From Brewery Waste to Sustainable Resource: How the CHEERS Project Rethinks By-Products

Industrial by-products are often treated as waste, leading to an inefficient use of resources. The EU Green Deal aims to change this by ensuring that such materials are no [...]

By |2025-09-23T10:53:42+00:00September 23rd, 2025|Project activity|0 Comments

Pioneering Sustainable Protein from Insects produced with Brewery By-Products

At Thunder Foods, innovation and sustainability go hand in hand. That’s why we’re proud to be a part of the groundbreaking CHEERS Project — an EU-supported initiative aimed at [...]

By |2025-07-15T08:49:58+00:00July 15th, 2025|Project activity|0 Comments

Exploring Public Values in the Circular Economy: CHEERS Zooniverse Project

In our journey towards a sustainable future, it’s easy to focus on technologies, policies, and environmental impact. But equally crucial is understanding the societal values that underpin meaningful change. [...]

By |2025-07-03T09:34:58+00:00July 3rd, 2025|Project activity|0 Comments

Ectoin and caproic acid: key bioproducts in the biorefinery of the CHEERS project

Within the framework of the European CHEERS project, financed by the Horizon Europe programme and coordinated by Mahou San Miguel, the aim is to transform underused by-products from the [...]

By |2025-06-02T11:01:09+00:00June 6th, 2025|Project activity|0 Comments

The growing role of novel protein sources in the EU’s bioeconomy strategy

Novel protein sources, such as insects, algae, duckweed, and other alternative biomass-based ingredients are becoming increasingly important in the EU bioeconomy due to their sustainability, nutritional value, and improved functionalities. [...]

By |2025-05-30T09:56:27+00:00May 30th, 2025|Project activity|0 Comments

SAT testing and commissioning of SCP and ectoine production equipment

The Site Acceptance Test (SAT) is a crucial process to ensure that the industrial equipment developed within the CHEERS project meets the technical and operational requirements before its final commissioning. [...]

By |2025-05-09T06:43:21+00:00May 9th, 2025|Project activity|0 Comments

Pioneering Sustainable Utilization of Brewery ByProducts

Agricultural residues and by-products are often underutilized and considered waste rather than valuable resources. By recognizing their potential, a biorefinery approach can be adopted to produce high value-added products. Beer [...]

By |2025-04-22T13:09:46+00:00April 22nd, 2025|Project activity|0 Comments

Tenebrio molitor insights: Considerations about setting up a stable production

As we have mentioned on countless occasions, the darkling beetle species Tenebrio molitor, known as mealworm in its larval stage, is a sustainable alternative for the production of biomass [...]

By |2025-05-08T14:19:26+00:00March 21st, 2025|Project activity|0 Comments
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