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Bio4Energy Advisory Board meeting – EU perspectives on the bioeconomy and bio-based resources

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The recent digital Advisory Board meeting brought together representatives from industry, academia and policy to discuss how current EU developments are shaping the conditions for the Swedish bioeconomy.

A shared message from the meeting was that the EU’s new bioeconomy strategy creates important opportunities for bio-based value chains, while at the same time an increasingly complex regulatory landscape affects planning and investment conditions.

Several presentations highlighted how new rules related to forests and land use may influence the availability of biomass in Sweden, with implications for both industrial development and the climate transition. A research perspective also pointed to the importance of considering market-based harvest leakage and of taking a broader international, system perspective in climate policy.

The discussions also highlighted opportunities for stronger collaboration and better use of EU research and innovation funding. Test and demonstration facilities, strong partnerships and well-prepared projects were described as key factors for scaling innovation in the Swedish bioeconomy.

Overall, the meeting showed that a successful bioeconomy needs long-term and predictable framework conditions, and close cooperation between research, industry and policy, if Sweden is to remain a frontrunner in sustainable and competitive bioeconomy development.

Thank you to all speakers and participants for a very valuable and engaging meeting.

Speakers

  • Gölin Gerken Christiansen, North Sweden European Office
  • Anna Törner, Svebio – Svensk Bioenergi
  • Torgny Persson, Skogsindustrierna
  • Robert Lundmark, Luleå University of Technology
  • Johan Börjesson, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden Processum
  • Katarina Buhr, Formas – a Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development
A snap from a boreal forest in northern Sweden. Photo by Anna Strom ©2022.©AnnaStrom

New Monies for Research to Bio4Energy Scientists from Swedish National Funders

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A number of Bio4Energy research leaders have won funds in this year’s round of grants from the prestigious Swedish Research Council VR.

VR made its announcement this month, unveiling multi-million Swedish kronor grants to fund scientific research projects in its category for Natural and Engineering Sciences.

The projects and their participants are listed, as follows.

  • 2ndUpChance: A second chance for Upcycling of Microplastics, Paul Christakopoulos, Luleå University of Technology – Bio4Energy Biopolymers and Biochemical Conversion. LTU co-applicants are Kerstin Ramser, Suman Bajracharya, Alok Kumar Patel, Leonidas Matsakas and Ulrika Rova.
  • To Grow or to Defend? Deciphering defence—growth strategies in pine and spruce under local light conditions in Sweden, Rosario García-Gil, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences – Bio4Energy Forest-based Feedstocks. Co-applicants are Malin Elfstrand and Sonali Sachin Ranade, both SLU.
  • Fundamental Understanding of Diffusion in Zeolites, Jonas Hedlund, Luleå University of Technology – Bio4Energy Catalysis and Separation. Co-applicants are Liang Yu, LTU and Igor Zozoulenko, Linköping University.
  • Molecular Control of Carbon Storage in Trees, Totte Nittylä, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences – Bio4Energy Forest-based Feedstocks
  • Heat and Mass Transfer of Reactive Porous Particles, Kentaro Umeki, Luleå University of Technology – Bio4Energy Thermochemical Conversion. Co-applicant Nils Erland Haugen has a double affiliation to LTU and to SINTEF Energy, respectively.
  • Evolution of Characteristics in Layers of Bed Particles: For next generation of thermal conversion processes for biomass in fluidised beds, Marcus Öhman, Luleå University of Technology – Bio4Energy Thermochemical Conversion. LTU co-applicant is Fredrik Forsberg.
  • Decoding of the Role of Lignin Chemistry for Plant Growth, Development and Resistance to Drought, Edouard Pesquet, Stockholm University – Bio4Energy Forest-based Feedstocks. Co-applicant is Tanja Slotte, SU.

The latter recipient also scored a multiannual grant for his research proposal to Formas Research Council, which announced the outcome of its Annual Open Call around the same time.

3DWOOD—Printable Wood as an Alternative to Plastic: A composite wood material with new characteristics made from stem cell cultures and glued together with natural lignin, Edouard Pesquet, Stockholm University – Bio4Energy Forest-based Feedstocks. Co-applicant is Aji Mathew, SU.

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