated to different biocircular solutions, including biofuels, […]
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CARBIOW project has completed an exciting experience in which synergies between university researchers and private sector professionals have organically emerged: Edesio Miranda-Barbosa, as former Chief Technology Officer of our partner Svåheia Eiendom AS, co-supervised four Master Thesis this year that had Svåheia and CARBIOW as case study. “Most of these students came to me after […]
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The international shipping community has been setting decarbonisation targets to keep in line with global climate ambitions since the 2015 Paris Agreement. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), for example, has declared aggressive targets, with a 100 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or thereabouts compared to the base year (2008). To achieve this, […]
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Both the aviation and maritime sectors have committed to reducing their net greenhouse gas emissions to near zero by 2050. To achieve this, there are many measures that can be implemented, of varying effectiveness and reliability: efficiency improvements, modal shift, offshoring and offsets outside the sector, etc. However, the most impactful step would be to […]
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On 28 November, the CARBIOW project joined the 12th Conference of the European Union’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation in Spain Horizon Europe in Oviedo (Northern Spain). The Conference, organised by the CDTI, in collaboration with the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU), the European Commission, the City Council of Oviedo and Sekuens, […]
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The cluster meeting on ‘Aviation/Maritime Fuels Biomethane’ organised by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) took place in Brussels (Belgium) on 15 October. The meeting brought together the beneficiaries of the 36 ongoing Horizon Europe projects focused on the development of renewable fuels in the transport sector, including Research and Innovation Actions […]
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Formula 1 and DHL have unveiled an initiative to use sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) on cargo flights carrying teams around the world for the 24-race championship. Under the initiative, 20% of the cargo flights to races outside Europe used by Formula 1 use SAF working with DHL Global Forwarding’s GoGreen Plus service, which reduces greenhouse […]
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The CARBIOW project has crossed the halfway point and is now fully immersed in a crucial phase. The different Work Packages are working at full capacity, generating synergies between them. Results are emerging and the work of the consortium is more cooperative than ever since the dissemination and exploitation of results is beginning to play […]
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International shipping keeps the global economy afloat, transporting billions of dollars worth of goods every day. However, these operations come at a high environmental cost, as the sector remains one of the biggest contributors to man-made climate change. The commercial shipping sector emits 1 billion tonnes of CO2 per year, accounting for around 3% of […]