Europe is facing a supply situation in which energy, fertilisers, soil quality, water availability, CO₂ storage, nitrogen management and industrial value creation can no longer be treated as separate policy areas. Geopolitical tensions, rising energy prices, fragile supply chains, import-dependent fertiliser markets, increasing climate stress and weakened soils are now part of the same systemic risk.

Bionic Technology addresses this intersection. The Bionic mf200B platform converts regional biomass and suitable organic material streams into several usable product lines: µChar biochar, µSoil, bio-oil fractions, process gas, heat and further material fractions. It is therefore not a single-purpose environmental technology, but an industrial platform for regional fertiliser security, soil regeneration, CO₂ storage, nitrogen-loss reduction, biogenic energy and European value creation.

For political decision-makers, this connection is central. Europe does not only need cheaper fertiliser imports; it needs structural resilience. A strategy that relies only on new import routes, short-term price support or conventional mineral fertiliser production does not solve the underlying dependency on fossil feedstocks, international supply chains, energy prices, transport routes and increasingly weakened soils.

Bionic creates a second supply pillar. This pillar is regional, bio-based, circular, low-carbon, industrially scalable and compatible with existing agriculture, biogas infrastructure, municipalities and European industry.

Executive Summary

Bionic Technology connects several political target areas that have often been treated separately in Europe: fertiliser security, soil health, nitrogen reduction, CO₂ storage, biogas and digestate utilisation, regional energy options, circular economy and industrial value creation.

The specific benefit is created not by a single product, but by the process chain. Microwave-assisted Bionic pyrolysis produces a highly porous µChar biochar with a large internal surface area. Together with integrated catalyst functions and the additive µSoil process, this µChar forms the basis for a functional soil product. µSoil is therefore not compost with added biochar, but a controlled, hygienised and biologically activated soil and nutrient carrier.

Analytical testing shows that no pathogenic germs are detectable in the finished µSoil product. Investigated antibiotic residues were below analytical detection limits for tested substance classes in the tested process. This creates a safe, microbiologically activated product that combines water, nutrients, carbon and beneficial soil biology in a stable functional matrix.

Bionic is therefore not an isolated environmental technology, but an industrial resilience platform for Europe’s agriculture, regions and industry.

Compatibility with the EU Fertiliser Action Plan 2026

On 19 May 2026, the European Commission adopted the Fertiliser Action Plan. The plan aims to improve fertiliser affordability, availability and predictability, strengthen domestic production, reduce strategic dependencies and accelerate the transition towards low-carbon, circular and bio-based fertilisers.

The official EU framing points to high import dependency for mineral fertilisers and raw materials, the strong natural-gas dependency of nitrogen fertiliser production and the price and supply-chain risks caused by geopolitical crises. It also emphasises bio-based fertilisers, nutrient recycling, phosphorus and nitrogen recovery, biomethane and biogas pathways, digestate valorisation, microbial solutions, lead markets for bio-based and low-carbon fertilisers and better nutrient efficiency at farm level.

Bionic fits precisely into this target corridor. It does not replace the entire mineral fertiliser industry overnight. It does, however, create an additional regional and bio-based supply pillar that can reduce Europe’s dependence on imported mineral fertilisers, fossil gas-based production and global supply chains.

Why Europe Needs a Second Fertiliser Pillar

European agriculture remains strongly dependent on external input chains. Nitrogen fertiliser is linked to natural gas, ammonia, urea and energy-intensive production. Phosphate and potassium fertilisers depend on international raw-material chains, transport routes, trade flows and geopolitical stability.

When energy prices rise, supply routes are disrupted or export restrictions emerge, these effects directly affect agricultural production. The damage appears during the fertilisation window, in the growing season, in the harvest and later in food prices. Fertiliser security is therefore a matter of European precautionary policy.

Bionic cannot and should not replace the conventional mineral fertiliser industry. Europe will continue to need mineral fertilisers. But Europe also needs a second regional pillar that is less dependent on fossil energy, maritime routes, ammonia imports and international price shocks.

