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2 July 201430 June 2014

Proterro gets patent for proprietary photobioreactor

USPTO Issues Patent to Biofeedstock Company Proterro, Protecting Proterro’s Photobioreactor, a Key Element of the Company’s Unique Sugar-making Process

1 July 20149 September 2021

CO2 economy is on the move

Amazing dynamics and speed of development in CO₂ utilization

Clariant: biobased chemicals new driver in the chemicals industry

New facility as ‘One-Stop-Shop’ solution for biobased absorbents, as well as enzymes, catalysts, process chemicals and the process know-how

Solvay Introduces Kalix® High-Performance Polyamides for Mobile Healthcare Electronic Devices

Halogen-Free and Bio-Based Materials Deliver Strength, Stiffness, and Chemical Resistance for mHealth Covers and Housings

UPM BioVerno wins EU Sustainable Energy Europe Award

Company recognized for using residue of their own pulp production as innovative resource for the production of advanced biofuels

A biodegradable plastic made from waste methane

Scientists are making PHA (a biodegradable polymer similar to the polypropylene used in yogurt containers) from waste methane

Altbauten mit nachwachsenden Rohstoffen sanieren

Neue FNR-Broschüre erschienen

Turning Urban Waste into Bioplastic

Bacteria possible key to produce useful bioplastics from the gasification of urban waste

Qualms over France’s move to ban plastic bags

The French government wants to ban single-use plastic bags by 2016, years ahead of a European directive. But replacing them with biodegradable packaging makes it equally problematic, EurActiv France reports.

Are we there yet? The positioning and repositioning of the algae industry

Probably every parent has heard the plaintive wail from the backseat, early in some long journey by car to some exciting place like Grandma’s or Disney World: “Are we there yet?”

30 June 20149 September 2021

Carbon to Cash with CarbonOrO’s Carbon Capture Technology

CarbonOrO introduced a unique process innovation in the carbon capture industry enabling CO₂ capture from gasses at significant cost and energy reductions

BIO Provides Recommendations for Growing India’s Biotech Industry

New report shows: Efficient governance and regulatory systems in global standards needed for Indian companies to compete on the world markets

The JBEI GT Collection: A New Resource for Advanced Biofuels Research

Functional genomic resource for researchers to convert sugars in plant biomass and synthesize them into clean, green and renewable transportation fuels

ThyssenKrupp Plastics: Neue WPC-Terrassendielen im Programm

Erweiterung des Sortiments um modernen Verbundwerkstoff Wood-Plastic-Composite - ab Juni im Handel

Researchers make fuel production breakthrough

New UGA study shows the direct conversion of biomass to biofuel using the engineered bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor bescii

EEG-Entwurf setzt deutsches Biogas Know-How aufs Spiel

EEG-Änderungsanträge der Fraktionen vorgelegt - keine Perspektive für neue Biogasanlagen - Markt- und Technologieführerschaft auf der Kippe

How big is your plastic footprint?

New research by the Plastic Disclosure Project, the UN Environment Programme and natural capital analysts Trucost points up the need for companies to consider their plastic footprint

Closing session of the 22nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition

Technology no longer a barrier. Resource efficiency, system integration and stable policies are challenges ahead for the bioenergy sector

USC scientists create new battery that’s cheap, clean, rechargeable… and organic

Scientists at USC have developed a water-based organic battery that is long lasting, built from cheap, eco-friendly components.

Organic agriculture boosts biodiversity on farmlands

International project studies biodiversity in agriculture

Ökolandbau fördert Artenvielfalt auf Ackerflächen

Internationales Projekt untersucht Biodiversität in der Landwirtschaft

27 June 201419 August 2014

An der Methanquelle der Pflanzen

In Pflanzen entsteht das Treibhausgas aus der Aminosäure Methionin

Cellulose Fibers Market Analysis By Application (Spun Yarn, Fabrics, Clothing and Other) And Segment Forecasts To 2020

Key market players include Thai Rayon, Aoyang, Tangshan, Fulida, Sateri, Grasim Industries, Lenzing, Helon and Indo Bhatrat

Industrie setzt auf Bioenergie der zweiten Generation

22. European Biomass Conference zeigte Engagement der Industrie trotz politischer Hürden auf

NNFCC assists Celtic Renewables in partnership with Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

Collaboration will allow company to develop its process turning whisky by-products into biofuel

Renewable ethanol in Europe: first ever State of the Industry Report published

ePURE Report assesses State of the Ethanol Industry

Schaumstrukturen aus Muschelschalen und Meeresschwämmen

Leichtbaustrukturen durch Biomineralisation von Meeresorganismen

U.S. demand for wood-plastic composite & plastic lumber to reach $5.5 billion in 2018

