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James Gaffey

@biorefineryie.bsky.social
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Co-director CircBio at Munster Technological University. Adjunct Asst. Professor at University College Dublin.

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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
www.farminglife.com/country-and-...
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Landmark study maps pathway for Ireland to reach climate neutrality while increasing food and energy production
A major new study has mapped how changes across agriculture, forestry and land use could help Ireland achieve climate neutrality by 2050 while increasing protein and renewable energy production.
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Can Ireland reach climate neutrality while boosting protein output? Nice feature in @agriland.bsky.social today about our new bioeconomy foresight report released today : “Unlocking Ireland’s Bioeconomy: A 2050 National Strategic Foresight Report” www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
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Can Ireland reach climate neutrality while boosting protein output?
'Achieving climate neutrality does not have to mean choosing between environmental sustainability and productive land use'
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Bioeconomy has many meanings and plenty of potential in all its forms
Organic ‘waste’ can create clean energy, green fertilisers, harm-free plastics and even food
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Rural BioReFarmeries @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Can algae thrive by drinking grass juice? Can we make packaging out of grass fibres? This is what we explored during our recent trip to The Netherlands 👩🏽‍🔬 🌱 Watch the full video 🎬 youtu.be/htQTZ1p3Mq0?... @wurplant.bsky.social @cbe-ju.bsky.social @biorefineryie.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Our new #InformBio project video just went live! Please check it out below. We will be hosting a Final Conference on Aug 27th which will launch a new National Bioeconomy #Foresight Study on the potential of #bioeconomy to contribute to our #2050 #climate targets. ♻️🍀🌳 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz68...
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Shaping the Bioeconomy Together: InformBio's National Bioeconomy Foresight Study for Ireland
YouTube video by INFORMBIO for Ireland
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Rural BioReFarmeries @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Our partners are shaping the future of bio-based innovation by transforming grass into sustainable, high-value products 🌱👩🏽‍🔬🥤 Want to know how? Check out our latest article published for World Bioproduct Day 👉 ruralbiorefarmeries.eu/world-biopro... @cbe-ju.bsky.social @biorefineryie.bsky.social
World Bioproduct Day rural Biorefarmeries
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
This week we've been testing green barley as a feedstock for green biorefinery processing at our pilot plant @mtu.ie to look at protein extraction and extraction of high value compounds.
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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
CBE JU welcomes the Irish EU Presidency’s focus on innovation, value creation and the bioeconomy, alongside its emphasis on R&I. We look forward to working together and joining the Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026 in Dublin on 20-21 October.
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
New PhD Opportunity co-supervised by @universityofgalway.bsky.social and @mtu.ie Funded by Dept. of Agriculture, Food and the Marine www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in evaluating pathways for sustainable and resilient grass biorefinery deployment [Science & Engineering / Ryan Institute] at University of Galway on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in evaluating pathways for sustainable and resilient grass biorefinery deployment [Science & Engineering / Ryan Institute] at University of Galway, listed on...
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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 🍀
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
@ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social is proud to contribute to a resilient rural Europe with @cbe-ju.bsky.social www.cbe.europa.eu/news/restori...
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Restoring land, reviving local economies: how the circular bioeconomy is building resilient landscapes | Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)
Covering more than half of the Earth's land surface, rangelands provide food, water regulation, carbon storage and habitats for countless species. They also support the livelihoods of around
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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking @cbe-ju.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🍃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...
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Rural BioReFarmeries @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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
Joint webinar - The future of bio-based innovation: Unlocking value from agricultural biomass (23 June 2026, 11:30 CET). Hosted by Rural BioReFarmeries and ManuREfinery.
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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.
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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 ♻️🍀
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
www.greenqueen.com.hk/munster-tech...
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Irish University Bags $3.5M in Govt Funding to Turn Grass Into Protein
Munster Technological University has gained €3M ($3.5M) from Ireland's agriculture ministry to develop biorefinery tech that can convert grass and legumes into protein.
