At the UK Biomass Biorefinery Network (BBNet) Annual Conference 13-15th October 2021, NNFCC's Director and Lead Consultant on Biobased Products, Dr Adrian Higson, gave a presentation:
'The role of biomass in the drive to Net Zero?'
The UK Government aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The Climate Change Committee (CCC) conclude that sustainable biomass can play a significant role in achieving this, providing it is prioritised for the most valuable end-uses.
At the Inventu Bioplastic Innovation Forum on 4-5th November 2021, NNFCC's Director and Lead Consultant on Biobased Products, Dr Adrian Higson, gave a presentation titled 'Perspectives on feeding a hungry bioeconomy'.
In this presentation, an outlook on using biomass as a feedstock for bioenergy, biofuels and biobased materials is given.
Sustainable biomass can play a significant role in meeting long-term climate targets, if used effectively.
When it comes to the bio-based product market, are we climbing the slope of enlightenment or stuck in the trough of disillusionment? It’s now nearly 20 years since polylactic acid entered the market as a promising new commodity plastic, so what’s changed and is the industry developing as quickly as expected?
Bio-based products compete in a world dominated by fossil derived chemicals and materials. These fossil derived incumbents have the market advantage of proven technology and mature value chains, only through long-term innovation can bio-based products hope to build a significant market share.
However, too often innovation is considered solely in the context of technical development. A far more complicated series of actions is required to transform an inventions or scientific discovery into a product or process which provides value, in other words, something innovative.
A key requirement for successful innovation is the legitimacy of the activity. Without legitimacy, policy and funding support is likely to remain poor and market demand will fail to materialise.
In this presentation we’ll look at the current bio-based product market and ask if its proponents are doing enough to convince stakeholders of its legitimacy.
Each month we review the latest news and select key announcements and commentary from across the biofuels sector, including bioethanol, biodiesel and advanced biofuels.
This paper was presented on the 8th November 2012 at an SCI conference on Processing Lignocellulosic Biomass. The conference was held at the UK's Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) at the Wilton Centre, Redcar, UK. The main focus of the event was on the UK role for biomass conversion, and the business and commericial implications of the technologies being developed.
Biobased Chemicals, Industrial Sugar and the development of BiorefineriesNNFCC
This presentation, developed as part of the Interreg NWE Bio Base NWE project, was presented at the UK Institute of Food Research Annual Food and Health Symposium. It provides an overview of developments in the biobased chemicals market and how the UK in developing an ecosystem for the development of Industrial Biotechnology including the potential for knowledge exchange in North West Europe.
At the Inventu Bioplastic Innovation Forum on 4-5th November 2021, NNFCC's Director and Lead Consultant on Biobased Products, Dr Adrian Higson, gave a presentation titled 'Perspectives on feeding a hungry bioeconomy'.
In this presentation, an outlook on using biomass as a feedstock for bioenergy, biofuels and biobased materials is given.
Sustainable biomass can play a significant role in meeting long-term climate targets, if used effectively.
When it comes to the bio-based product market, are we climbing the slope of enlightenment or stuck in the trough of disillusionment? It’s now nearly 20 years since polylactic acid entered the market as a promising new commodity plastic, so what’s changed and is the industry developing as quickly as expected?
Bio-based products compete in a world dominated by fossil derived chemicals and materials. These fossil derived incumbents have the market advantage of proven technology and mature value chains, only through long-term innovation can bio-based products hope to build a significant market share.
However, too often innovation is considered solely in the context of technical development. A far more complicated series of actions is required to transform an inventions or scientific discovery into a product or process which provides value, in other words, something innovative.
A key requirement for successful innovation is the legitimacy of the activity. Without legitimacy, policy and funding support is likely to remain poor and market demand will fail to materialise.
In this presentation we’ll look at the current bio-based product market and ask if its proponents are doing enough to convince stakeholders of its legitimacy.
