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In the aftermath of the pandemic, cruise bookings have soared in recent years, with 27% of cruise passengers in the last two years being first-time customers. This rise in popularity has put the spotlight on decarbonisation on cruise lines. Indeed, traditional fossil-fuelled cruise ships produce far more greenhouse gas emissions than cars or planes: According […]
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By early next year, airlines in the EU will be required to use 2 per cent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in their fuel mix, rising to 6 per cent by 2030 and 70 per cent by 2050. While this may initially ensure sufficient demand for European refineries, China may be overwhelming Europe’s scarce biofuel production […]
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Since the CARBIOW project started in October 2022, the various partners involved in the project have participated on numerous occasions in differents sectoral events, either to present the project or to start disseminating its first results. Collaborative opportunities and knowledge sharing are common outcomes of interactions at these events, fostering advancements in bioenergy research, development, […]
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In its first year and a half, the CARBIOW project has already produced four scientific publications, drafted by Andrii Kostyniuk and Blaž Likozar, representatives of one of our partners: the Slovenian Kemijski Institut-National Institute of Chemistry (NIC). This good rate of scientific publications shows that the project has now fully entered the dissemination phase. NIC’s […]
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Svetlana Obydenkova holds a PhD from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), obtained in 2023. She has an MSc in Energy Technology and Sustainable Fuels Economy and is an environmental engineer with over ten years of experience in environmental impact assessment, feasibility analysis, and life cycle assessment. Currently, she is the technical leader of the sustainability […]
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Michelle Gian is a PhD researcher at the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM), with a bachelor’s degree in Applied Science specializing in Material Science from Fontys University of Applied Sciences and a master’s degree in Biobased Materials specializing in sustainability assessment from Maastricht University. Before joining AMIBM, she worked for a company specializing in […]
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CARBIOW project was an active part of the 32nd EUBCE – European Biomass Conference & Exhibition in Marseille (France), one of the most important annual events for the European biomass sector. Our colleague Edesio Miranda-Barbosa, from Svåheia Eiendom AS, presented there a poster on ‘Energy transition in South-West Norway: The journey from biowaste to biofuel […]
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CARBIOW project had a new opportunity to network with stakeholders in the energy sector during the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW2024), which took place on 11-13 June in Brussels, Belgium. CARBIOW was represented by its two coordinators, Beatriz Aberasturi Serrano, from TECNALIA; and Ali Hedayati, from IVL; and by Edesio Miranda-Barbosa, representative of our partner […]
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CARBIOW project has already published its fourth research article!! Entitled ‘Wet torrefaction of biomass waste into high-quality hydrochar and value-added liquid products using different zeolite catalysts‘, the study is featured in Elsevier’s Renewable Energy International Journal (Volume 227, June 2024), and is available as Open Access. The article is written by Andrii Kostyniuk and Blaž […]
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After another 6 months of hard work, the CARBIOW project‘s consortium met again for its M18 General Assembly, this time online. The occasion was an opportunity for each Working Group to present to the others the progress they have made during this period, as well as to point out upcoming milestones and to identify challenges that […]