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One important point: “SAFs should be viewed as a transition technology—essential for decarbonizing aviation while other solutions mature, but not a license for unlimited growth in air travel.”

Sustainable Aviation Fuels: improving a tool for more sustainable transportation Aviation accounts for only around 2% of the pollution that is overheating our planet. For people who take airplanes, a single round-trip flight can pump out 2 tons of carbon dioxide, which is slightly...

Did you have the chance to check our brief opinion piece about sustainable aviation fuels? #SAF

We lay out a few facts and thoughts on how this technology could be a part of the energy transition puzzle. ⛽♻️

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Meet Sarah D'Adamo, our coordinator from @w-u-r.bsky.social! She and her team are working on new microalgae to improve solar fuel production.

Stay tuned to hear from more of the people behind our #HorizonEU project. 🌞

Clever Combination of Synthetic Compartmentalization, Carbon Fixation and Compound Biomanufacturing | C5 | Projekt | Fact Sheet | HORIZON | CORDIS | European Commission The C5 Pathfinder project aims to revolutionize the production of bio-based chemicals by leveraging synthetic compartmentalization and metabolic engineering within photosynthetic cyanobacterial system...

I am happy to share that a joint EIC Pathfinder Challenges project has been funded. The C5 consortium will develop disruptive technology for the sustainable production of isoprene from carbon dioxide.
Stay tuned for more updates and open positions.
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A poster and slide presentation about a project working on alternative fuels. The poster and slide are positioned next to an empty lectern, together forming the stage area of a European conference on biomass.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the conversation, and INsociety for the bespoke visual materials! 🙌

Also, check out our #HorizonEU sister project, S2B - Solar To Butanol, if you’re curious about other initiatives working on pathways for renewable fuel production: www.s2b-project.eu

A person stands next to a scientific poster presenting the preliminary life cycle assessment pathway for a project that combines microalgae and nanocrystals in photobioreactors to enhance the production of lipid precursors for fuels.

A person at a conference, surrounded by a small group of people, presents a poster about a project developing alternative fuels for aviation.

Linda also presented a poster overviewing our LCA approach, including its goals, outcomes, and alignment with initiatives like #ReFuelEU Aviation.

Read our news piece to learn more about this event and our part in it: sunperform.eu/opening-up-t...

#SolarFuels #SustainableFuels

A person stands behind a lectern giving a presentation on alternative biofuels.

A person presenting a slide displaying the logos and locations of consortium members involved in a project on alternative biofuels.

Last week, our partners from Politecnico di Torino attended the EUBCE - European Biomass Conference & Exhibition! 🇪🇺

Linda Costantini and Matteo Prussi guided participants through our proposed Life Cycle Assessment methods and scenarios, collecting their feedback to refine the process! ♻️

#EUBCE2025

YouTube video by TED-Ed How much does it cost to fly private? - Rachel Yang

Aviation may only account for 2% of global emissions, but a single round-trip flight could equal your entire annual carbon budget by 2030. The pressure is on to make aviation more sustainable! 🛬 📉

For example, our #HorizonEU team is working on more efficient solar fuels!

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Efficient and sustained photosynthetic hydrogen production by algae under high light intensity Cleaner, lower carbon energy is needed for more sustainable development. Algal production of hydrogen directly from water and sunlight is a promising …

A promising example of how light-manipulating materials can boost renewable fuels!

Our @horizoneu.bsky.social project is developing nanocrystals that convert UV and blue light into algae-preferred red light, maximizing lipid production for solar fuels!

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Powering the Future with Solar Fuels - SUN-PERFORM Our European-funded project aims is combining nanotechnology and synthetic biology to improve the production of more sustainable solar fuels.

Politecnico di Torino and INsociety will share our approach to increasing solar fuel efficiency through nanocrystal foils and bioengineered microalgae.

Visit our project website to learn more at sunperform.eu

#ClimateAction #SolarFuels #LCA

An info card for the workshop, with a picture of the large domed metal buildings at the Valencia Conference Centre.

Interested in life cycle assessment and the energy transition? Join us in Valencia on 10 June and help us optimise our strategy for innovative solar fuel production technologies! ♻️ 🌞

Learn more and register at eubce.com/polito-in-workshop-2025/

#EUBCE2025 #EnergyTransition #RenewableFuels

Congratulations @yagut.bsky.social @utu.fi on presenting S2B! We hope the audience got excited about “solar-driven chemical and fuel production!” 👏

EU Funds Joint Effort to Accelerate Solar Fuel Breakthroughs Bio-inspired technologies aim to revolutionize renewable fuel production for hard-to-electrify sectors.

Curious about our @horizoneu.bsky.social funding and our sister project @s2b-project.eu? 🇪🇺☀️⛽

Get all the details in our shared goals in our latest press release: sunperform.eu/eu-funds-joi...

We’re proud to be part of a growing European community pushing sunlight-to-X innovation forward, alongside SUNERGY and our sister project @s2b-project.eu!

