Aston University

West Midlands Academia

About

EBRI combines expertise in thermochemical, biological and catalytic conversion of biomass to develop sustainable energy systems that can deliver solutions for energy and bioproducts from sustainable resources in a regional and global context.
EBRI’s goal is to use sustainable resources to deliver an affordable, resilient and low-carbon energy future. We will do this by pursuing three cross-cutting and one integrative objective applied to our core experimental capabilities in thermochemical, catalytic and biological conversion of biomass and waste. These are:

1. Characterise feedstocks and products
2. Measure conversion/technology performance
3. Model process energetic, economic and environmental performance
4. Integrate expertise in supply chains, markets, policy and regulation to develop sustainable systems

Website

https://www.aston.ac.uk/research/eps/ebri

Address

Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI), Birmingham, B4 7ET

Expertise Keywords

BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) Bio-based chemicals Bio-based materials Biofuels Biomass Biorefineries Biotechnology and bioengineering (including fermentation) Carbon balance Catalysis CCS (carbon capture and storage) Circular economy Combustion Communications Consultancy Ecosystems services ECR (early career researcher) development EDI (equity, diversity and inclusion) Energy crops Energy systems Forest biomass Funding Gasification Heat and power Hydrogen Industrial-academic partnerships Internationalisation Knowledge transfer Land use decisions and modelling LCA (life-cycle assessment) Policy, governance and regulation Project management Public engagement Pyrolysis Research Social science Sustainability TEA (techno-economic assessment) Technology transfer Transport biofuels Waste