3 June 20142 June 2014 Brazil: BNDES financing sugarcane mills to also run on corn Adapting technology to increase ethanol production and corn harvests at country's midwest region
Butanol is better than ethanol, or isn’t it? Unexpected contamination with bacteria at Gevo's Luverne, Minnesota plant blocking any product revenue since
Bioserie Introduces “Made of Plants” Toys for Babies After three years of research and development, Bioserie is launching today a line of bioplastic baby toys that are completely free of oil-based chemicals
Dell Introduces New Packaging Takes Greenhouse Gases Out of the Air and Builds PCs Reusing Plastic from Recycled Electronics Newlight Technologies’ carbon-negative AirCarbon material is more sustainable and cost effective than traditional oil-based plastics
Composites Evolution Welcomes Jacomp Oy as Distributor for Finland and Estonia Composites Evolution has joined forces with Jacomp Oy to offer its Biotex range across Finland and Estonia
Understanding the Biotech Market in Brazil BIO and Biominas partnered to co-host the first annual BIO Latin America
2 June 20141 June 2014 U.S. wood pellet exports double in 2013 in response to growing European demand Transportation cost a large part of the total cost
Biomass Supplies Applies for RSB Sustainability Certification Working with smallholders, company is creating new revenue streams for local farmers and helping promote local industry and employment
Cellectis plant sciences reports generation of High Oleic Soybean in Journal of Plant Biotechnology Company's high oleic soybean line shows an oleic acid content of >80%
Green and yellow – straw from oilseed as a new source of biofuels IFR researchers looking for ways breeding more “biofuel-ready” varieties of oilseed rape
Opportunities in Fuels and Chemicals from Syngas and Methane Fermentation Conference on July, 16 to explore technologies being developed and their commercial potential
Nährstoffrückgewinnung aus Klärschlamm BMU fördert optimierte Schlammbehandlung mit erhöhter Faulgasausbeute und Stromproduktion sowie Rückgewinnung wertvoller Düngestoffe aus Abwasser
HHU-Wissenschaftler für neues Verfahren zur Herstellung von Biotensiden ausgezeichnet Teamprojekt erhielt mit 10.000 Euro dotierten Preis in der Kategorie Fortschritt durch Transfer
Algae Biomass Organization’s 2014 Algae Industry Survey Shows Optimism, Continued Job Creation and Increased Commercialization Past year results could be attributed to widespread progress of the industry in commercialization efforts and research breakthroughs
Novozymes wins textile innovation award Saving water, energy and time when compared to traditional processing, Novozymes’ Combi process won this year’s innovation award from The Society of Dyers and Colourists
WKI-Online-Seminar »Wasserbasierende Beschichtungen für WPC« WKI-Online-Seminar am 17. Juni 2014 von 15 bis 16 Uhr
30 May 2014 Konferenz “Mikroplastik in der Umwelt” – Quellen, Folgen und Lösungen. 1. Juli 2014, Maternushaus, Köln
Halbzeitkonferenz Bioökonomie – Vom Reifen aus Löwenzahn bis zum Föhn aus Biokunststoff Welche Perspektive bietet die biobasierte Wirtschaft? Bundesregierung zieht Bilanz zur Nationalen Forschungsstrategie BioÖkonomie - Presserundgang durch Ausstellung „Bioökonomie im Alltag“ - Fototermin - Biobasierte Modenschau „Milk&Sugar“
Political turmoil in Thailand has NatureWorks’ plant site decision in the air Other options for the company's facility to be Malaysia or Singapore, new plant currently in detailed engineering stage
EU celebrates biodiversity day, sort of EU programme designed to cross-cut development aid with environmental protection
Segetis plans commercial-scale renewable chemical plant in Minnesota Minnesota Department of Agriculture announced award of a $325,000 grant to the company
Regeneratives Methan vermindert Feinstaub-Belastung und CO2-Ausstoß deutlich ZSW-Technologie P2G® für saubere Mobilität in deutschen Städten
EU must do away with ‘concept of waste’ Janez Potočnik highlights the importance of a circular economy in a time of increasing competition and diminishing resources
