News from GOLD - Project booklet - articles event slides

Project GOLD has come to an end, discover the final results in this recap of our recent outputs.

Project GOLD has demonstrated the significant potential of integrating phytoremediation with advanced biofuel production as a sustainable solution for revitalising contaminated land, with no risk of generating indirect land use change and contributing to EU renewable energy targets. This booklet provides a concise overview of the key findings from the various project work packages.

Download

Advanced biofuels and phytoremediation – Summary and slides of the final event
The final event of GOLD project, Advanced biofuels and phytoremediation – bridging the gap and opportunities for the management of contaminated agricultural land was held on 29 April 2025 in Bertinoro, Italy, and online. This event served as a crucial platform to share the significant findings and advancements achieved within the GOLD project. The event brought together researchers, EU policymakers, local stakeholders and regulators, environmental management companies and other EU projects, to discuss the potential applications, lessons learned, and future directions for growing energy crops on contaminated soils across Europe to produce clean, low-ILUC risk biofuels. The event featured presentations highlighting key aspects of the GOLD project’s research and findings, setting the stage for broader discussions on the implementation of these innovative approaches.

Go to summary and slides

Producing clean biofuels from contaminated biomass - results of GOLD project
GOLD project addressed contaminated land in Europe by using energy crops for both soil remediation and the production of clean, low ILUC risk biofuels. In this article we explore the results of the research activities for the pre-treatment of contaminated biomass and its conversion into advanced biofuels.

Read article

Growing energy crops on contaminated land for clean biofuels and soil remediation
GOLD has successfully demonstrated the significant potential of integrating phytoremediation/ phytomanagement practices with advanced biofuel production as a sustainable solution for managing contaminated land, with no risk of generating indirect land use change and contributing to EU renewable energy targets. This article provides a summary of the main results of the agronomic component of the project.

Read article

Discover all our resources on our website and connect to our LinkedIn page for more updates

gold-h2020.eu

GOLD – Bridging the gap between phytoremediation solutions on growing energy crops on contaminated lands and clean biofuel production, is a Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Action started in May 2021 that will continue through April 2025. The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No. 101006873.

The sole responsibility for the content of this newsletter lies with the authors. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Commission nor the granting authority can be held responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.