29 June 201811 July 2018 Avantium to open pilot biorefinery; sights already set on commercial scale-up Province of Groningen awards €1.8 million subsidy for pilot plant in Delfzijl
28 June 201826 June 2018 Avantium begins construction of plant that spells good news for bio-plastics Demonstration plant to advance the development of a key ingredient for the production of plastics and polyester textiles, derived from renewable sugars
27 June 201826 June 2018 An interview with Andreas Kiesel, University of Hohenheim. “A CO2tax for fossil-based products” Il Bioeconomista interview with Andreas Kiesel, a reseacher at the University of Hohenheim
25 June 201821 June 2018 Development of LignoCity to boost new businesses in bioeconomy New project is being launched to further develop and help startups and small and medium-sized companies develop new green businesses with lignin as a base
18 June 201814 June 2018 Preem and RenFuel to create the world’s first lignin plant for biofuels The plant is expected to produce an annual volume of 25,000-30,000 tonnes of lignin, and will be completed in 2021
14 June 201813 June 2018 Avantium starts construction of bio-MEG demonstration plant in the Netherlands Market demand for MEG is expected to grow from 28 million to 50 million tons in the next 20 years
Innovative Process for Breaking Down Lignin in Scrap Wood to Make Adhesive Tapes Engineers at the University of Delaware have developed a novel process to make tape out of a major component of trees and plants called lignin
13 June 201812 June 2018 Renewable Solvents Derived From Lignin Lowers Waste in Biofuel Production New class of solvents breaks down plant biomass into sugars for biofuels and bioproducts in a closed-loop biorefinery concept
7 June 20187 June 2018 Ruka to become the “Davos for the Bioeconomy” Mark Rushton, forest products media consultant, is interviewing some of the key speakers and panellists at the World BioEconomy Forum
6 June 20185 June 2018 Making efficient use of biomass Using wood on an industrial scale offers a great opportunity to replace crude oil and natural gas
Biomasse effizient nutzen Die industrielle Nutzung von Holz bietet große Chancen, Erdöl und Erdgas zu ersetzen
4 June 201830 May 2018 Turning grape skin into greener plastic? It’s possible Apart from winemaking, grape skins are now used in manufacturing plastics, another eco-friendly approach to the go green movement in the industry
24 May 201822 May 2018 Graanul integriert Bioraffinerie in erstes Pelletwerk Neue Bioraffinerie soll aus 50.000 Tonnen lokalem Laubholz sauberen Zellulosezucker und hochreines Lignin herstellen
Riding bacterium to the bank Sandia researchers tailor E. coli to convert plants into renewable chemicals
23 May 201817 May 2018 Global Bioenergies and an industrial consortium including Sekab, Neste Engineering Solutions, Repsol and SkyNRG receive major EU funding to demonstrate the production of isobutene-derived gasoline and jetfuel from wood The aim is to convert currently poorly valorised softwood residues into second generation renewable isobutene for subsequent conversion into gasoline and jetfuel
Global Bioenergies und ein Industriekonsortium, mit Sekab, Neste Engineering Solutions, Repsol und SkyNRG, erhalten umfangreiche EU-Fördermittel, um die Herstellung von Isobuten-basiertem Benzin und von Kerosin aus Holz zu demonstrieren Das Ziel besteht darin, geringwertige Weichholzreste in erneuerbares Isobuten der zweiten Generation für die anschließende Weiterverarbeitung zu Benzin und Kerosin umzuwandeln
17 May 201815 May 2018 Can This Invasive Exotic Pest Make Better Materials for Industry and Medicine? A NIST team has measured the best wood-to-pest ratio for the design of new composites
15 May 201813 May 2018 Sweetwater and Graanul Announce First Commercial Biorefinery Collaboration aiming to build a commercial-scale integrated biorefinery that will produce clean cellulosic sugars and highly pure lignin from local hardwood
11 May 20189 May 2018 Young Pakistan’s scientists use natural resources to giving birth crucial inventions Why orange peels are used to repel off mosquitoes with no harmful effects on the human body
9 May 20189 May 2018 SWEETWOODS Consortium brings together 9 European bio-innovation oriented stakeholders The project receives major EU funding to establish a first-of-a-kind wood fractionation Flagship plant to create new industrial value-chains using sustainable hardwood as a resource
4 May 201826 April 2018 Wood Formation Model To Fuel Progress in Bioenergy, Paper, New Applications The model will speed the process of engineering trees for specific needs in timber, biofuel, pulp, paper and green chemistry applications
20 April 201818 April 2018 Hannover Messe 2018: „Schaufenster Bioökonomie“ Gemeinschaftsstand von BioPro, FNR und PTJ mit Einblick in nachhaltige, biobasierte Forschungsthemen
18 April 201817 April 2018 Glues, vanilla and aerospace. Lignin becomes a reality Unlocking the potential of lignin, to replace fossil-based materials, has been a focus for Stora Enso for a number of years
3 April 201828 March 2018 Who are the winners of the 2018 Bio-Based World News Awards? After a two month process, our panel of independent industry expert judges carefully deliberated and decided our shortlist and winners
26 March 201822 March 2018 Stora Enso Wins Bio-Based Product of the Year for Lineo by Stora Enso Made from versatile wood-based raw material lignin, Lineo can be used in a range of applications instead of fossil-based materials