The political core is not whether Bionic offers another fertiliser. The core is that Bionic reduces several dependencies at the same time.

The Bionic mf200B: Microwave Technology as the Industrial Core

The Bionic mf200B is an industrial platform for converting regional biomass into defined product streams. Its technological core is microwave-assisted pyrolysis.

Conventional pyrolysis systems usually heat biomass externally through hot reactor walls, hot gases or external heat carriers. This produces temperature gradients, less uniform reactions, longer vapour residence times and biochar properties that strongly depend on process and feedstock.

Bionic microwave pyrolysis works differently. Energy is coupled directly into the material composite. In combination with vacuum operation, inert conditions, rapid vapour removal and controlled condensation, this creates a reaction window designed to produce a particularly functional µChar biochar.

This difference is decisive. The special effect of µSoil does not begin in the later mixture; it begins in the reactor. Only a highly porous, activatable and mineral-functionalisable µChar matrix can carry the later properties of µSoil in this form.

From Microwave Pyrolysis to µSoil: Why µChar Is the Key

µSoil is not a compost product with added biochar. It is based on a specific Bionic process chain: microwave pyrolysis produces highly porous µChar biochar; catalysts and mineral functional components create additional storage and exchange sites; the additive µSoil process loads and activates this matrix; fermentation with biological activation cultures stabilises, hygienises and biologically activates the product.

The µChar biochar is not a filler, but the functional core. Its high internal surface area and porosity create storage and reaction spaces for water, nutrients, microorganisms and organo-mineral binding processes.

The quality of µSoil is therefore inseparably linked to Bionic microwave technology. Without the specific µChar matrix, µSoil would be only an organic mixed product. With µChar, it becomes a functional soil and nutrient system.

Catalyst: Mineral Storage Function for Nitrogen and Nutrients

A key part of the µSoil effect is the catalyst function. catalysts are microporous mineral structures with high internal surface area and pronounced ion-exchange capacity. In the Bionic system, they support both process control and later soil function.

For agriculture, the ability to bind and buffer ammonium is particularly relevant. Nitrogen can be held more stably in the root zone. At the same time, potassium, calcium, magnesium and other cations can be better buffered and gradually made available.

The specific µSoil effect is created by the interaction of microwave-activated µChar biochar, high porosity, catalyst function, organic nutrient loading and biological fermentation.

The Additive µSoil Process: Activation Instead of Mixing

The µSoil process is not a simple mixture of compost, fertiliser and biochar. It is an additive refinement and activation process in which the Bionic µChar matrix is specifically functionalised.

Organic and mineral components are combined so that the pore structure of the µChar biochar is loaded, activated and biologically colonised. Nutrients are not merely mixed on the surface, but integrated into the functional matrix. The catalyst function supports the buffering of ammonium, potassium, calcium, magnesium and other nutrients.

A controlled fermentation and activation step follows. biological activation cultures stabilise the organic matrix, eliminate pathogenic germs, degrade antibiotic residues, activate soil biology and support later plant development.

Analytical tests show that no pathogenic germs are detectable in the finished µSoil product. The investigated antibiotic residues were below analytical detection limits for tested substance classes in the tested process. This clearly distinguishes µSoil from raw organic residues, untreated digestates, raw compost or simple compost-biochar mixtures.

The result is a hygienised, biologically activated and quality-controlled soil product. µSoil does not introduce unstable organic raw material into soil, but a controlled functional matrix for nutrient storage, water retention, root development, soil biology and long-term soil fertility.

Biological Activation: Bacteria, Fungi and Root Development

Biological activation is an essential part of the µSoil effect. While microwave-activated µChar biochar provides the physical storage structure and catalysts support mineral buffering, fermentation with biological activation cultures provides the biological functionality of the product.

