30 October 201528 October 2015 Aora Tulip to ‘grow’ over Ethiopia for solar power Israeli solar-biogas technology developer Aora Solar will develop renewable energy installations in Ethiopia
Stark und extrem wärmeisolierend: Hybrid-Aerogele aus Biopolymeren und Silikat Ein schweizerisch-französisches Team stellt in der Zeitschrift Angewandte Chemie eine neue Klasse hybrider Aerogele vor
Alpla präsentiert Flaschen der neuesten PEF-Generation ALPLA präsentiert im Rahmen der „PET Passion Week“ Flaschen der neuesten PEF Generation
Netanyahu announces 2015 alternative fuels prize The fuels produced through Keasling’s technologies have already been used in both buses and airplanes, according to the Prime Minister’s Office
New bio-based lightweight material is unveiled The lightweight, fuel-efficient car of the future can be made using materials from Swedish forests
ProBIO – A new service to support market uptake of research outcomes Is it possible to generate more business opportunities from food, agriculture and biotechnology research outcomes?
Succinic acid biorefineries BioRefineries Blog will open soon a new section focused on summarizing the information available about the commercial and pilot plants of the most promising Biobased Chemical Building Blocks
Aligned Flax Tapes for Maximum Performance and Minimum Cost At the upcoming Advanced Engineering Show, Composites Evolution will be launching its new range of aligned Biotex Flax tapes, offering significantly improved performance compared to woven fabrics, at a lower cost
29 October 20159 September 2021 Mercedes Benz: Erste Fahrzeugmodelle ab 2017 mit CO2-Klimaanlage Neuentwicklung konnte trotz sehr knappen Zeitrahmens bereits für die Top-Modelle realisiert werden
World first – PHA from sewage sludge On October 22, 2015, at Oerlemans Plastics in Genderen, the Netherlands, three water authorities and partners proudly displayed a world first: a kilo of PHA produced by sewage bacteria
Algenol CEO exits; staff cut by 25%, investors re-up for two years, new direction tipped Sudden re-focusing and trimming of Algenol by its lead investors leads CEO Paul Woods to resign; new direction focused on carbon capture, fresh water production until oil prices recoverr
More guts needed for the bioeconomy Let’s finally show some more ‘guts’ in Europe in order to get the wider bioeconomy going
Künstliche Photosynthese: Neuer Wirkungsgrad-Rekord für die Wasserstoff-Herstellung mit Solarzellen aus Silizium Forscher entwickeln Silizium-Mehrfachstapelsolarzelle zur photoelektrochemische Wasserspaltung mit einem Gesamtwirkungsgrad von 9,5 Prozent
Wood instead of petroleum: New approach to producing chemical substances solely from renewable resources Scientists create a new international research consortium to develop a sustainable chemical infrastructure
Microplastics in personal care products: the tip of the iceberg nova-Institute shows that the amount of microplastics in personal care products washed to the sea, although appreciable, is dwarfed by microplastics from other sources
Sustainability Consult and NNFCC launch new bioeconomy services Leading bioeconomy advocates Sustainability Consult and NNFCC announced a partnership to offer new integrated consultancy services to the biobased industries at EFIB* today
Butanol and The Case of a Global Sustainable Society To Be, or Not to Be… By Dr Kapil S Lokare, Special to The Digest
28 October 201528 October 2015 InnProBio survey – help shape European bio-based procurement Take part in our 15 minutes survey!
