Hello! We are a new @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu project building bacteria that only grow by making methanol-based chemicals instead of releasing CO2. 🌬️🦠 📈 Follow our journey and learn more at carboncare-project.eu Eight partners, six countries, one goal: Fermentation 2.0. #microsky 🧪

From a small sheet in a lab in Amsterdam to 2,000 square metres of algae cultivation in Morocco — that is the scaling trajectory Yingying Tang, CTO at SolarFoil, is working towards as part of our @horizoneu.bsky.social project. #SolarFuels #Microalgae #Nanotechnology #HorizonEU #EUeic

How close are we to truly bypassing the grid⚡ and creating green fuels and chemicals directly from sunlight☀️, water💧, and CO2🧪? Find out at our webinar with Dr. Michael Grätzel, EPFL Photonics Lab Director. More information and the registration link here: www.eicsolar.eu/post/sunpero...

¡Buenos días! 🌿🌻 🦠🔬 🛩️🌾🌳💦 Esta semana damos la bienvenida a: @leiremolinero.bsky.social, @sunperform.eu, @c5-project.eu, @tranvia-cordoba.bsky.social, @blanquitoamor.bsky.social y @costa-blanca-space.bsky.social 👋👋 ¡Gracias por seguirnos! 👋👋 #cienciaparalaagricultura

Our coordinator, Maria Agustina Dominguez-Martin, will introduce our @horizoneu.bsky.social project at a knowledge transfer event for biotechnology Master students at @uco.es today! Hear from Tina at 17:00, Co working room, Campus Universitario de Rabanales. #EUInnovation #EarlyCareerResearchers

Ohmium and RenewCO2 Collaborate to Advance CO2-to-Chemicals Technology renewable-carbon.eu/news/?p=177694 #carboncapture #circulareconomy #syntheticfuels #useco2 #RenewableCarbon

Yesterday, Michael Koepke, Chief Innovation Officer at @lanzatech.bsky.social, opened the first session of the EC @solar-to-x.bsky.social for You seminar series with an inspiring account of how gas fermentation technology is reshaping the circular carbon economy. 🧪💨 c5-project.eu/waste-carbon...

Waste carbon as a resource: insights from the first Solar-to-X for You seminar - C5 EU Project

Dr. Michael Koepke, Chief Innovation Officer at LanzaTech, opened the first session of the EC Solar-to-X for You seminar series with an inspiring account of how gas fermentation technology is reshapin...

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You can still join tomorrow’s webinar by Michael Köpke, Chief Innovation Officer at @lanzatech.bsky.social. 27 May from 3 to 4 p.m. CEST. 🌬️ ♻️ “Learn from a standout success story in sustainable bio production and entrepreneurial growth!” Register for free at c5-project.eu/solar-to-x-w...

The C5 team was hosted by @w-u-r.bsky.social last week for our second consortium meeting! 🇳🇱 🚲 Seven months into our @horizoneu.bsky.social project, partners took stock of the progress made and welcomed new team members. A big thank you to the organisers and everyone who participated! 🇪🇺 🙌

Please share: Open PhD position We are hiring a PhD student to work on the biocatalytic depolymerization of new biopolymers. The PhD candidate will be supervised by @larsjeuken.bsky.social at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry, with me as co-supervisor. careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/PhD-Posi...

Our consortium is meeting at @w-u-r.bsky.social for our first @horizoneu.bsky.social project meeting! Besides sharing their work so far and discussing what comes next, partners are also enjoyed a bike ride and a visit to AlgaePARC. 🚲 🧪 Thanks to the organising team for having us! 🙌

Our upcoming webinar will not be recorded, so register now to hear from Michael Köpke (Chief Innovation Officer, @lanzatech.bsky.social) on “Innovating for a new carbon economy: Building a circular gas fermentation industry”! ☁️ ♻️ Wed, 27 May at 3PM CEST events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7067b7...

#RRB2026 Get to know Prof. Niklas von der Assen from RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Looking forward to his invited lecture! @rwth.bsky.social @chsteven.bsky.social @pedrofardim.bsky.social @synbioc.bsky.social @fbwugent.bsky.social

Register for our webinar “Innovating for a new carbon economy: Building a circular gas fermentation industry” with Michael Köpke (Chief Innovation Officer, @lanzatech.bsky.social) on the 27 May from 15:00 to 16:00 CEST! ☁️ ♻️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7067b7... #Bioeconomy #SolarToX

Today we are reading the report of the event “Sustainability meets scalability: Roadmap for renewable hydrogen, fuels, and chemicals”. op.europa.eu/publication-...

Sustainability meets scalability - Publications Office of the EU

The event "Sustainability Meets Scalability," held on March 26-27, 2025, at the European Commission in Brussels, gathered over 200 participants from across academia, industry, startups, and po...

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Eight projects, eight innovative technologies, one shared ambition: decentralized production and consumption of renewable fuels. 🔬🧪 Last week in Brussels, at the EIC’s “Sustainability Meets Scalability” event, we came together to strengthen our synergies and shape our future development pathways.