Each month we review the latest news and select key announcements and commentary from across the biofuels sector, including bioethanol, biodiesel and advanced biofuels.
This paper was presented on the 8th November 2012 at an SCI conference on Processing Lignocellulosic Biomass. The conference was held at the UK's Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) at the Wilton Centre, Redcar, UK. The main focus of the event was on the UK role for biomass conversion, and the business and commericial implications of the technologies being developed.
Biobased Chemicals, Industrial Sugar and the development of BiorefineriesNNFCC
This presentation, developed as part of the Interreg NWE Bio Base NWE project, was presented at the UK Institute of Food Research Annual Food and Health Symposium. It provides an overview of developments in the biobased chemicals market and how the UK in developing an ecosystem for the development of Industrial Biotechnology including the potential for knowledge exchange in North West Europe.
This presentation was delivered on the 21st March 2013 at SINTEF in Trondheim, Norway. It looks at the developing bioeconomy with a focus on the biobased chemical and polymers market.
The NNFCC provides high quality, industry-leading technical consultancy which will add value to your business. Working with us enables you to stay ahead in a complex and constantly changing marketplace.
This presentation was given at a Royal Society of Chemistry Industrial Biotechnology Group Meeting on the 17th September 2013. The presentation covers the key aspects of the biobased chemical market and introduces the support for innovation given by the European Interreg IVB Bio Base NWE project.
Bridging the bioeconomy innovation gap - The Bio Base NWE projectNNFCC
This presentation was delivered at the 'The First Annual BEACON Conference: Biorefining from Plants to Products'. The presentation discusses the drivers for biobased chemicals in the bioeconomy and the need to support innovation through process scale up and demonstration.
Current Status of Bio-Based Chemicals
Bio-Based is defined as a product that has been made from a biological (living) or renewable source (i.e. corn, sugar cane, cellulose, vegetable oils). Bio based products use new carbon instead of old carbon (106 years old Biomass or bio organics which has got converted to fossil fuels).
For soft copy of this document please feel free to contact us on info@biotechsupportbase.com or snjogdand@gmail.com
Presentation of Semida Silveira for the "2nd Workshop on the Impact of New Technologies on the Sustainability of the Sugarcane/Bioethanol Production Cycle"
Apresentação de Semida Silveira realizada no "2nd Workshop on the Impact of New Technologies on the Sustainability of the Sugarcane/Bioethanol Production Cycle "
Date / Data : Novr 11th - 12th 2009/
11 e 12 de novembro de 2009
Place / Local: CTBE, Campinas, Brazil
Event Website / Website do evento: http://www.bioetanol.org.br/workshop5
Joachim von Braun, Director, Center for Development Research (ZEF) and Professor, Economics and Technical Change, University of Bonn
POLICY SEMINAR
Bioeconomy – the new transformation of agriculture, food, and bio-based industries – implications for emerging economies
OCT 24, 2017 - 12:15 PM TO 01:15 PM EDT
Five steps to a sustainable biobased product economy - Adrian Higson.pdfNNFCC
A chemicals and materials industry based on fossil inputs extracted from the geosphere is inherently unsustainable and can never achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions.
A transition to alternative raw materials is required. However this transition cannot be based on simply switching one type of raw material for another. The approach to transition must be wider and based on a re-engineering of the way the economy and society approaches manufacturing and the consumption of products.
The linear model of consumption (take, make, dispose) needs to end, as must approaches to consumerism such as fast fashion. To speak metaphorically, we must put the brakes on the material economy and change direction.
To be successful the biobased economy must overcome two critical challenges: cost and acceptance. The latter being the key to overcoming the former. The widespread acceptance by politicians, industrialists, and consumers, of the need to move away from fossil-based materials and that practical means of doing so exist, would unblock a flow of resources and market interventions allowing the scale up of technology, market development and learning-by-doing, which will inexorably reduce production costs.