FTC says firm’s biodegradable claims ‘false’ U.S. Federal Trade Commission has ruled against ECM BioFilms Inc.’s claims that its product is biodegradable “false and unsubstantiated"
Claudio De Scalzi, Ceo of Eni, said to look for a partner for chemical division Versalis Aconfirmation of the will of the Italian oil giant to back away from chemistry
Stora Enso Biomaterials division US headquarters move to Raceland, Louisiana Following the acquisition of biotechnology company Virdia in 2014, Stora Enso is buildinga demonstration and market development plant at Raceland, Louisiana, USA as earlier announced
Silk Leaf: Eine neue Brise Design Londoner Designer zeigt mögliche Lösungsansätze zur Verbesserung der Luftqualität in urbanen Strukturen auf
NNFCC Market Review: Biobased Products, Issue 43, October 2015 Welcome to the October 2015 issue of the NNFCC Biobased Products Market Review
Vinyltec 2015: PHA Biopolymers as Multifunctional Performance Additives for PVC and Wood Polymer Composites Metabolx highlights many facets of using our PHA as an additive in PVC and in PVC-wood polymer composites
Auriga Polymers to add PLA capabilities Indorama to add 15,000 tons staple fiber capacity in Spartanburg, SC
Grüne Werkstoffe: PLA sicher einfärben Auf der diesjährigen Fakuma wurden neue Masterbatches zur Einfärbung von PLA für Kaffeekapseln und 3D-Druck-Filamente vorgestellt
27 October 201527 October 2015 Can the Bioeconomy Deliver Solutions for the Global Microplastic Problem? Release of microplastics into the environment is a topic of major concern
Hat die Bioökonomie Lösungen für das globale Mikroplastikproblem? Die Freisetzung von Mikroplastikpartikeln in die Umwelt ist Gegenstand großer Besorgnis
Proposing guidance values for THC levels in hemp food Only three countries in Europe have applied guidance limits for THC and there are no EU-wide regulations
Ressourceneffiziente Katalysatoren aus bakterieller Nanocellulose Neues „Eintopfverfahren“ zur Abscheidung von Ruthenium auf hochreinen Cellulosefilzen
The biggest trade agreement you’ve never heard of Negotiators for the Trans-Pacific Partnership reach a draft agreement; countries head home to what, for many, will be a tough sell
Uncorking the chemical potential of wine waste Italian scientists have devised an innovative and economically feasible biorefinery that can squeeze more chemicals out of the mountains of grape waste produced during wine production
A Canadian start-up is removing CO2 from the air and turning it into pellets Here's how we can replace fossil fuels
26 October 201526 October 2015 Candidates nominated for “The Wood and Natural Fibre Composite Award 2015” Companies were invited to submit their recently or soon to be launched products for the award that highlights new materials and products from the world of WPC and NFC
Kandidaten für den „Wood and Natural Fibre Composites Award 2015“ nominiert Dieser Innovationspreis würdigt neue Materialien und Produkte aus der Welt der Holz-Polymer- (WPC) und Naturfaserverbundwerkstoffe (NFC
Joule Unlimited: The Digest’s 2015 Visual Guide It’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Aldehyde: the story of Joule magic, the transformation of benign CO2 and water into powerful and mysterious hydrocarbon fuels
Climeworks AG builds first commercial scale CO2 Capture Plant Plant in Hinwil (Canton of Zurich, Switzerland) has the capacity to capture 900 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere per year
Climeworks AG baut erste industrielle Anlage zur CO2-Filterung aus der Luft Ab Mitte 2016 betriebsfähig: Anlage auf Industrieniveau mit Kapazität von 900 Tonnen CO2 aus Umgebungsluft pro Jahr geplant
Bioeconomy: An Investment of 1 Euro Today Will Reap 10 Euro in 2025 A proposal to relaunch the European economy: To get started some 400 billion euro are available in the European Fund, 315 in the Juncker Plan, and another 3.7 from public-private partnerships
Grüner Wasserstoff Die weltweit modernste und kompakteste Power-to-Gas-Anlage in der 1,5-Megawatt-Leistungsklasse startete in Hamburg
Bio-based coffee capsules are the answer to Nespresso’s “What else? Peeze Coffee & ATI win Dutch Food Valley Award 2015
23 October 201521 March 2016 Finnish spruce resin heals around the world Repolar Pharmaceuticals is targeting international markets with spruce resin-based products
InnProBio website launched to help promote innovative bio-based products The Forum for Bio-Based Innovation in Public Procurement can now be found on the world-wide web
BASF says PBT capsules keep coffee fresh longer Using PBT instead of PP in the containers also allows for the removal of aluminum film
Can the Bioeconomy Deliver Solutions for the Global Microplastic Problem?
