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Wie hier im Schweizer Solothurn soll nun auch in Japan eine neue Biomethanisierungsanlage entstehen.
As here in Solothurn, Switzerland, a new biomethanisation plant is now to be built in Japan.

Electrochaea takes bio-methane to Japan

The Bavarian company Electrochaea has concluded a licence agreement and technology transfer for its patented power-to-gas technology with Japan's Hitachi Ltd.

Drohne vom Typ DJI T30 aus dem Projekt Smarter Weinberg im Testeinsatz in Bernkastel-Kues.
DJI T30 drone from the Smarter Vineyard project being tested in Bernkastel-Kues.

Smart technologies for climate-resilient viticulture

Two innovative projects at the University of Koblenz show how technological innovations and fast 5G data transmission can make viticulture more climate-resilient and sustainable.

Bohnen
Pulses such as beans are rich in protein and can replace animal proteins.

Shaping sustainable food systems of the future

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is participating as a sponsor in FutureFoodS, a European partnership on safe and sustainable food systems. A new call for proposals has now been launched.

Mit den Projektdaten von Wald5Dplus lassen sich Karten erstellen, welche die Entwicklung von bis zu zehn verschiedenen Merkmalen von Bäumen vorhersagen.
The Wald5Dplus project data can be used to create maps that predict the development of up to ten different tree characteristics.

Forest observation from a distance with AI

Researchers at Munich University of Applied Sciences have developed an AI-based method that enables a precise inventory and development forecast of forests.

Das Startup Phaeosynt will aus Kieselalgenkulturen produzierte Antikörper unter anderem in Schwangerschaftstests einsetzen.
Antibodies produced from diatom cultures would avoid animal testing and reduce the burden on the environment.

Antibodies from diatoms for diagnostics

The start-up Phaeosynt from Hanover wants to develop a pregnancy test with antibodies from diatoms. The team is being funded by the German Federal Environmental Foundation.

Schilfrohr (Phragmites australis) ist eine Art, die in Paludikulturen auf wiedervernässten Moorflächen angebaut werden kann. Es ist ein guter Naturbaustoff, da es keine Feuchtigkeit aufnimmt und nur langsam verrottet.
Reed (Phragmites australis) is a species that can be grown in paludicultures on rewetted moorland. It is a good natural building material as it does not absorb moisture and only rots slowly.

How Europe's moors can be saved

According to a ZALF study, a mix of economic incentives and adapted land use models could drive the rewetting of peatlands in Europe and make the cultivation of paludiculture more attractive for farmers.

Lichtmikroskopische Aufnahme von Glasschalen verschiedener, einzelliger Kieselalgen
Light microscope image of glass shells of various unicellular diatoms

Glass microalgae as a bioindicator for coastal marshes

Researchers at the University of Rostock were able to demonstrate the positive environmental changes following the rewetting of a coastal moor on the island of Rügen using the diatom.

Im Wellenbecken haben die Braunschweiger Wissenschaftler*innen die Seetangfarm im Maßstab 1:20 nachgebaut.
In the wave pool, the Braunschweig research team has recreated the seaweed farm on a scale of 1:20.

Trial run for algae farms on high seas

As part of an international research project, researchers in Braunschweig are investigating how seaweed can be successfully cultivated in offshore facilities in order to relieve the pressure on coastal areas.

Gerste produziert bestimmte Abwehrstoffe gegen Pilzbefall.

Barley defends itself against fungal attack

Researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) in Halle (Saale) and the University of Cologne have discovered a new group of defence substances in barley that protects its roots against fungal attack.

Bunte T-Shirts
Coloured textiles can also be recycled with the help of Carbios' enzymatic recycling process.

T-shirt made from biologically recycled textile waste

After two years of research, the French company Carbios and the textile consortium Fibre-to-Fibre present the world's first garment made entirely from enzymatically recycled plastic and textile polymers.

Forscher wollen Chinaschilf (Miscanthus sinensis) als Biomasse zur Energiegewinnung und Ausgangsstoffe für neue Produkte etablieren.
Researchers want to test whether the reed grass Miscanthus can also thrive on contaminated soils and be used as biomass.

Growing biomass on unusable soils

A European research team with German participation wants to show that the cultivation of plants can make contaminated soil fit again and that their biomass is suitable for high-quality textiles.

Elektronenmikroskopisches Bild eines Stomas auf dem Blatt einer Tomatenpflanze.
Electron microscope image of a stoma on the leaf of a tomato plant

How plants regulate water loss

How do plants control their guard cells and thus their water loss? Scientists at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg have made discoveries that could be of interest for future agriculture.

Die Geschäftsstelle der VolkswagenStiftung in Hannover-Döhren.
The office of the Volkswagen Foundation in Hanover-Döhren.

Volkswagen Foundation promotes innovations in the bioeconomy

The Volkswagen Foundation is supporting six projects with around 7.8 million euros that are developing innovative approaches for the utilisation of biogenic and recyclable waste materials in the sense of a circular economy - including five projects on bioeconomy.

Sonnenblumenfeld
Sunflowers are important oil plants that are also used to produce cooking oil for frying and baking.

Bio-based chemicals from used cooking oil

Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Rostock have developed a catalyst that can synthesise amines – which are important for the chemical industry – from used cooking oil in a single step.

Eine Mörtelbiene trägt ein Stück PE-Schaumstoff in ihr Nest.
A mortar bee carries a piece of PE foam into its nest.

Pollinators suffer from plastic pollution

Deposits of plastic particles in the soil can endanger the behaviour of bees and thus the function of agricultural landscapes and global food security. This is shown by an international study involving German researchers.

Verschiedene Reissorten
Rice, one of the most common staple foods, is naturally high in carbohydrates and low in protein.

High-protein rice varieties cultivated

Max Planck researchers in Potsdam have worked with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to breed rice varieties with a high protein content. Among other things, the CRISPR-Cas gene scissors were used.

Klebstoffentwicklung
The adhesives specialist Henkel is already testing the first prototypes of new bio-based adhesive compounds that can be removed again.

New synthesis components for de-adhesive bio-adhesives

Researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Rostock have joined forces with adhesives specialist Henkel to develop new bio-based adhesives that can be removed again.

Constanze Schultz (rechts) vom Leibniz-IPHT und Dr. Thomas Wichard von der Universität Jena untersuchen das Wachstum der Grünalge Ulva mit Raman-Spektroskopie.
Constanze Schultz (right) from Leibniz IPHT and Dr Thomas Wichard from the University of Jena investigate the growth of the green alga Ulva using Raman spectroscopy.

Symbiosis of a green alga investigated

Using Raman spectroscopy, researchers in Jena have succeeded in analysing the interaction between the green alga Ulva and its bacterial community in real time without disturbing the sensitive interaction.

Weizenfeld
Nitrogen is an important nutrient for food crops such as wheat, and is supplied in the form of fertiliser.

Securing food supplies with new wheat varieties

New wheat varieties utilise nitrogen better and can deliver higher yields under current climatic conditions. This is the conclusion of an international study conducted in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich.

Internationale Zusammenarbeit

Research alliance with Queensland: first projects launched

The first projects with Queensland have been launched as part of the ‘Bioeconomy International’ research cooperation programme.