China’s fermentation giants eye mycoprotein
China's largest fermentation manufacturers are redirecting production capacity toward mycoprotein and other alternative proteins. That is according to a new report from the Good Food Institute APAC, authored by researcher…
Oman pilots recycled water to grow biofuel crop camelina
Nama Water Services has launched a pilot project in Oman to grow camelina, a crop widely used in biofuel production, using recycled water. The initiative is being carried out in…
Lignopure brings lignin out of the waste stream and into cosmetics, coatings
Lignin has spent decades as industry's leftover. Pulp and paper mills produce more than 50 million tonnes of it a year. Most of it gets burned for fuel instead of…
nova-Institute to host chemical industry defossilisation summit
The Renewable Materials Conference will take place from 22 to 24 September in Siegburg, near Cologne, Germany, and online. Hosted by nova-Institute, this year's event carries the theme "Defossilisation through…
Dyadic strikes new deal for precision-fermented dairy proteins
Dyadic International has signed a new development and commercial license agreement with a European biotechnology company. The deal will add more precision-fermented dairy proteins to Dyadic's growing food and nutrition…
Spanish researchers turn coffee waste into biofuel
Researchers at Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) in Spain have developed a new method to turn spent coffee grounds into a raw material for biofuel production. The process could offer…
Novonesis to buy MicroBioGen in yeast biotech push
Novonesis has signed an agreement to acquire the remaining shares of MicroBioGen, an Australian biotechnology company known for its work on yeast strains for industrial use. The deal builds on…
Biofuel push risks food crisis, new T&E study warns
Global biofuel consumption could rise by 30% this year and nearly 70% by 2030, according to a new study from Transport & Environment (T&E). The surge is being driven by…
India and Japan launch initiative to scale biogas production
India and Japan have launched a joint initiative to expand biogas production, with plans to build 1,000 biogas plants and create a market for 2.5 million biogas-powered vehicles. The move…
New tech turns ethanol waste into bio-acetone
Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits and Braskem have announced a new technology platform that lets corn ethanol producers generate bio-acetone alongside their ethanol output. The system combines an engineered yeast…
New pest repellent made from biomass waste
Japanese green tech company Green Science Alliance has developed a pest repellent made from carbon quantum dots synthesized from organic waste. The materials include wood, plant, and food waste. Quantum…
UK startup Ponda lands £2.35m to scale wetland-grown insulation
Bristol startup Ponda has secured a £2.35 million grant from DEFRA's Farming Innovation Programme. The funding will help build a UK supply chain for materials grown on restored wetlands. Ponda…