Newheat snaps up €7 million to develop solar power
French solar power leader NewHeat has attracted €7 million for renewable energy R&D and commercial deployment. The funds will enable NewHeat to remain majority shareholders while helping launch their first…
Commentary: Why green energy firm Bulb’s collapse is not a big blow for renewables
While the entire industry is pondering upon the collapse of the mighty energy conglomerate, Bulb, this article by New Scientist sheds some light on the fact that its fall will…
Commentary: Gene-edited livestock: robust rules needed before approval, say ethicists
The global demand for animal-based food products is anticipated to increase by 70% by 2050. Meeting this demand in a way that has minimal impact on the environment will require…
Swedish Company Produces Bio-based Beverage Lids
The coffee and beverage industry is growing rapidly. Almost half of all coffees and hot drinks are now sold in disposable cups. There are more than four times as many…
Drax outlines a £3Bn investment plan to double biomass production
UK-based power generator company Drax has pledged for sustainable biomass production and sales of the product by 2030. The company aims to capitalise on increasing demand from Europe and Asia,…
Scientists are Turning Poultry Poop into Fuel
This Thanksgiving season is not only known for cooking the favourite holiday bird but also preparing something different out of it. A team of scientists at the Ben-Gurion University in…
Microbiomes are the future of wellness says Eagle Genomics
A new report by Eagle Genomics lays out the transformative potential of microbiome technologies for improving health and wellness. Microbiomes are communities of microorganisms that live in and on vertebrates,…
€2 billion partnership for European bio-industries
The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU), a €2 billion public-private partnership between the Bio-Based Industries Consortium and the European Union, went into force on Tuesday, November 30th. The…
Replacing oil with New Zealand pine
A conversation with Gaetano Dedual CTO & Jacob Kohn CEO of Futurity Bio-Ventures, where we discuss the power of trees, the bio-material manufacturing process and the importance of collaboration as…
Commentary: British Phycological Society conference to cover the future of algae
The British Phycological Society’s annual conference will be held between the 4th to the 7th of January 2022. Registration is open on their website until December 15th. The themes of…
Commentary: AlgaEurope Conference convenes academia and business
The Alga-Europe conference will be held between 7-10 December. It will bring together 350 key players from academia and business from more than 45 countries. Registration for the online event…
Commentary: 100 ways to make your business sustainable
The Scottish Forum on Natural Capital has announced their free new online resource featuring 100 ‘nature-based actions’ for businesses. The website lists concrete strategies for any business wanting to practice…