4 March 202428 February 2024 Government of Canada supports BOSK Bioproducts in improving its capacity to produce compostable bioplastics SME to receive $1M in financial assistance from CED to foster sustainable development in Quebec's regions by offering an ecofriendly alternative to polluting plastics
CO2-Fußabdruck für fossile Kunststoffe geschönt Kunststoffe auf Erdölbasis haben einen höheren CO2-Fußabdruck als bislang angenommen. Das wirkt sich auf den Product Carbon Footprint von fossilen Kunststoffen aus
How plants could make steel more sustainable Growing regulations on industry sustainability are setting companies on a race to adopt cleaner alternatives
Electricity from waste heat thanks to new piston machine Empa/ETH spin-off aims to increase energy efficiency
Mehr Strom aus Abwärme – dank neuer Kolbenmaschine Empa-/ETH-Spin-off möchte Energieeffizienz steigern
1 March 202428 February 2024 PPL, affiliate partners selected for $72 million research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations The research project and new carbon capture system was developed in partnership with the University of Kentucky and Koch Modular, will be hosted in Louisville, Ky.
Sway Unveils First Scalable Seaweed-Based Plastic Packaging Alternative, Following Close of $5M Seed Round The California-based startup creating seaweed-based, home compostable replacements for plastic packaging, has revealed a breakthrough technology that will enable seaweed to replace flexible plastics at scale
New PLA manufacturer in India Balrampur Chini Mills (Kolkata, India) is set to venture into poly lactic acid (PLA) manufacturing with a new fully integrated facility
Neste reports increased production of renewable diesel, SAF Sales were impacted by the delayed ramp-up of Neste’s Singapore expansion and the Martinz joint venture in the U.S.
New Tech Turns CO2 Into Chemicals With 93% Efficiency, Runs Record 5000 Hrs Researchers at Huazhong University of Science and Technology teamed up with those from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and spent the last five years looking for a viable solution
Fun Innovations Friday: The Company Replacing Petroleum-Based Plastics With Plants PlantSwitch has seemingly solved the issue of single-use plastics by creating a bioplastic material from plants and ensuring that it also works with current plastic processing machinery, eliminating large investments from manufacturers
Plastic Recycling with a Protein Anchor Peptide with a cobalt complex oxidizes polystyrene microparticles
29 February 20241 March 2024 Advancing Certification Schemes for Bio-based Feedstock – The BIORECER Project In four case studies the project will test the assessment framework and additionally assesses novel value chains based on biological feedstocks
A sustainable fuel and chemical from the robotic lab Artificial intelligence and automated laboratory infrastructure are massively accelerating the development of new chemical catalysts. With these tools, researchers at ETH Zurich are developing catalysts for efficiently and cost-effectively synthesising the energy source methanol from CO2
Im Roboterlabor zu nachhaltigem Treibstoff Künstliche Intelligenz und eine automatisierte Laborinfrastruktur beschleunigen die Entwicklung neuer chemischer Katalysatoren massiv. Forschende der ETH Zürich entwickelten auf diese Weise Katalysatoren für die effiziente und kostengünstige Synthese des Energieträgers Methanol aus CO2
CJ Biomaterials PHA-Based Polybag Makes Same-Day Delivery More Sustainable South Korea-based health and beauty retailer CJ Olive Young will incorporate the new PHA-based bags into their same-day delivery service
Plant waste for adhesives and packaging with mechanochemistry The FUSTARISE Project, promoted by AIMPLAS aims to find more sustainable solutions to give plant waste from agriculture and forestry a second life in the form of sustainable bio-based products such as capsules and adhesives
Richtlinie zur Förderung von Nachwuchsgruppen aus den Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften sowie der Informationstechnologie „BioKreativ – Kreativer Nachwuchs forscht für die Bioökonomie“
Policy recommendations published: How Biosolutions can strengthen Europe’s sustainability, resilience and competitiveness The European Biosolutions Coalition held the first “European High-Level Summit on Biosolutions” in Brussels, gathering institutions, member states and industry to discuss how for Europe not to fall behind
TOMRA further strengthens its position in AI with a 25 percent stake in waste analysis start-up PolyPerception TOMRA and pioneering waste analysis start-up PolyPerception broaden their strategic AI alliance
TOMRA stärkt seine Position im Bereich KI mit einer 25-prozentigen Beteiligung am Start-up PolyPerception TOMRA und das Start-up PolyPerception, Pionier im Bereich der Abfall-Analyse, bauen ihre strategische KI-Allianz weiter aus
ELIX Polymers – chemically recycled products with up to 100% sustainable feedstocks All material properties remain the same, so there is no need for new material approvals and all of the available technical data can be used
Cutting-Edge Bioplastic Solutions for Both Marine and Terrestrial Environments Unveiled in Malta The recent completion of the event titled “Biobased Plastics for Marine and Terrestrial Applications: Exhibition, Knowledge Transfer & Workshop” marks a successful milestone under the EU-funded “SEALIVE” project
EV Biotech and Synonym partner to help biomanufacturing companies scale up EV Biotech and Synonym have forged a powerful partnership, combining their strengths to accelerate the development and commercialization of cutting-edge biomaterials
28 February 202428 February 2024 Rahul Bansal – Birla Cellulose: Cellulose Fibre is the Fibre of the Future Interview with Michael Carus, CEO nova-Institute
Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), February 2024 In this edition you may find that recent updates to the Swiss ecoinvent database offer new implications, tasks about the newly announced key policy project of RCI in 2024, about the European Chemistry Partnering pitching session with a focus on tech scouting, an RCI member portrait and their external publication, a free webinar and the newest RCI member
United Adds New Corporate Partners to Sustainable Flight Fund That Now Exceeds $200 Million United customers play a role too, with more than 115,000 people contributing nearly $500,000 since February 2023
Von Google über Embraer bis Air New Zealand: Weitere Unternehmen beteiligen sich am United-Airlines-Investment-Fonds für mehr Nachhaltigkeit im Luftverkehr Jetzt über 200 Millionen US-Dollar für Investitionen in innovative Start-ups – United-Passagiere haben schon fast eine halbe Million US-Dollar beigesteuert
The surprise of flash hydrogen The choice would seem to be between electrolysis, what the ‘greens’ want; or store CO2 in empty gas fields, what the ‘greys’ from the petrochemical industries prefer. Other options still have to be discovered
Greenhouse gas transformed in aid of carbon-free future Waste carbon dioxide was repurposed in benchtop experiments at the University of Auckland
Neues Recycling-Verfahren: Gold aus Schrott – dank Molke Ein Aerogel aus Abfällen der Milchindustrie hilft beim Gold-Recycling aus Elektroschrott. Ein veganes Verfahren ist in Arbeit
Food-based aerogel recovers gold from e-waste The protein sponge sucks up three times as much gold per gram as a typical activated carbon adsorbent
Biomanufacturing using chemically synthesized sugars enables sustainable supply of sugar without competing with food Researchers from Osaka University collaborating with Green Earth Institute Co.,Ltd and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology succeeded in biomanufacturing using chemically synthesized sugar for the first time in the world
Forschern ist es weltweit zum ersten Mal gelungen, chemisch synthetisierten Zucker in der Bioproduktion einzusetzen Bioproduktion mit chemisch synthetisierten Zuckern ermöglicht eine nachhaltige Versorgung mit Zucker, ohne mit Lebensmitteln zu konkurrieren
27 February 202427 February 2024 Renewable Materials Conference 2024 – Almost final program, workshops and booths still available World’s largest conference on chemicals and materials based on biomass, CCU or chemical recycling
Embark on a renewable carbon journey of targeted engagement with nova! Participants gain access to the latest breakthroughs, engage with experts, and forge valuable connections to drive collaborative research and careers forward
Free webinar: All About RC(I) Discussing the Renewable Carbon Initiative and Strategy, 29 February 2024 – 14:00 to 15:00 (CET)
IS2H4C: Industrial areas become industrial hubs for the Circular Economy A new project aims to establish four industrial hubs: in the Netherlands, Turkey, the Basque Country and Germany, in which he focus is on innovative technologies such as carbon capture and electrolysis
IS2H4C: Aus Industriegebieten werden Industrie-Hubs der Circular Economy Mit einem neuen Projekt sollen vier Industrie-Hubs errichtet werden: in den Niederlanden, der Türkei, dem Baskenland und in Deutschland, in dessen Zentrum innovative Technologien wie Kohlenstoffabscheidung und Elektrolyse stehen
CARBIOS and De Smet Engineers & Contractors enter engineering partnership for construction of world’s first PET biorecycling plant Carbios first commercial facility will play a key role in the fight against plastic pollution by offering an industrial-scale solution for the enzymatic depolymerization of PET waste to accelerate a circular economy
LG Chem and CJ CheilJedang Join Forces to Commercialize Bio-Nylon LG Chem advances with CJ CheilJedang on a joint venture plant for bio-nylon (Bio-PA: Polyamide) to penetrate the eco-friendly market
Toray und Honda entwickeln chemisches Recycling Toray und Honda entwickeln ein Konzept zum chemischen Recycling von Polyamid 6 für die Automobilindustrie
Veolia feasibility study highlights potential of UK’s first carbon capture technology to produce sustainable fuels using Energy Recovery Facilities Innovative carbon capture project could deliver greater sustainability to marine and aviation transport, and achieve ecological transformation for these industries
Carbon farming certification to cover soil and wetland management The EU framework on ‘carbon farming’ include restoring forests and soil, wetland management, and growing nitrogen fixing crops
Carbon Farming: Zertifizierung umfasst Boden- und Feuchtgebietsmanagement Das neue Zertifizierungssystem der EU über die Speicherung von CO2 zielt auch auf die Landwirtschaft ab. Dadurch können Landwirte für ihren Beitrag zur Bekämpfung des Klimawandels künftig entlohnt werden
26 February 202429 January 2025 nova-experts (re)introduced: Dr. rer. nat. Asta Partanen Economy & Policy – Bio-based Materials · Wood · Cellulose & Natural Fibres · Certification & Marketing
Legal assessment on the EU packaging regulation PPWR: Special rules for plastic packaging not compatible with EU law According to a new report by the international law firm Dentons the European Commission laws discriminate with a high probability against plastic packaging
Sonderregeln für Kunststoffverpackungen nicht mit EU-Recht vereinbar Rechtsgutachten zur EU-Verpackungsverordnung PPWR
How CCU Platforms Stack Up Companies like Carbon Sink LLC, CapCO2 Solutions, and HYCO1 have developed on-site carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technology platforms capable of turning waste CO2 streams into high-value products