Was 2022 A Pivotal Year For BioFuel?
The importance of energy to domestic and international politics became more visible than ever before between 2020 and 2022.
Crab-shell and tree bark batteries herald greener renewable energy
Lignode® by Stora Enso is a battery material unlike any we use today. It is a type of carbon that can be fashioned into negative anodes, an integral component of…
Four ways chemical giants are shaping green biotech
Startups are almost synonymous with the sustainable biotech industry and emerging sectors more generally. It is no mystery why this is the case. Market differentiation for new firms is tied…
Have Yourself A Bioluminescent Christmas
Every December, Americans spend around $645 million kilowatt hours of electricity to brighten their homes. Uswitch research found that the British collectively paid an extra £79 million in energy bills…
What Can The Century Of Biology Learn From History?
Are we living through “the century of biology”? This is the triumphant rallying call that has animated the biotech world for almost two decades.
Matchy-Matchy: A Tinder For Circular Manufacturing
In a climate where sustainability reporting is climbing the corporate agenda, businesses are increasingly willing to buy up excess or waste materials to use in their manufacturing processes.
Bioeconomy At COP27: A New Spotlight For Regenerative Agriculture
Bioeconomy discussions at COP27 2022 went back to the land, with regenerative agriculture featuring as the major theme in discussions.
From Data to Matter: Venture Capital Turns To The Bioeconomy
2021’s biggest biomaterials funding round went to fermented textiles startup Bolt Thread. The $253 million Series E boosted its valuation to over $1 billion.
Algae, Nanocomposites, And The World’s Most Hard-To-Recycle Plastic
2022 marked a historic year for action on plastic pollution. In March, almost 200 countries negotiated towards a legally binding UN treaty to cut plastic. Mammoth brands including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo,…
Tokyo University Algae Spinoff Faces Down Japan’s Food Supply Fears
Tokyo-based Algal Bio is a startup whose time has come. As supply chain concerns grow in Japan, by far the least food self-sufficient G7 member, there are growing hopes that…
Colourful Algae Throws Shade On Fossil Fuel Pigments
Scott’s company is Living Ink Technologies, a Colorado-based start-up making algal pigments for clients across the ink, plastics, cosmetics, and textiles industries. It has already supplied Nike, Marmot, and Patagonia…
Sustainable aviation fuels are here. Who is using them?
In 2019, worldwide commercial airlines consumed 98 billion gallons of fuel, amounting to 2.4 percent of global emissions. When the pandemic hit, air travel aviation emissions dipped temporarily to their…