Scientists develop algae-based flip-flops
Flip-flops, the footwear that can either feel comfortable of feel like a knife is being inserted in-between your toes, are having a moment during this unusual lockdown summer and are…
Bloom Biorenewables secure funding to prove biomass valorization at pilot scale.
More positive with finance flowing into the bioeconomy, with an announcement that investment from Yokogawa Electric Corporation brings Bloom Biorenewables seed funding round to a total of €2.9M. The investment…
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.…
ADM and Spiber ally their skills to expand production of bio-based polymers.
American multinational Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) and Japanese materials pioneers Spiber have announced an agreement to expand the production of Spiber’s innovative Brewed Protein polymers for use in apparel and other consumer…
‘Build Back Better’ is the theme of Bioeconomy Ireland Week 2020.
A COVID-conscious, 'Build Back Better’ is the theme of Bioeconomy Ireland Week 2020 which is now underway. It is placing a spotlight on Ireland’s bioeconomy through a series of online…
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…
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…
Four die in explosion at biosolids silo at UK water recycling centre.
In a blast heard more than a mile away last Thursday (3rd December), four people were killed and one injured in an explosion at a wastewater treatment plant in Avonmouth,…
Codexis and Casdin Capital launch SynBio innovation accelerator; Arzeda first investment.
Synthetic Biology pioneers Codexis a leading synthetic biology company that develops and supplies differentiated enzyme products for high value markets, are collaborating with leading life science investor Casdin Capital to…
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…
Notes from the beach – sea, sun and plastic waste.
"As a consumer avoiding plastic has become almost mission impossible." The sound of waves crashing gently onto the shore at a beach, creates instantly that feeling of relaxation - a…
5 Minutes With… Jori Sihvonen, clean fuels officer at Transport & Environment.
Listen to different stakeholders on what they think of your product, process and raw material because if there is uncertainty on the sustainability of the raw materials in the beginning…