#EUeic #HorizonEU

Powering the Future with Solar Fuels - SUN-PERFORM Our European-funded project aims is combining nanotechnology and synthetic biology to improve the production of more sustainable solar fuels.

That’s where we come in! Our @horizoneu.bsky.social project aims to boost solar-to-fuel efficiency by combining nanocrystals for light-harvesting with engineered microalgae that store and convert sunlight into lipids.

More about us at sunperform.eu

#SyntheticBiology #Nanotechnology #QuantumDots

Solar fuels in the European Union CETO 2023 Status Report on solar fuels in the European Union

In 2023, the @ec.europa.eu Joint Research Center published a report on solar fuels in the EU. It stressed a major challenge: low conversion efficiency in photobiological systems.

Read the report at setis.ec.europa.eu/solar-fuels-...

#SolarToX #ClimateNeutral

Finally, we have established communication with Carina Faber, Programme Manager @ec.europa.eu for renewable energy conversion and alternative resource exploitation, who oversees projects under the Solar-to-X project cluster! 🇪🇺

#HorizonEU #EUGreenDeal #ClimateAction

We met our sister project @s2b-project.eu, with whom we share one of @horizoneu.bsky.social’s challenges of producing renewable fuels and chemicals powered by solar energy. We hope to meet again soon! 🙌

#SolarPower #RenewableEnergy

SUN-PERFORM Joins European Roadmapping Effort on Renewable Fuels & Chemicals SUN-PERFORM team members showcased the project and engaged with academia, industry, policy makers, and EU projects to shape a shared roadmap.

Our team was at a joint roadmapping event to hear from many experts on solar-to-chemical conversion technologies! 🇪🇺

“Europe’s energy future requires focused collaboration, and this event created a valuable space to engage with diverse voices,” says Sarah D'Adamo.

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Matteo Prussi, the reference person behind this event and many of its sessions, is also a partner of our European-funded project, which aims to improve the efficiency of solar fuels for hard-to-abate transportation! ✈️ 🚢

#SolarFuels #SustainableTransport #EnergyTransition

Spring School: Decarbonising Hard-to-Abate Transport Modes technical and policy perspectives 26-29 May 2025 Turin, Italy

If you are a young researcher or professional interested in the technical and regulatory challenges of decarbonizing freight and aviation, check out this expert-packed spring school by Politecnico di Torino!

#Decarbonisation #YoungResearchers

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Our European-funded team is combining microalgae with nano-crystals for more volume-demanding applications, like biofuels for aviation or shipping.

Our goal is to boost light harvesting and lipids production to improve solar fuel production efficiency!

#SolarFuels #SustainableFuels #HorizonEU

Today we are reading how combining microalgae’s photosynthetic power with bacteria’s production capabilities could help produce valuable compounds for healthcare or biochemical research!

Read the open-access article by Yong-Su Jin at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Our European-funded project has a similar goal but a different approach: using nanocrystals and engineered microalgae to improve lipid production for solar fuels.

#HorizonEU #EUeic #SolarFuels #Microalgae #Nanocrystals

Solar-powered device captures carbon dioxide from air to make sustainable fuel Researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the power source.

Today, we are reading how Erwin Reisner’s research group @reisnerlab.bsky.social designed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide from the air to convert it into fuel, using sunlight as the power source. ☀️

Read the open-access publication at doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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📢 22nd International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization
🌍 Lisbon
🗓 June 23-27
#ICCDU2025

Erwin Reisner @reisnerlab.bsky.social will tell us all about solar-powered #CO2 #bioconversion

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During our recent consortium meeting in Marburg, we visited the cutting-edge research facilities at @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social.

Thank you, Nicole Paczia & Timo Glatter, for showing us around your Metabolomics and Proteomics installations! 🧪

#Microbiology #SynBio #SolarFuels #HorizonEU

S2B 🔆 is a European project focused on developing a new approach to butanol production using photosynthetic cell factories.

🎯To enhance the direct conversion of solar energy and CO₂ into butanol

🌍 8 EU partners | 💡 €4M budget | ⏳ 48 months (2024-2028)

@horizoneu.bsky.social

Measuring water content in solvent using Karl-Fischer titration Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

Master #Glycan Assembly (AGA) for complex oligo- & #polysaccharides! Learn our lab's technique ( @peterseeberger.bsky.social ) for successful #glycosylation.

This video: solving excess water in solvents & reagents. Stay tuned for more.

#glycotime
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Powering the Future with Solar Fuels - SUN-PERFORM Our European-funded project aims is combining nanotechnology and synthetic biology to improve the production of more sustainable solar fuels.

As partners of our European-funded project, these teams are developing new ways to enhance photosynthetic efficiency in microalgae by combining synthetic biology with nanocrystal-based light harvesting. 🦠 💠

Learn more about us and our work at sunperform.eu

#HorizonEU