Biological activation cultures can promote root development, improve root penetration and support the uptake of water and nutrients. Further activation cultures support the conversion of organic matter, the mobilisation of plant-available nutrients and the stabilisation of soil microbiology.

For political decision-makers, this is important because µSoil should not be treated as a waste product or compost variant. It is a controlled, safe and functional soil product that strengthens soil health, nutrient efficiency and agricultural resilience.

µSoil: Fertiliser Resilience Begins in the Soil

Conventional mineral fertilisation supplies nutrients. µSoil starts one level deeper: with the soil itself. For farmers, the relevant question is not only how much nutrient is applied, but how much remains in the root zone, becomes plant-available and is not lost through leaching, volatilisation or unfavourable soil conditions.

An mf200B plant can produce approximately 65,000 m³ of µSoil per year in the reference case (BLG GmbH model calculation); actual quantities are feedstock- and plant-specific. At a typical application rate of 15–20 m³/ha, this creates a relevant regional contribution to agricultural supply, substitution of mineral fertilisation strategies and restoration of degraded soils.

The difference is politically relevant. µSoil is not only a fertiliser; it is a contribution to restoring soil as a productive asset.

Economics: µSoil Is competitive with mineral fertilisation on a total cost per hectare basis Despite Its Additional Benefits

A common error in evaluating fertilisers is to compare only the isolated price per kilogram of nutrient. For farms, the relevant metric is the total cost of fertilisation per hectare and the actual effect achieved in the soil.

This is where the economic advantage of µSoil lies. The product not only supplies nutrients. It also improves soil structure, water retention, nutrient buffering, microbial activity and long-term soil fertility. In addition, biogenic carbon in the form of µChar is incorporated into soil.

Despite these additional effects, fertilisation with µSoil does competitive with mineral fertilisation on a total cost per hectare basis under appropriate site conditions. Existing product data, field trials and application experience indicate that, when total costs per hectare are considered, µSoil can compete economically with mineral fertilisation.

µSoil should therefore not be understood as an expensive speciality fertiliser, but as an economically competitive alternative to conventional mineral fertilisation strategies. The farmer receives not only NPK, but a functional soil product with additional benefits for water balance, soil fertility, yield stability and climate impact.

Soil Health and Water Resilience

Fertiliser security alone is not enough if soils cannot retain water and nutrients. Europe must expect longer dry periods, more irregular rainfall, heat waves and heavy-rain events. The critical point is therefore not only fertiliser quantity, but the soil’s ability to hold water and nutrients in the root zone.

European policy increasingly recognises that a significant share of EU soils is in an unhealthy condition and that soil degradation creates high annual costs. Healthy soils are essential for agricultural productivity, pest resistance and food quality.

µSoil addresses this challenge directly. The µChar pore structure improves the storage of plant-available water. The catalyst function supports nutrient buffering. Biological activation with bacteria and fungi strengthens the root zone. The result is not only fertilisation, but improvement of soil as a production system.

µSoil therefore becomes a climate-adaptation instrument in soil. It strengthens yield stability not only through nutrients, but through the resilience of the whole root zone.

Nitrogen: From Emission Problem to Resource

Nitrogen is indispensable for agriculture. At the same time, it is one of Europe’s largest environmental challenges. Nitrogen can escape as ammonia, enter groundwater as nitrate or become climate-relevant as nitrous oxide. In regions with intensive livestock, biogas production or intensive agriculture, this creates a political conflict between production, environmental regulation and regional development.

Bionic does not offer a pure prohibition logic. The approach is to bind nitrogen better, stabilise it, make it more transportable and use it as a resource. In combination with digestates and organic residue streams, this creates a politically relevant solution space.

Bionic can help reduce the conflict between agriculture and environmental policy. Agriculture remains productive, while nutrients are used more efficiently and losses are reduced.

RENURE, Digestates and Regulatory Opening

A central term in European fertiliser policy is RENURE, meaning recovered nitrogen from manure. In 2026, the European Commission moved to enable new RENURE rules. The Fertiliser Action Plan connects this with the inclusion of certain digestates, provided that environmental and quality criteria are met.

