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GRACE at EU Bioeconomy Conference 2022 – Join us

We are very happy and proud to announce that we […]

Join our DEMO Day in Italy

Join our GRACE DEMO Day in Milano and Cilavegna, Italy […]

GCB Bioenergy Special Issue is filling up

The Special Issue „Valorization of Marginal Agricultural Land in the […]

Biobased, biodegradable composite pots

Planting pot prototypes from novel biocomposite material using a novel biopolymer and miscanthus fine fraction.

Miscanthus harvesting technology used in GRACE

On-field pelleting using Metitron 560 mobile pellet press.

Miscanthus fiber panel with HMF-based resins as binder

Lightweight miscanthus fiber panel has been produced using HMF-based resins as binder.

Press release on GRACE project by University of Hohenheim

The University of Hohenheim has released a press release about the Croatian biorefinery project. The full release is available on the University's homepage.

Scientific Miscanthus harvest 2022 completed

Another challenging year has been completed with a successful scientific harvest and data collection session.

Publication season – overview and GCBB special issue

Time before harvesting season is time to work on publications. Our scientific GRACE partners take this seriously, providing Growledge to the scientific community and the wider public. Check thepublication overview on our homepage and the GCBB special issue.

Perennial crops at COP26

Our GRACE partner Astley Hastings has informed the public about perennial crops and their role in climate change mitigation at COP26 in Glasgow.

GRACE on YouTube

GRACE is on YouTube now. Learn more about our GRACE trials and more!

Autumn phenotyping completed

This year's autumn phenotyping is completed. Across the sites, our miscanthus genotypes grow well.

Mogu presented acoustic panels at Barcelona Design Week 2021

Our GRACE partner Mogu participated in the Barcelona Design Week 2021 and presented its acoustic panels that were also developed thanks to the expertise acquired within the GRACE project.

General Assembly Meeting took place in Piacenza, Italy

The GRACE project’s General Assembly Meeting took place in Piacenza, Italy from 15 to 17th September.

Miscanthus – Bioeconomy plant of the month

The GRACE project is on YouTube now! On our channel GRACE-BBI, we are sharing impressions from our field trials and provide additional insights in miscanthus and hemp production as well as the use of the derived biomass. Follow the channel to keep informed about new uploads.

GRACE is on YouTube

The GRACE project is on YouTube now! On our channel GRACE-BBI, we are sharing impressions from our field trials and provide additional insights in miscanthus and hemp production as well as the use of the derived biomass. Follow the channel to keep informed about new uploads.

Virtual General Assembly Meeting 2021

On June 7 and 8, our 5th General Assembly took place. Our big team of hemp and miscanthus enthusiast met virtually to discuss about our next steps to make the sustainable circular bioeconomy happen.

Miscanthus fractionation plant up and running

Our GRACE partner Gießereitechnik Kuehn (GTK) has finished the construction of their miscanthus fractionation plant. The plant is now up and running. It allows GTK to easily seperate miscanthus fractions from each other for a wide range of applications.

Industry Panel Meeting 2021

Today we held our virtual Industry Panel Meeting with guests from the biobased industry and inspiring insights from our GRACE consortium.

Miscanthus yield measurements completed

Following a vegetation period with extreme dry periods, the peak yields of our GRACE miscanthus genotypes were measured in the last two weeks.

Hemp harvested completed

This year’s hemp harvest of our GRACE hemp is completed. However, work at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC) continues.

Miscanthus benefits from pleasant May

A pleasant May with a lot of sun and some precipitation has encouraged a strong miscanthus growth.

Frost damages in miscanthus stands at Oberer Lindenhof

After an early spring emergence, the miscanthus stands at the field location at Oberer Lindenhof have experienced frost damages.

Drones support miscanthus field research

Drones support GRACE researchers in their work on 14 promising miscanthus genotypes.

Miscanthus harvest at the GRACE field site at Oberer Lindenhof, Southern Germany.

Miscanthus harvest at the GRACE field site at Oberer Lindenhof, Southern Germany.

Interesting video about the GRACE miscanthus field trials and the biorefinery

Interesting video (in German) about the GRACE miscanthus field trials and the biorefinery.

Third General Assembly Meeting took place in Zagreb, Croatia

The GRACE project’s third General Assembly Meeting took place in Zagreb, Croatia from 23 to 25 September.

Open day at research station Unterer Lindenhof

On September 17th the University of Hohenheim together with C.A.R.M.E.N. e.V organized an open day at the research station “Unterer Lindenhof”.

Clariant successfully concludes testing of energy crop miscanthus

INA has chosen Clariant’s sunliquid® technology to assess usability of miscanthus for conversion into lignocellulosic sugars & ethanol within the EU-funded GRACE project.

Grace project participated at the BBI Day in Rome on 14th May

On Tuesday 14th May the GRACE project participated at the BBI Day in Rome.

Kick off meeting of GRACE Demonstration Case 1 in Straubing

Kick off meeting of GRACE Demonstration case 1 was held on April 16th 2019 in Straubing.

First miscanthus biomass for cellulose-based ethanol harvested by INA

In February 2019, INA - the Croatian GRACE project partner - harvested around 30 tons of miscanthus.

GRACE participated at the Joint ADVANCEFUEL-SEEMLA Workshop

On 20 to 21 November GRACE participated at the Joint ADVANCEFUEL-SEEMLA Workshop in Brüssel.

Opening of the biorefinery technology center

On 31 October the chancellor of the University of Hohenheim officially opened the on-farm biorefinery technology center.

Interview in Il Bioeconomista

Andreas Kiesel, the coordinator of the GRACE project, gave an interview to Il Bioeconomista, which is one of the leading bioeconomy blogs in Europe.

Open day at research station Ihinger Hof

The open day at the University of Hohenheim’s research station “Ihinger Hof” took place on 10th June.

TV Crew visited research station

On 5th June, a television crew visited the research station of the University of Hohenheim.

GRACE at the EUBCE

Several GRACE project partners participated in the European Biomass Conference and Exhibition in Copenhagen.

Miscanthus successfully established

At the end of April, the miscanthus plot-scale and field-scale trails were planted at Oberer Lindenhof.

GRACE participates in Common Dissemination Booster

GRACE together with 9 other projects sucessfully applied for the Common Dissemination Booster (CDB).

GRACE at BBI Stakeholder Forum

GRACE set up a project booth at the BBI Stakeholder Forum in Brussels at 6 and 7 December 2017.

Multistakeholder Workshop at MEG conference

GRACE organized a multistakeholder at the annual conference of the "International Society for Miscanthus and perennial Energy Grasses (MEG) e.V." in Bonn.

IFIB Conference

The project coordinator Andreas Kiesel presented the GRACE project to the participants of the Italian Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy (IFIB) 2017 in Rome.

Article about GRACE in daily press FAZ

An article on the GRACE project and consortium appeared in the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ)", one of the largest daily newspapers in Germany.

GRACE Kick-off Meeting at University of Hohenheim

The GRACE Kick-off Meeting was organized in the Balcony Hall of the University of Hohenheim.

GRACE press release published

An official GRACE press release was published in June 2017 to provide information on this unique bioeconomy project to a broad audience.