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3 November 2016

nova experts introduced: Michael Carus #2

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nova experts introduced: Michael Carus #2

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3F Bio voted best speech and MetGen won the John Sime award at Efib 2016

Companies were acknowledged as industrial biotech leaders at this year’s European Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy

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Renault uses bio-based gloss black plastic in Clio refresh

First European car maker to use MCC’s Durabio bio-based engineering plastic

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Premiere: Power-to-Gas-Anlage bietet Regelenergie im lokalen Stromnetz

Hochmoderne Anlage am Mainhafen wandelt überschüssigen Strom in erneuerbaren Wasserstoff um

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New innovation hub aims to commercialise closed-loop CO2 feedstock

EnCO2re programme aiming to launch CO₂ re-use as a commercially viable option at scale for potential industrial partners

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Plastic Not Fantastic: Industry Responds to US Microbeads Ban

Bio-degradable polymers, currently on the losing side due to its poor market credibility, demand innovation to succeed

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Growing algae faster, better, cheaper: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to NREL’s algae biomass project

Researchers aim to reduce algal biofuel production cost by developing advanced process options for the conversion of algal biomass

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2 November 201631 October 2016

From Bratislava: there is no EU bioeconomy without regions

Aim of Bioeconomy Strategy is to shift the European economy towards greater and more sustainable use of renewable resources

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KIT: Chemikalien aus Biomasse

Innovative Prozesskette zur Synthese von Methanol aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen - Vergärung von Biomasse unter hohem Druck - 1,4 Millionen Euro Förderung durch BMBF

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The world’s first biocomposite bridge on the TU/e campus

Fourteen meter long ‘biobridge’ made from hemp and flax-fiber base is result of collaboration between a large number of knowledge institutions and companies

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How an effective risk management strategy can contribute to unlocking the full potential of a billion-ton bioeconomy

Most existing bio-conversion technologies are not yet mature enough to process multiple streams of biomass and produce bioproducts at high and steady yields

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31 October 20169 September 2021

Munich-based clean-tech startup Electrochaea and Hungarian utility MVM establish power-to-gas joint venture

World’s first grid-scale power-to-gas plant developed in Hungary

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CO2 für die Herstellung von Kunst- und Kraftstoffen

Projekt „Coral = CO₂-Rohstoff aus Luft“

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Derisking: A strategy for growing the biobased economy

A growing Bioeconomy requires systematic effort by policymakers to identify risks or disincentives

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Bio-based plastics remains small, but growing market

USDA report shows general lack of awareness from the public regarding bio-based products

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Biologisch abbaubare Verpackung

Konventionelle Schäume basieren auf fossilen Ausgangsmaterialien, nun wurde eine Alternative entwickelt, die im Wesentlichen aus Pflanzenstärke und Wasser besteht

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28 October 201626 October 2016

Reducing waste even further: we’ve launched compostable packaging!

Israeli start-up TIPA developed first of its kind packaging that decompose in just 24 weeks

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IfBB auf internationaler Kunststoffmesse “K” in Düsseldorf

Das IfBB – Institut für Biokunststoffe und Bioverbundwerkstoffe der Hochschule Hannover zeigt auf der internationalen Leitmesse für Kunststoffe "K" aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse am Stand der Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. (FNR

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New joint venture Synvina to take a “globally leading role” in FDCA production

Cooperation platform aiming to develop a complete supply chain for PEF as sustainable bio-based packaging material

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What To Do With Algae

Production of fine chemicals, nutrients, and drugs from algae can be as valuable as a gold mine

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BIO asks congress to extend critical bioenergy tax credits during lame-duck

BIO urges U.S. Congress to advance a multi-year extension of renewable energy tax credits

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27 October 201626 October 2016

Sweden and Finland can be world-leading bioeconomies

Governments to encourage active, sustainable and profitable forestry practices and increased growth in the forest-related sectors

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Covestro demonstrates the potential of plastics made from CO2 at K 2016

CO₂-based flexible foam to launch soon - Climate gas now also in elastomers, e.g. for automotive applications - Use in insulating boards also conceivable

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Covestro zeigt auf der K 2016 das Potenzial von Kunststoffen aus CO2

CO₂-basierter Weichschaum bald auf dem Markt - Klimagas jetzt auch in Elastomeren – etwa für Anwendungen im Auto - Künftig Einsatz zudem in Dämmplatten denkbar

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Carlsberg’s new bio-based beer bottles to ‘step up’ to sustainability targets

Company confident they can deliver and sell the green fiber bottle to the global consumer by 2019

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Poised for production: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Fermentalg

Microalgae found to produce molecules of interest such as the Omega 3 fatty acids, coloring agents, antioxidants and biopolymers

