Search
Project 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 BioMates
Runtime 10/2016 – 03/2022
The four-year project aims at manufacturing intermediate products made from wood-like or stalk-like non-food biomass, e.g. from agricultural residues and perennial grasses, which are suitable for...
moreProject (Bulk) purchase of bio-based plastic products in the public and entrepreneurial sectors – criteria, selection, incentives
Runtime 09/2016 – 08/2018
The project explores the potential to implement the instrument of ‘sustainable and innovative procurement’ for bio-based plastics, or to enable implementation to facilitate market launch.
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 COSMOS
Runtime 03/2015 – 08/2019
COSMOS aims at reducing the dependence on imported coconut and palm kernel oils and fatty acids and on castor oil as sources for medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA, C10–C14) and medium-chain polymer...
moreProject D-FACTORY: The Micro-Algae Biorefinery
Runtime 12/2013 – 11/2017
The research project "The Micro-Algae Biorefinery (D-FACTORY)" aims at developing a concept for a microalgae biorefinery that is used for the sustainable production of Dunaliella algae and its...
moreProject PUFAChain
Runtime 11/2013 – 10/2017
The research project "The Value Chain from Microalgae to PUFA" (PUFAChain) aims at creating a profound scientific and technological basis for the industrial production of high-value products from...
moreProject OPTIMA
Runtime 10/2011 – 09/2015
The project, coordinated by the University of Catania, focused on the Mediterranean region where marginal lands are usually characterised by poor water availability.
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...
moreTopics
- Energy 481
- Methods & Tools 7
- Mobility 229
- Nutritional transition 103
- Resources 219
- Industry and products 108
-
Biomass
336
- Bioenergy 171
- Biobased materials 95
- Land use 141
- International Cooperation (Biomass and food) 9