SLU visit to Lyckeby Starch

On November 22, members from the Swedish BioBIGG partner SLU visited Lyckeby Starch near Kristianstad, Sweden. The company has recently invested in a protein facility enabling the extraction of 2600 tonnes of protein from the potato juice bi-product stream.

The process not only produces a high value protein feed product sold as animal feed, it also results in a higher value organic fertilizer product. This is an excellent example of integrating the three principles of a circular bioeconomy in the production process: valorization of waste streams, cascading extraction of high-value products and recycling of plant nutrients.

BioBIGG hosting two bioeconomy workshops in Gdańsk in December 2017

The BioBIGG project will be hosting two workshops in Gdańsk in December.

The workshop on the 6th of December will focus on the state of play of bioeconomy in the South Baltic Area. See the Programme here.

The workshop on the 7th of December will focus on developing a common framework for a sustainable bioeconomy. See the programme here.

If you want to participate in one or both of the two workshops, please submit here.

Flagship application under the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) has been handed in

The BioBIGG project has handed in an application to the HA Climate Coordinator hoping to become a flagship project under the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. The possible flagship status will give the BioBIGG project a platform for dissemination and communication of knowledge about innovation possibilities within the biobased economy for SMEs to stakeholders and decision-makers in the entire Baltic Sea Region.

Successful BioBIGG kick-off meeting at Roskilde University

The BioBIGG kick-off meeting took place on the 13th of September at Roskilde University with delegates from all 6 partner organisations. Besides planning upcoming project events and activities there was also time for fruitful discussions and knowledge sharing about opportunities for biomass utilisation in the participating regions and principles that should be part of a common framework for a sustainable bioeconomy in the South Baltic Area.

Launch of the BioBIGG project

During the next 3 years the BioBIGG project will be working on mobilising innovation efforts and business opportunities for SMEs based on unutilised biomass-materials found along agro-industrial value chains in the South Baltic Area. The project is funded by the Interreg South Baltic programme.

The partners in the project are:

Furthermore, approximately 25 associated partners are presently taking part in the BioBIGG project network.