08 Apr 2024
Margarita de Gregorio, general secretary of BIOPLAT, is part of the panel of experts teaching the 18th edition of the Máster en Energías Renovables y Medio Ambiente (ERMA) de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), coordinated by Julio Amador Guerra and in which BIOPLAT is a collaborating entity. On 4 April, de Gregorio gave a session dedicated to ‘Thermosolar Energy and Bioenergy’, a module led...
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05 Apr 2024
The infinite (and surprising) applications of biocircularity. Mondelēz International will reuse the whey left over from the production of ‘Philadelphia’ to produce biogas. In this way, they are seeking to reuse one of the by-products of cheese production to cover part of the electricity supply required at their plant in Hospital de Órbigo (León), where 32,000 tonnes are produced each year, 61% of which is...
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25 Mar 2024
The Alianza para la Sostenibilidad del Transporte Aéreo (AST) has appointed Margarita de Gregorio as President of the organisation. The secretary general of BIOPLAT has been ratified by the Executive Committee of the Alliance, both for her extensive professional career in the renewable and sustainability fields, as well as for her broad and extensive experience in public-private partnerships, which will play a central role in...
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22 Mar 2024
BIOPLAT and CIEMAT, with the collaboration of BIOCIRC, once again held the online course on biogas and biomethane from 18 to 22 March, this time with more than 150 participants. The course addressed the keys for the Spanish sector to take advantage of the enormous potential for the generation of these renewable gases. A booming sector, called to play a key role in meeting the...
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13 Mar 2024
BIOPLAT’s Secretary General, Margarita de Gregorio, participated as a speaker at the first Technical Workshop organised by BioTheRos EU Project: ‘Scaling Biofuels: Into Thermochemical Futures’. Margarita de Gregorio joined a Round Table on feedstocks, which also included CIRCE, Ence, Magnon, COGERSA and FCC Medio Ambiente. De Gregorio emphasised the differences that exist between biomass in southern European countries (where 60% comes from the agro-industrial sector),...
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04 Mar 2024
Margarita de Gregorio, General Secretary of BIOPLAT, has participated in the latest issue of the magazine Energía (elEconomista), to present BIOCIRC, the Spanish Biocircularity Association, the spin-off of BIOPLAT. “The BIOPLAT-BIOCIRC tandem will provide 360º services to the Spanish biocircularity sector, complementing BIOPLAT’s own scientific-technological activity with that of BIOCIRC, focused on regulation and market issues. The purpose of BIOCIRC is to lead the development...
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29 Feb 2024
HYFUELUP(Hybrid Biomethane Production from Integrated Biomass Conversion) is a pioneering project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme that aims to develop and advance biomethane production technology through gasification and methanisation. The biomethane produced will be liquefied and used for the decarbonisation of long-distance road freight and maritime transport. BIOPLAT is part of the HYFUELUP consortium as responsible for communication and...
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20 Feb 2024
Spain maintains its leadership, for the fifth consecutive year, in being the first country in the European Union to attract talent in the Marie Sklodowska Curie (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 call. 175 postdoctoral researchers will join Spanish universities and research centres. This call finances the recruitment of research staff, of any nationality, with a maximum of 8 years of research experience, seeking advanced training and...
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05 Feb 2024
BIOPLAT held its annual Assembly on 2 February, at which the Spanish Biocircularity Association – BIOCIRC, a spin-off of BIOPLAT dedicated to working on policies, markets and fostering business cooperation to strengthen the development of the sector in Spain, was presented. BIOCIRC was created as the only business association that will encompass the entire sector and provide sustainable solutions in the field of biocircularity: bioenergy,...
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26 Jan 2024
We have a lot to tell at the next BIOPLAT Assembly: #SomosBiocircularidad. Join us at this event that will mark a before and after for the sector in Spain. Afterwards, attendees will be invited to an aperitif overlooking the city of Madrid. REGISTRATION is open for interested members and professionals.