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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 🌍
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Rural BioReFarmeries @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
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
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
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
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Rural BioReFarmeries @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
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
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Rural BioReFarmeries showcases first grass-based packaging prototypes at CBESF2026 - Rural BioReFarmeries
Rural BioReFarmeries presented sustainable bio-based packaging solutions made out of grass fibres at CBE JU Stakeholder Forum 2026.
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Rural BioReFarmeries @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
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
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Rural BioReFarmeries at the CBE JU Stakeholder Forum 2026
YouTube video by Rural BioReFarmeries
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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...
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Smarter use of wood can help cool the planet - study
A new study has examined the use of low-value wood, combined with energy generation and carbon capture, to help reduce global warming.
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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 🍀.
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
🚀 "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
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Rural BioReFarmeries @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
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!
Thursday Talks organised by Biorefine Cluster Europe.
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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.
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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,
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
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
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Rural BioReFarmeries @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
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
Adam Mulcahy (MTU) will be attending CBE JU Stakeholder Forum on 24 March 2026 in Brussels.
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
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. ☘️
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
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
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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.
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Optimising our pilot scale green biorefinery @mtu.ie this week, processing grass-clover 🍀🧪♻️ @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social, @cabr.ie, @biorbic.bsky.social, @farmzeroc.bsky.social
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Rural BioReFarmeries @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
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
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Rural BioReFarmeries: Year 1 | Updates from Munster Technological University & Aarhus University
YouTube video by Rural BioReFarmeries
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Grass protein anyone? Kerry’s new biorefinery project ‘on the money’ with human products not far off www.independent.ie/regionals/ke...
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Grass protein anyone? Kerry’s new biorefinery project ‘on the money’ with human products not far off
Kerry’s new biorefinery project is “on the money” according to a farming representative as the county’s flagship research campus receives stimulus for the sector.
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
www.irishexaminer.com/farming/arid...
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MTU launches Ireland’s first pilot biorefinery in Kerry
The facility will develop technologies that convert the country’s grasslands into a range of products, including high-quality animal feeds, human-grade protein, prebiotics, flavours and bioenergy
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Rural BioReFarmeries @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
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
An image of a farmer in a field with the text that reads: 'We want to hear from farmers' and the logo of Rural BioReFarmeries.An image of a farmer with cows in a barn and text that reads: 'Your insights can help us build true farmer-centric models for small-scale green biorefineries'An image of two farmers shaking hands and text that reads: 'and in turn play a key role in the transition towards a circular bioeconomy in Europe'An image of a farmer standing in a green field with a truck in the background, and text that reads: 'Complete our short survey and share your thoughts on biomass valorisation and green biorefining technologies. Find the link to the survey in English and Danish on the post caption'. At the foot of the image, three logos: Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking, Co-Funded by the European Union, and Bio-based Industries Consortium.
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
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
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
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EU launches plan to reward farmers and foresters who protect soils and support biomass
The European Commission has adopted a new Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy, which will include rewarding farmers and foresters who enhance carbon sinks.
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
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
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
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🐄🐷🍀
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Rural BioReFarmeries @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
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
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What we’ve been up to lately | October 2025 - Rural BioReFarmeries
Each month, Work Package Leaders and other partners in the Rural BioReFarmeries (RBRF) consortium gather online to share their latest […]
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
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Bioeconomy will be 'integral part' of next CAP - minister
The bioeconomy will be an “integral part” of the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). This is according to Minister for...
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
@embeded-project.bsky.social was presented at last weeks National Bioeconomy Forum visit to @mtu.ie
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Rural BioReFarmeries @ruralbiorefarm.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
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
James Gaffey, Munster Technological University. Rural BioReFarmeries Work Package 2: Rural Green Biorefineries.
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
#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
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EMBEDED Project @embeded-project.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
♻️ 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. 👉 embeded.eu/resources #CircularEconomy #Bioeconomy #EUprojects
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James Gaffey @biorefineryie.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
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 ☘️♻️🇮🇪
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