Rebound in new home completions from 2013's low level as well as gains in residential improvement and repair spending to help drive stronger demand

‘Finnwood’ a sustainable hardwood alternative

A group of local Filipino and Finnish construction engineers to develop quality sustainable wood products and building solutions

Ligninbasiertes BioFila

Biologisch abbaubares Filament für den 3D-Druck

Newlight ramping up commercial greenhouse-gas-to-plastic production

Newlight Technologies LLC is preparing to expand its greenhouse gas-to-plastic manufacturing capacity by ramping up to 50-million-pound-per-year capacity over the coming quarters, said CEO Mark Herrema

26 June 201426 June 2014

Systemic Pesticides Pose Global Threat to Biodiversity and Exosystem Service

New Four-Year Scientific Analysis to Confirm Significant Damage to a Wide Range of Beneficial Invertebrate Species

International Plastics Industry Efforts to Combat Marine Litter Up 90-Percent

Global fight against marine debris gains force

Ethane vs methane, carbon storage vs carbon use: which are the bad trades?

Are the modern orthodoxies leading us in the wrong direction?

The Bioplastics Industry in Korea – Where to Next?

Korea to invest US$200 million into the bio-chemicals industry over the next 5 years

Sweet Sweet Straw

The calorie free sweetener erythritol is widely used in Asia; it is also gaining popularity in Europe and America. At the Vienna University of Technology, a new cheap method has been developed to produce erythritol from straw with the help of mould fungi

Süßes Stroh

Der kalorienfreie Süßstoff Erythritol ist in Asien sehr beliebt und gewinnt auch in Europa an Bedeutung. An der TU Wien wurde eine kostengünstige Methode entwickelt, ihn mit Hilfe eines Pilzes aus Stroh zu erzeugen

Weltmarktführer: EU steigt zum größten Agrarlebensmittel-Exporteur auf

Die EU schlägt die USA aus dem Feld. Die europäischen Länder verzeichnen 2013 große Zuwächse bei der Ausfuhr von Agrarprodukten - und werden damit zum Weltmarktführer

25 June 201425 June 2014

All-Natural Mixture Yields Promising Fire Retardant

NIST researchers develop environmentally benign fire-retardant bio-based coating that features five repeating four-layer stacks, each consisting of chitosan, DNA, chitosan, and clay

Trellis Earth Products buying Cereplast assets

Trellis intentions quickly to become the pre-eminent American supplier of bioplastic food service disposables

The British plan for the bioeconomy takes a step forward

Lignocellulosic technologies are an important solution for enabling the use of non-food crops with the production of biofuels and bio-based chemicals

Soy-based materials continue to expand

Overview among already-commercialized soy-based products in the market developed through the USB Checkoff program

Erneutes Highlight der Niedersächsischen Landesinitiative Energiespeicher und –systeme: Workshop „Power-to-Gas / Methanisierung“ in Werlte

Fachexperten diskutierten über die Umwandlung von Strom in gasförmige Energieträger und deren Speicherung

Auberginenanbauer gewinnen Biobased Award

Nova Lignum hat den Biobased Start-up Award 2014 gewonnen. Das kleine Unternehmen produziert Baumaterialien aus Pflanzenabfällen

Stora Enso acquires Virdia in (up to) $62M deal

For $33M upfront and $29M in incentives for meeting milestones — Stora Enso acquires renewable sugars pioneer Virdia — the former HCL CleanTech — as the Finnish giant hones its biobased strategy

Africa’s Farms of the Future

African agriculture is a sleeping giant: the odds are against Africa's farmers, but the potential for economic growth is huge. It's time to wake up the giant with action on policy, investment and technology, writes Strive Masiyiwa.

Gates-Stiftung finanziert Vitamin-A-Banane

Eine mit Geldern der Bill-und-Melinda-Gates-Stiftung entwickelte gentechnisch veränderte (gv) Banane, die einen erhöhten Provitamin-A-Gehalt aufweist, steht kurz vor dem entscheidenden Test

24 June 201424 June 2014

Paper specialist Mondi introducing plastic and cellulose composites

Company to develop a new compounding process for Fibromer in its R&D Innovation Centre in Frantschach, Austria

Europe’s Green Tech Valley

Styria's development into a pioneer region in recycling, hydro power, biomass and solar energy

Cutting-edge research on non-food biofuels

MULTIBIOPRO project is developing second-generation non-food oils and biomaterials from poplar and the tobacco tree

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