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AKOS Development Journey · 19 October 2026
Building AKOS has reminded me why I want to build it
David Stone on the personal struggle to explain AKOS, and why helping other founders clarify their ideas matters to him.
Read David’s reflectionBiomass knowledge
Miscanthus cultivation, uses and impact
Miscanthus: the versatile crop
Applications, characteristics and commercial potential.
Planting miscanthus
From site preparation to successful establishment.
Miscanthus care
Managing the crop through establishment and maturity.
Harvesting miscanthus
Timing, methods and practical considerations.
Sustainable miscanthus farming
Long-term cultivation and environmental performance.
Why choose Miscanthus giganteus?
The crop's practical and environmental advantages.
Ecology of miscanthus
Ecological effects and responsible cultivation.
Nature's clean-up agent
Miscanthus and the restoration of marginal land.
Miscanthus biocomposites
Using natural fibre in lower-impact materials.
Cradle to cradle
Miscanthus within circular product systems.
Decentralisation with miscanthus
Local resources, processing and resilient supply chains.
Miscanthus and EU policy
Alignment with European sustainability priorities.
UN Agenda 21 and miscanthus
The crop in the context of sustainable development.
Markets and materials
Bioeconomy updates
From fibre crop to building product
Miscrete, natural fibres and Europe’s construction pilots: what a buyer needs to see before specifying a building product.
Bioeconomy ideas need proof before scale-up
What the 2026 CBE JU call reveals about funding pressure, customer needs, manufacturing evidence and the next useful pilot.
Plant-based isn't enough
What the EU PPWR means for natural-fibre packaging, from PFAS and recyclability to performance, cost and real end-of-life.
Typha construction products
How a wetland crop could become a specified panel or insulation product—and what commercialisation still requires.
Cultivated Sphagnum growing media
The route from rewetted bog cultivation to a consistent horticultural substrate product.
When biomass becomes a product
What a formed fibre produce tray reveals about the work between renewable feedstock and a repeatable market.
Biomass crop round-up: February 2026
Policy, funding, construction materials and planting.
From energy crop to bio-based construction
Miscanthus applications beyond combustion.
Recyclable nanocellulose fibreboard
Material development and the possible role of miscanthus cellulose.