Research*EU Magazine | Number 34 (July 2014)

Nothing gets lost: the power of biomass

Summary:

Whilst the first generation of biofuels was heavily criticised for competing with land use for food production, the second and third generations respectively have been using waste and algae as biomass in order to keep up with society’s growing environmental awareness and energy needs.

This edition of the Results*EU magazine celebrates these new generations of biofuels by focusing on eight projects which will soon — or are already on track to — change the way we produce goods, heat our houses and travel. This list notably includes an interview with Dr Pieternel Claassen from Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research in Germany, who told us about her quest for creating ‘green’ hydrogen from biofuels. The HYTIME project, which she coordinates, is developing large-scale and high-rate bioreactors for increased hydrogen production at low nutrient cost.

These projects are followed by our usual seven sections on biology and medicine, social sciences and humanities, energy and transport, the environment, IT and telecommunications, industrial technologies and space. The magazine closes with a list of upcoming events.

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