The legitimacy of a biobased economy has been widely questioned by both NGOs and the academic community , , , , , although criticisms have been largely targeted at biofuel production, these concerns do apply to biobased products. Questions over biodiversity impacts, social concerns around food security and even questions on the potential for greenhouse gas emission reductions, serve to reduce the acceptance of biobased products as a positive change for good.
This position has resulted in the discrepancy seen between positive policy statements, recognising the need to reduce fossil inputs in material production , and the inertia in the actual practical implementation of policy , . This issue is widely recognised in the UK and across the EU, although the biobased economy is attractive in many ways; for too many stakeholders, it’s complicated and fraught with risk, resulting in a wait and see, or a let’s focus on simpler issues mind set.
Therefore, unlocking the full potential of the biobased economy rests on achieving a consensus between stakeholders on what a transition could look like and how it should be managed.
At the heart of societies environmental crisis lies the issue of overconsumption , . This isn’t just a fossil fuel problem but an issue which cuts across the extraction of all natural resources whether it be water for food production, sand for concrete manufacture or precious metals for mobile phones. ‘Earth overshoot day’ creeps earlier each year and it is argued that without intervention, by 2030 we will need 2 planets to meet both our resource needs and absorb societies wastes.
Five steps to a sustainable biobased product economy - Adrian Higson.pdfNNFCC
This presentation was given at the CHEMUK 2022 - The UK Chemical & Process Industries Expo. The presentation discusses the need for societal, systems and technological change to enable a move from the current petrochemical industry to an industry based on the use of sustainable carbon resources. A presentation is accompanied by a discussion paper which can be accessed at https://www.nnfcc.co.uk/news-transition-biobased-economy-steps.
This presentation was delivered on the 21st March 2013 at SINTEF in Trondheim, Norway. It looks at the developing bioeconomy with a focus on the biobased chemical and polymers market.
The NNFCC provides high quality, industry-leading technical consultancy which will add value to your business. Working with us enables you to stay ahead in a complex and constantly changing marketplace.
This presentation was given at a Royal Society of Chemistry Industrial Biotechnology Group Meeting on the 17th September 2013. The presentation covers the key aspects of the biobased chemical market and introduces the support for innovation given by the European Interreg IVB Bio Base NWE project.
Bridging the bioeconomy innovation gap - The Bio Base NWE projectNNFCC
This presentation was delivered at the 'The First Annual BEACON Conference: Biorefining from Plants to Products'. The presentation discusses the drivers for biobased chemicals in the bioeconomy and the need to support innovation through process scale up and demonstration.
Current Status of Bio-Based Chemicals
Bio-Based is defined as a product that has been made from a biological (living) or renewable source (i.e. corn, sugar cane, cellulose, vegetable oils). Bio based products use new carbon instead of old carbon (106 years old Biomass or bio organics which has got converted to fossil fuels).
For soft copy of this document please feel free to contact us on info@biotechsupportbase.com or snjogdand@gmail.com
Presentation of Semida Silveira for the "2nd Workshop on the Impact of New Technologies on the Sustainability of the Sugarcane/Bioethanol Production Cycle"
Apresentação de Semida Silveira realizada no "2nd Workshop on the Impact of New Technologies on the Sustainability of the Sugarcane/Bioethanol Production Cycle "
Date / Data : Novr 11th - 12th 2009/
11 e 12 de novembro de 2009
Place / Local: CTBE, Campinas, Brazil
Event Website / Website do evento: http://www.bioetanol.org.br/workshop5
Joachim von Braun, Director, Center for Development Research (ZEF) and Professor, Economics and Technical Change, University of Bonn
POLICY SEMINAR
Bioeconomy – the new transformation of agriculture, food, and bio-based industries – implications for emerging economies
OCT 24, 2017 - 12:15 PM TO 01:15 PM EDT
Five steps to a sustainable biobased product economy - Adrian Higson.pdfNNFCC
A chemicals and materials industry based on fossil inputs extracted from the geosphere is inherently unsustainable and can never achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions.
