22 May 201422 May 2014Airbus performs its longest flight using sustainable jet fuel with KLMFirst flight of a series of 50 long-haul commercial flights - Largest European initiative for a local production of sustainable jet fuels - Longest biofuel flight performed by an Airbus aircraft
Goodbye Fuel from Food, Hello Food From Fuel: Calysta’s Big Methane-to-Protein PlayAlan Shaw has a one-step solution for making the world food secure, and using up all that spare, cheap, greenhouse-nasty shale gas. Make proteins from methane
21 May 201420 May 2014EU-Projekt: Mit Enzymen zur Natur-KosmetikOptibiocat - Optimised esterase biocatalysts for cost-effective industrial production
The upcoming elections are crucial for the future of the bioeconomy in the European UnionNext 5 years will be critical to set up a new model of economic and social development
20 May 201419 May 2014Biomass: the sustainability challengeScientific experts, policymakers and NGO and industry representatives discussed this question at the recent European Biomass Association (AEBIOM) conference in Brussels
15 May 201414 May 2014AIMPLAS develops biodegradable and recyclable packages for cheeses and fresh pastaEuropean project BIO4MAP to develop new transparent, multilayer, barrier, totally biodegradable and recyclable package for fresh food
14 May 201413 May 2014France concerned about liberalisation of EU sugar marketThe deregulation of the European sugar market is looming. A French parliamentary report has requested support to French overseas departments where the sugar sector is fragile
5 May 20149 September 2021Sunlight to jet fuel: European collaboration SOLAR-JET for the first time demonstrates the entire production path of “solar” keroseneEntire production chain for renewable kerosene obtained directly from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide
Exclusive interview with Jukka Kantola, NISCluster: EU policies for the use of biomass are short-sightedBiomass in Europe not enough to meet up all energy and climate target in EU-level, more valuable on chemical and material applications
30 April 201429 April 2014Widerstandsfähige Pflanzen – ohne GentechnikNeues Fachgebiet der Uni Kassel treibt ökologische Züchtung voran
24 April 201423 April 2014ILUC Unverifiable and Biofuels Economically Beneficial, Says IPCCGRFA applauds UN for recognizing that ILUC theory has no ability to accurately predict future land use patterns
23 April 201422 April 2014EC adopts new guidelines on renewable energy, biofuel supportRenewable Energy Association calling Commission’s guidelines a “huge leap into the unknown.”
Pflanzen – Grüne Fabriken der ZukunftWissenschaftler des Max-Planck-Instituts für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie (MPI-MP) werden im Rahmen der EU-Forschungsinitiative Disco für die nächsten vier Jahre mit 860.000 Euro gefördert um pflanzliche Ressourcen zu erschließen
22 April 201417 April 2014Wichtiger Schritt gegen die Spekulation mit NahrungsmittelnEuropäisches Parlament stimmt neuer Finanzinstrumente-Richtlinie MiFID zu
17 April 201416 April 2014Mapping information sources for European farmersEU-backed project PRO AKIS to help policy makers in finding ways to reach farmers with new information and advisory services
World Watch: Biofuel Production DeclinesNew Worldwatch Institute analysis examines the trends in global biofuel production
Sustainable biofuels done right offer innumerable benefits to society says UN IPCC reportEstimated ILUC emissions are “highly uncertain, unobservable, unverifiable, and dependent on assumed policy, economic contexts, and inputs used in the modeling”
16 April 201415 April 2014EU giving up on biofuel limits?Biofuel subsidies will continue under new state-aid guidelines
7 April 20145 April 2014EU project tackles growing pains of Europe´s grass producersSODSAT initiative to increase competitiveness of Europe's turf grass by providing a novel remote intelligent turf management system
31 March 201430 March 2014UFOP: EU-Klima- und Ressourcenschutzpolitik zukünftig ohne Biokraftstoffe?!UFOP fordert wettbewerbs- und technologieoffenen Ansatz in der Biokraftstoffpolitik
27 March 201426 March 2014Oil seed can slash CO2 emissions in farming by 13%Integral use of oil seeds to reduce green house gases emissions associated with farming activities oil seeds can be used to obtain biofuels and feedstuffs for livestock
26 March 201426 March 2014KBBPPS project: Technical standard adopted by CENDetermination of 'bio-based' of products now standardized
24 March 201423 March 2014EU directive to reduce bagsNew directive aiming at reducing consumption of disposable plastic bags
Environment MEPs clamp down on wasteful plastic carrier bagsEU legislation to deliver a significant and swift reduction in single-use plastic bags
