Indonesia To Tighten Regulation Of Tuna Harvest In Bid For Sustainability
Indonesia’s annual tuna catch is the largest of any country. Now, the Asian country is pushing for a nationwide harvest strategy for its world-leading tropical tuna fishery, in an effort…
Researchers Reveal Smart, Biodegradable, Antimicrobial Food Packaging
A team integrated by scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Harvard University claims to have developed a ‘smart’ food packaging material that is biodegradable and capable of killing microbes…
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.