ECODESIGN presented its recent work on the Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) of the EU project SustaiNext, at the BioInnovation session of the BioCircular Summit held in Madrid last January 2026. The S-LCA methodology and the first phase results were successfully presented with a poster, available here. The S-LCA started with a comprehensive literature review … Continued
The SustaiNext project held its fifth General Assembly on 19–20 November 2025 in Turin, marking the midpoint of its work to develop sustainable processes for high-value botanical extracts in Extremadura, Spain. Across the consortium, progress is visible in plant construction, cultivation, biomass pre-treatment and early steps toward market applications. ECODESIGN’s Role ECODESIGN supports the project … Continued
Together with Quality Austria, we are hosting a seminar led by Prof. Wolfgang Wimmer that explores how companies can design their products more efficiently, resource-consciously, and future-ready. The linear economic model is increasingly reaching its limits: raw materials are becoming scarcer, and emissions are subject to stricter regulations. With the new ESPR (Ecodesign Sustainable Product … Continued
In the context of the 1st year meeting of the European project BeBOP, the Italian partner Ente Italiano di Normazione – UNI hosted a dissemination event, attracting participants from research, academia, industry and motivated students who actively participate with their research posters. Read more about this event in the press release. Then the 1st Consortium … Continued
We are pleased to announce the publication of the paper “SUSTAINEXT: Validating a Zero-Waste, Dynamic, Multivalorization Route Biorefinery for Plant Extracts.” The study presents the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of botanical extract production, from feedstock sourcing to the final polyphenol-rich extracts, within the framework of the EU project SUSTAINEXT. The LCA results shows that: This … Continued
In July 2025, we are celebrating 20 years of ECODESIGN company GmbH – two decades of innovation, collaboration, and commitment to a more sustainable future. Since 2005, we have been bringing ecodesign, circular economy, and sustainability from research into real-world application, supporting companies with: We sincerely thank our dedicated team, clients, and partners who made … Continued
Again in 2025 Adriana Díaz from the ECODESIGN company participated at the e.nova 2025 in Pinkafeld, where she presented the paper titled “Insights on and prospects for energy efficiency labels for Data centres”. This research is carried out as part of the Workstream “Energy efficiency of Data Centres” of the 4E Efficient, Demand Flexible Networked Appliances. The paper … Continued
As part of the EU-funded BeBOP project, ECODESIGN company GmbH hosted another Circularity Workshop on May 21, 2025. The event, organized by project partner ICODOS GmbH in Mannheim, focused on the circularity potential and challenges of the innovative methanol synthesis process. A central point of discussion was the 3D-printed methanol reactor, whose design enables superior … Continued
The 4th General Assembly meeting of the SUSTAINEXT project was held from 3-5 June 2025 at the headquarters of partner CTAEX Technological Centre, in Badajoz (Spain). Dr. Adriana Díaz from ECODESIGN actively presented the progress of the work package “Towards zero environmental impact and regulatory compliance”. Her presentation addressed the progress made in the last … Continued
As part of the EU-funded BeBOP Project activities, the ECODESIGN company organized and held the third Circularity Workshop in Güssing, Austria, on the 30th of April, 2025 in collaboration with Güssing Energy Technologies (GET). The event focused on the real-world challenges of producing green methanol from biomass. Key insights included the importance of feedstock reliability over variety, … Continued
On April 10, 2025, the second BeBOP Circularity Workshop was held at Elcogen’s facility in Vantaa, Finland, co-hosted by ECODESIGN company GmbH and Elcogen OY. Experts gathered to explore circular economy strategies for the co-electrolyzer in the BeBOP biomass-to-methanol system. Participants toured Elcogen’s solid oxide cell production line and discussed resource efficiency, critical raw materials, … Continued
The BeBOP project is making progress in developing a highly efficient biomass power-to-methanol plant. On February 26, 2025, 16 experts from the consortium, the stakeholder network, and the advisory board gathered for the 1st Circularity Workshop. The event was organized by ECODESIGN company GmbH and VTT and took place at the VTT facilities in Espoo, … Continued
SUSTAINEXT: Successful First Period Review Meeting & Inauguration of the New Plant groundsite. On March 4, 2025, the first official Project Review Meeting of the SUSTAINEXT project took place in Hervás, Spain. Over 30 representatives, from all partner organizations gathered with the project officer from the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU), and two … Continued
The partners attending the 3rd General assembly from 20 to 22 November 2024 of the SUSTAINEXT project in Milan went over the first 18 months of work, with a strategic view on all the activities and progress made so far. It was an opportunity to benefit from the know-how and background of the different partners, … Continued
As part of the EU-funded project BeBOP (Biomass to Bio/E-methanol by Breakthrough SOEC-based Process: the BeBOP innovation), the consortium aims to develop an innovative, highly resource-efficient, and flexible biomass-to-methanol plant. The project’s goal is to present a pilot plant that is ready for scaling up within the European biomass industry. The role of ECODESIGN company … Continued
The paper “New power electronics to reach next level of energy efficiency in equipment – Results from the IEA 4E PECTA platform’s first term” was presented at the 12th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL 2024), in Kitakyushu (Japan) last October 2024. The paper discusses the critical role of power … Continued
Dr. Díaz of ECODESIGN presented the paper “Policy Measures for Energy Efficiency of Data Centres” at the 2024 e.nova conference “Intelligent Energy and Climate Strategies” in Pinkafeld, June 2024. This paper outlines the latest results from the EDNA Workstream on Data centres, offering policy-makers recommendations to enhance data centre´s energy efficiency. It covers three main … Continued
This workshop will take place online on March 7th, 2024 and will engage 3 well known LCA keynote speakers as well as experts presenting the LCA work from 11 EU funded projects, at different stages of progress and technology maturity. Dr Adriana Díaz will present the approach and main results … Continued
As CO2Fokus comes to its end, the partners work on the final validation of the pilot plant. ECODESIGN presented selected results of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), completed for the overall process at TRL6. These results give insights into the environmental aspects and impacts, and highlight process parameters and scenarios to improve when scaling up the technology.
Technical guide about the Asian hornet in four languages! Our technical guide for the Monitoring, control and prevention of the invasive Asian hornet Vespa velutina, is available now in German, Slovak, English and French! With the recent (2023), confirmed reports of Asian hornets found for the first time in Hungary and the Czech … Continued
