29 April 201428 April 2014 NYSERDA awards Ecovative Design to work on mushroom based car insulation Projects are being funded through a competitive solicitation administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Bio Succinic Acid Market Analysis And Segment Forecasts To 2020 New Study Finds: Fermentation Process for Bio Succinic Acid to Become More Cost Effective, Result in Lower Succinic Acid Prices
Österreichische Zellstoff- und Papierindustrie: 2013 mit Mengen- und Umsatzrückgängen enttäuschend Austropapier beklagt "unsinnige" Förderregime für Biomasse
Studie eröffnet neue Wege in der Biowasserstoff-Forschung Wissenschaftlern der TU Berlin ist es mit Forschern der Freien Universität Berlin, der Charité und der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin gelungen, die Funktionsweise eines molekularen Schalters in Biomolekülen aufzuklären
28 April 201427 April 2014 A greener source of polyester – Cork trees Researchers to take suberin out of cork and then re-make it in a more useful film
Wood pellet exports from North America to Europe have doubled in two years North America exported wood pellets valued at over 650 million dollars in 2013, a dramatic increase of more than 250 percent in just two years, according to data compiled by the North American Wood Fiber Review. The US South shipped almost three million tons last year, which was almost two-thirds of total export volume from North America
Scientists Synthesize First Functional “Designer” Chromosome in Yeast Study reports major advance in synthetic biology
Dry weather adds to woes of Brazil’s ethanol industry Cane share used for fuel ethanol below the 2013/14 level
Biopolymer plays sacrificial role in innovative self-healing composite system First demonstration of repeated healing in a fiber-reinforced composite system
Sonnenschutz-Protein bei Mikroalgen entdeckt Schutzprotein entwickelt unter bestimmen Umweltstressbedingungen Pigmente
Neue Informationen zu deutschen Agrarflächen via Satellit Julius Kühn-Institut baut seine Fernerkundungsaktivitäten im Rahmen der europäischen Copernicus-Mission für landwirtschaftliche und ökologische Fragestellungen weiter aus
Winners of the 2014 Transformative Technologies competition LanzaTech, Cool Planet win two 2014 Transformative Awards each as winners announced in DC
Save Food: Kampf gegen Verschwendung Jährlich geht ein Drittel der globalen Nahrungsmittelproduktion verloren!
Lufthansa to Evaluate Gevo’s Renewable Jet Fuel Lufthansa's Testing Supported by the European Commission
25 April 201416 June 2014 Metsä Group plans to build a next-generation bio-product mill in Finland New mill to increase the consumption of fibre wood in Finland by approximately 4 million cubic metres per year
Pyrolysis of North-American grass species: Effect of feedstock composition and taxonomy on pyrolysis products
Deutschlands erstes Bio-Effizienzhaus mit Klimaschutz-Zertifikat Baufritz Musterhaus "Alpenchic": Gesund und Energie-effizient
Nylon in der Biotechnologie – Strumpfhosen aus Holzabfällen Eine echte Alternative zur Nylonsynthese aus Erdöl: Mit Hilfe eines Bakteriums kann der Kunststoff aus Holz gewonnen werden
Chinese coal mining company Jinhui launches bioplastic factory 20,000-metric-ton factory for bio-based polybutylene adipate co-terephthalate
Refrigeration could cool down the cost of carbon capture and storage SINTEF: "Cold CO2 capture turned out to be one of the most promising technologies."
Meredian’s PHA Ready for Commercial Scale Production After Piloting with Tate & Lyle Pilot scale confirmation opens the door for mass production of completely biodegradable plastics on a commercial scale
Syngar announces Joint Venture with Discovery Minerals Ltd. A Joint Venture’s synthesis within the Industrial Hemp sector to promote the use of waste hemp cellulosic materials into various sugars and alcohol by-products
ABLC buzzes about finance, government actions, chemicals, carbon, and technology advances As ABLC completes its second day, companies, agencies, financiers step forward to detail advances toward scale, new programs.
