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Cleantech’s war on drugs
Active pharmaceutical compound (API) pollution is one of cleantech’s greatest challenges. From antipsychotics to antibiotics, mind and body-altering drugs are poisoning rivers and lakes around the world. In 2018, researchers detected 13 APIs in fish from 25 urban sites in…
Biogas, fertiliser, & algae from pigs: the company putting circular farming in practice
Cooperl, one of the world's largest pig producers, is creating biogas, biofertiliser, and algal feed from animal waste. Here’s how it's putting circular farming in action.
How to cash in on an oyster invasion
The Pacific oyster is taking over Europe’s seas. Many have branded it as an invasive pest but bio-businesses old and new are valorising wild stock. We make a case for the Pacific oyster as a potential node in the circular…
Converting Wastewater into Fuel
As the world continues to get on the green bandwagon, biofuels are driving the new fossil fuel market. The goal of biofuels is to create an alternative source of energy that benefits the environment, as well as society. Researchers around…
Burning Metal to Make Clean Energy
How a Dutch brewery is using iron powder as fuel What if we could curb the fossil fuel-fed climate change nightmare and burn something else for fuel? What if this something else is also one of the most common elements…
Precision fermentation: the biotech beguiling investors
Precision fermentation is making authentic no-kill meat a reality. We examine why its the alternative protein sector to watch. The companies Precision fermentation companies have proliferated over the past decade, with investment accelerating over the last three years. In…