13 July 201711 July 2017 Whisky in the Jar, Whisky in Your Car – First Ever Test Drive on Whisky Biofuel Celtic Renewables’ biobutanol was successfully tested at a 15% biobutanol blend ratio with gasoline
A reality check on power-to-liquids: How not to use renewable energy Bellona’s latest report reviewing some of the alleged benefits of using synthetic fossil fuels
An overview of the current allocation of resources support program renewable raw materials The funding programme "Renewable raw materials" of the BMEL are €61 million available this year
Überblick über die aktuelle Mittelverteilung Förderprogramm Nachwachsende Rohstoffe Für das Förderprogramm „Nachwachsende Rohstoffe“ des BMEL stehen in diesem Jahr 61 Mio. € zur Verfügung
Concrete from wood Houses can be made of wood, as they were in the past – or of concrete, as they are today
12 July 201718 July 2017 Mapping European Biorefineries A project of Bio-based Industries Consortium and nova-Institute
CARBIOS and TechnipFMC sign a contract on PET enzymatic biorecycling Innovation will allow to produce virgin PET from plastic waste
Charta für Holz 2.0 bei Tagung „Vom Nutzen der Holznutzung“ vorgestellt Charta soll Beitrag zu Klimaschutz, Wertschöpfung und Ressourceneffizienz leisten - Prof. Ammer: „Auch Wirtschaftswälder können hohe Biodiversität aufweisen“
Study: Renewables will be cheapest power source by 2030 In half the G20 countries renewables have already been cheaper or the same price as electricity derived from coal or nuclear plants
Studie: Erneuerbare Energie spätestens 2030 billigste Stromquelle In der Hälfte der untersuchten Länder ist Strom aus erneuerbaren Quellen bereits seit zwei Jahren billiger oder gleich teuer wie Elektrizität aus Kohle- und Atomkraftwerken
How to power a bus on formic acid Eindhoven University "Team FAST", consisting of 35 students, developed this so far unknown fuel all by itself
Biofuels beyond corn: The pathway from CO2, water and electricity to liquid fuels Elctrofuels made from CO2, water and electricity - how close, how feasible?
Hard as construction steel, light as carbon, and yet all natural Chemnitz scientists of the Federal Cluster of Excellence MERGE develop bio-based fiber-plastic-compounds for a future sustainable large-scale production
Fest wie Baustahl, leicht wie Carbon und trotzdem aus der Natur Chemnitzer Wissenschaftler entwickeln am Bundesexzellenzcluster MERGE biobasierte Faserkunststoffverbunde als Vision für die nachhaltige Großserie
11 July 20179 September 2021 CO2-neutral hydrogen from biomass How to produce hydrogen from biomass is the subject of a joint research project by TU Wien and voestalpine
Evonik: Sport-Trinkflasche mit Nachhaltigkeitsfaktor Taiwanesischer Produzent verwendet Evoniks Polyamid Trogamid Terra für seine neue Sport-Trinkflasche Ludavi
Focus will shift to security and greening the economy in last three years of Horizon 2020 EU research chief Robert-Jan Smits talks about the priorities for 2018 – 2020
The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Verdezyne CEO Bill Radany gave this illuminating update on Verdezyne and its milestones at ABLC 2017 in Washington DC
UPM tests Carinata sequential cropping concept as part of Biofuels future development The Carinata crop produces non-edible oil suitable for biofuels' feedstock and protein for animal feed
Entzündungshemmende Birkeninhaltsstoffe nachhaltig nutzen Interdisziplinäres Forschungsprojekt unter Leitung der CAU untersucht Methylsalicylat-Gehalte verschiedener Birkenarten
10 July 20176 July 2017 Project for the construction of a PDO/BA production plant on the Carling Saint-Avold platform (Moselle) Agreement with TOTAL Développement Régional (TDR) and TechnipFMC to carry out the preliminary engineering studies
Biobasierte Mode macht Textilindustrie nachhaltiger Bioökonomierat ruft anlässlich der Berliner Modewoche zu mehr Nachhaltigkeit in der Modeszene und einem bewussteren Konsumverhalten auf
BASF: Sustainable manufacture of palm oil is possible Factories at Gebze (Turkey) and Dahej (India) received Supply Chain Certificate of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
Conversion of loblolly pine into BTX progresses with Anellotech’s first successful performance test at pilot plant "This operating milestone is the outcome of three years of collaborative design, project management, construction, and start-up work."
