How can we make green protein concentrates from grassland more sustainable? This week our pilot plant at @mtu.ie have been working with clover-rich grass swards which absorb atmospheric nitrogen and is produced with low N-fert application rates to show how we make our proteins more sustainable 🍀

@ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social is proud to contribute to a resilient rural Europe with @cbe-ju.bsky.social www.cbe.europa.eu/news/restori...

🍃To mark Desertification and Drought Day 2026, CBE JU highlights how #biobased innovation can restore degraded land and strengthen rural economies. Discover how projects use #biomass to support resilient landscapes & local development: www.cbe.europa.eu/news/restori...

Learn how grass and manure can be transformed into bio-based products! 🌱 🐄 Join our webinar "Unlocking value from agricultural biomass" on 23 June 👉 tally.so/r/aQaelX @cbe-ju.bsky.social @biorefineryie.bsky.social @biconsortium.bsky.social @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu @bioeast-hub.bsky.social

Good progress being made in developing Ireland’s first #green #biorefinery and #anaerobic #digestion demonstration scale processing facility, a collaboration between @mtu.ie, @ucdpress.bsky.social and Carbery Group at @farmzeroc.bsky.social. Funded by Department of Agriculture.

Last week we had our first interim review meeting of @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social with @cbe-ju.bsky.social! We also got to visit the scale up site of our research partners @w-u-r.bsky.social and industry partner #Paperfoam, who are converting grass fibres from IRL and DK into sustainable packaging ♻️🍀

In Brussels this week to give a talk to policy makers about @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social and the potential of producing protein concentrates for food and feed in addition to forage from grassland. The event was organised by @cbe-ju.bsky.social as part of their protein cluster workshop. 🍀 @mtu.ie

In the Hague today representing @mtu.ie at the world’s largest #biomass conference - #EUBCE. Incredible diversity of quality #bioeconomy research from all over the world including from our @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social project. #Circular #Bioeconomy can be a global solution to global challenges 🌍

Congratulations to the 5 RBRF partners selected to present at the 34th edition of EUBCE in The Hague, where they'll showcase their research on green biorefineries 🍀🧑‍🔬 programme.eubce.com @cbe-ju.bsky.social @biconsortium.bsky.social @biorefineryie.bsky.social @au.dk @mtu.ie @uniofgalway.bsky.social

A good couple of weeks working to optimise our #biorefinery #pilot suite at @mtu.ie ahead of plans to scale up further in our new demonstration facility @farmzeroc.bsky.social this summer. @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social , @cbe-ju.bsky.social , @biorbic.bsky.social , #DOT.Green

At this year's @cbe-ju.bsky.social Stakeholder Forum in Brussels, we also got to showcase the first samples developed within the project: bio-based packaging trays made out of grass fibres 🍀 Read about our experience at #CBESF2026 ⤵️ ruralbiorefarmeries.eu/rural-bioref... @biorefineryie.bsky.social

The power of bio-based innovation in full display! Our partner Adam Mulcahy (@mtu.ie) attended #CBESF2026 to represent Rural BioReFarmeries, and left feeling inspired and full of hope for the future of the EU's #bioeconomy 🌍 youtu.be/-U03qn4jzic?... @cbe-ju.bsky.social @biorefineryie.bsky.social

Nice feature in @agriland.bsky.social about our new collaboration paper in @natureportfolio.nature.com Communications Earth & Environment on potential key role of #BECCS ( #bioenergy with #carbon #capture and storage) in delivering long term #climate #cooling. ☀️🥶🌳♻️🌲 www.agriland.ie/farming-news...

Great to welcome the NPower Project Irish agri-sector MAT Network partners to @mtu.ie this week including a visit to our #biorefinery pilot unit, where we have been working on pilot optimisation for #protein production this week 🍀.

🚀 "Cascading wood use into bioenergy with carbon capture and storage ensures continuous and enduring temperature reduction" 🌲 ♻️ Check out this nice new publication published by @natureportfolio.nature.com as an output from our INFORMBIO project and colleagues at @ieabioenergy.com

How can we produce proteins more sustainably? 🌱 Find out in the next 'Thursday Talks' webinar organised by @biorefinecluster.bsky.social (26 March) 👉 www.biorefine.eu/events/thurs... James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social, our Project Coordinator, will be there alongside other bio-based experts!

Check out this nice collaborative video between @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social and our sister project Manurefinery. Both projects are working to develop farm-centred sustainable #bioeconomy models.

Nice to join All Island @cbe-ju.bsky.social Info Day, at @afbini.gov.uk in Hillsborough today. Thanks @intertradeireland.bsky.social, @daera-ni.gov.uk & DAFM for invitation to present @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social & work taking place to scale #green #biorefineries. @mtu.ie, @farmzeroc.bsky.social,

Green #Biorefinery and #Anaerobic #Digestion #research and #demonstration building at @farmzeroc.bsky.social progressing well despite the rainy St Patrick’s weather. 🍀🧑‍🌾🧑‍🔬♻️🐄 @mtu.ie, @ucddublin.bsky.social, #carbery @biorbic.bsky.social, @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social, #Carbery, #IrishBioeconomy

Adam Mulcahy (@mtu.ie) is heading to Brussels next week to attend the @cbe-ju.bsky.social Stakeholder Forum 2026! We look forward to connecting with fellow CBE JU-funded initiatives and learning about the latest R&I advancing a circular #bioeconomy in Europe 🤝 💚 @biorefineryie.bsky.social

Testing different pre-treatment methods to extract protein-rich green juice from #grass and #clover at our green #biorefinery pilot plant @mtu.ie yesterday gave significantly different juice extraction yields (up to 25% increase) & press cake. Collecting samples for further analysis. ☘️

Zero-grazing of grass-clover on a rainy Irish March morning in preparation for our pilot green #biorefinery trials @mtu.ie this week🍀♻️🧑‍🌾🧑‍🔬🌧️ #irishbioeconomy @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social #DOTGreen @farmzeroc.bsky.social

Delighted to attend launch of the new @researchireland.ie strategy by @micheal-martin.bsky.social at the Mansion House. It commits to continued investment in research at levels from early stage to multi-PI and supporting scaling & public engagement to accelerate innovation nationally & globally.