A transition to alternative raw materials is required. However this transition cannot be based on simply switching one type of raw material for another. The approach to transition must be wider and based on a re-engineering of the way the economy and society approaches manufacturing and the consumption of products.
The linear model of consumption (take, make, dispose) needs to end, as must approaches to consumerism such as fast fashion. To speak metaphorically, we must put the brakes on the material economy and change direction.
To be successful the biobased economy must overcome two critical challenges: cost and acceptance. The latter being the key to overcoming the former. The widespread acceptance by politicians, industrialists, and consumers, of the need to move away from fossil-based materials and that practical means of doing so exist, would unblock a flow of resources and market interventions allowing the scale up of technology, market development and learning-by-doing, which will inexorably reduce production costs.
The legitimacy of a biobased economy has been widely questioned by both NGOs and the academic community , , , , , although criticisms have been largely targeted at biofuel production, these concerns do apply to biobased products. Questions over biodiversity impacts, social concerns around food security and even questions on the potential for greenhouse gas emission reductions, serve to reduce the acceptance of biobased products as a positive change for good.
This position has resulted in the discrepancy seen between positive policy statements, recognising the need to reduce fossil inputs in material production , and the inertia in the actual practical implementation of policy , . This issue is widely recognised in the UK and across the EU, although the biobased economy is attractive in many ways; for too many stakeholders, it’s complicated and fraught with risk, resulting in a wait and see, or a let’s focus on simpler issues mind set.
Therefore, unlocking the full potential of the biobased economy rests on achieving a consensus between stakeholders on what a transition could look like and how it should be managed.
At the heart of societies environmental crisis lies the issue of overconsumption , . This isn’t just a fossil fuel problem but an issue which cuts across the extraction of all natural resources whether it be water for food production, sand for concrete manufacture or precious metals for mobile phones. ‘Earth overshoot day’ creeps earlier each year and it is argued that without intervention, by 2030 we will need 2 planets to meet both our resource needs and absorb societies wastes.
Five steps to a sustainable biobased product economy - Adrian Higson.pdfNNFCC
This presentation was given at the CHEMUK 2022 - The UK Chemical & Process Industries Expo. The presentation discusses the need for societal, systems and technological change to enable a move from the current petrochemical industry to an industry based on the use of sustainable carbon resources. A presentation is accompanied by a discussion paper which can be accessed at https://www.nnfcc.co.uk/news-transition-biobased-economy-steps.
From Mills to Refineries - The Evolution of BiorefiningNNFCC
This presentation was given at the 2nd BBNet Conference: “Green Futures” What’s next for biorefineries?
The presentation considers the concept of biorefining and the origin of biorefineries. How renewable energy is increasingly being integrated into biorefinery operation is discussed and the consideration of carbon dioxide as feedstock for chemicals and fuel production.
Boom or bust – the future prospects for biofuels and oilseed growersNNFCC
This presentation was given by NNFCC’s Policy and Strategy Manager David Turley at the United Oilseeds and HGCA oilseeds update meeting in February 2013.
This presentation prepared by
Lucy Hopwood, NNFCC's Lead Consultant for Bioenergy & Anaerobic Digestion provides an introduction to the Anaerobic Digestion Market in the UK
This presentation prepared by NNFCC Senior Consultant Andrea Muñoz García for the IrBEA Webinar Series provides an introduction to
AD Deployment in Ireland. An overview of the biogas and biomethane sectors in Ireland, including current and planned deployment, key regulatory aspects and funding opportunities available.
UK Catalysis: Innovation opportunities for an enabling technologyKTN
Read about how accelerating innovations in catalysis will play a vital role in enabling the UK to meet its net zero targets in the areas of hydrogen production, Power-to-X, carbon dioxide utilisation and the use of alternative feedstocks.
