5 Minute interviews
5 Minutes With…Phil Cruver from RegenBiomass
RegenBiomass exists to the develop regenerative biomass crops as natural solutions for combating climate change. It is currently developing a pilot project in the Salton Sea Region of Southern California for creating an environmental and economically sustainable bamboo industry for…
5 Minutes With… Robin Gibson from Origin Materials.
Origin Materials, a United States and Canada-based material development company, has announced its commitment to the commercial manufacture of the bio-based chemical 5-chloromethyl furfural (CMF). The chemical industry can start to innovative with this molecule that has a carbon-negative footprint…
5 Minutes With…Sophia Haywood from Liquid Gas UK
The UK’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry has earmarked £106m of investment into bioLPG, which is made from 100% renewable sources and emits up to 90% fewer emissions than LPG. All in all, the sector wants to switch from LPG…
5 Minutes With… Isabel Aagaard, Co-Founder, LastObject.
Today we head to Denmark to speak to Isabel Aagaard, who describes herself as a designer by trade but eco-conscious by nature. Frustrated by all of the single-use products out there, she decided to design innovative solutions to wasteful habits…
5 Minutes With… Maria Moræus Hanssen, Chairperson of the Board of Wastefront.
“The investors may remain hesitant, but when “Big Oil” redirects its industrial and organisational strengths towards renewable energy, the outcome will be impressive.” Today we sit down with Maria Moræus Hanssen, one of Norway’s best-known former oil, gas and energy…
5 Minutes With…Thomas Heinen from Heinen Leather
Leather has been used since time immemorial for clothing humans. However, in recent years, leather has received a bad reputation because some manufacturers have used a lot of energy and dangerous chemicals to produce it. Yet, some would argue that…