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25 September 201524 September 2015

Your next car could be made of fungus

Viable eco-friendly replacement could make its way into your car soon

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Genetic modification: widening gap between public perception and industrial reality

Increasing number of 'natural' products are being manufactured by the intermediate of GMOs

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Belgian solar car produced with bio-based resins to compete at the World Solar Challenge 2015

Cardolite Corporation, SHD composite Materials Ltd and Solvay are supporting the Punch Powertrain Solar Team from the University of Leuven in building the Punch One, a Belgian solar car based on bio-based resins

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Neue Marktstudie zum europäischen Kunststoffmarkt

Von Standardprodukten über technische Hochleistungskunststoffe bis zu Biokunststoffen: Ceresana untersucht den gesamten europäischen Markt für Kunststoffe

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24 September 201523 September 2015

Commission ready to give more aid to young farmers

Over 160,000 young European farmers will start their own businesses thanks to aid provided by the 2014-2020 rural development programmes

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Soy-polyols expand in Europe

Bio-polyol market is going through a rebirth in Europe as customers are realizing the benefits of using renewable and reusable products in their manufacturing

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Nachhaltig produzierte Chemikalien durch den Einsatz von Mikroalgen

Universität Konstanz: Marine Mikroalgen können über einfache Parameter modifiziert werden

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Producing chemicals sustainably using microalgae

Konstanz research: Marine algae can be modified by changing simple parameters

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CORDIS Express: All at sea – addressing marine litter and pollution

CORDIS Express takes a look at the results of EU-funded projects that address our growing marine litter and pollution problem

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CORDIS Express: Ab ins Meer? Meeresmüll und -verschmutzung endlich in den Griff bekommen

CORDIS Express wirft einen Blick auf die Ergebnisse von Projekten, die mithilfe von EU-Mitteln das wachsende Problem des Meeresmülls und der Umweltverschmutzung bewältigen wollen

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Enzymatische mikromotorgesteuerte CO2-Fixierung in Wasser

Ausfällung und Mineralisierung von CO₂ aus Meerwasser durch enzymatische Umwandlung zu Carbonat mit einem mobilen Mikromotor

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Micromotor-Based Biomimetic Carbon Dioxide Sequestration: Towards Mobile Microscrubbers

Mobile CO₂ scrubbing platform offering a greatly accelerated biomimetic sequestration

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23 September 20159 September 2021

100% renewable: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to the Coca-Cola Plant Bottle

Breakthrough technology to redirect the entire polyester fiber and plastic resin industry toward a renewable future

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Orange is the new black gold: how peel could replace crude oil in plastics

York researchers to make biofuel from orange peels

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DfT awards £25m to develop advanced biofuels

UK Department for Transport investing in new premises and technology

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The Digest’s 2015 6-Minute Country Guide to France’s Advanced Bioeconomy

Mandates and national consumption

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MSU/PHYCO2 collaboration works for cleaner power

PHYCO₂-technology continuously captures significant amounts of CO₂, growing algae with LED light

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World deforestation slows down as more forests are better managed

FAO publishes key findings of global forest resources assessment

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Increased forest cover require support for the private sector

Keynote presentation at World Forestry Congress

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Finnish mobile technology solutions are launched into UK forestry & energy markets

MHG Systems Woodland Manager helps create forest management plans that meet UK Forest standards

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Spaltung von Wasser setzt Unmengen an Sprit frei

Neue Methode ermöglicht unter anderem hocheffiziente Solarzellen

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22 September 201519 September 2015

Enerkem ernennt neuen CFO

Neue Führungskraft bringt 25 Jahre Erfahrung in verschiedenen Industriesparten mit

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Enerkem appoints new CFO

New executive bringing more than 25 years experience in various industrial sectors

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Biodegradable Plastics Market by Type and by Application – Global Trends & Forecasts to 2020

MarketsandMarkets: Robust growth projected for biodegradable plastics through 2020

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Covestro signs UN Global Compact

Leading polymers company confirms its principles of sustainability

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Pentagon’s Heavy Foot Traffic Still Leads to Lighter Environmental Footprint

Pentagon staffs have taken many steps to shrink the 6.5-million-square-foot building’s environmental footprint

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Sugar beet waste product could be billion dollar ‘wonder material’

Edinburgh-based scientists looking to create a sustainable composite to rival carbon fibre

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Neue Möglichkeiten für die Optimierung der Herstellungsverfahren von Riboflavin

Verbesserung der Riboflavin-Biosynthese aus Bacillus subtilis durch Verwendung des Regulators RibR

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Die Phosphor-Krise: Wenn der Baustoff allen Lebens sich dem Ende neigt

Mehr Raum zur Forschung an hochwertigen Sekundärrohstoffe aus Reststoffen - Technische Universität Dresden eröffnet Institut für Abfall- und Kreislaufwirtschaft

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21 September 20159 September 2021

Just 8 days left – 4th Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers

Almost 140 participants from 22 countries registered! - 29 - 30 September 2015, Haus der Technik, Essen (Germany)

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Faurecia: Breites Portfolio an Biomaterialien für den Fahrzeuginnenraum

"Lebender Garten" auf der IAA in Frankfurt zeigt das rasche Wachstum auf dem Gebiet der Biomaterialien

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Faurecia’s living garden at Frankfurt Motor Show demonstrates rapidly growing choices in bio-materials

Faurecia Bio Garden features an immersive experience in a living meadow

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Global and China Biodegradable Plastics Industry Report, 2014-2018

Biodegradable plastics industry policies are expected to be launched soon, thus stimulating China’s demand for biodegradable plastics swiftly

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Egger and Göttingen University develop “USB” made of soft hardwoods

Unoriented-strand boards (USB) made of soft hardwoods

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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