RENURE is strategically relevant for Bionic because the technology can connect organic nutrient streams, digestates, µChar, catalyst functions and µSoil in an industrial product pathway. Bionic does not need to claim that every µSoil product is automatically RENURE.

The decisive point is system capability: Bionic can take RENURE-related material streams from digestates and manure pathways, stabilise and hygienise them, combine them with µChar and catalyst functions and convert them into high-value soil products, provided that input materials, process control and product quality meet the applicable regulatory requirements.

Bionic thus fits into the European trend of treating nitrogen not only as an emissions problem, but as a resource to be recovered and used more efficiently.

Biogas, Digestates and Circular Economy

Biogas plants are an important part of the European bioeconomy. At the same time, many sites are under economic, regulatory and material pressure. Digestates contain valuable nutrients, but in liquid form they are difficult to transport, prone to losses and often regionally problematic.

Bionic can act as a complementary technology. The combination of biogas, digestates, µChar, catalyst function, fermentation and µSoil creates a new circular pathway. A spreading or disposal problem becomes a product pathway.

This is circular economy at industrial scale: biomass is processed, carbon is stored, nutrients are stabilised, soils are improved, energy becomes usable and value creation remains in the region.

CO₂ Storage, Carbon Farming, CRCF and Productive Climate Impact

Many CO₂ sinks are perceived as cost blocks that require subsidies or certificate revenues. The Bionic logic is different. The CO₂-sink effect arises as part of a productive value chain.

The mf200B technology produces µChar from regional biomass. This stable carbon carrier can be introduced into soil through µSoil. The resulting CO₂ sink is not isolated from agriculture; it is connected directly to soil fertility, water retention and nutrient efficiency.

The Fertiliser Action Plan links more efficient fertiliser use, recycled nutrients, low-carbon fertilisers, carbon farming and the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Framework. Bionic can provide a productive project pathway: carbon storage is not sold as an isolated measure, but as part of a marketable soil product.

EU Funding and Programme Relevance

For political decision-makers, it is important that Bionic fits not only technically, but also programmatically into several EU instruments. The Fertiliser Action Plan refers not only to regulatory adjustments, but also to CAP, Cohesion Policy, Horizon Europe, Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking, innovation and decarbonisation instruments and possible ETS and CRCF pathways.

This classification does not replace project-specific funding or approval assessment. It shows, however, that Bionic does not stand in a marginal niche, but in several central EU workstreams.

Bio-oil, Heat and Energy Options

In addition to µChar and µSoil, the Bionic plant produces bio-oil fractions, process gas and usable heat. These streams are not merely by-products; they create an additional material and energy option.

Bio-oil is storable. This is strategically important. While wind and photovoltaic electricity fluctuate and batteries are time-limited, liquid energy carriers can be stored, transported and used in a targeted way. In normal markets, bio-oil fractions can be used materially or industrially. In strained supply situations, they can become a regional energy and heat reserve.

The optional power module expands this function. The mf200B remains in its basic logic a plant for producing µSoil, µChar, bio-oil fractions and further material streams. The power module does not turn it into a conventional power plant, but into an industrial material site with additional energy and balancing functions.

In an example configuration, a power module can be built with three generators of 4 MW each. Such a module is not intended for year-round continuous operation from internal oil fractions, but for balancing energy, standby operation, municipal resilience applications, targeted load windows and defined consumers.

Crisis Mode: A Bionic Plant as a Supply Cell for a Small Town

In a crisis or resilience configuration, a Bionic plant can do more than produce products for the normal market. It can become a regional supply anchor.

An mf200B plant produces µSoil, µChar, bio-oil fractions, process gas and usable heat. With appropriate site design, these material and energy streams can be integrated so that one plant can support defined consumers in a small town in crisis mode. This is not about permanent full supply for all households; it is about securing prioritised functions.