Ok, here you have the Starter Pack. This is just the beginning, and we will be adding more researchers progressively. go.bsky.app/BBgq3df

We will be there to! Come check out our @horizoneu.bsky.social project if you are interested in combining metabolic engineering with synthetic organelles to improve the production of bio-isoprene (or other gaseous, valuable chemicals)! ⚙️ 🧪

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Meet us tomorrow at “Sustainability meets Scalability” to learn how our @horizoneu.bsky.social project is combining nanomaterials and synthetic biology to improve the production of solar fuels! 💠 🔛 🧪 Stay up to date with the portfolio @solar-to-x.bsky.social or learn more at www.eicsolar.eu

Join us in Brussels to learn how to “Scale Renewable Fuels and Chemicals for a Resilient European Industry – From Scientific Creativity to Innovation”. We will present our vision for turning sunlight, water, and CO2 into isoprene! Info and registrations at: eic.ec.europa.eu/events/scali...

Here’s a great opportunity to share your photogenic algae and win a ticket to AlgaEurope 2026 in Malta! We can’t wait to see the image collection that comes from this contest! 📸 🧪 Send your photo by April 30 to picture.contest@eaba-association.org More info at: www.linkedin.com/posts/europe...

Algae Picture Contest, EABA | EABA - European Algae Biomass Association

📸 Algae Picture Contest 2026 is ON! 👀🌿 After the wonderful 2025 edition, and first announced at AlgaEurope 2025, our 2026 𝐀𝐥𝐠𝐚𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 is your chance to show the world just how cool, beautif...

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We and our sister project, @s2b-project.eu, will be joining two other European initiatives in hosting a free online session. We’ll be chatting about the latest innovations in solar fuels and algae-based chemical production. 🧪 ☀️ 🇪🇺 March 12, 11:00–12:30 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c17ef4...

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Our sister project @s2b-project.eu helped spearhead the “Sustainability Meets Scalability” event last year! Over 200 people met to align research and innovation with industrial needs and policy ambition for sustainable fuels, chemicals, and materials. ♻️ 🇪🇺 www.s2b-project.eu/sustainabili...

Partners at @uva.nl have achieved a breakthrough in stabilizing light-converting nanocrystals—materials that could improve microalgae cultivation for biofuel production and carbon capture. ☀️ 💠 🧪 More about the work presented at NWO (Dutch Research Council) Physics sunperform.eu/sun-perform-...

SUN-PERFORM solves key bottleneck in spectral conversion

Jasmin Balil, a SUN-PERFORM partner from the University of Amsterdam, achieved month-long stability in nanocrystals that could make microalgae biofuels more efficient.

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Our partner from @w-u-r.bsky.social, @nicoc-micsynmet.bsky.social, is one of the 10 new members joining The Young Academy, a “dynamic group of top young researchers with outspoken views on science and science policy.” 💡 www.dejongeakademie.nl/en/news/3197...

Establishing heterologous betaxanthin pigment biosynthesis in cyanobacteria www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Establishing heterologous betaxanthin pigment biosynthesis in cyanobacteria

Betalains are water-soluble pigments with two major classes: red-violet betacyanins and yellow-orange betaxanthins. These pigments are increasingly be…

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Our project partner, Jasmin from the @uva.nl and SolarFoil, will present her poster at the NWO Physics conference in the Netherlands! If you’re attending, save a slot on your schedule. 📌 Wednesday January 21, from 13:00 to 14:10. Poster number 91 #NWOPhysics2025

Assessment of Polyhydroxybutyrate Production by Cyanobacteria Strains Isolated from Environmental Water Sources Using a Secondary Effluent | ACS ES&T Water pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Assessment of Polyhydroxybutyrate Production by Cyanobacteria Strains Isolated from Environmental Water Sources Using a Secondary Effluent

Growing concern over plastic pollution has intensified research on biodegradable alternatives, such as polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), a biopolymer produced by cyanobacteria. Despite their sustainability advantages, photoautotrophic PHB production remains limited, and cultivation strategies need optimization. In this study, five cyanobacterial strains were isolated from environmental microbiome cultures to evaluate their PHB production potential. The goal was to identify the most productive strains and optimal conditions for polymer synthesis. Cultures were grown in modified BG11 media (without nitrogen, phosphorus, or inorganic carbon) and in a secondary effluent from treated urban wastewater, both supplemented with acetate (0, 0.6, or 4 g/L) and incubated for 7 days in darkness. The biomass remained stable in most strains but declined to 0.28 g/L in the secondary effluent, except for one Leptolyngbya sp. strain that increased the biomass with acetate. The highest PHB yield per acetate consumed was achieved by Synechocystis sp. from an agricultural pond, reaching 3.1% dry cell weight in modified BG11 with 0.6 g/L acetate. In the secondary effluent, the maximum PHB content reached 2.9% in another Leptolyngbya sp. strain with 4 g/L acetate. These findings highlight strain-specific responses and the potential of wastewater-based cultivation for sustainable bioplastic production.

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Our team met at Córdoba to kick off our @horizoneu.bsky.social project last month! 🇪🇺 “It was a fantastic opportunity for everyone to dive into the plans for metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria.” Partners sharer their experience and roles in the C5 project. Thank you for hosting us @uco.es!

Last week, I attended the kick-off meeting for our EU-funded C5 project in Cordoba, Spain. It was great to discuss our plans for the metabolic engineering of Cyanobacteria in detail with all partners, and I really enjoyed the visit to sunny Andalusia.