15 March 201813 March 2018 Shortlist Announced: Bio-Based World News Innovation Awards 2018 Winners will be announced on Tuesday 20th March at World Bio Markets 2018 in Amsterdam
The promising future of microalgae: current status, challenges, and optimization of a sustainable and renewable industry for biofuels, feed, and other products Microalgae are tiny factories and renewable, sustainable and economical sources of biofuels, bioactive medicinal products and food ingredients
14 March 201812 March 2018 Wood Stronger Than Most Metals University of Maryland research previously made a range of emerging technologies out of nanocellulose related materials
Holz als natürlicher Nanowerkstoff Geplantes 70 Stockwerke hohes Gebäude soll nur noch außen mit Stahl verstärkt werden, innen sollen sämtliche tragenden Teile aus Holz bestehen
13 March 20189 March 2018 Big Bioeconomy Challenges – Part 2 In this series of articles we will discuss some of the global challenges that the bioeconomy provides solutions for
8 March 20188 September 2018 Auf der Suche nach dem biobasierten heiligen Gral – ist das Ergebnis in Europa das gleiche wie in den USA? Die US-Regierung und die EU versuchen vorherzusagen, welches die vielversprechendste biobasierte Chemikalie ist
6 March 201829 April 2019 Breakthrough technologies for a sustainable mushroom industry New biorefinery project to recover used mushroom compost is now halfway to success
28 February 201826 February 2018 The new bioenergy research center: building on ten years of success US biofuels centre to develop sustainable alternatives to transportation fuels and products currently derived from petroleum
Lignin Challenge 1.0 Alberta Innovates invites proposals for funding under Lignin Challenge 1.0, a sub-program of Alberta Bio Future
21 February 201820 February 2018 DowDuPont boss: Merger will speed up innovation to face farming challenges ‘quickly’ Green NGOs have warned about agro-chemical company mergers, saying that they will deliver 70% of the sector into the hands of three giant merged companies
20 February 201816 February 2018 TU-Studenten gewinnen Kleber aus Stroh Projekt Bioraffinerie 2021 –Harburger Uni und tesa arbeiten gemeinsam daran, pflanzliche Abfälle in Klebstoff nutzbar zu machen
19 February 201815 February 2018 Stora Enso launches bio-based lignin as renewable replacement for oil-based phenolic materials The launch of LineoTM by Stora Enso is another important step on the way to replacing fossil-based materials with renewable solutions. Lineo is available to companies seeking more sustainable, bio-based alternatives
Stora Enso launches lignin-based phenol Stora Enso has been producing lignin at industrial scale since 2015 at its Sunila pulp mill in Finland
16 February 201814 February 2018 10 Years After: Advanced Biofuels’ Status, Opportunities and Challenges Dr. Lorenz Bauer, Ph.D., Member Lee Enterprises Consulting, will be speaking at the ABLC 2018 conference in Washington DC
15 February 201813 February 2018 UMD Researchers Create Super Wood Stronger Than Most Metals By removing the wood’s lignin and heat compressing, wood’s fibers are pressed together so tightly that they can form strong hydrogen bonds
Going Green and Cold: Biosurfactants from Low-Temperature Environments to Biotechnology Applications The cryosphere is becoming more easily accessible to scientific expeditions and is predicted to fuel the discovery of novel natural products
12 February 20189 February 2018 Meridian Waste Solutions’ Attis Innovations Reports Strong Performance Results for its Bio-Based Composite Focused on Conversion of Biomass into Low Cost, High Performance Materials
9 February 20187 February 2018 A step towards independence from fossil resources Lignin is a real alternative to fossil resources in the manufacture of primers and adhesives
Ein Schritt in die Unabhängigkeit von fossilen Rohstoffen Lignin ist eine echte Alternative zu fossilen Rohstoffen bei der Herstellung von Grundierungen oder Klebstoffen
8 February 20186 February 2018 Advanced Biofuels: Now? Later? Never? By Terry J. Mazanec, PhD, Lee Enterprises Consulting - Special to The Digest
6 February 20182 February 2018 Tennessee Startup Awarded Competitive Grant from the National Science Foundation to turn Waste into Plastic New start-up awarded grant to develop new biodegradable plastics from lignin
2 February 201816 February 2018 Biobasierte Materialien – Werkstoffe und Textilien Ob Mais, Holz, Wiesengras, Löwenzahn oder Zuckerrohr – die Rohstoffbasis von Biomaterialien ist ebenso groß wie ihre Anwendungsmöglichkeiten. Das Dossier beleuchtet die Bandbreite existierender Biomaterialien und ihre Einsatzgebiete
31 January 201830 January 2018 Glucan Biorenewables: The Digest’s 2018 5-Minute Guide Short-term goals for the Company include plans to deliver a reliable source of furfural at competitive prices
26 January 201819 January 2018 Alkol BioTech to supply cane feedstock to BRD The first crop it is developing is EUnergyCane, a sugarcane variety
24 January 201823 January 2018 Expert View: Bio-based, not just a ‘buzz word’ for the European pulp and paper industry, it goes to the roots of who we are European pulp and paper industry is one of the few mainstream industries who work with a raw material which is renewable, recyclable and fossil free