18 March 201417 March 2014Biopesticides Grow Past $4.5 Billion by 2023Recent legal changes paving the way for biopesticide development and use over synthetic pesticides
11 March 201410 March 2014Green RefineryEni EcofiningTM technology to convert Venice refinery into a biorefinery
10 March 201425 July 2014 Material use – a better option?A research project analyses the potential environmental and economic effects of increased material use of biomass
Stoffliche Nutzung – die bessere Option?Forschungsprojekt bewertet potenzielle ökologische und ökonomische Effekte einer verstärkten stofflichen Nutzung von Biomasse
New EU project to reintroduce legumes in European fieldsLEGATO ('LEGumes for the Agriculture of Tomorrow') project to improve competitiveness of European legumes
7 March 20146 March 2014Kommissionsvorschlag zu indirekten Landnutzungsänderungen löst das Problem nichtProf. Dr. Lahl empfiehlt Regelungsalternativen unabhängig von der Zweckbestimmung der Endverwendung des Biomasserohstoffs
Launch of BIO-QUED, the European Research Project for Developing Biochemicals from Renewable Sources Coordinated by Novamont10 partners from 6 different European countries will collaborate to define innovative and sustainable industrial processes for the production of biochemicals from renewable sources
6 March 201414 March 2015EU-project S2Biom: Newsletter Issue 1, February 2014Project activities will be implemented in three individual but strongly interrelated Themes
“Backloading” beschlossen: EU stärkt Handel mit CO2-EmissionenDer Weg für das sogenannten "Backloading" von 900 Millionen CO2-Zertifikaten im EU-Emissionshandel ist frei
4 March 201428 February 2014Biokraftstoffe aus AbfällenEuropas Müll könnte zwölf Prozent des Spritbedarfs decken
3 March 201428 February 2014Neue Studie zeigt: Biokraftstoffe aus Abfällen haben großes ungenutztes PotenzialMiller: Anstatt Anbaubiomasse sind neue Konzepte zur Reststoffnutzung gefragt
28 February 20143 March 2014BIO-QED, das europäische Forschungsprojekt für die Entwicklung von Biochemikalien aus erneuerbaren Quellen, das von Novamont koordiniert wird10 Partner, die aus 6 europäischen Ländern stammen, werden zusammenarbeiten, um die innovativen und nachhaltigen industriellen Verfahren für die Herstellung von Biochemikalien aus erneuerbaren Quellen zu definieren
19 February 201418 February 2014The quest for bio-polystyreneCurrent developments and the hunt for alternatives
A smart way to combat plastic wasteUse of bioplastics for waste prevention in the agriculture by Metabolix
18 February 201417 February 2014Outrage at Commission’s decisionGreens threaten Commission with censure over GM crop
17 February 201414 February 2014When politics trumps scienceThe curious case of the EU's GMO authorisation system
11 February 201410 February 2014cellulac: Plans for sustainable lactic acid production in converted breweryUp to 100,000 t/y output from Irish facility
7 February 20146 February 2014Plastikmüll sinnvoll bekämpfenEinsatz von Biokunststoffen von Metabolix zur Abfallvermeidung in der Landwirtschaft
6 February 20149 September 2021EU-Projekt soll Kosten für CO2-Abtrennung auf unter 15 € pro Tonne senkenVierjahresprojekt M4CO2 entwickelt innovative Membrankonzepte für die kontinuierliche CO2-Abtrennung
4 February 20143 February 2014Industrielle Biotechnologie: BMEL fördert europäische Forschungsprojekte5. gemeinsame Bekanntmachung des ERA-IB-2 mit Beteiligung BMEL über die FNR
31 January 201431 January 2014Unlikely bedfellows in biofuel debateIndustry and green groups are furious about the European Commission's plan to scrap biofuel targets
29 January 201428 January 2014Grüne und SPD auf Distanz zu neuen Gentechnik-PflanzenDie Grünen und die SPD plädieren gegen die Zulassung neuer Gentechnik-Nutzpflanzen, die Bundesregierung ist in dieser Frage noch uneins
27 January 201426 January 2014More consumption not necessary for human well-being, says UN reportGreater food system efficiency and curbs to the expansion of cropland are necessary to prevent the collapse of global ecosystems, says a report presented by the UN at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
24 January 201423 January 2014EU proposal sets renewable energy targets, ignores biofuelsNew clean energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction objectives
Efficiency and renewables make Europe competitive, EU study saysSavings were “still too low”, apparently indicating need for further renewable energy deployment
20 January 201417 January 20142014 set to be a bumper year for biobased industry as funding pours in from the EUBio-based Industries Initiative to help Europe compete in the global bioeconomy market