7 September 20154 September 2015 Looking at Solazyme, Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials: free “Emerging Bioeconomy” event Discussion will focus on benefits and impacts of new materials and ingredients, future implications for land use, carbon mitigation, and water use
Neuer Dämmstoff besteht aus alten Jute-Säcken Neues Thermovlies 18 Prozent günstiger als die bisherige ökologische Hanfdämmung mit gleicher Dämmstoffdicke
2050 haben nahezu alle Seevögel Plastik im Magen Artenvielfalt massiv bedroht - Sorge um Pinguine und große Albatrosse
Almost all seabirds to have plastic in gut by 2050 Researchers from CSIRO and Imperial College London have assessed how widespread the threat of plastic is for the world's seabirds and found the majority of species have plastic in their gut
Invitation inauguration Stefaan de Wildeman Maastricht: Interactive session including inaugural speech entitled “Survival of the fittest plastics”
Project Solaris in South Africa earns RSB certification Nicotine-free and GMO-free tobacco variety yielding significant amounts of sustainable oil that can be used as feedstock for bio jet fuel
Save the date: 9th International Conference on Bio-based Materials, 5 – 6 April 2016, Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany Highlights of the worldwide bioeconomy: Policy and Markets – Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers – Biorefineries and Industrial Biotechnology
Inventure Renewables re-energized to pursue opportunities in North & South America Process technology pioneer terminates licensing agreement with alchimia, Inc., now free to license/apply patented technologies
4 September 20159 September 2021 Comment: We can turn CO2 in the air into new materials – but don’t expect that to stop climate change Researchers discuss how scientists in the US have found a way to take carbon dioxide from the air and make carbon nanofibers, a valuable manufacturing material
We need an integrated approach to the development of the bioeconomy Interview with Gianluca Carenzo, Science Park Lodi
Amyris Achieves Breakthrough Performance With 2nd Fragrance Molecule Ready for Industrial Scale Fermentation in Less Than 12 Months Unprecedented Speed of Microbial Engineering Enabled by HI-RYSE™ Genome Engineering Technology
BIO-FED takes stock of the first 12 months as a new player in the global bioplastics sector European Bioplastics visited the member company at their production facility in Niederzissen, Germany
Hongkonger Forschungsteam erzielt Fortschritte bei der Entwicklung von alternativem Treibstoff Verbindung aus Sonnenlicht, Wasser und rotem Phosphor kann Wasserstoff und somit Wasserstofftreibstoff erzeugen
Biofuels Production Capacity Is Still Underutilized Globally, but Next Generation Opportunities Are Apparent US Dominates Markets for Next-Generation Biofuels by New Capacity Trough 2018
An integrated approach to cellulosic fuels: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to Clariant’s sunliquid process Sunliquid paves the way to a second generation sugar platform for the production of biobased chemicals
Bio-on and University of Hawaii to study how to produce bioplastic from wood and household waste Bio-on invests $1.4 million in wood-to-PHA project
An ‘artificial leaf’ could one day power the world with clean energy The race is on to find a new way to power the world free from polluting fossil fuels, and a group of Australian scientists think they've found an option
Clariant on course for growth in North America Highlights of the Clariant Roundtable in San Francisco: Good prospects for catalysts and oil business
3 September 20152 September 2015 Malama Composites Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Certification and Label for Studio BioFoam® Bio-based alternative for stage sets, exhibits and museum displays, architectural and industrial design modeling or medical applications
Biokerosin mittelfristig die einzige klimaneutrale Alternative im Luftverkehr IEA Bioenergy Konferenz 2015 diskutiert u.a. nachhaltige Biomassepotenziale und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Biokerosinherstellung vom 27. bis 29. Oktober in Berlin
Trending: Biobased Microbeads, Flexible Foams Could Offer Renewable Materials for Hundreds of Products Developing technologies to produce commercial scale quantities of biomaterial products is a milestone for each company
Soaking up Carbon Dioxide and Turning it into Valuable Products Berkeley Lab Researchers Double Down on a Good Thing by Incorporating Catalysts into Crystalline Sponges
