Microbe-Made Vegetable Oil Alternative Gets Serious Funding
San Francisco startup, Zero Acre Farms is on a mission to replace vegetable oils with a fermented alternative that is more sustainable and healthier. According to the founding team, its…
Germany And The Netherlands To Move Away From Gas
Germany has formally disagreed with the EU’s proposal for how member states should move away from fossil fuels. The country said nuclear energy is “risky and expensive” and that it…
IntegriCulture Raised $7 Million For Open-Source Cellular Agriculture Infrastructure Platform
IntegriCulture has successfully raised $7 million in a Series A funding round. The Japanese foodtech company will use the new investment to develop several affordable growth mediums, as well as…
Biomass-Fired Heating Plant In Finland To Receive Valmet Automation System
The Oriketo bioheat plant in Finland is one of the largest of its kind in the country. It currently has a full heat production capacity of 40 MW. Now, Valmet…
Renewable Energy to Account for More US Electricity
Renewable electricity is expected to account for 22% of U.S. electricity generation this year, expanding to 24% in 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Short-Term Energy Outlook.
BIOPROT Pushes Innovation and Security of Supply Chain for Masks in Europe
LUT University of Finland has launched a two year project named BIOPROT. The project is a response to issues that have emerged or heightened because of the Covid-19 pandemic, such…
Lotus Leaf Inspires New Bioplastic
Researchers at RMIT University developed a self-cleaning bioplastic that is sturdy, sustainable and compostable. It repels liquids and dirt – just like a lotus leaf – then breaks down rapidly…
The World’s First Refillable Toothpaste Dispenser
Happier Beauty, the British dental care brand, recently received a £150,000 Smart Innovate grant. The company will use the investment for the development of a refillable toothpaste dispenser with biodegradable…
‘Too Early’ To Revise Europe’s Bioenergy Rules, EU Countries Say
Ten EU member states wrote to the French EU Council Presidency and the European Commission to warn against the planned revision of sustainability criteria for bioenergy, saying it is too…
Milestone For Lanarkshire Bioenergy Plant As It Racks Up 50 Gigawatt Hours
Deerdykes bioresources centre breaks down food waste into an energy-rich biogas which is then converted into electricity through a combined heat and power engine, as well as creating natural fertiliser.
Molding Cell Produces Thin-Walled Packaging with Recycled Material
Auburg, the French subsidiary of injection molding machine maker, has collaborated with five partner companies to develop what it calls a “new one-stop-shop concept for the production of thin-walled five-liter…
Chinese Plant-Based Meat Startup Starfield Raises $100m
Chinese startup, Starfield Food Science & Technology, a company that develops plant-based meat alternatives, announced the completion of a $100 million Series B funding round led by private equity firm…