The strategic advantage lies in the combination. A Bionic plant does not only produce energy; it also produces µSoil for regional agriculture, µChar for CO₂ binding, heat for local use and bio-oil as a storable energy carrier. In crisis mode, a site can become a functional supply cell for a small town.

Swarm Technology: Many Regional Plants Instead of Central Vulnerability

Bionic Technology unfolds its greatest strategic value not only as a single plant, but as swarm technology. Each mf200B plant can independently process regional biomass, produce µSoil, provide µChar, produce bio-oil fractions, use process gas and integrate heat. In a regional or European plant network, this creates a decentralised network of industrial resilience sites.

This approach differs fundamentally from centralised large-scale structures. If one large central plant, import corridor or supplier fails, systemic risks immediately arise. A network of decentralised Bionic plants is more robust. Each site operates locally, but can be integrated through common standards, digital operations, service concepts, product quality and maintenance structures.

For Europe, this swarm character is politically relevant because regions differ in biomass potential, soil problems, fertiliser demand, water stress, biogas structure and energy needs. A standardised decentralised plant platform can absorb these differences without relying on one central solution.

European Manufacturing and Employment Impact

A rollout of Bionic Technology would have not only agricultural and climate-policy effects, but also an industrial-policy effect.

The plants are not designed as import-dependent black-box technology, but as industrial plants that can be manufactured in Europe. Substantial parts of apparatus construction, stainless-steel processing, skid assembly, automation, cabinet construction, piping, commissioning, maintenance and service can be implemented within European manufacturing and supplier structures.

Bionic creates real industrial value: machines, components, service, operation, logistics and regional products. In a phase in which parts of European industry are under pressure from high energy prices and global supply-chain risks, this point is politically important.

Relevance for Political Decision-Makers

Bionic does not address only a product market. It addresses a European structural need. Its political value arises from connecting several goals that would otherwise have to be financed, regulated and discussed separately.

The political quality of Bionic lies in the fact that the technology does not fulfil only one target. It connects food security, soil health, climate protection, industrial policy and regional resilience in one system.

Conclusion

Europe faces the task of reconnecting fertiliser, energy, soil and climate strategies. Import contracts, emergency reserves and short-term price support can buy time, but they do not solve the structural dependency on fossil energy carriers, global fertiliser chains, weakened soils and unstable material flows.

Bionic acts where these problems converge. The mf200B technology processes regional biomass, produces highly porous µChar biochar, uses catalyst functions, produces µSoil, bio-oil fractions, process gas and heat, binds carbon, stabilises nutrients, hygienises organic material streams and creates regional industrial value.

The most important point is not a single product. The most important point is the system.

Bionic is a European platform technology for fertiliser security, soil resilience, microwave pyrolysis, µChar biochar, µSoil, RENURE-related nitrogen recovery, CO₂ storage, CRCF-oriented carbon farming, circular economy, biogenic energy and industrial value creation.

Bionic therefore represents a new class of industrial resilience technology: modular, decentralised and swarm-capable. Individual plants strengthen their region. Many plants together form a European network of local nutrient, soil, energy and CO₂-sink sites. In normal times, they produce marketable products. In crises, they can assume defined supply functions for agriculture, municipalities, business parks and critical infrastructure.

The EU Fertiliser Action Plan 2026 shows that Europe needs exactly such system solutions: technologies that reduce import dependency, strengthen domestic production, provide bio-based and low-carbon fertilisers, use organic nutrient streams and connect soil, climate, energy and industrial value creation. Bionic meets this requirement corridor with a scalable industrial platform.

Public Reference Points

Official EU page on the Fertiliser Action Plan of 19 May 2026: https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/common-agricultural-policy/agri-food-supply-chain/ensuring-availability-and-affordability-fertilisers_en

Direct EU PDF COM(2026) 310 final: https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/document/download/b5f76b16-3eba-42c6-917e-361f692be587_en?filename=fertiliser-action-plan_en.pdf