Bioökonomie: Eine neue Form der Geschäftemacherei? Die Verwertung biologischer Ressourcen soll unter dem Primat der Bioökonomie bisher nicht gekannte Ausmaße erreichen
Bioeconomy: a new form of business making? Views from Austria Some expert views representing different Austrian and European organizations
Ökoplastik für 3D-Drucker: Flexibel oder aus Kaffee Viele Kunststoffe auf Erdölbasis zersetzen sich nicht, wenn sie auf Mülldeponien oder in der Landschaft landen. Bei Bioplastik ist das anders – und auch damit kann man in 3D drucken
Bioplastics Organisations Network Europe launched European Bioplastics and national organisations join forces to promote bioplastics in Europe
Boreal forests challenged by global change Forest management must adapt in order to ensure that forests stay healthy in a time of unprecedented environmental change
Finland: Strategic Programme for the Forest Sector reached its targets Ministry of Employment and the Economy launched final report
2 September 201531 August 2015 LignoSilva: for Innovating the Forest-based Bioeconomy Initial one-year project to produce a business plan for the Slovakian Centre of Excellence
3D-Fuel Takes PLA to Next Level with Higher Heat Resistance Filament & Algae-Fuel 3D-Fuel launching two new PLA filaments with greater recycling qualities
This Milk In A Bag Makes Recycling As Easy As Possible Innovative milk carton in separate parts to encourage easy household waste recycling
„Bone adhesive“ – Innovative medicine starts as BMWi-project Biopolymers shall revolutionize the treatment of bone injuries
Mimicking photosynthesis is not easy – but possible! Making hydrogen fuel from water and visible light highly efficient
RWE tests innovative energy storage solution – Company starts power-to-gas plant with extremely high utilisation rate NRW Minister of Economics Garrelt Duin: “This process has potential to play a key role in the transformation of the energy industry”
RWE testet innovativen Energiespeicher – Unternehmen startet Power to Gas-Anlage mit höchstem Nutzungsgrad NRW-Wirtschaftsminister Garrelt Duin: „Verfahren hat Potenzial, Schlüsselrolle für die Energiewende einzunehmen“
1 September 201531 August 2015 „Knochenkleber“ – Innovative Medizin startet als BMWi-Projekt Biopolymere sollen die Behandlung von Knochenverletzungen revolutionieren
Algae at the Energy Department: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to the DOE algae program BETO's R&D strategy to increase yields and lower the costs of algal biofuels by working with partners
Alberta Bio program offers $3m funding Grants available for projects that need pilot or scale-up work, or prototype development to be ready for the market within three years
BASF bringt neues biobasiertes Polyol für VOC-freie* 2K PU-Anwendungen auf den Markt Sovermol® 830 fördert nachhaltige Entwicklung für industrielle Fußbodenbeschichtungen, Beschichtungen mit Trinkwasserkontakt sowie Semi-Strukturklebstoffe
BASF launches new bio-based Polyol for VOC free* 2K PU applications Sovermol® 830 promotes sustainable development for industrial flooring systems, coatings exposed to potable water and semi-structural adhesives
Betting on Biopolymers A new injection molding business is focused 100% on compostable, plant-based polymers
Environment an increasingly important factor in consumers’ purchasing decisions Says Tetra Pak’s Environment Research 2015
Pflanzlicher „Stahlbeton“: Grazer Biochemiker klären Lignin-Biosynthese Berberine Bridge Enzym ist der Schlüssel zur Ligninproduktion der Pflanzen
New €106 million released by BBI JU to research innovative ways of using renewable resources Second call for proposals for the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) published today
Genera Energy Launches Unique Biomass Crop Planning App In a growing field of agriculture apps, Genera develops a specialized mobile app for planning, selecting and calculating biofuel crop needs for use with Android and Apple smart devices
31 August 201526 August 2015 Germany initiates move to ban GMO crops Germany has instigated a move to stop the growing of genetically modified crops under new European Union rules, according to official documents
Agrarminister macht ersten Schritt für ein Genmaisverbot Bundesagrarminister wird Agrarkonzerne zum Verzicht auf die Vermarktung von in der EU zugelassenen Genmais auffordern
Warum diese Angst vor Gentechnik – trotz ihrer Unbedenklichkeit? Studie mit Biotechnologen und Philosophen der Universität Gent sucht nach Antworten
Ökoplast: Kurzschneckenextruder für NPC-Compoundierung Modifizierte Scheibenplastifizierung funktioniert auch für mit Naturstoffen hoch gefüllte Compounds