- Bioenergy centre helps develop sustainable bioenergy systems
- Explores use of renewable energy created from nature
- Supports the UK’s transition to a low-carbon energy future.
A Midlands bioenergy centre which helps develop sustainable bioenergy systems has received funding to continue its work.
Aston University-based Supergen Bioenergy Hub explores the use of renewable energy created from nature such as grasses and trees.
The hub works with academia, industry, government and other groups to develop sustainable bioenergy systems that support the UK’s transition to an affordable, resilient, low-carbon energy future.
The latest four-year programme of funding ended this autumn but the hub’s funders have just announced they will support its work for at least another 12 months.
Supergen Bioenergy Hub is supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
The head of Aston University’s Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) Professor Patricia Thornley is the director of the hub. She said:
“I’m very pleased to receive news of the one-year extension.
“The Hub’s work is highly valuable because of its wide social, economic and environmental benefits.
“Our research encompasses all aspects of bioenergy expertise to develop ways of delivering bioenergy.
“Our academics support policy and industry by identifying and characterising sustainable bioenergy systems that can be prioritised to provide power, heat, liquid and gaseous fuels, and value-added chemicals.”
The Hub will work with stakeholders to help shape its proposed programme for the future.
- Notes to editors
About Aston University
Founded in 1895 and a university since 1966, Aston University is a long-established university led by its three main beneficiary groups – students, business and the professions, and the West Midlands region and wider society. Located in Birmingham at the heart of a vibrant city, the campus houses all the University’s academic, social and accommodation facilities for our students. Professor Aleks Subic is the Vice-Chancellor & Chief Executive.
Aston University is ranked 22 in the Guardian University Guide, based on measures including entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality and graduate prospects. The Aston Business School MBA programme was ranked in the top 100 in the world in the Economist MBA 2021 ranking.
For media inquiries in relation to this release, contact Nicola Jones, Press and Communications Manager, on (+44) 7825 342091 or email: n.jones6@aston.ac.uk
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