16 November 202112 November 2021 Danimer Scientific and Total Corbion PLA Collaborate to Support Sustainable Alternatives to Traditional Plastic Products Strategic collaboration to support long-term growth of biopolymer production requiring a blend of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) and Polylactic Acid (PLA) inputs
Traceless receives €2.42 million grant from European Innovation Council (EIC) Company has been selected together with 65 other start-ups to get funded for breakthrough innovations
Chemie in Dormagen: Wenn aus Naturfaser Flachs Kunststoff wird Lanxess setzt auf biobasierte und recycelte Rohstoffe. Linear? War gestern. Heute heißt das Stichwort, mit dem Unternehmen in die Zukunft gehen wollen, Kreislaufwirtschaft
Twenty per cent of new homes in Amsterdam to be constructed from timber Dutch capital declares biobased construction minimums
Biopolymere: natürlich(,) nachhaltig!? Sind die einen böse, weil aus fossilen Ressourcen hergestellt, und die anderen gut, weil kompostierbar? Ein Plädoyer für die Wiederverwertbarkeit
SAS, Vattenfall, Shell and LanzaTech to explore synthetic sustainable aviation fuel production "This initiative shows the potential of cross industry partnerships to drive the decarbonization of a hard-to-abate sector" says Anna Borg
Carbon capture and utilisation technologies are solutions to reduce CO2 emissions and move away from fossil resources Most of these technologies, when appropriately integrated, will significantly aid in meeting climate goals
15 November 202111 November 2021 EIB joins UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and strengthens cooperation with UNEP At the United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, UNEP’s Executive Director Inger Andersen and EIB Vice-President Ambroise Fayolle signed the memorandum of understanding and announced the EIB as a new partner of the UN Decade
Nicht zum Kiffen: Wiederbelebung des Hanfanbaus in Russland Lebensmittel, Stoffe, Kosmetik: Das Land besinnt sich auf eine vielseitig verwendbare Pflanze, bleibt aber bei seiner Nulltoleranz-Politik in Sachen Cannabis-Konsum
On announces CleanCloud™ – turning carbon emissions into running shoes in cooperation with LanzaTech and Borealis Swiss sports brand On leads supply chain coalition to reshape carbon waste into running shoes
Sustainable Cop26 newspaper made with ink grown from algae highlights climate’s impact on health The EnvironMental Issue, an 8-page special edition newspaper, using ink grown from algae, with pulp from sustainable forests, and manufactured using wind-powered energy
ETV-Zertifizierung für Electrochaea BioCat Biomethanisierungsprozess Zertifikat bestätigt, dass die Angaben zur Leistung des BioCat-Prozesses auf zuverlässigen Testdaten beruhen, die mit geeigneten Analysemethoden und unter Betriebsbedingungen von kompetentem Personal erhoben wurden
Electrochaea’s BioCat Biomethanation Process Is Certified by the Environmental Technology Verification programme The Statement of Verification assures the BioCat process performance claims are based on reliable test data collected by appropriate analytical methods, under plant operations conducted by competent personnel
»ECO2-LInE« – Leichte, nachhaltige Landfahrzeuge Neues Leichtbau-Forschungsprojekt: Einsparung von CO2 durch den Einsatz neuer Herstellungsverfahren und Materialien für nachhaltige Leichtbaukomponenten von Landfahrzeugen
Intensified solar thermochemical carbon dioxide splitting over iron-based perovskite Recently, a research team from Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) reported a novel material for intensified CO production via the two-step STCS process
CEMEX invests in pioneer solar technology Together with Synhelion the company is developing an innovative solar-driven technology to eliminate the carbon footprint in cement manufacturing process
Versalis: Porto Torres (Sardinia) develops the raw material for Sunpower, a herbicide produced from renewable sources A solution made from vegetable oils that eliminates weeds by working in tandem with sun radiation has been released
12 November 202112 November 2021 BioökonomieREVIER: Studie zu Potenzialen in Industrie und Verwertung im Rheinischen Revier Die am Forschungszentrum Jülich angesiedelte Koordinierungsstelle BioökonomieREVIER hat das nova-Institut damit beauftragt, die Industrie-Potenziale der Region quantitativ und qualitativ zu analysieren
COP26: European Commission announces €1 billion pledge to protect world forests Within the €1 billion pledged, €250 million will go to the Congo Basin, covering eight countries - it is the European Commission's contribution to the Global Forests pledge
COP 26: Europäische Kommission sagt 1 Mrd. EUR für den weltweiten Schutz der Wälder zu Von den zugesagten 1 Mrd. EUR sind 250 Mio. EUR für acht Länder des Kongobeckens vorgesehen - Europäische Kommission leistet ihren Beitrag zur globalen Waldschutzinitiative
Top fashion CEOs called out for being ‘woven in’ with fossil fuels Synthetics Anonymous report by Changing Markets Foundation found out that some brands have reported almost 90 percent of their collection as being produced from fossil fuels
SPRIN-D: CO2-Challenge of the German Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation Your Challenge: Carbon-to-value
The carbon element – the good, the bad and the ugly he European Chemical Society (EuChemS) has released this updated version of its iconic Periodic Table, first produced for the International Year of the Periodic Table in 2019
Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives: More sustainability for labelling Innovative solutions allowing label manufacturers to offer brands and distributors important advantages in terms of eco-sustainability and savings
Honeywell announces commercialisation of chemical recycling technology for waste plastics The UpCycle Process Technology reduces CO2 emissions by 57% compared with the production of the same amount of virgin plastic from fossil feeds
Microorganisms produce elemental carbon Researchers identify a new kind of pure carbon production by microorganisms
Mikroorganismen bilden elementaren Kohlenstoff Rein biologisch: Forschende identifizieren einen neuen Weg zur Bildung von reinem Kohlenstoff durch Mikroorganismen
11 November 20219 November 2021 Technical feasibility of sustainable fuels production demonstrated ETH Zurich researchers demonstrate a mini-solarrefinery on the roof of the Machine Laboratory in the centre of Zurich producing sustainable fuels
Technische Machbarkeit der Produktion nachhaltiger Treibstoffe nachgewiesen Mini-Solarraffinerie der ETH Zürich produziert auf dem Dach des Maschinenlaboratoriums nachhaltigen Treibstoff
New insights reveal confusion about sustainable packaging New vox pop study as part of the Usable Packaging project suggest that the concept of plant-based plastics is even less familiar to the British general public
VCI-Politikbrief: Den Kreislauf in Schwung bringen Wie kann die Politik dazu beitragen, die Kreislaufwirtschaft voranzubringen und gute Rahmenbedingungen für die Weiterentwicklung von Innovationen schaffen?
