25 July 202225 July 2022 ReFuel EU – the feedstock challenge With the Fit-for-55 package, the European Commission has set an ambitious goal in the direction of climate protection and to meet the target of “net zero” CO2 emissions in 2050
Singapore Airlines Operates Its First Flights With Blended Sustainable Aviation Fuel In Singapore This project will incorporate the blending of neat SAF in local facilities, certification of blended SAF, and delivery to Changi Airport to operationally validate SAF integration options in Singapore
22 July 202219 July 2022 Production plant for novel bioplastics starts operation Polymer Group and Fraunhofer IAP develop new flexible PLA copolymers
Produktionslinie für neuartige Biokunststoffe eröffnet Polymer-Gruppe und Fraunhofer IAP entwickeln neue flexible PLA-Copolymere
Twelve and Alaska Airlines to collaborate with Microsoft to advance sustainable aviation fuel derived from recaptured CO2 and renewable energy Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement Twelve will also work with the companies toward a demonstration flight proving viability of commercial use of e-fuel, and to provide low carbon jet fuel for Microsoft's business travel on Alaska
Spargelschalen für Biowerkstoffe Spargelschalen für neue Bodenbeläge nutzen. Landwirtschaftsministerin Otte-Kinast übergibt Förderbescheid über 96.300 Euro
The Big Plastic Count: Survey shows ‘recycling doesn’t work’ Greenpeace and Everyday Plastic estimate that the UK throws out nearly 100 billion pieces of plastic a year
Fit for 55: Parliament pushes for greener aviation fuels However, MEPs excluded feed and food crop-based fuels, and those derived from palm oil, soy-derived materials and soap stock, because they do not align with the proposed sustainability criteria
Unempfindliches Bakterien-Enzym verwertet Wasserstoff Polnisch-deutsche Forschungsgruppe fand eine bislang unbekannte Enzymfunktion
21 July 202218 July 2022 Innovation Fund: EU invests €1.8 billion in clean tech projects* The selected projects are located in Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden
Advanced Manufacturing: Simplifyber sichert sich 3,5 Millionen Dollar Startkapital Unter Leitung der Modedesignerin Maria Intscher-Owrang will das Unternehmen seine additive Fertigung optimieren, um ökonomisch wettbewerbsfähige Kleidung auf den Markt zu bringen
Simplifyber Secures $3.5M Seed Investment to Reinvent How Clothing is Made, with Sustainable, Advanced Manufacturing Led by fashion designer Maria Intscher-Owrang, company will leverage its additive manufacturing technology to bring economically competitive biodegradable garments to market
Kann man grünen Wasserstoff aus Pflanzen gewinnen? Fraunhofer IPA-Forscher wandeln Abfälle von Obst aus der Umgebung, Kartonagen und Altholz sowie Kantinenabfälle mittels Elekrolyse in Wasserstoff um
Indigenous Peoples’ message gets through in EU corridors of power The draft Regulation on deforestation-free products was a landmark in the fight against deforestation
Newlight and Long Ridge Sign Agreement to Build Aircarbon Production Facility in Ohio Aircarbon replaces traditional plastics, providing scalable approach to decarbonization, sustainability
20 July 202215 July 2022 Natürlich. Karton 2.0: Tetra Pak geht mit Kampagne zu den Themen Recycling, nachwachsende Rohstoffe und Zirkularität in die zweite Runde Nur wenn ein Getränkekarton über den gelben Sack oder die gelbe Tonne entsorgt wird, kann er richtig recycelt und die eingesetzten Rohstoffe wiederverwendet werden
DOMO Chemicals and Hynamics commit to joint project for the production of polyamides from low-carbon hydrogen New 85-megawatt (MW) hydrogen production plant to supply 100% of the hydrogen for the annual production of hexamethylene diamine, a key component used in the production of plastics
DOMO Chemicals und Hynamics beschließen Gemeinschaftsprojekt zur Produktion von Polyamiden mit kohlenstoffarmem Wasserstoff Neue Anlage mit einer Leistung von 85 Megawatt zur Produktion von Wasserstoff soll 100% des jährlichen Energiebedarfs zur Fertigung von Hexamethylendiamin zur Produktion von Polyamid decken
Fraunhofer LBF und Ansmann entwickeln Organobleche mit Naturfasern für E-Bike-Batteriegehäuse Bessere mechanische Eigenschaften, niedrigeres Gewicht
‘Intolerable risk’ – Methanol winning the hydrogen shipping race as new studies highlight dangers of ammonia at sea Ammonia derived from green hydrogen has been touted as the most likely clean shipping fuel of the future, but shipbuilding orders show that another H2 derivative, methanol, is currently preferred
Neste erhält Förderung des EU-Innovationsfonds für Projekt zum chemischen Recycling in Porvoo Neste hat einen positiven Förderbescheid über bis zu 135 Millionen Euro aus dem EU-Innovationsfonds erhalten für das Projekt des Unternehmens zum Aufbau von Kapazitäten für chemisches Recycling in seiner Raffinerie im finnischen Porvoo
19 July 202217 December 2024 Renewable Carbon Initiative Steps up Policy Activities to Push for More Sustainable Carbon Use in the EU The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) welcomes several policy dossiers that promote more sustainable carbon use and provides recommendations for improvements
Materialien auf Pilzbasis vielversprechend für die Praxis Fraunhofer UMSICHT-Forscher haben im Projekt »FungiFacturing« Pilzwerkstoffe auf ihre Tauglichkeit als Bau- oder Dämmstoffe untersucht
Wie viel Fläche und wie viele Rohstoffe benötigen wir für biobasierte Kunststoffe? Neues Online-Tool startet! Interaktives Kunststoff-Berechnungstool ab sofort online