24 April 201429 October 2014 Jellyfish diapers: two problems with one solution Cine’al Ltd developed “Hydromash” absorber by broken jellyfish flesh, adding nanoparticles for antibacterial properties
Envision begins production of compostable, bio-based tablecloths Seven different bioplastic table cloths for Susty Party
ILUC Unverifiable and Biofuels Economically Beneficial, Says IPCC GRFA applauds UN for recognizing that ILUC theory has no ability to accurately predict future land use patterns
USDA Researchers Simplify Pyrolysis Processes for Bio-oil Production ARS team filed patent application for new process named "Tail Gas Reactive Pyrolysis (TGRP)"
CannaVest Corp. Partners with Fifth Generation Colorado Farmer, Aims for September Harvest Global Industrial Hemp Leader, CannaVest, Receives Permit to Grow Industrial Hemp in Colorado, the State Poised to Be the Leader in Development of Domestic Industrial Hemp Industry
UK’s LifeCycle Products selects Cardia Bioplastics as partner to develop its proprietary bag and waste management products for the UK market UK’s LifeCycle Products designs, markets and distributes its proprietary bag and waste management products made by Cardia Bioplastics using Cardia Compostable and Biohybrid™ resin technology • LifeCycle Products and Cardia Bioplastics execute supply contract. Initial compostable product order of $65,000 placed for mid-2014 market launch. • Cardia Bioplastics doubles film and bag making capacity to meet increased demand for its finished products business
Study casts doubt on climate benefit of biofuels from corn residue Biofuels from crop residue can reduce soil carbon and increase CO2 emissions
Oakbio and OSU Awarded $500,000 Grant to Develop System for production of Butanol and Plastics from CO2 Oakbio reveals ongoing n-Butanol and biofuels program in public announcement of their grant award for "Conversion of industrial CO2 emissions into biofuels and chemicals"
23 April 201414 August 2014 “Bio-based Material of the Year 2014” Innovation award presented to QMilch (Germany) at the 7th International Conference on Bio-based Materials 160 participants from more than 20 countries came together at the 7th International Conference on Bio-based Materials
Innovationspreis „Biowerkstoff des Jahres 2014“ auf dem Kölner Biowerkstoff-Kongress an QMilch aus Deutschland 160 Teilnehmer aus über 20 Ländern trafen sich beim 7. Biowerkstoff-Kongress, einem der wichtigsten Branchentreffpunkte der Bio-basierten Ökonomie in Europa
Food – Fuel, Competition or Synergy? Parallel study to analyse opinions, agreements and differences in a long lasting debate
Gevo inserts “going concern” statement in annual report Existing working capital at December 31, 2013 not sufficient to meet the cash requirements
EC adopts new guidelines on renewable energy, biofuel support Renewable Energy Association calling Commission’s guidelines a “huge leap into the unknown.”
Biologisch abbaubare Kunststoffe Interpack 2014: AF-COLOR mit Masterbatches für Biokunststoffe auf Metabolix Messestand
Pflanzen – Grüne Fabriken der Zukunft Wissenschaftler des Max-Planck-Instituts für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie (MPI-MP) werden im Rahmen der EU-Forschungsinitiative Disco für die nächsten vier Jahre mit 860.000 Euro gefördert um pflanzliche Ressourcen zu erschließen
22 April 201425 July 2014 Increasing interest in industrial hemp – fibres, shivs, seed & oil and pharmaceuticals World's biggest conference on industrial hemp in Wesseling, Germany, 21-22 May, expects 200 participants from more than 20 countries
European Parliament vote on plastic bags confirms important contribution of compostable bags to enhanced biowaste collection European Bioplastics supports the outcome of the vote and the corresponding provisions for compostable plastic carrier bags
Abstimmung des Europäischen Parlaments bestätigt Bedeutung kompostierbarer Tragetaschen für verbesserte Bioabfallsammlung European Bioplastics begrüßt das Abstimmungsergebnis und die damit einhergehenden Bestimmungen für kompostierbare Biokunststofftüten
Expert survey on bio-based products in support of the European Commission’s bioeconomy strategy! Please share your expertise with us!
Wichtiger Schritt gegen die Spekulation mit Nahrungsmitteln Europäisches Parlament stimmt neuer Finanzinstrumente-Richtlinie MiFID zu
EcoSynthetix to introduce expanded product range at PaperCon 2014 EcoSynthetix will introduce EcoSphere 2330, a new grade within the Company's flagship product range
17 April 201417 April 2014 UK announces rules for small-scale biodiesel producers Total quantity of raw materials and waste to be accepted under these rules must not exceed 2,000 tonnes per year
Mapping information sources for European farmers EU-backed project PRO AKIS to help policy makers in finding ways to reach farmers with new information and advisory services
World Watch: Biofuel Production Declines New Worldwatch Institute analysis examines the trends in global biofuel production