Carbon Clean launches breakthrough industrial carbon capture solution The prefabricated, modular solution will make carbon capture simple, affordable, and scalable
Kaffee aus dem Bio-Reaktor für das gute Öko-Gewissen Finnische Forscher haben Kaffee aus Pflanzenzellen in Bio-Reaktoren hergestellt. Die Methode soll nachhaltiger sein als der konventionelle Kaffee-Anbau
Sustainable coffee grown in Finland – the land that drinks the most coffee per capita produces its first tasty cup with cellular agriculture VTT is developing coffee production through plant cells in its laboratory in Finland. In the process, cell cultures floating in bioreactors filled with nutrient medium are used to produce various animal- and plant-based products
Plant from Plastics: Bio-based Polymers Can Be Transformed into Fertilizers At Tokyo Institute of Technology a new environmentally friendly process is being developed, in which plastics produced using biomass (bioplastics) are chemically recycled back into fertilizers
10 November 20215 November 2021 GCI Calls for Urgent Action on Carbon Capture and Utilization as the World Watches COP26 In addition to minimizing the amount of CO2 emissions now, we must also remove substantial amounts of legacy CO2 emissions from the atmosphere
Neue Forschungserkenntnisse: Wälder treiben Klimawandel an Die Schätze der Erde werden zu CO2-Schleudern. Einige der Wälder des Unesco-Welterbes stoßen mehr Treibhausgase aus, als sie speichern
CEMEX and Carbon Clean work on carbon capture project in Germany CEMEX has appointed Carbon Clean to work on a FEED study for a ground-breaking carbon capture project at its Rüdersdorf plant in Germany, as part of its Carbon Neutral Alliance at the site
TotalEnergies: Errichtung einer Kunststoffrecyclinganlage in Texas in Planung – Kooperation mit Plastic Energy und Freepoint Eco-Systems Vorgesehen ist der Bau einer Anlage mit Kapazitäten für das Recycling von etwa 33.000 Tonnen Kunststoffabfall im Jahr - sie soll 2024 fertiggestellt sein
Plastic Energy, Freepoint Eco-Systems and TotalEnergies partner on Advanced Recycling Project in the U.S. New plant is expected to become operational by mid-2024 and will process and convert yearly 33,000 tons of post-consumer end-of-life plastic waste
Klimapioniere Jan Wurzbacher und Christoph Gebald: Die CO₂-Sauger Zwei deutsche Ingenieure entwickelten vor Jahren ein winziges Gerät, das Kohlendioxid filtert. Inzwischen ist die Technik erwachsen – und aus dem kleinen Start-up eine große Zukunftshoffnung geworden
Affordable housing in outer space: Scientists develop cosmic concrete from space dust and astronaut blood Scientists at The University of Manchester have now developed a concrete-like material made of extra-terrestrial dust along with the blood, sweat and tears of astronauts
Bioverbundwerkstoff für Marsexpeditionen: Forscher entwickeln Baustoff mit Blut und Urin Wie baut man ein Haus auf dem Mars? Forscher haben einen Baustoff entwickelt, den Astronauten vor Ort selbst produzieren können
Jokasafe Contributes to a Carbon Neutral Future with the World’s First Bio-Attributed Vinyl Gloves Jokasafe is the first vinyl glove manufacturer to launch a new collection based on highly sustainable BIOVYN ™ vinyl
First of a Kind Bagasse to Ethanol Project in India LanzaTech teams with Indian engineers to develop bagasse-based ethanol
9 November 20214 November 2021 Honeywell and Sacyr join forces to implement innovative plastics recycling plant in Andalucia, Spain The plant will use Honeywell’s UpCycle process technology, which expands the types of plastics that can be recycled, and, when combined with other chemical and mechanical recycling processes, can potentially increase the amount of global plastic waste that can be recycled to 90%