The bioeconomy offers an opportunity to move away from using fossil fuels. In this video, Dr Joe Ross from the Biorenewables Development Centre explores the raw materials we use to …
Most of us know what seaweed is, but how can photosynthetic organisms like algae help us move away from our reliance on fossil fuels? This video explores some of the …
In this video, Emma Needham from BioVale introduces the third week of the course. This week, we’ll be looking at high value-chemicals from plants and microbes, meeting some bioeconomy entrepreneurs …
DNA sequencing can be used to look at the behaviour of microbial communities and help us to understand what the preferences of each of the organisms is under the circumstances …
Although anaerobic digestion is used at a large scale to manage our waste, the microbial communities at the heart of the process are not well understood. Professor James Chong explains …
Anaerobic digestion or AD is a long-established and important technology that helps us manage our waste. AD uses microbes to break down waste organic matter without oxygen being present. We …
What do we mean when we talk about food waste ‘valorisation’ and how can food wastes be converted into business opportunities? In this video, Dr Joe Bennett from the Biorenewables …
There are a number of anaerobic digestion plants currently operating in Yorkshire, many of which are powered by waste. A community AD facility is planned in Malton as part of …
In this video, Emma Needham from BioVale introduces the second week of the course. We’ll be looking at how we can make the most of biological wastes to provide the …
Over seventeen million people currently work in the European bioeconomy, but it has the potential to be much larger than this. How can we turn bioeconomy potential into reality? What …
The human population is predicted to reach almost 10 billion by 2050. Feeding the growing population in a sustainable way is a challenge that we will continue to face in …
Agricultural technology or agritech refers to innovations, which can be products or services, that improve agricultural processes. In this video you can see three examples of agritech in action: a …
BioYorkshire is a globally ambitious programme led by the University of York with Askham Bryan College and Fera Science. BioYorkshire aims to transform the UK’s bioeconomy through world class research …
BioVale is a membership organisation with over 600 members with a shared interest in a greener economy. Dr Elspeth Bartlet, Head of BioVale, explains why a bioeconomy cluster is needed …