News
2026-06-17
IEA Bioenergy Task 39 and IEA AMF Task 66 strengthen collaboration to accelerate the global adoption of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF)
After fruitful exchanges and certain joint activities in the past, the expert groups of IEA Bioenergy TCP Task 39: Biofuels to Decarbonize Transport, and IEA Advanced Motor Fuels TCP Task 66: Recent Progress in SAF Research are intensifying their partnership to drive the global transition towards sustainable fuels.
2026-06-16
Kick-off-meeting ELF4GREEN
End of April the COMET-Module „ELF4GREEN“ officially started with an online kick-off meeting, at which the ELF4GREEN-project partners took part.
2026-06-16
Join the IEA Bioenergy Task 34 National Stakeholder Workshop in Wieselburg
We are pleased to announce the IEA Bioenergy Task 34 National Stakeholder Workshop, taking place on 1 July 2026 at BEST – Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies GmbH in Wieselburg, Austria.
2026-06-01
DACH Algae Summit 2026
At the Dechema DACH Algae Summit 2026 in Munich, we had the opportunity to present our XenoFat project to algae research experts from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
2026-04-21
2025 Update on the Study of Particulate Matter from Biomass Combustion Published
BEST has prepared a study on particulate matter emissions from biomass combustion for the Austrian Biomass Association.
2026-03-12
POST-PURPLE Launches to Advance Zero-Waste Urban Biorefineries
New EU project kicks off in Madrid to transform urban waste into high-value bio-based products
2025-09-29
BASF, BEST, and partners in the automotive industry successfully complete pilot project on chemical recycling
The COMET Competence Center BEST – Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies GmbH has successfully completed a pilot project for BASF SE on recycling mixed waste from end-of-life vehicles. The pilot project demonstrates the recyclability of high-performance plastics from automotive shredder residues (ASR) together with renewable raw materials.
2025-09-09
Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Society of Engineering Thermochemistry
At this year's conference of the World Society of Engineering Thermochemistry in Singapore (July 26–29, 2025), Achievement Awards were presented for the first time—including one for a researcher's lifetime achievement.