5 steps to a sustainable biobased product economy (slideshare).pdfNNFCC
A chemicals and materials industry based on fossil inputs extracted from the geosphere is inherently unsustainable and can never achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions.
A transition to alternative raw materials is required. However this transition cannot be based on simply switching one type of raw material for another. The approach to transition must be wider and based on a re-engineering of the way the economy and society approaches manufacturing and the consumption of products.
The linear model of consumption (take, make, dispose) needs to end, as must approaches to consumerism such as fast fashion. To speak metaphorically, we must put the brakes on the material economy and change direction.
To be successful the biobased economy must overcome two critical challenges: cost and acceptance. The latter being the key to overcoming the former. The widespread acceptance by politicians, industrialists, and consumers, of the need to move away from fossil-based materials and that practical means of doing so exist, would unblock a flow of resources and market interventions allowing the scale up of technology, market development and learning-by-doing, which will inexorably reduce production costs.
The legitimacy of a biobased economy has been widely questioned by both NGOs and the academic community , , , , , although criticisms have been largely targeted at biofuel production, these concerns do apply to biobased products. Questions over biodiversity impacts, social concerns around food security and even questions on the potential for greenhouse gas emission reductions, serve to reduce the acceptance of biobased products as a positive change for good.
This position has resulted in the discrepancy seen between positive policy statements, recognising the need to reduce fossil inputs in material production , and the inertia in the actual practical implementation of policy , . This issue is widely recognised in the UK and across the EU, although the biobased economy is attractive in many ways; for too many stakeholders, it’s complicated and fraught with risk, resulting in a wait and see, or a let’s focus on simpler issues mind set.
Therefore, unlocking the full potential of the biobased economy rests on achieving a consensus between stakeholders on what a transition could look like and how it should be managed.
At the heart of societies environmental crisis lies the issue of overconsumption , . This isn’t just a fossil fuel problem but an issue which cuts across the extraction of all natural resources whether it be water for food production, sand for concrete manufacture or precious metals for mobile phones. ‘Earth overshoot day’ creeps earlier each year and it is argued that without intervention, by 2030 we will need 2 planets to meet both our resource needs and absorb societies wastes.
Each month we review the latest news and select key announcements and commentary from across the biobased chemicals and materials sector including biodegradable and compostable plastic
Anaerobic Digestion deployment in the United KingdomNNFCC
NNFCC publishes a definitive annual report on Anaerobic Digestion Deployment in the UK. The report provides a comprehensive regional breakdown of sector development in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the 10 regions of England, giving detailed information on feedstock requirements, installed capacity and output type.
A recent history of industrial biotechnology, bioenergy and bioeconomy in the ukNNFCC
Over the last 10 years the UK has been developing its Industrial Biotechnology Strategy and investing in the infrastructure, such as open access pilot plants, to support innovation. In recent years UK strategy has started to move towards the development of it bioeconomy.
UK policy overview, Building a high value Bioeconomy, Opportunities from wasteNNFCC
This presentation was given at a Scottish Industrial Biotechnology Working Group meeting on the 28th April 2015.
It reviews the UK Government policy paper con Building a high value Bioeconomy, Opportunities from waste
This paper on Anaerobic Digestion Deployment was presented to the Renewable Energy Association Biogas Group on 1st December 2014. It presents analysis from NNFCC’s AD Deployment report, illustrating recent trends, current status and future expectations of the AD industry in the UK. The analysis details the number and capacity of plants, by region, scale and type. Currently there are 157 operational plants and 415 plants in the development pipeline, all of which are included in this analysis.
The UK development of industrial biotechnology and bioenergy in the context o...NNFCC
This presentation was given on the 27th November 2014 at a BBSRC Grant Holders meeting held at Warwick University. It introduces the value of the bioeconomy and how the UK is developing its industrial biotechnology sector.