Optimising our pilot scale green biorefinery @mtu.ie this week, processing grass-clover 🍀🧪♻️ @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social, @cabr.ie, @biorbic.bsky.social, @farmzeroc.bsky.social

Irish and Danish researchers are working together to build a EU-wide system for rural green biorefineries ☘️ But how is this work going so far? We asked James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social from @mtu.ie, and Thalles Andrade & Mathias Frydensberg from @au.dk to find out 👉 youtu.be/WZBCLip4ocI

Grass protein anyone? Kerry’s new biorefinery project ‘on the money’ with human products not far off www.independent.ie/regionals/ke...

If you’re a farmer, a cooperative or someone working closely with primary producers in Ireland or Denmark, you can help us build a farmer-centric model for small-scale green biorefineries in Europe. How? By completing this short survey 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @biorefineryie.bsky.social

Some work days are more interesting than others! As the sun sets on our first annual @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social meeting at the eternal city of Rome, here’s hoping we can build a strong European #bioeconomy that stands the test of time - just like the Colosseum 🇮🇹🇪🇺☘️ @mtu.ie , @biorbic.bsky.social

Happy to receive complimentary copies of our new book today on #Biofuels from #Lignocellulosic #Biomass 🌲🍀🌾which I co-edited and contributed to. Published by @elsevierconnect.bsky.social and Woodhead Publishing. Thanks to all my co-editors and chapter contibutors for this nice collaboration @mtu.ie

What a fantastic @mtu.ie #STEM #Showcase event today for Science Week 2025! We hosted an exhibition on #Farming for a #Sustainable #Future showcasing our collaborative #grassland research projects including @farmzeroc.bsky.social , @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social, EMBEDED & DOT.Green🐄🐷🍀

From scientific work in the lab and the demo sites, to outreach and communication efforts across Europe — there's a lot going on behind the scenes in our project! Find out what we've been up to in October 👇 ruralbiorefarmeries.eu/what-weve-be... @biorefineryie.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social

@embeded-project.bsky.social was presented at last weeks National Bioeconomy Forum visit to @mtu.ie

In conversation with James Gaffey (@biorefineryie.bsky.social) from @mtu.ie | Leader of Work Package 2: Rural Green Biorefineries. Read the interview: ruralbiorefarmeries.eu/in-conversat... #HorizonEurope #EUfunded #Biorefinery #Bioeconomy #CircularEconomy #Biobased #Biomass #FarmingInnovation

#Bioeconomy_IRL Our INFORMBIO team met in Galway yesterday to catch up on project progress, publications & upcoming tasks and events. The project is working to develop a #foresight study for a sustainable Irish #bioeconomy and a national bioeconomy #monitoring framework🍀. @mtu.ie informbioproject.ie

♻️ Want to learn more about how #EMBEDED gives new life to agrifood and forestry residues? Explore our new interactive infographic: click each step to discover how waste is transformed into sustainable bio-based products. 👉 https://embeded.eu/resources/ #CircularEconomy #Bioeconomy #EUprojects

It was great to welcome Irelands National Bioeconomy Forum to @mtu.ie and Tralee for the last two days for networking, lab visits, research poster showcases and talks about MTUs bioeconomy research activity. Well done to all the team and thanks to all our visitors for a stimulating two days ☘️♻️🇮🇪

Here at @mtu.ie as part of our @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social project we are analysing various different #Irish grassland biomass sources to understand their potential for green biorefining in #Ireland🍀! Keep tuned as we will scale this research later this year! CBE_JU ruralbiorefarmeries.eu

Happy to contribute to a chapter with colleagues for a new book on "Innovative Biorefinery Processes for Agri-Food Value Chains" edited by Brijesh Tiwari and colleagues. More details 👇

Check out our new @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social video made by @australo.bsky.social . This initiative is led by @mtu.ie in collaboration with 18 partners from across Europe with demo sites at @farmzeroc.bsky.social Ireland, @au.dk Denmark and @w-u-r.bsky.social Netherlands Find out more 👇🍀♻️

Green grass to gold: @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social is a #CBEJU Demo project working to scale production of grass-based #bioeconomy value chains in Europe's rural regions. We will show how grass can deliver socio-economic and environmental opportunities for farmers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm5h...

Look forward to speaking about #circular #bioeconomy research and demonstration at @mtu.ie on this Midwest Bioeconomy in Action event hosted by Technological University Shannon as part of #Bioeconomy Ireland Week 2025 (14th October)!🍀 ♻️ Register now 👇 www.eventbrite.ie/e/midwest-bi...

Our friends from @earthone-eu.bsky.social are hosting an online workshop focused on co-developing solutions for climate adaptation, greenhouse gas mitigation and inclusive land management. 📍 Online (free!) 🗓️ Friday 5th September ⏰ 09:00 -12:45 CET Register here: earthone-project.eu/earthone-to-...

The grass really is greener on the other side☘️

In recent weeks we kicked-off a new #demonstration Horizon EU #Bioeconomy project called #EMBEDED. The will support demonstrations of modular biochar production and application in different EU regions and primary sectors. embeded.eu @mtu.ie, @ucddublin.bsky.social, @farmzeroc.bsky.social, #Carbery

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