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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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CarboNcare @carboncare-project.eu · 28/07/2026

Hello! We are a new @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu project building bacteria that only grow by making methanol-based chemicals instead of releasing CO2. 🌬️🦠 📈 Follow our journey and learn more at carboncare-project.eu Eight partners, six countries, one goal: Fermentation 2.0. #microsky 🧪

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

Next week, we hear from a researcher working on environmental assessment and why sustainability in solar fuels needs to go beyond just greenhouse gases. ♻️ #SolarFuels #Microalgae #SyntheticBiology #HorizonEU #EUeic #EUInnovation

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

What excites him most is the interdisciplinarity of the project — bridging elements of metabolism that are usually studied separately, in search of a bigger leap in photosynthetic efficiency than any single fix could achieve alone.

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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 · 07/07/2026

The COMPASS Research Group at CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials will support our team with know-how in materials engineering, polymer science, and microfabrication. #SolarFuels #HorizonEU #EUeic #MaterialsScience #HopOn #EUinnovation

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

A big welcome to our new consortium partner: the Universidade de Aveiro 🇵🇹, who joins through the @horizoneu.bsky.social Hop-On Facility. Bem vindos! They will be developing light-converting micromaterials to improve #microalgae growth in photobioreactors. sunperform.eu/sun-perform-...

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SUN-PERFORM Expands Consortium Through Horizon Europe Hop-On Facility - SUN-PERFORM

SUN-PERFORM welcomes the University of Aveiro, who brings it’s expertise in materials engineering and microfabrication to the table.

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

Next week, we hear from one of the PhD researchers from our project on engineering the metabolism of microalgae to improve their carbon fixation. @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.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 · 01/07/2026

Next week, we hear from one of the project’s PhD researchers on engineering the metabolism of microalgae to improve their carbon fixation.

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Solar-to-X Portfolio @solar-to-x.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

How close are we to truly bypassing the grid⚡ and creating green fuels and chemicals directly from sunlight☀️, water💧, and CO2🧪? Find out at our webinar with Dr. Michael Grätzel, EPFL Photonics Lab Director. More information and the registration link here: www.eicsolar.eu/post/sunpero...

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C5 EU Project @c5-project.eu · 18/06/2026

Our coordinator, Maria Agustina Dominguez-Martin, will introduce our @horizoneu.bsky.social project at a knowledge transfer event for biotechnology Master students at @uco.es today! Hear from Tina at 17:00, Co working room, Campus Universitario de Rabanales. #EUInnovation #EarlyCareerResearchers

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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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Young Algaeneers Symposium @youngalgaeneers.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🌿 YAS26 Day 2 Recap Speakers Julie Zedler & Maria Barbosa, Algreen Gold Sponsor Talk, Young Algaeneers Talks, Innovation Competition, Round Table discussions, and Poster Session 🚀 And yes, we celebrated 10 years of YAS with cake 🎂💚 #YAS26 #EABA

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C5 EU Project @c5-project.eu · 28/05/2026

The next seminar will be announced soon so stay in touch for updates! To learn more about the eight EIC Pathfinder projects in the Solar-to-X portfolio — @sunperform.eu, SUNPEROM, @solarspoon-project.bsky.social, SUN2CN, EIC-PREDICT, SOLEAS, and Photonia Project — visit www.eicsolar.eu

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 28/05/2026

Can’t wait for our turn!

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 28/05/2026

It looks like a wonderful event! Congratulations. ☀️

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Young Algaeneers Symposium @youngalgaeneers.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

🌿 YAS26 Day 1 Recap Keynotes, Young Algaeneers Talks, Case Studies, Poster Session, networking, and plenty of algae innovation 🚀 What a start! 💚 #YAS26

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C5 EU Project @c5-project.eu · 26/05/2026

You can still join tomorrow’s webinar by Michael Köpke, Chief Innovation Officer at @lanzatech.bsky.social. 27 May from 3 to 4 p.m. CEST. 🌬️ ♻️ “Learn from a standout success story in sustainable bio production and entrepreneurial growth!” Register for free at c5-project.eu/solar-to-x-w...

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C5 EU Project @c5-project.eu · 19/05/2026

Our upcoming webinar will not be recorded, so register now to hear from Michael Köpke (Chief Innovation Officer, @lanzatech.bsky.social) on “Innovating for a new carbon economy: Building a circular gas fermentation industry”! ☁️ ♻️ Wed, 27 May at 3PM CEST events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7067b7...

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C5 EU Project @c5-project.eu · 12/05/2026

Register for our webinar “Innovating for a new carbon economy: Building a circular gas fermentation industry” with Michael Köpke (Chief Innovation Officer, @lanzatech.bsky.social) on the 27 May from 15:00 to 16:00 CEST! ☁️ ♻️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7067b7... #Bioeconomy #SolarToX

Solar to X refers to devices for the decentralized production and consumption of renewable fuels, chemicals, and materials as climate change mitigation pathway.

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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 · 24/02/2026

Here’s a great opportunity to share your photogenic algae and win a ticket to AlgaEurope 2026 in Malta! We can’t wait to see the image collection that comes from this contest! 📸 🧪 Send your photo by April 30 to picture.contest@eaba-association.org More info at: www.linkedin.com/posts/europe...

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Algae Picture Contest, EABA | EABA - European Algae Biomass Association

📸 Algae Picture Contest 2026 is ON! 👀🌿 After the wonderful 2025 edition, and first announced at AlgaEurope 2025, our 2026 𝐀𝐥𝐠𝐚𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 is your chance to show the world just how cool, beautif...

