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Piling up moist woodchips on a test platform and internal ventilation channels (Photo: Lühr/ATB)

Low-loss drying of wood chips from short rotation coppice

Controlled cold air ventilation not only enables the drying of woodchips stored in piles to moisture contents of less than 15 percent within four…

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Aerial view of the LVAT in Groß Kreutz from 2007 (Photo: Berner/LVAT)

The Leibniz Innovation Farm is built as a "showcase of the bioeconomy" with around 20 partners in Groß Kreutz, Brandenburg

A model farm for a sustainable bioeconomy with agriculture and biorefinery that is unique in Germany is the goal of the "Leibniz Innovation Farm for…

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Map of lime requirement at the site Komturei Lietzen: Dark blue areas indicate an increased, yellow areas no lime demand (Copyright: Vogel/ATB)

World Soil Day: Digital technologies for looking into the soil

Soil is a sensitive and as a result of intensive agriculture often strained resource. Scientists at the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Engineering…

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 Hens on straw bedding (Photo: ATB)

Climate-friendly handling of livestock manures: Where to put the poultry dung?

Preferably in a biogas plant! This is the conclusion of a study by Potsdam scientists recently published in the scientific periodical Journal of…

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Hemp grown under dry conditions 2018 (Photo: Flemming/ATB)

Hemp - an undemanding alternative to "thirsty" fibre plants like cotton

ATB Scientists have assessed water productivity as a measure of water use efficiency for hemp fibre plants. Results from the dry year 2018 indicate…

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Breeding of crickets in the incubator (Photo: Schwab/ATB)

Insects as efficient recyclers of biowaste

In a review article recently published in the scientific journal Waste Management, ATB scientists outline the possibility of using insects to…

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Prof. Dr. Barbara Sturm, ATB's new Scientific Director (Photo: ATB)

New Scientific Director at ATB

Starting October 1, 2020, Prof. Dr. habil. Barbara Sturm is the new Scientific Director of the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Engineering and…

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Feinstaubwolke bei der Ausbringung von Hühnerkot (Foto: Stollberg/ATB)

Der Miststreuer - ein Superspreader?

Erstmals hat ein Wissenschaftler*innen-Team im Rahmen des Projekts SOARiAL untersucht, inwieweit Feinstaub eine Quelle für die Ausbreitung pathogener…

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Biogasanlage mit Gärrestlager im Vordergrund (Foto: Munoz/ATB)

Neuer Methanrechner zur Optimierung von Biogasanlagen jetzt online verfügbar

5. Feb. 2020: Im Projekt Opti-Methan (Förderung: BMEL/FNR) hat das Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie einen Online-Rechner entwickelt,…

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Prof. Dr. Niels Landwehr (Foto: Manuel Gutjahr)

Forschungszusammenarbeit im Bereich Data Science gestärkt

12. Nov. 2019: ATB-Wissenschaftler Niels Landwehr wurde gestern im Rahmen des Großen Professoriums an der Universität Potsdam als neu berufener…

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