12 December 20246 December 2024 Industry network secures £474K to boost bio-based materials regulation Industry-led network launches with £474,135 Innovate UK funding to accelerate adoption of sustainable chemicals and reduce UK’s reliance on fossil-based materials
20 June 202414 June 2024 Floreon lands $319 M to upscale bioplastic tech Their proprietary bioplastics are designed to have a significantly lower carbon footprint than traditional plastic and can be recycled and composted
11 December 20238 December 2023 World’s first low-energy bioplastics developed with the University of Sheffield raises £2 million investment The world’s first low-energy, non-oil-based, high-performance bioplastic, developed by Floreon with the University of Sheffield, has secured £2 million financing from Northern Gritstone
24 October 202319 October 2023 Game-changing carbon capture technology honoured by engineers Groundbreaking carbon capture technology developed by University of Sheffield researchers in collaboration with industry partner AESSEAL has been recognised with a prestigious award
20 October 202315 October 2023 Consumers angry at retail industry for producing plastic waste, study finds British consumers are angry at the retail industry for producing plastic waste and frustrated with current reuse and recycling systems, according to research from the University of Sheffield
10 February 20238 February 2023 Flue2Chem: SCI, Unilever and 13 partners launch £5.4m net zero collaboration project The £5.4m Flue2Chem Project is a two-year programme spearheaded by Unilever and SCI, with 13 other organisations involved
12 January 20239 January 2023 Old Christmas trees could be saved from landfill to make renewable fuels Research at the University of Sheffield and the University of Valladolid has found that pine needles from discarded Christmas trees or other sources could be turned into renewable fuels and new products
19 September 202214 September 2022 How to make recyclable plastics out of CO2 to slow climate change Chemists are manipulating the greenhouse gas to make clothing, mattresses, shoes and more
17 August 202211 August 2022 Could modified rail cars capture CO2 from the air? This team says “Yes” and they even have a plan to bring it to scale...
Modifizierte Schienenfahrzeuge reinigen die Luft von CO2 Bahnsysteme auf der ganzen Welt könnten dazu beitragen, den Klimawandel abzuschwächen und die Luft von CO2 zu reinigen
29 July 202225 July 2022 Modified rail cars clean air of CO2 and help mitigate climate change New research shows rail systems around the world could be harnessed to help mitigate climate change and clean our air of CO2
11 November 20215 November 2021 Carbon Clean launches breakthrough industrial carbon capture solution The prefabricated, modular solution will make carbon capture simple, affordable, and scalable
11 October 20199 September 2021 The Deployment of Carbon Capture and Utilisation Technologies Takes a Key Step Forward International Effort Establishes Global Standards to Meet Tech’s Growth and Opportunity Across Sectors
14 January 20199 January 2019 Pine needles from old Christmas trees could be turned into paint and food sweeteners in the future University of Sheffield researchers saved abandoned Christmas trees from landfill and turned them into paint and food sweeteners
13 December 20179 September 2021 CO2 Value Europe: A new association dedicated to the utilisation of CO2 43 leading industrial and research stakeholders will cooperate to implement solutions to convert CO2 into valuable products
10 January 20179 September 2021 Finding the next generation of carbon – “flue gases become feedstock” New half a million Euro EU project 'CarbonNext' to be running for two years
25 January 20169 September 2021 Carbon dioxide-to-methanol catalyst ignites ‘fuel from air’ debate Initial step towards realising the vision of making fuel from nothing but gases from the air
30 November 20159 September 2021 CO2Chem: Response to the UK £1bn CCS competition being axed Carbon Dioxide Utilisation treating CO2 as commodity to gain profit, not as waste
20 November 201519 November 2015 European Bioplastics Conference – Day 1 (Nov 5) The most important takeaways of the first day
3 November 20159 September 2021 How to make the most of carbon dioxide Researchers hope to show that using the gas as a raw material could make an impact on climate change
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
24 July 201523 July 2015 Leading bioplastics innovator sponsors research at Bradford University Innovative UK bioplastics company, Floreon, has announced the next phase of its ongoing collaboration with leading UK technology Universities
27 February 201526 February 2015 Floreon Transforming Packaging shortlisted in the Environment & Energy Awards 2015 Ceremony will be held on April 22nd at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham
22 January 201421 January 2014 New bio-plastic wins award nomination New full recyclable and biodegradable Polymer Floreon requires less energy to produce and transforms packaging around the world
20 December 201319 December 2013 £18M for 13 unique industry-academia Networks in Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy 13 new cross-disciplinary research communities
24 January 2013 Avoiding the Definition of Irony: When Wind Turbine Blades and Solar Panels End Up in Landfills National Science Foundation award for common research in alternative biological-based materials
24 October 20129 September 2021 From vision to implementation: CO2 as feedstock for chemicals and polymers
7 September 2012 Algae Commercialisation 2012 Save the date: 27-28 November 2012, Kingsway Hall Hotel, London
21 July 2011 Ideal carbon capture solution years off: study Emerging reuse technologies still have years of development ahead before reaching technical maturity
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