Entries by Anna Strom

Innovation Award for R&D on Biogas Separation Technology to Bio4Energy Researcher

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A Bio4Energy research leader has been appointed Innovator of the Year by his employer Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, for developing energy-efficient technology for biogas upgrading for use as vehicle fuel. Professor Jonas Hedlund and his team on Bio4Energy Catalysis and Separation have a long history of developing and perfecting membranes from zeolites. The latter are microporous, crystalline aluminosilicate materials commonly used as […]

Young Researcher Wins Prize for Development of Sustainable Artificial Membranes

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He wants to make environmentally friendly, artificial membranes that mimic the human body’s inbuilt membranes. Like a kidney’s filtering function that, in healthy people, keep functioning through a lifetime, said Naser Tavajohi, assistant professor at Umeå University. He is one of Bio4Energy’s up-and-coming young researchers, who has just walked the red carpet for having won […]

Bio4Energy Researcher Awarded Medal for ‘Exceptional Contribution’

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Bio4Energy researcher Rosario García-Gil has been awarded a prize for “exemplary and exceptional contribution of lasting value” for her work as a plant scientist and a research leader at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) at Umeå, Sweden. It comes in the form of a gold medal. “Right from the start Rosario García-Gil focused on research […]

Polymer Lignin May Be Modified for Drought Resistance in Plants

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Bio4Energy Associated Member Edouard Pesquet, previously with Umeå University, is part of a group of internationally leading scientists on fundamental research on the plant polymer lignin. Pesquet was part of the organisation team that started the international conference Lignin in 2014. Because of his experience with Bio4Energy at Umeå, Sweden and the support he gained during his time here—becoming […]

RISE to Invest SEK350 Million in Its Biorefinery Test Bed Environments

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Bio4Energy partner RISE Research Institutes of Sweden have committed to an investment of SEK350 million in the “coming years” to expand their test bed environments at Piteå and elsewhere in Sweden.  “In the coming years, we at RISE will make an additional investment of 350 million kronor to strengthen our range of test beds in biorefinery and establish […]

IEA: Bioenergy Part of Sustainable Energy Mix

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Bio4Energy highlights a September 2022 press release by the International Energy Agency’s Bioenergy branch (IEA Bioenergy). The press release aims to dispel “misconceptions and misrepresentations” in relation to use of low-quality forest biomass for energy purposes. The press release may be found here, Facts, not fiction: Bioenergy from wood contributes to Europe’s energy security and is […]

Summer Greetings from Bio4Energy

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It is the time of the year when we allow ourselves to take a break, to come back in autumn with sunshine and blue skies behind our eyelids; ready to tackle a new semester of making tools and methods for producing biofuels, “green” chemicals and bio-based materials. Before we go, we want to wish you […]

The 2021 Bio4Energy Annual Report Is Out

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This is the release of the Bio4Energy Annual Report for 2021. It gives an overview of the research and development conducted on the seven Bio4Energy Research and Development Platforms. It hints at the work of the Bio4Energy PhD students, by listing the topics for and names of those who successfully defended their thesis, at the end of […]

Bio4Enery Going Strong: New Scientists, Collaborations

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Bio4Energy scientists and advanced students met at Umeå, Sweden, ready to form new research collaborations.  Bio4Energy’s most recent platform leader, Nils Skoglund, opened up for collaboration with Environment and Nutrient Recycling; and with his team presenting new lines of research. New Bio4Energy researchers, bringing the membership count to 225, took the stage; pitching and matching. The […]