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Researchers Develop Method to Recycle Lithium-ion Batteries
At beginning of July, at the University of Leicester, the Faraday Institution project on the recycling of lithium-ion batteries led by Professor Andy Abbott applied a new method, using ultrasonic waves, in order to separate valuable materials from electrodes, and…
Used Cooking Oil-based Biodiesel successfully Powers Vessel
Biodiesel made from used cooking oil (UCO) has successfully fuelled Japanese-registered vessel Frontier Jacaranda on its journey from Singapore to South Africa, in a move that reduced the carrier’s carbon emissions by 5%. The biofuel was provided by Alpha Biofuels…
Beyond Meat Launches Plant-Based Chicken
Last week, Beyond Meat announced that it’s new product, Beyond Chicken Tenders, is now available across the US food service stores and over 400 restaurants. The plant based pioneer declared it a breakthrough in the poultry market, after almost ten…
Energycane could be cheaper, better alternative to soybeans
Four new studies from the University of Illinois have indicated that energycane could produce higher yields of biofuel than soybeans - at a lower cost. The studies were undertaken as part of the Renewable Oil Generated with Ultra-productive Energycane (ROGUE)…
Startup turning emissions into products receives $57m funding
California startup Twelve - formerly Opus 12 - has received $57m in a round of Series A funding for its technology, which captures and transforms carbon dioxide emissions into materials that traditionally use fossil fuels. A self-proclaimed ‘carbon transformation’ company,…
Graphene-based ink could make the electronics of our future
Graphene has long been known as something of a wonder-material, given its high durability and the fact that it is both the thinnest and the strongest material, consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms that is pliable and highly…