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How is methanol produced from biomass and renewable electricity?

Good question, right? You’ll find the answer in this video!

With the European innovation project BeBOP, the sustainable transformation of the chemical industry is gaining further momentum. The aim of the project is the development and industrial implementation of a novel biomass-to-methanol plant that sets new standards through digital process optimization, high resource efficiency, and maximum flexibility.

A special highlight: BeBOP is demonstrating a globally unique pilot plant at TRL6 level – a decisive step toward large-scale industrial application. The project thus lays the foundation for a scalable and widely applicable solution within Europe’s bio-based sector.

The ECODESIGN company supports the project by developing a tailored circular economy strategy (e.g., an indicator set and the analysis of circular-optimized business models). The results feed directly into the subsequent life cycle assessment, where a comprehensive environmental evaluation of the scaled production process enables comparison with alternative processes—both renewable and fossil-based.

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How is methanol produced from biomass and renewable electricity?

Good question, right? You’ll find the answer in this video! With the European innovation project BeBOP, the sustainable transformation of the chemical industry is gaining further momentum. The aim of the project is the development and industrial implementation of a novel biomass-to-methanol plant that sets new standards through digital process optimization, high resource efficiency, and … Continued

Solid progress and poster presentation on the Social Life Cycle Assessment of SustaiNext

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

ECODESIGN Highlights Progress at the SustaiNext General Assembly

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

18 February 2026 + 16 March 2026 // Two-Part Event on ECODESIGN: Strategies and Measures for Future-Proof Product Development

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

First Year Consortium Meeting and Dissemination event of BeBOP in Milan (Italy), from 07 to 09 October 2025

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

New ECODESIGN publication on the LCA of the EU project SUSTAINEXT

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

20 Years of ECODESIGN company GmbH!

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

ECODESIGN company at the e.nova 2025 Conference!

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