SUN-PERFORM
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An #HorizonEU project mixing nanotechnology and synthetic biology to improve light harvesting for sustainable fuel precursors. ☀️⛽️ Visit us at https://sunperform.eu/ Funded by the EU. Grant agreement ID 101172946. Views are those of the authors.
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 🧪
Meet our partner, Áureo Cutillas Farray, PhD candidate on Synthetic Biology and #Microalgae Cell Factory Design at @w-u-r.bsky.social. At our @horizoneu.bsky.social he is implementing synthetic CO2 fixation pathways to improve how microalgae assimilate and use carbon dioxide. 🧪 🔧 sunperform.eu
A big welcome to our new consortium partner: the Universidade de Aveiro 🇵🇹, who joins through the @horizoneu.bsky.social Hop-On Facility. Bem vindos! They will be developing light-converting micromaterials to improve #microalgae growth in photobioreactors. sunperform.eu/sun-perform-...
SUN-PERFORM Expands Consortium Through Horizon Europe Hop-On Facility - SUN-PERFORM
SUN-PERFORM welcomes the University of Aveiro, who brings it’s expertise in materials engineering and microfabrication to the table.
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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...
Sustainable biodiesel from an invasive fish using immobilized lipase on magnetic nanogels as a novel management approach 📰 Scientific reports #Bioeconomy #Amazon #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #OneHealth 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-56598-z
Sustainable biodiesel from an invasive fish using immobilized lipase on magnetic nanogels as a novel management approach
An alternative strategy to mitigate the ecological and economic challenges posed by invasive fish species is to transform these organisms into valuable resources, generating economic benefits while...
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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
Our first @horizoneu.bsky.social project report is around the corner, so we’re looking back on our last project meeting in Udine, where we shared results, discussed next steps, and tried local delicacies! 🍷 🧀 We put together a little video with some of the best moments. 🎬 #SolarFuels #SolarToX
The next seminar will be announced soon so stay in touch for updates! To learn more about the eight EIC Pathfinder projects in the Solar-to-X portfolio — @sunperform.eu, SUNPEROM, @solarspoon-project.bsky.social, SUN2CN, EIC-PREDICT, SOLEAS, and Photonia Project — visit www.eicsolar.eu
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🌿 YAS26 Day 1 Recap Keynotes, Young Algaeneers Talks, Case Studies, Poster Session, networking, and plenty of algae innovation 🚀 What a start! 💚 #YAS26
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...
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...
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
Our consortium met in Udine, Italy for two days of hybrid presentations, discussions, and some local delicacies! 🍷 🧀 There was a lot to cover on our way to making solar fuel production more efficient. ☀️🧪 Thank you for hosting us, INsociety! Review meeting next! #EUeic #HorizonEU #SyntheticFuels
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
Come and hear about our @horizoneu.bsky.social project in Brussels in a couple of weeks! Register by this Sunday 15 March. 🌞 We will show how we combine #Nanomaterials and #SynBio to make solar fuel production more efficient. @c5-project.eu will join too! Info 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...
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📸 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 February issue is live! Read about spin-locking of light, additives for perovskite-silicon tandem cells, and self-healing organic crystals. We also feature a Review on AI-driven approaches on materials discovery and much more. 👇 go.nature.com/4ahJxk5
Are you at #NWOphysics? Don’t miss Jasmin Fisher Balil’s poster presentation (today 13:00–14:10) on how to combine different stabilization strategies for red-emitting nanocrystals in spectral conversion foils. 🔵 〰️ 🔴
SUN-PERFORM@sunperform.eu · 7mo agoOur 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
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...
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
Our sister project shared how one of their partners at @scilifelab.se is engineering blue green algae to produce more biofuels. Take a look! 🦠⚙️
S2B - Solar To Butanol@s2b-project.eu · 7mo ago[𝑉𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑜] 🎤 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐇𝐮𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐧 (𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐛, 𝐊𝐓𝐇) Paul Hudson opens the doors to SciLifeLab, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan (KTH) for an exclusive interview and exclusive footage of their work on the S2B project. ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Qh... www.s2b-project.eu
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.
☀️𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 S2B - Solar To Butanol🧫 Jani Sillman 👤 received the M.S degree in environmental sciences in 2016 and D.S. in sustainability science in 2021 from LUT University. Currently, he is working as a post-doc researcher in the LUT School of Energy Systems. Read more ⬇️⬇️
