What We Offer

We help organisations explore the growing low carbon markets by offering specialist support, cutting-edge technologies, and bespoke events such as our highly acclaimed master classes.

Low carbon sustainable support

The Energy & Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) at Aston University in Birmingham, develops and provides practical bioenergy, energy-from-waste, bioproducts and energy systems solutions for companies and local authorities in the UK and beyond.

Redundant material such as food waste, cardboard boxes, plastic waste, textile residues, sawdust, waste oils, manure, hay straw, sugar beet residue, spent grain waste from breweries are only a few examples of waste that could potentially open up fresh possibilities for your business.
 

Helping your business on the path to Net Zero

Image with icons for Zero Emission and Carbon FreeIf you are looking to develop new, sustainable products and services, or simply looking for guidance on low carbon market sectors to help you diversify, here’s how we can support you:

  • Specialist advice and guidance
    • Biochar
    • Bioenergy
    • Biological processes
    • Bioproducts
    • Energy from waste
    • Energy systems
    • Lifecycle analysis
    • Sustainability
    • Thermal processes
    • Value Chain
    • Value from waste
  • Virtual consultations
    • Sustainability health check More
    • Low carbon challenge consultation and surgery

We are looking for industry partnerships with:

  • SMEs
  • Local authorities
  • Regional organisations
  • Energy and Waste Management companies
  • Businesses and organisations interested in adopting bioenergy, energy-from-waste and energy systems
  • Companies interested in developing bioproducts
  • Investors looking for a green and ethical investment opportunity
  • Academic Institutes and businesses interested in research collaborations in this field


EBRI is running an innovative programme to help SMEs in the West Midlands* stimulate business start-up and growth, as well as the development of new products and services

EBRI offers the following opportunities at no cost to eligible* West Midlands SMEs:

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  • Tailored reports - including market overviews and economic feasibility studies. Providing you with an assessment of the product or service you are looking to develop.
  • Technology advice and assessment - to help you identify the best process for a specific product or a given feedstock.
  • Process modelling - we can develop simple models for your existing or planned processes and technologies in the areas of bioenergy, waste to energy and bioproducts.
  • Events - EBRI will be holding a series of tailor-made workshops and seminars specifically for business decision makers and entrepreneurs to build awareness of bioenergy, energy systems and their applications.


Get in touch
E: bioenergy@aston.ac.uk

* SME businesses located within the following West Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas: Greater Birmingham and Solihull, Black Country, Coventry and Warwickshire, the Marches, and Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.

This ERDF programme will close on 30 June 2023