S&Ds: By labelling gas and nuclear as sustainable in taxonomy, the conservatives have shamefully betrayed EU climate ambitions Including gas and nuclear among taxonomy-compliant economic activities remains the wrong political message, both from an environmental and economic prospective
Auch Hennes & Mauritz investiert: Biogarn-Hersteller AlgiKnit sammelt 13 Millionen US-Dollar ein Die Wachstumsambitionen des Unternehmens wurden mit der Eröffnung einer neuen Produktionsstätte im US-Bundesstaat North Carolina in diesem Monat unterstrichen
H&M Group joins funding for seaweed yarn maker Algiknit Algiknit, which makes yarn from kelp seaweed, closes its US$13m Series A funding with help from H&M CO:Lab, the investment arm of H&M Group and announces a new US-based manufacturing facility
Bio-based superabsorbents on the sanitary products market Start-ups are innovating with new materials for the growing biobased superabsorbents market
Scientists develop new material inspired by limpets with super strength An interdisciplinary team of biologists, chemists, and engineers from the University of Portsmouth have become the first to successfully grow a limpet inspired biomaterial with extreme strength
Versalis presents 2022-2025 business plan to trade unions Versalis met recently in Rome with representatives of national and local trade unions to present its business plan for the next four years
18 July 202213 July 2022 GRAFE develops masterbatches for home compostable materials Bright colors for more green on the blue planet
Grafe entwickelt Masterbatches für heimkompostierbare Materialien Bunte Farben für mehr Grün auf dem blauen Planeten
The advantages of compostable bioplastics for the circular economy PLA, a biobased, recyclable, and versatile material, offers an additional, sustainable, and efficient end-of-life option: composting
European Bioplastics elects new Board with Stefan Barot as Chairperson The new supporting Vice Chairpersons, Lars Börger (Neste) and Mariagiovanna Vetere (NatureWorks) will be headed by Barot and establish a clear and reliable political environment for bioplastics
NTU Singapore and poultry firm Leong Hup Singapore collaborate to create Singapore’s first ‘zero waste’ poultry processing facility Innovations include egg trays made from feathers and repurposing nutrients in blood for media to cultivate cell-based meat
Biopolymers from wood and chitin for sustainable textile solutions DITF researchers are testing CO2-binding wood as a raw material for high-tech textiles and investigating possible uses for chitosan, for example as a binder substitute in coatings for previously petroleum-based systems
Bakterien für den Raketenstart: Mit Mikroben zum neuen Raketentreibstoff Wissenschaftler haben eine neue Klasse von energiereichen Biokraftstoffen entwickelt, die auf einem der einzigartigsten Moleküle der Natur basieren
Bacteria for Blastoff: Using Microbes to Make Supercharged New Rocket Fuel Scientists have developed a new class of energy-dense biofuels based on one of nature’s most unique molecules
15 July 202212 July 2022 ALBIS distributes new sustainable product lines from INEOS Styrolution All new materials are certified according to the ISCC mass balance approach
ALBIS vertreibt neue nachhaltige Produktlinien von INEOS Styrolution Alle neuen Materialien sind nach dem Massebilanzansatz ISCC Plus zertifiziert
Palsgaard to showcase full range of plant-based polymer additives at K 2022 Expansions in plant-based product offering, carbon-neutral production capacity and global sales network to help customers grow and reduce their carbon footprint
The Value of Enzyme Engineering in Biotechnology Whether people are aware of it or not, enzymes are ubiquitous. Enzymes are the unsung heroes silently lifting stains out of clothing, breaking down food in the digestive system, and catalyzing just about every chemical reaction in a living cell
Wasserstoff aus Methanol treibt Schiffe an Neuartiges Antriebskonzept "HyMethShip" konvertiert das Methanol per "Dampfreformierung" zu Wasserstoff für den Schiffsantrieb
Green and Bio Polyols Market by Raw Material, Type, Application End-use Industry and Region – Global Forecast to 2027 BASF SE and The Dow Chemical Company are the major players in the green and bio polyols market
FEDIOL releases environmental footprint study Twenty-eight production sites from ten different FEDIOL companies participated in the study by collecting data and contributing to the design of the sector’s category rules
Neue Studie aus Bayreuth: Düngemittel aus Kompostieranlagen enthalten große Mengen bioabbaubarer Kunststoffe Kompostieranlagen verarbeiten Bioabfälle zu Fertigkompost, der als Dünger in die Böden von Äckern und Gärten gelangt
New study from Bayreuth: Fertilisers from composting plants contain large quantities of biodegradable plastics Composting plants process biowaste into finished compost, which ends up as fertiliser in the soils of fields and gardens
14 July 202213 July 2022 Native bast fibres for buses, boards and automotive equipment Development of novel moisture-resistant natural fibre-reinforced composite for structural components in the DuroBast project
Heimische Bastfasern für Busse, Boards und Automobilausstattung Entwicklung neuartiger feuchtebeständiger naturfaserverstärkter Composit-Strukturbauteile im DuroBast-Projekt
Fit for 55: The EU’s plan for a green transition Fit for 55 refers to the EU’s target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030. The proposed package aims to bring EU legislation in line with the 2030 goal