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Leaf Resources further advances the development of commercial projects in Malaysia with assistance from Malaysian government agencies

Leaf Resources signed milestone documents with the Malaysian agencies to create a high-value, bio-based industry

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26 October 20169 September 2021

German experts on CO2 utilization launch a petition for the full integration of renewable Carbon Capture and Utilization (rCCU) in the Renewable Energy Directive (RED)

The authors argue that Carbon Capture & Utilization (CCU) technologies will play a crucial role in the future renewable energy system and for climate protection

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Deutsche CO2-Experten veröffentlichen eine Petition zur vollen Integration der Nutzung von CO2 mittels Erneuerbaren Energien in die europäische Renewable Energy Directive (RED)

Die Autoren sind überzeugt, dass CCU-Technologien eine entscheidende Rolle im Erneuerbare-Energien-System der Zukunft und beim Klimaschutz spielen werden

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Urgent need for a reasonable regulation of cannabidiol (CBD) in food, cosmetics, as herbal natural medicine and as medicinal product

The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) published a position paper to overcome the patchwork of CBD-regulation in the European Union

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Sinnvolle Regulierung von Cannabidiol (CBD) in Lebensmitteln, Kosmetik, als Naturmedizin und Medikament dringend notwendig

Der Europäische Nutzhanfverband (European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) hat ein Positionspapier zum Flickenteppich der EU-Regulierungen von CBD veröffentlicht

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NatureWorks Wins Two 3M Supplier of the Year Awards

Award recognizes suppliers who improve 3M's competitiveness or drive sustainability

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GBEV becomes Flanders Biobased Valley!

Ghent Bio-Economy Valley continues to support the development of the Flemish biobased economy as Flanders Biobased Valley

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WACKER präsentiert neue VINNEX®-Additive für verbesserte Biokunststoffe

Auf Polyvinylacetat basierendes Additiv erweitert deutlich das Verarbeitungs- und Anwendungsspektrum von Biopolyestern

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WACKER Presents New VINNEX® Additives for Enhanced Bioplastics

Polyvinyl-acetate-based additive optimizes processing and property profile of biopolyester

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Neue bioabbaubare Mulchfolien und Geotextilien in Entwicklung

Interessant für Landwirte und Wasserbau – Biologischer Abbau zum optimalen Zeitpunkt. Eine Mulchfolie soll außerdem Schädlinge abwehren

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Ginkgo Bioworks and Prospect Bio to Collaborate on Tools to Accelerate Biological Engineering

Sensors allow for rapid screening of organism designs

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From the plant to the microreactor

Scientists at the Leibniz-Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) in Halle/Saale (Germany) have fully elucidated the biosynthesis of carnosic acid

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Von der Pflanze in den Mikroreaktor

Wissenschaftlern des Leibniz-Instituts für Pflanzenbiochemie (IPB) ist es gelungen die Biosynthese von Carnosinsäure vollständig aufzuklären

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25 October 20169 September 2021

From waste to resource: Highly efficient and cost-effective CO2 utilization will spark a revolution

What can we expect from policy?

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Vom Abfall zum Rohstoff: Hoch effiziente und kosteneffektive CO2-Nutzung wird eine Revolution auslösen

Wie nehmen die politischen Entscheidungsträger die Herausforderung an?

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Concern as Senate leans toward labeling wood-fired power plants as carbon neutral

Scientists concerned that well-intentioned legislation could promote deforestation in the U.S. and elsewhere

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Wundermaterial Biokunststoff

Nischenprodukt oder Werkstoff der Zukunft?

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Dämmstoffe aus Naturfasern bestehen Dauertest

Abschluss der Untersuchungen des Langzeitverhaltens von Dämmstoffen aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen

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Agriculture has big role to play in curbing greenhouse gas emissions

Rapid action needed to put smallholders and food systems on sustainable paths

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Croda: New $170M Delaware River chemical plant

First plant of its kind in North America to manufacture 100-percent renewable non-ionic surfactants

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NC Partnering launches a new bio-ecosystem called the BioFutureFactory

This new project aims at bringing costs of the feedstock down

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24 October 201619 October 2016

3A Composites AirexBaltekBanova wins IBEX Innovation Award for its BANOVA Products

3A Composites AirexBaltekBanova was awarded the IBEX Innovation Award 2016 in Boatbuilding Methods & Materials for its BANOVA products

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New Study: Biomass Costlier, Dirtier Than Wind, Solar for Replacing Coal Power in the UK

New economic analysis shows that wind and solar are likely to be the least-cost way to power the UK over the next decade, as costs for clean wind and solar energy decline and biomass uncertainty grows