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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 20/08/2026

When it comes biofuels, land use is often overlooked next to climate change. Francesco Barracco (Polytechnic of Turin) is working on our #EUeic project’s Life Cycle Assessment, tracking both impacts together. ♻️ @horizoneu.bsky.social @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu #SyntheticFuels #Sustainability

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 09/07/2026

Meet our partner, Áureo Cutillas Farray, PhD candidate on Synthetic Biology and #Microalgae Cell Factory Design at @w-u-r.bsky.social. At our @horizoneu.bsky.social he is implementing synthetic CO2 fixation pathways to improve how microalgae assimilate and use carbon dioxide. 🧪 🔧 sunperform.eu

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 01/07/2026

From a small sheet in a lab in Amsterdam to 2,000 square metres of algae cultivation in Morocco — that is the scaling trajectory Yingying Tang, CTO at SolarFoil, is working towards as part of our @horizoneu.bsky.social project. #SolarFuels #Microalgae #Nanotechnology #HorizonEU #EUeic

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 16/06/2026

Our first @horizoneu.bsky.social project report is around the corner, so we’re looking back on our last project meeting in Udine, where we shared results, discussed next steps, and tried local delicacies! 🍷 🧀 We put together a little video with some of the best moments. 🎬 #SolarFuels #SolarToX

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 24/04/2026

Our consortium met in Udine, Italy for two days of hybrid presentations, discussions, and some local delicacies! 🍷 🧀 There was a lot to cover on our way to making solar fuel production more efficient. ☀️🧪 Thank you for hosting us, INsociety! Review meeting next! #EUeic #HorizonEU #SyntheticFuels

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 25/03/2026

Meet us tomorrow at “Sustainability meets Scalability” to learn how our @horizoneu.bsky.social project is combining nanomaterials and synthetic biology to improve the production of solar fuels! 💠 🔛 🧪 Stay up to date with the portfolio @solar-to-x.bsky.social or learn more at www.eicsolar.eu

Scaling Renewable Fuels and Chemicals for a Resilient European Industry: From Scientific Creativity to Innovation.

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 13/03/2026

Come and hear about our @horizoneu.bsky.social project in Brussels in a couple of weeks! Register by this Sunday 15 March. 🌞 We will show how we combine #Nanomaterials and #SynBio to make solar fuel production more efficient. @c5-project.eu will join too! Info at: eic.ec.europa.eu/events/scali...

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 11/02/2026

Our sister project @s2b-project.eu helped spearhead the “Sustainability Meets Scalability” event last year! Over 200 people met to align research and innovation with industrial needs and policy ambition for sustainable fuels, chemicals, and materials. ♻️ 🇪🇺 www.s2b-project.eu/sustainabili...

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 19/01/2026

Our partner from @w-u-r.bsky.social, @nicoc-micsynmet.bsky.social, is one of the 10 new members joining The Young Academy, a “dynamic group of top young researchers with outspoken views on science and science policy.” 💡 www.dejongeakademie.nl/en/news/3197...

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 15/01/2026

Our project partner, Jasmin from the @uva.nl and SolarFoil, will present her poster at the NWO Physics conference in the Netherlands! If you’re attending, save a slot on your schedule. 📌 Wednesday January 21, from 13:00 to 14:10. Poster number 91 #NWOPhysics2025

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 26/11/2025

Are you going to AlgaEurope 2025 in Riga this December? If so, take the chance to hear about our #HorizonEU project from our coordinator Sarah D'Adamo and partner Olaf Kruse. 💬 They will be speaking on December 11 in a panel discussion on “New Genetic Technologies”. 🧬 🧪

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 17/11/2025

Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici’s Green Christmas Session is going to be a great chance to chat about how photosynthetic microorganisms can help us to achieve sustainable development. 🎟️ Online from 2 to 3 December. Info and free registrations: www.isb.cnr.it/green-christ...

Sarah D'Adamo, from Wageningen University & Research, will talk about how to move “Towards Industrial Photosynthetic Factories:  A SUN-PERFORM Perspective.”

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 13/11/2025

Our coordinating partner, @w-u-r.bsky.social was at the Dutch National Biotechnology Conference (NBC) this past September. Congratulations on sharing what SUN-PERFORM is working on with the #biotech community! 👏 Photos by Nederlandse Biotechnologie Vereniging at NBC 2025 at Omnia, Wageningen

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Person with long hair pointing at a poster they are presenting at a biotech conference. They are in a sunny space with large glass walls where the posters are displayed. A tall table with two glass vases with flowers stands nearby.

People setting up their posters at a biotech conference. They are in a sunny space with large glass walls looking out to a garden.

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 07/11/2025

Our team met in Amsterdam this week to share updates on our progress towards more efficient solar fuel production: many results, a few challenges, and new members! 🔔 A big thank you to our partners at @uva.nl for welcoming us at Amsterdam Science Park. 🙌

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 06/11/2025

One of our earliest career researcher just completed her Master’s degree! 🔆 Congratulations Linda Costantini and thank you for sharing the life cycle assessment of our approach to more efficient solar fuel production at the European Biomass Conference & Exhibition. 🙌

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 12/08/2025

Meet Jasmin Fisher Balil, one of our @horizoneu.bsky.social project partners from the University of Amsterdam! 🌞 As part of Peter Schall’s group, Jasmin is working on nano materials that convert UV and blue light into far-red light, a type of light that algae crave! 🔴➡️🔵

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 06/08/2025

Meet Olaf Kruse, one of our partners from Bielefeld University! Together with his team at CeBiTec, Olaf is developing microalgae cell factories to turn carbon dioxide into more sustainable fuels. Stay tuned to meet more of the amazing people behind our #HorizonEU project. 🌞

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 24/07/2025

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. 🌞

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 26/06/2025

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 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.

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 26/06/2025

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 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.

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 26/06/2025

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

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 09/05/2025

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

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

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 01/04/2025

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

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 26/03/2025

This week, we are at “Sustainability Meets Scalability,” a joint EIC-SUNERGY roadmapping event on renewable hydrogen, fuels, and chemicals! 🇪🇺 ☀️ Come by our rollup to learn more about our approach to improving solar fuel production! Visit us at sunperform.eu #SolarFuels #RenewableFuels #EUeic

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Uniting academia, industry, and policy to forge critical milestones for EU’s sustainable energy and chemical innovations.

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 25/03/2025

Our consortium met at @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social, hosted by Tobias Erb, to review our latest updates, map out the next steps, and tour the institute’s research facilities. ☀️⛽️ Learn more about our approach to more efficient solar fuel production at sunperform.eu

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 03/02/2025

Our #HorizonEU project has #ClimateAction at its core, so we’re proud to present our #LowCarbon website that’s not just informative but environmentally conscious and accessible! 🌐 Visit us at sunperform.eu to explore our solutions for better solar fuels! 🌞⛽ #SustainableWeb #WebAccessibility #EUeic

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 12/12/2024

Our team kicked off SUN-PERFORM at @w-u-r.bsky.social! 🙌 We are excited to start a 4-year journey to advance solar fuels using synthetic microalgae (more CO2 fixation) & nanotechnology (more light-harvesting)! ☀️⛽ 🇪🇺 More about our #HorizonEU project at cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...

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