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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 […]
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CARBIOW project‘s first research article has been featured in the prestigious journal Chemical Engineering Journal (CEJ) and it is available as Open Access. It is written by Andrii Kostyniuk and Blaž Likozar from Kemijski inštitut – National Institute of Chemistry (NIC) and the research is carried out under Work Package 2: ‘Torrefaction of organic waste’ led by NIC. Entitled ‘Catalytic […]
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CARBIOW project has been in operation for more than a year now, which has led to numerous occasions where partners have been able to present it at all kinds of industry and stakeholder meetings. One example was the participation of representatives from The Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) at the 11th International Conference “Fuel […]
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To help meet decarbonisation targets, a European Commission proposal would give shipping priority access to low- and zero-emissions fuels over sectors which have access to other decarbonisation solutions like electrification, as a recognition of the hard-to-abate nature of emissions from assets with high power demands moving around the world with long periods away from land-based […]
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Faced with increasing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including stricter targets set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in July 2023, the maritime sector is considering a range of decarbonization options. According to the latest stats from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform, a total of 298 ships with alternative fuel propulsion were ordered […]
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CARBIOW project has been featured in an article in the Spanish magazine IndustriAmbiente on the decarbonisation of the European transport sector, as BIOPLAT (leader of the Communication and Dissemination WP), has presented it as one promising European innovation initiative for the development of biofuels. The article reflects on the technologically neutral approach used by the […]