DuPont and Bock Announce Strategic Partnership, Expanding Biogas Enzymes Distribution Footprint DuPont intends to provide its OPTIMASH® AD-100 enzyme biotechnology to Bock for distribution of the biogas enzymes to customers across the United Kingdom
Fuel and chemicals from plant waste How practical and environmentally friendly it would be if fuel could simply be manufactured from plant waste
Benzin und Chemikalien aus Pflanzenresten Wie praktisch und umweltfreundlich es doch wäre, wenn man Treibstoff ganz einfach aus Pflanzenresten herstellen könnte
7 July 20175 July 2017 Bioeconomy: Tomorrow’s bio-products are made in Finland Finnish forests has proved to be an incredibly versatile source of raw material for new bio-products
Triodos: die erste Bank, die ihre Kreditkarte auf Bio-Kunststoff umstellt Deine nächste Kreditkarte könnte aus Polymilchsäure bestehen, denn jetzt will die erste Bank weg vom fossilen Plastik. Bei Millionen von Plastikkarten eine gute Idee
Genomatica delivers on plant performance guarantees Novamont confirms Bottrighe plant meets performance parameters
Tasty Energy Treats You Can Make From Brownies Hydrocarbon oils from Botryococcus braunii algae to be researched as a renewable fuel source
Marine Litter – Time to clean up our act Brand owners, converters and the fishing sector are coming together to recycle plastic waste from the sea. Are we finally ready to take responsibility for the mess we created?
From Coal-fired CO2: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to capturing flue gas via microalgae Tryg Lundquist, CTO of MBE gave this illuminating overview of the project at the recent DOE workshop on algae-based carbon capture technologies
Conducting Shell for Bacteria Coating of individual bacterial cells with an electron-conducting polymer provides for a high-performance anode for microbial fuel-cell application
Elektrisch leitende Hülle für Bakterien Wenn die stromerzeugenden Bakterienzellen mit einem leitfähigen Polymer beschichtet werden steigt die Leistung von mikrobiellen Brennstoffzellen erheblich
6 July 20174 July 2017 New BIC position paper “The BBI JU – An Institutional PPP supporting the Bioeconomy Strategy Position paper describes the current and future impacts and helps creating new markets for bio-based products
Drohnen pflanzen bis zu 100.000 Bäume pro Tag High-Tech-Drohnen als Förster: Ein neuartiges Drohnensystem hilft beim Kampf gegen das Waldsterben
Inside story: Synvina – the joint venture of BASF and Avantium BASF veteran Patrick Schiffers giving an exclusive insight into this partnership
Recommendations towards the EU Plastics Strategy regarding bioplastics Covered issues showing the complexity of EU Roadmap initiative and the need to incorporate the entire value chain from feedstock to waste management
N-butanol and beyond: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Green Biologics CEO Sean Sutcliffe gave this illuminating overview of the company’s progress and promise at ABLC 2017 in Washington DC
Start-up of Metsä Group’s bioproduct mill to begin in August 2017 The new wastewater treatment plant has already started up with wastewater from the Äänekoski integrated mill site
Capturing CO2: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Algae-based CO2 sequestration A selection of key slides on Carbon Capture and Sequestion with relation to algae-based technologies
nova talk: bio-based materials in laboratory scientific instruments Interview with Tine Zlebnik and Dieter Grotholtmann, ECHO, d.o.o LAT-Labor- und Analysen-Technik GmbH
5 July 20173 July 2017 TU Munich: Bio-fuel from waste Zeolite catalysts pave the road to decentral chemical processes
TU München: Biosprit aus Abfällen Zeolith-Katalysatoren ebnen den Weg für dezentrale chemische Prozesse
BIO Applauds Bipartisan Introduction of Renewable Chemicals Tax Credit New legislation will help U.S. companies capture their fair share of worldwide growth in renewable chemical production
EU increases its commitment to funding the circular economy and bioeconomy sectors New study giving recommendations to address funding gaps and specific needs of project promoters in the bioeconomy sector
In search of lowest cost hydrocarbons: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Global Bioenergies CEO Marc Delcourt gave this illuminating overview of the company’s progress and promise at ABLC 2017 in Washington DC