Supegen Bioenergy Hub Flexible Funded Projects Announced!

We are delighted to announce six projects have been successfully funded from the first round of Supergen Bioenergy Hub flexible funding on biomass to bio-based products.

As the demand for sustainable alternatives to traditional fossil-based chemicals and materials grows, the need for renewable carbon sources like biomass has become increasingly important. Biomass can be transformed into a diverse range of chemical products, from high-value items like fragrances, fine chemicals, and polymers to platform chemicals and plastics.

These six projects, led by academic institutions from across the UK, are undertaking key research aimed at addressing this demand for sustainable biomass solutions. The funded projects include:

• Developing sustainable insulation oil for power transformers via pyrolysis of biomass feedstock – University of Lincoln
• De-risking Negative Carbon Biomass-based Ammonia – Aston University
• Developing Biomass-Derived Functional Textile Polymers to Replace ‘Forever Chemicals’ – Loughborough University
• A machine learning surrogate model for the economic and environmental sustainability evaluation of bioplastics precursors – University of Nottingham
• Exploring R&D, sustainability and scale-up opportunities of glycerol-to-X (G2X) – University of Manchester
• Development of Biochar-based Functional Materials: Advancing a Sustainable Platform for Carbon Applications – Durham University

The Hub delivers a diverse range of biomass, bioenergy and bioproducts research projects from fundamental science to engineering challenges, social responses to technologies, the economic context and policy development. Flexible funding is available to Hub partner organisations. Visit our Hub funding page to find out more.