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Pilotanlage in Dänemark
The production process for climate-neutral methane is already being tested at this pilot plant in Denmark.

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Electrochaea: Important step towards industrial biomethane production

The Munich-based power-to-gas company Electrochaea has successfully brought its technology for microbial biomethane production to industrial scale with EU funding from the EIC Accelerator.

Weitere Einzelheiten  Stechende Binse (Juncus acutus)
Rushes grow in moist and wet locations and could therefore also be suitable for cultivation in renaturalized moors.

Construction Plants Agriculture sciences

Utilizing rushes as a raw material

In the newly launched I-Robi project, researchers at Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts want to develop new harvesting and utilization concepts for rushes and demonstrate the potential of this renewable raw material for industry.

Das 380 Watt-Solarmodul entstand als »Bio-Modul-Prototyp« innerhalb des Projekts »E2 – E-Quadrat. Erneuerbare Energien aus Erneuerbaren Rohstoffen«.
The 380 watt solar module was created as a “bio-module prototype” as part of the project “E2 - E-Quadrat. Renewable energies from renewable raw materials”.

Energy Plants Chemistry

Solar modules based on wood and sugar cane

Fraunhofer researchers have developed a solar module in which individual components are made from renewable raw materials and can be recycled at the end of their service life.

Verschiedene Kartoffelsorten in Verkaufsboxen
There are more than 5,000 potato varieties worldwide.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Alliance for potato breeding research

The Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) and the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) are pooling their expertise in potato research in order to increase the genetic resources of this important food crop.

Mikroskopische Aufnahme mit verschiedenen Holzarten und deren automatischer Erkennung
Microscopic image with different types of wood and their automatic recognition

Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry

Detecting wood species in fibre materials with AI

Together with the Thünen Institute, Fraunhofer researchers are developing AI-based software for the microscopic identification of wood species. The aim is to ensure that timber products originate from legal trade.

Computergestützte Entwicklungszyklen in der Biologie. Zahnräder steht für die Synergie und das kontinuierliche Zusammenwirken von rechnergestützter (in silico) und synthetischer (in vivo) Arbeit.
Computer-aided development cycles in biology. Cogwheels represent the synergy and continuous interaction of computational (in silico) and synthetic (in vivo) work.

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Synthetic biology: Designing microbial communities

Thanks to increasingly sophisticated tools, bioengineers can now not only construct individual organisms, but even design complex microbial communities. A team of authors looks into the future of synthetic biology.

Bioreaktor von FORMO
In this bioreactor, FORMO uses microorganisms to produce bioidentical milk proteins.

Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Berlin-based foodtech Formo raises 61 million US dollars

Retailer REWE is one of the new investors in Berlin start-up Formo: the company, which specializes in animal-free cheese alternatives, has raised fresh capital as part of a Series B financing round.

Schweinefleisch aus dem Bioreaktor: Wie nah kommt es seinem natürlichen Vorbild?
Pork from the bioreactor

Food Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology

Producing meat with stem cells from umbilical cord blood

A research consortium has succeeded in producing laboratory meat from stem cells obtained painlessly from the umbilical cord blood of piglets.

Vorbereitung eines Verdunstungsbeetes
The planting of six evaporation beds on the former site of Berlin-Tegel Airport took place in August 2024.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Building sponge cities with plant islands

On the former site of Tegel Airport, researchers are testing which plant mix is best suited for so-called evaporation beds and thus for the realisation of sponge cities.

Feldversuch der Universität Hohenheim
In the NOcsPs joint project, state-of-the-art technologies were utilised alongside organic cultivation principles.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Cultivation system without chemical crop protection shows its potential

Good yields and product quality can also be achieved in plant cultivation without the use of synthetic chemical pesticides. This is shown by field trials conducted by the NOcsPS research consortium.

Zweistufiges Bioreaktor-System, in dem mit Proteinen und dem Vitamin B9 angereicherte Hefe produziert wird.
Two-stage bioreactor system in which yeast enriched with proteins and vitamin B9 is produced.

Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Folic acid from the bioreactor

Researchers at the University of Tübingen have used CO₂ and green electricity to produce valuable proteins and vitamins that can be used to make meat substitutes.

Das Bild zeigt ein BASF-Mitarbeiter auf einem Testfeld für Weizen in Rheinland-Pfalz.
BASF employees on a test field for wheat in Rhineland-Palatinate

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Climate-friendly arable farming: BASF reports on worldwide field trials

BASF is testing solutions for ‘climate-optimised’ agricultural production with practitioners in field trials around the world. The goal of reducing the carbon footprint by 30% has been achieved in some cases, the company reports.

Agrarroboter
Researchers at DFKI have been working on enabling robots to find their way around a farm autonomously. The technology could be used for spot farming.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Future lab for agriculture: Small fields and smart helpers

The ‘Future Lab Agriculture’ project presents initial results on the concept of spot farming, highlighting both the potential and current obstacles to its use.

Photovoltaikanlagen im Vordergrund, rechts die Äste eines Baumes. Im Hintergrund ein gelbes Rapsfeld und eine Industrie mit qualmenden Schornsteinen.
Agri-PV research facility in Morschenich-Alt in the Rhenish mining district

unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten

Rhenish mining district as a bioeconomy region: at the heart of structural change

In the collaborative project "Bioeconomy – Understanding. Connecting. Supporting," a team led by RWTH Aachen is investigating the conditions under which the structural change in the Rhenish mining district can succeed in transforming it into a model bioeconomy region.

vier rote Tomaten an einer grünen Pflanze
The Tomaitech project is developing a way to achieve new tomato varieties more quickly.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

Faster development of new tomato varieties

Plant biotechnologists in Freiburg, in collaboration with Chinese partners, have chemically reprogrammed the microspores of tomato plants. This innovation can significantly accelerate the breeding of new varieties.

Internationale Zusammenarbeit

Automobile unspecific Agriculture sciences

Research alliance with Queensland: first projects launched

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

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

Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

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.

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.

Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry

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.

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

Chemistry Plants Chemistry

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.

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

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

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.