'Developing the Biobased Economy' presentation given at the 25th Anniversary ...NNFCC
This presentation on 'Developing the Biobased Economy' was given on the 16th September at the 25th Anniversary of the Biocomposites Centre at Bangor University. The talk discusses the UK IB Catalyst Funding programme, Interreg IVB sponsored Bio Base NWE project, Industrial Biotechnology Networks in the UK and the identification of bioeconomy policy interventions through the Climate KIC project BioHorizons.
Top 8 Strategies for Effective Sustainable Waste Management.pdfJhon Wick
Discover top strategies for effective sustainable waste management, including product removal and product destruction. Learn how to reduce, reuse, recycle, compost, implement waste segregation, and explore innovative technologies for a greener future.
Climate Change All over the World .pptxsairaanwer024
Climate change refers to significant and lasting changes in the average weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It encompasses both global warming driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. While climate change is a natural phenomenon, human activities, particularly since the Industrial Revolution, have accelerated its pace and intensity
different Modes of Insect Plant InteractionArchita Das
different modes of interaction between insects and plants including mutualism, commensalism, antagonism, Pairwise and diffuse coevolution, Plant defenses, how coevolution started
WRI’s brand new “Food Service Playbook for Promoting Sustainable Food Choices” gives food service operators the very latest strategies for creating dining environments that empower consumers to choose sustainable, plant-rich dishes. This research builds off our first guide for food service, now with industry experience and insights from nearly 350 academic trials.
Presented by The Global Peatlands Assessment: Mapping, Policy, and Action at GLF Peatlands 2024 - The Global Peatlands Assessment: Mapping, Policy, and Action
"Understanding the Carbon Cycle: Processes, Human Impacts, and Strategies for...MMariSelvam4
The carbon cycle is a critical component of Earth's environmental system, governing the movement and transformation of carbon through various reservoirs, including the atmosphere, oceans, soil, and living organisms. This complex cycle involves several key processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, and carbon sequestration, each contributing to the regulation of carbon levels on the planet.
Human activities, particularly fossil fuel combustion and deforestation, have significantly altered the natural carbon cycle, leading to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and driving climate change. Understanding the intricacies of the carbon cycle is essential for assessing the impacts of these changes and developing effective mitigation strategies.
By studying the carbon cycle, scientists can identify carbon sources and sinks, measure carbon fluxes, and predict future trends. This knowledge is crucial for crafting policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions, enhancing carbon storage, and promoting sustainable practices. The carbon cycle's interplay with climate systems, ecosystems, and human activities underscores its importance in maintaining a stable and healthy planet.
In-depth exploration of the carbon cycle reveals the delicate balance required to sustain life and the urgent need to address anthropogenic influences. Through research, education, and policy, we can work towards restoring equilibrium in the carbon cycle and ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.
Epcon is One of the World's leading Manufacturing Companies.EpconLP
Epcon is One of the World's leading Manufacturing Companies. With over 4000 installations worldwide, EPCON has been pioneering new techniques since 1977 that have become industry standards now. Founded in 1977, Epcon has grown from a one-man operation to a global leader in developing and manufacturing innovative air pollution control technology and industrial heating equipment.
ENVIRONMENT~ Renewable Energy Sources and their future prospects.tiwarimanvi3129
This presentation is for us to know that how our Environment need Attention for protection of our natural resources which are depleted day by day that's why we need to take time and shift our attention to renewable energy sources instead of non-renewable sources which are better and Eco-friendly for our environment. these renewable energy sources are so helpful for our planet and for every living organism which depends on environment.
UNDERSTANDING WHAT GREEN WASHING IS!.pdfJulietMogola
Many companies today use green washing to lure the public into thinking they are conserving the environment but in real sense they are doing more harm. There have been such several cases from very big companies here in Kenya and also globally. This ranges from various sectors from manufacturing and goes to consumer products. Educating people on greenwashing will enable people to make better choices based on their analysis and not on what they see on marketing sites.