The aim is to develop a competitive, climate-neutral industry and to ensure Germany's long-term independence from imports of fossil raw materials. In addition to the utilization of waste and residual materials, the direct use of carbon dioxide as a raw material plays a particularly important role.
Three of the ten funded projects, namely C1TOCO, eCO2DIS, and Pythagoras, are being carried out with the participation of TUM Campus Straubing, represented by the TUM working groups of Prof. Plumeré (electro-biotechnology), Prof. Sieber (chemistry of biogenic raw materials), and Prof. Zavrel (bioprocess engineering). In order to strengthen cross-project knowledge transfer and personal contact, as well as to identify synergies for future projects, a joint project meeting was held this week at the TUM Campus in Straubing.
In addition to the external project partners, project coordinators Dr. Müller and Dr. Nachreiner from the project management agency Jülich were also present at the meeting. This allowed those responsible for the projects not only to gain a personal impression of the milestones achieved so far and the general progress of the individual projects, but also to actively participate in the lively discussions that followed the technical presentations. The project meeting was rounded off with a joint dinner at the “Bayerischer Löwe” restaurant and a visit to the pilot plant under construction at Straubing Harbor and the BioCampus Straubing-Sand.
