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Seaweed: the new material of our sustainable future?
In the global bid to curb our plastic production, manufacturers are increasingly turning to the natural world for organic, sustainable alternatives. Created out of everything from mushrooms to agricultural waste, innovators are proving that the solutions are at our fingertips,…
How Dairy Alternatives Took Over the Markets
In the recent weeks, Beyond Meat has filed around 100 trademark applications in the US. These include Beyond Eggs, Beyond Crab, Beyond Tun’, Beyond Fish, Beyond Lamb, and most surprisingly, Beyond Milk. The trademark application stood out to their plant-based…
The University Bringing Algae-based Biofuels to Commercialisation
In the future of fuel, we may need to look no further than our local waterways to find an alternative that is carbon neutral, and easily cultivated. Algae, with its ability to convert and store energy from sunlight in the…
Central Asia Could Lead BioEnergy –If It Passes Regulations
According to Nikolay Belyakov, Asia is expected to replace Europe as the largest market for bioenergy electricity deployment, followed by a new replacement from Africa. This is due to a perfect combination of increasing energy demand, low-cost biomass waste and…
Researchers are Bringing Sustainability to Chemical Manufacturing
Last week, a research team from the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory identified an enzyme that could transform poplar trees into a source for industrial chemical building block p-hydroxybenzoic acid. The discovery joins an emerging trend of researchers…
2021 Has Been the Year for SAF
Aviation currently accounts for approximately up to 3% of the total man made global carbon emissions. Without timely action, it could rise to up to 22% by 2050. To address its environmental impact without compromising on its business growth, the…