Biomass Innovations under Investigation Part 1: Algae
At the end of last month, the UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) announced it was putting £4m in funding towards the Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme, with…
Commentary: Could urine be our new energy source?
A new study from a group of Australian researchers has brought us closer to a renewable energy source perhaps none of us want to consider - urine. This piece from…
Cros get Green Makeover
If you thought Crocs had had their day, the latest resurgence of the comfort clogs would have been something of a shock. But now the brand is set to become…
UK Watchdog Clamps down on Greenwashing
UK competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced it will give companies until the end of this year to stop any and every misleading claim about their…
Commentary : Harvard’s Fossil Fuel Divestment
Harvard university has bowed to pressure from environmentalists and shrugged off its fossil fuel investments. But could the move have unexpected consequences? This piece from The Guardian takes a look.…
Rolls Royce Electric Airplane Completes Milestone Maiden Flight
Engineering major Rolls Royce announced the successful maiden flight of its first all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ plane last week, with the flight lasting 15 minutes and taking place above Wiltshire…
Sky and Tottenham Partnered for World’s First Zero Carbon Football Game
Sky and Tottenham Hotspur joined forces in order to host the world's first net zero carbon football game at a match played against Chelsea this past September 19. COP26 and…
Bioresearch of the Week Vol. III
We’re back with brand new bioresearch that has been developing for the past few days. These summaries are just a glimpse of what innovations are happening in the worlds of…
Commentary: London Design Festival lives on the EDGE
The London Design Festival 2021, which started the 18th of September and will run until the 26th, will feature EDGE (Eco Design for Greener Environments) London: the city’s first sustainable…
Commentary: World’s 10 Best Vegan Cheeses
Abillion recently released their list of the world’s best vegan cheeses. The results came in based on 16,000 reviews of more than 3,000 products from around the world. Argentinian and…
Plastic Waste Is Turned Into Solar-Powered Pavement
Platio, a Hungarian company, is making solar panels out of plastic waste and using them as pavements. The PLATIO solar paver is a walkable, green building material; capable of powering…
Finland Develops Cell-Cultured Coffee
Cellular agriculture is rapidly advancing, this time it has been used by Finnish scientists to successfully produce coffee cells. The achievement should not be as surprising, considering that Finland is…