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 18/02/2026

We and our sister project, @s2b-project.eu, will be joining two other European initiatives in hosting a free online session. We’ll be chatting about the latest innovations in solar fuels and algae-based chemical production. 🧪 ☀️ 🇪🇺 March 12, 11:00–12:30 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c17ef4...

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Young Algaeneers Symposium @youngalgaeneers.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

⏰🚨 Deadline reminder! The YAS Innovation Competition 2026 is closing soon. Have an early-stage idea in microalgae or seaweed? 🌊 Don’t miss your chance! 🔗https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFfADHag3fLOdxRIM_1d7lFocr7HZy0KpEHtPhvDom3fj9Yw/viewform?pli=1 #YAS2026 #EABA #VLAG

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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 · 05/02/2026

Until now, these materials degraded too quickly for practical use. By combining three complementary strategies, Jasmin Fisher Balil and colleagues in Peter Schall’s research group have demonstrated month-long stability—overcoming a major technical barrier.

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 05/02/2026

Partners at @uva.nl have achieved a breakthrough in stabilizing light-converting nanocrystals—materials that could improve microalgae cultivation for biofuel production and carbon capture. ☀️ 💠 🧪 More about the work presented at NWO (Dutch Research Council) Physics sunperform.eu/sun-perform-...

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SUN-PERFORM solves key bottleneck in spectral conversion

Jasmin Balil, a SUN-PERFORM partner from the University of Amsterdam, achieved month-long stability in nanocrystals that could make microalgae biofuels more efficient.

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Nature Materials @natmater.nature.com · 04/02/2026

Our February issue is live! Read about spin-locking of light, additives for perovskite-silicon tandem cells, and self-healing organic crystals. We also feature a Review on AI-driven approaches on materials discovery and much more. 👇 go.nature.com/4ahJxk5

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 21/01/2026

Are you at #NWOphysics? Don’t miss Jasmin Fisher Balil’s poster presentation (today 13:00–14:10) on how to combine different stabilization strategies for red-emitting nanocrystals in spectral conversion foils. 🔵 〰️ 🔴

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

In our @horizoneu.bsky.social, he and his team are studying how microalgae can be genetically modified to increase oil production, CO2 fixation and energy storage, all for improving the production of solar fuels. 🇪🇺

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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 foils will use these nanocrystals to convert UV/blue light into the red wavelengths algae crave. The goal is to optimize algae to produce solar fuels more efficiently and sustainably. More at sunperform.eu

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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.

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

She will present her poster on how to combine different stabilization strategies for red-emitting CsPbI3 nanocrystals for use in spectral conversion foils. Take this chance to also ask Jasmin how she and her team are developing nanocrystals for our #HorizonEU project.

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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 · 15/01/2026

Our sister project shared how one of their partners at @scilifelab.se is engineering blue green algae to produce more biofuels. Take a look! 🦠⚙️

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

Super interesting! Thank you for sharing this glimpse of the people behind your project.

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 18/12/2025

Welcome to the solar-to-x team!

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C5 EU Project @c5-project.eu · 18/12/2025

Our team met at Córdoba to kick off our @horizoneu.bsky.social project last month! 🇪🇺 “It was a fantastic opportunity for everyone to dive into the plans for metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria.” Partners sharer their experience and roles in the C5 project. Thank you for hosting us @uco.es!

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Lennart Schada von Borzyskowski @lennartschada.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Last week, I attended the kick-off meeting for our EU-funded C5 project in Cordoba, Spain. It was great to discuss our plans for the metabolic engineering of Cyanobacteria in detail with all partners, and I really enjoyed the visit to sunny Andalusia.

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S2B - Solar To Butanol @s2b-project.eu · 12/12/2025

☀️𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 S2B - Solar To Butanol🧫 Jani Sillman 👤 received the M.S degree in environmental sciences in 2016 and D.S. in sustainability science in 2021 from LUT University. Currently, he is working as a post-doc researcher in the LUT School of Energy Systems. Read more ⬇️⬇️

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Berat Z. Haznedaroglu @berath.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

If you are attending #AlgaEurope2025 next week, we will be presenting our UzMAn project results conducted at ISS last year 🚀🥗

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 10/12/2025

Sarah d’Adamo presented “Towards industrial photosynthetic factories: a SUN-PERFORM perspective” at the Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici.

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SUN-PERFORM @sunperform.eu · 10/12/2025

Read about our @horizoneu.bsky.social project coordinator’s talk and experience at a session on photosynthetic microorganisms for sustainable development! ☀️🧪 sunperform.eu/sun-perform-...

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SUN-PERFORM Joins Session on Photosynthetic Microorganisms

Coordinator presents project at session on going from research to industrial applications by the Institute for Biological systems.

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S2B - Solar To Butanol @s2b-project.eu · 08/12/2025

🎉𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝟐𝐛 - 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐥! ☀️ On 16–17 October 2025, the partners of S2B – Solar to Butanol – met in Stockholm, Sweden, to celebrate the project’s first year of activities. 💡Want to know more about our progress this year? 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 ➡️https://lnkd.in/e6JUqn4x

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Young Algaeneers Symposium @youngalgaeneers.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

🌿Meet the organisers of the Young Algaeneers Symposium (YAS) at #AlgaeEurope 2025 in Riga!🌿 📢👩‍💻YAS-Chair Elisa Werner will be presenting YAS26, which will take place in Wageningen in May 2026. If you want to know more about YAS, come talk to us! 💚 #YoungAlgaeneers #YAS2026 #EABA #VLAG #algae

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