VW Käfer aus Holz gebaut … warum eigentlich nicht? Siehst du diesen Mann im dem VW Käfer? Okay, warte bist du einen näheren Blick drauf wirfst… das ist unglaublich
28 May 201425 July 2014 Worldwide growth in industrial hemp – fibres, shivs, seed & oil and pharmaceuticals World's largest conference on industrial hemp in Wesseling, Germany, 21-22 May: More than 200 participants from 39 countries at the 11th International Conference of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA)
Weltweites Wachstum der Hanfindustrie – Fasern, Schäben, Samen & Öl und Pharmazeutika Weltgrößte Konferenz zu Nutzhanf in Wesseling bei Köln, 21. bis 22. Mai 2014. Über 200 Teilnehmer aus 39 Ländern bei der „11th International Conference of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA)“
Could cannabis curb seizures? Experts weed through the evidence Secondary components in marijuana found for use in epilepsy and other neurological or psychiatric disorders
Continental Wins GreenTec Award 2014 for Dandelion Rubber Co-development project "RUBIN – Industrial Emergence of Natural Rubber from Dandelion"
New, fossil-fuel-free process makes biodiesel sustainable Cleaning microbes will allow producers to reincorporate ethanol and water into the fuel-making process
BMEL zur EEG-Debatte: Biomasse mitentscheidend für den Erfolg der Energiewende Schmidt: "Die EEG-Novelle senkt die Energiekosten für Verbraucher und sichert eine bedarfsgerechte und speicherbare Stromproduktion"
Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften mit erneuerbaren Ressourcen Bleser: "Bioökonomie ist ein Wachstumsmarkt, der Arbeitsplätze schafft und den Umweltschutz voranbringt"
27 May 201426 May 2014 AIMPLAS receives the award for the best European project due to biodegradable extruded nets for citrus fruits and mollusks Compostable net to be put with the rest of the organic wastes generated at home and in shopping centers
Study shows mallee based jet fuel has firm roots Biofuel from Australia’s mallee tree is viable and sustainable
Green Buildings: What would happen if green sustainability became a mainstream thing? By 2016, researchers predict that green homes will increase to 38%
Avantium selected by Cleantech Group as European Cleantech Company of the Decade Company to engineer & design of their first commercial plant
Solegear Bioplastics Wins Prestigious 2014 GLOBE Association Award For Best Emerging Technology Honoring company’s ingenuity in engineering and manufacturing stronger, non-toxic and bio-based plastics
Senators want feds to support biofuels Congress to extend the biodiesel tax credit, which ended Dec. 31, 2013
Kohle-Doping für Biogasanlagen – Mit Biokohle zu höheren Gaserträgen Potsdamer Wissenschaftler erforschen vielfältige Anwendungsmöglichkeiten für weiter verarbeitete Gärrestprodukte aus Biogasanlagen
Appointment of Jens Klein as Managing Director of AMSilk GmbH Mr. Jens Klein was appointed managing director of AMSilk GmbH, Planegg, as of March 15, 2014
Jens Klein zum Geschäftsführer der AMSilk GmbH bestellt Herr Klein wurde mit Wirkung zum 15. März 2014 zum Geschäftsführer der AMSilk GmbH, Planegg, bestellt
26 May 201430 May 2014 Vorschläge für eine Reform der Richtlinie für erneuerbare Energien (RED) hin zu einer Richtlinie für erneuerbare Energien und Materialien (REMD) Einen Schritt weiter: Bio-basierte Chemikalien und Materialien in das Anreizsystem integrieren
Proposals for a Reform of the Renewable Energy Directive to a Renewable Energy and Materials Directive (REMD) Going to the next level: Integration of bio-based chemicals and materials in the incentive scheme
Patent erteilt: Anlage und Verfahren zur ökologischen Erzeugung und Speicherung von Strom GFZ entwickelt Erweiterung der „Power-to-Gas-to-Power“-Technologie bei geschlossenem Kohlendioxidkreislauf
Erträge von Kurzumtriebsplantagen richtig abschätzen TU Dresden entwickelt praxistaugliches Schätzverfahren für Weide
Asheville entrepreneur aims to harness cyanobacteria’s photosynthetic prowess Researchers working with Phytonix to produce marketable quantities of industrial chemicals and fuels from microorganism
Berlin BIO-TIC Workshop: Use of IB in Bio-Surfactants Preceding the Third ICIS European Surfactants Conference as a satellite event