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21 September 201517 September 2015

Algenol To Distribute Ethanol Commercially

Florida-based Renewable Fuels Leader Protec Fuel to Market Algae-based Blends

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Carbon Dioxide and its practical, green uses

Carbon dioxide — everyone wants to see less of it lying around, but what is it particularly good for?

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Natural Rubber from Dandelion Roots Reduces Engine Vibrations

ContiTech presented technical revolution to the public for the first time

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Naturkautschuk aus Löwenzahn-Wurzeln reduziert Motorschwingungen

ContiTech präsentiert technische Revolution erstmals der Öffentlichkeit

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18 September 201517 September 2015

S2Biom Newsletter – Issue 4, September 2015

Find recent updates made in the cost-supply database, the ‘biomass conversion pathway matching tool’ and the full chain assessment tools

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Genetic manipulation for algal biofuel production

Findings point to the possibility of manipulating the production of biofuel oil production in multiple microalgal strains

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MBI issued game-changing patent for AFEX technology

New method is upgrading biomass into sustainable sources feedstock for cellulosic biofuels and chemicals

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244 reasons why GMOs are safe: Global science organizations endorse crop biotech

Conclusion that GM crops are not riskier than those produced by conventional breeding

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European InnoREX project to develop new PLA production technology

The 12 partners seeking a new polymerisation route for PLA through a novel reaction concept

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Und zum Nachtisch gibt‘s den Löffel

Ein indisches Unternehmen stellt essbares Besteck aus Hirse her. Umweltschützer in Deutschland sind nicht begeistert

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Hydrogen from sunlight

New efficiency record for artificial photosynthesis

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Wasserstoff aus Sonnenlicht

TU Ilmenau erzielt Durchbruch bei regenerativer Energie

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First Brazil-based facility to be realised for producing PHAs bioplastic from sugar cane co-products

Granted the second industrial license

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“Plastics InnoCentre“ entsteht in Horb am Neckar

Das INNONET Kunststoff startet durch: “Plastics InnoCentre“ wird Drehscheibe für Innovationen

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17 September 201516 September 2015

Plant breeding brings biobased economy closer

Wageningen UR: "We need to grow more diverse products with fewer inputs - to do more with less".

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A New Way To Make Plastic

Organic residual streams containing all necessary ingredients to create biopolymers

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Cascading use of wood in Finland – with comparison to selected EU countries

New report gives a short introduction on the discussion on cascading principles and definitions, and shows examples of the cascading flows in Finland and selected other European countries

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Edible water bottle to cause a splash at EU sustainability awards

Biodegradeable water packaging made from seaweed and new way of dyeing clothes have won joint award for new sustainable products

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A new transgenic plant to produce biofuel

Tokyo Tech researchers successfully introduced an engineered lipid remodeling system into a transgenic plant to enhance biofuel production

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What If Your Sneakers And Yoga Mats Were Made From Algae Instead Of Plastic?

There's a lot of algae we need to find a use for, and now we can turn it into your workout gear

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New corporate image for the Novamont group

New brand design representing the idea of a perpetual drive towards excellence in research, planet Earth and regeneration

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“Opitz-Holzbau will Unterkünfte für Flüchtlinge bauen”

Unterkünfte sollen sich mit weiteren Modulen zu einem vollwertigen Haus aufrüsten lassen

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Trex steigert im zweiten Quartal Umsatz und Ergebnis

Ergebniszahlen im ersten Halbjahr deutlich über den Vorjahreswerten

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Solegear Receives 5,800-Unit Purchase Order for Plant-Based Office Products

Sustainable Office Accessories to be Available Through Canadian Commercial Channels by Next Quarter

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16 September 201516 February 2018

Fraunhofer WKI bringt Smudo wieder ins Rennen

Endlich wieder fit: das Bioconcept-Car geht mit Fraunhofer-Hilfe im Herbst erneut nachhaltig an den Start.

