Drained peatlands contribute to global warming – but rewetted peatlands can instead provide raw materials for peat-free potting compost, sustainable packaging or insulation materials. The Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) will demonstrate how this works in practice on 23 September 2026 in Potsdam. As part of the EU MarginUp! project, international researchers will meet with representatives from agriculture, industry and politics to present the findings from several years of paludiculture research – and to illustrate the journey from bog plant to marketable product.
International Use Case Meeting on the Use of Peatland Biomass
23 September 2026, from 9.00 am
at the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy
Max-Eyth-Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam
Presentations will include:
- MarginUp! – Creating value from marginal land across Europe
- PaludiKult – from wetland fibres to peat-free horticulture
- BLuMo – peatland-conserving management in Brandenburg’s wetland areas
- WetNetBB – one biomass, multiple markets: cascading value chains
- EDELNASS – from wet biomass to chemicals and packaging
- Artificial peat technology as a substrate alternative
From 9.40 AM, representatives from the federal government will provide information on funding opportunities for rewetting and structural projects from the Climate and Transformation Fund – a programme with a total budget of 1.75 billion euros.
On the second day, meeting participants will visit two pilot sites.