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In view of global developments like climate change, population
growth, the increasing scarcity of fossil energy resources and ris-
ing energy costs, the intelligent use of renewable raw materials –
bio-economy – is becoming increasingly vital to solve important
questions facing humanity.
In particular the combination of modern biomass production
processes to deliver new bio-based products will offer important
approaches for solving problems in global food supply, meeting
global energy needs and reducing harmful emissions.
For Berlin and especially the land-rich state of Brandenburg, the
knowledge-based bioeconomy presents major opportunities.
Agricultural production, classic academic fields like agriculture
and nutrition research as well as the new green and white bio-
technology disciplines are all well represented here.
At the technology policy dialogue on “Biotechnology – Innova-
tions and Sustainability for the Use of Renewable Raw Materials”
in Potsdam in November 2010, participants from different areas
of science, economic, agricultural and environmental policy dis-
cussed how Brandenburg can develop into a major bioeconomy
location where new products and production processes can be
researched, developed and implemented. In view of the region’s
outstanding scientific resources and a remarkable range of spe-
cialised companies, the biotechnological use of renewable ener-
gies is to be a focus of development in the region in the coming
years.
Technologies for the Bio-Based Economy
While the prices of fossil raw materials are rising, the use of renewables must become
cheaper. Biotechnology plays a central role here. And Berlin-Brandenburg is home to a
great deal of the expertise needed to bring efficient processes for the industrial use of
biomass to market maturity.
Together with partners in industry and research, scientists at the Leibniz Insti-
tute for Agricultural Engineering in Potsdam-Bornim (ATB) have developed a
process for the production of ultrapure lactic acid based on continuous process
management. It uses renewable raw materials and achieves up to five times
greater productivity than conventional discontinuous fermentation processes.
The biotechnology processes developed at laboratory and technology centre
scale are now being tested in a pilot production plant. With this scale-up, the
circle from applied basic research to technical implementation at near-indus-
trial scale is being closed.
Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Fink
Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer
Research (IAP) in Potsdam-Golm
Exploiting the Potentials in the Bioeconomy
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In Brandenburg, we have both renewable raw materi-
als and internationally outstanding research in the rel-
evant fields. This endows us with the opportunity to develop
products for the rapidly expanding world market in the still
young and evolving bioeconomy segment using innovative
technologies.
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