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A Smart and Efficient Bioeconomy for Europe

“Cascading” can mean very different things to different people

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Taiwan: Executive Yuan eyes bioeconomy development

Premier Mao Chi-kuo said biotechnology is set to become a major growth engine of local economy

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Crowded at “Status of the Bioeconomy” Conference

European countries are well positioned in the global bioeconomy race

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Yesterday’s promising ‘green’ materials: Where are they now?

A “Then & Now” comparison of sustainable packaging materials for thermoforming applications demonstrates the shift from an interest in biodegradation to an emphasis on performance  

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Enhanced barrier properties

Fraunhofer ISC's bioORMOCER® layers increase barrier properties of films, opening new market opportunities for biobased packaging

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Benjamin Gonzalez talks to Il Bioeconomista. An interview with the CEO of METEX

Company's innovations are based on industrial fermentation processes and designed to provide new ways of producing chemicals

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Making the Most from Carbon in Plants

Meeting the challenge of creating sustainable bioproducts from lignin

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Unterschätzter Rohstoff: Forscher plädieren für Gras & Bäume statt Erdöl, Kohle, Mais & Co.

Mehrjährige Pflanzen haben großes Potenzial, den wachsenden Bedarf an nachhaltig produzierter Biomasse in der wachsenden Bioökonomie zu decken – so ein Ergebnis der Perennial Biomass Crops Conference 2015 an der Universität Hohenheim

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100% renewable – making bio-plastics real

The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to the Coca-Cola Plant Bottle

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15 September 201512 September 2015

Bioenergy Out: Why bioenergy should not be included in the next EU Renewable Energy Directive

NGO's claiming EU for upscaling energy classes for just stated aim of reducing CO₂ emissions

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Potenziale biogener Rest- und Abfallstoffe für eine nachhaltige Energie- und Rohstoffbereitstellung

DBFZ und FNR stellen Meta-Studie vor – Waldrestholz, Stroh und Gülle/Mist sind die wesentlichen ungenutzten Potenziale

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Enerkem raises C$152.6 million in financings

Company initiated the production of biomethanol from non-recyclable household garbage at the Alberta Biofuels full-scale facility in Edmonton, Canada

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BiNa research platform launched

Project is part of the ‘Sustainable Management’ initiative funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and coordinated by IfBB

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Preliminary programme of this year’s European Bioplastics Conference announced

10th edition of the conference will take place on 5/6 November 2015 in Berlin

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Global Bioenergies has joined aireg – Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany e.V.

Global Bioenergies joins aireg to push the jet fuel application of its isobutene process

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Global Bioenergies hat sich der Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany e.V.  angeschlossen

Global Bioenergies schließt sich aireg an um die Kerosinanwendung seines Isobutenverfahrens voranzutreiben

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Marcel van Berkel talks to Il Bioeconomista

An interview with the Chief Commercial Officer of GFBiochemicals

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Silphie als Silomaisalternative

Eine Bestandsaufnahme aus Forschung und Praxis

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The New Tobacco Road: a path beyond smoking for America’s traditional cash crop

Tobacco’s been re-thought, re-engineered and re-invented as a platform for sustainable, low-carbon fuels, and green chemicals – who’s doing what, where and how?

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14 September 201526 November 2015

New High Biocontent Biopolymers

Some of the pioneering big players and their hits

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Solar energy and CO2 utilization could cover humankind’s energy and raw material needs

The global military budget of only a few years would be enough to switch the world’s electric power supplies to solar energy use

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Solarenergie und CO2-Nutzung können Energie- und Rohstoffprobleme der Menschheit lösen

Der weltweite Militärhaushalt weniger Jahre würde genügen, um die globale Stromversorgung auf die Nutzung von Solarenergie umzustellen

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Cost-effective catalyst converts CO2 into natural gas

Leiden researchers found cheap catalyst for electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide and methane

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Technavio Says the Growing Focus on Bio-based Products Will Uplift the Global Advanced Phase Change Material Market Through 2019

Report highlighting the continuous innovation in the global advanced phase-change materials market

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Fungi tweaked to boost industrial enzymes

Mutants of a common fungus produce endoxylanase enzymes twice as potent as the original strain