Project VAMOS
Project start 09/2019
Sugar is one of the most essential raw materials for industrial bioprocessing supply chains. The VAMOS project aims to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of producing sugar derived from household...
moreProject SinFonia
Project start 01/2019
The SinFonia project tries to produce organic fluorine compounds by biosynthesis. This could replace the previous environmentally harmful chemical methods used to produce the substances.
moreProject System Comparison of Storable Renewable Energy Sources (SYSEET)
Runtime 03/2017 – 11/2018
To decarbonize the economy by 2050 synthetic energy carriers based on renewable sources are needed. The SYSEET project investigates the environmental impacts of providing these so-called power-to-X...
moreProject Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Tetra Pak® carton packages and alternative packaging systems for liquid food on the Nordic market
Runtime 05/2016 – 04/2017
The LCA of Tetra Pak carton packages and alternative packagings on the Nordic market aims to provide an up-to date knowledge regarding the environmental performance of carton packages and alternative...
moreProject Bio-based plastics for foodstuff packaging
Runtime 04/2016 – 04/2018
The study "Bio-Based plastics for foodstuff packaging", commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture and carried out by ifeu in collaboration with the Fraunhofer-Institut für...
moreProject Screening Life Cycle Assessment of Transformers with different Dielectric Fluids
Runtime 01/2016 – 05/2017
ifeu accompanied a pilot project of Netze BW, in which the use of bio-oils as insulating medium in transformers was investigated.
moreProject Study of the environmental impacts of packagings made of biodegradable plastics
Runtime 10/2010 – 02/2012
The 5th revision of the German Packaging Ordinance introduced special provisions for biodegradable plastic packagings, which are bound to expire on December 31, 2012. It is the intention of this...
moreProject Environmental Innovation Policy - Greater ressource efficiency and climate protection through the sustainable material use of biomass
Runtime 06/2010 – 03/2013
Bio-based products often have both environmental advantages and disadvantages, and as such show many similarities to the use of biomass for energy. This has been profoundly analysed by a study for the...
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