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How Scientists Can Predict the Properties of Energy Crops for Biomass Feedstock
Analytical Biochemist and BEACON scientist, Dr Gordon Allison, discusses his work on profiling energy crops using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and vibrational spectroscopy, including infrared and Raman techniques, in an editorial article published in the May edition...
Chief Scientific Adviser visits BEACON
Professor Peter Halligan, Welsh Government Chief Science Adviser, visited the BEACON facility today as part of a visit to the opening of the brand new Seed BioBank facility at AberInnovation. Professor Iain Donnison, Director of BEACON, and Dr Judith Thornton, Low Carbon Manager...
Stairway to Excellence
The BioComposites Centre, Bangor University, and BEACON have been highlighted in a new technical report from the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission’s science and knowledge service, published this month. The publication forms part of the Stairway to Excellence...
Opportunities for Welsh agriculture in the future?
BEACON Low Carbon Manager, Dr Judith Thornton, and BEACON Director, Professor Iain Donnison, have been writing in The Conversation recently on the difficulties of decarbonizing agriculture in Wales, with the vast numbers of sheep and cattle producing large quantities of methane, a...
Visit of Chief Scientific Officer of Wales & Team
Welsh Government Officers Robert Hoyle (Chief Scientific Officer), Adam Wadding (Science Policy Officer) and Luci Collingwood (Senior Science Officer) visited the BEACON pilot scale biorefining facility at IBERS today as part of an Aberystwyth University Industry/Academic...
Another successful workshop on Sustainable Packaging and Waste!
BEACON, in conjunction with AberInnovation (Aberystwyth Innovation and Enterprise Campus), hosted a very successful workshop on Sustainable Packaging and Waste at IBERS Gogerddan, Aberystwyth University on Wednesday 13th March. The workshop informed delegates of the latest...
Hosting a Sustainable Packaging and Waste Workshop
BEACON, in conjunction with Cywain (Menter a Busnes), hosted a very successful workshop on Sustainable Packaging and Waste at Tŷ Menai, Parc Menai, Bangor on Tuesday 29th January. The workshop was aimed at the Welsh food and drink industry to inform delegates of the latest developments...
Visit of Professors from National Taiwan University
As part of the BBSRC Taiwan-UK International Partnering Awards, two professors from National Taiwan University visited the BEACON pilot-scale facility at IBERS, Aberystwyth University today.
Professor Chun-Yen Chang from the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture,...
BioComposites Centre and BEACON highlighted in Welsh Government report
A Welsh Government case study focusing on BioComposites Centre, Bangor University, has recently been released, which casts the spotlight on BEACON. Published by the European Commission Joint Research Centre in November 2018, the report highlights ‘Synergies with Research and...