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UK Government Invests £116m to Boost Green Innovation
The UK Government has financed more than €136 million to boost green innovation across the nation, including Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) technology. The funding is expected to oversee projects, specifically focusing on increasing energy efficiency, reducing carbon…
First study on in-flight use of pure SAF in a passenger jet shows early promise
The ‘Emission and Climate Impact of Alternative Fuels’ (ECLIF3) project from Airbus, German research center DLR, Rolls-Royce and SAF producer Neste published initial findings of a world-first study of the impact of 100% sustainable aviation fuel. Biofuels Digest does an…
Celanese, Mitsubishi Chemical Collaborate on Recycled POM
Global manufacturer of high-performance thermoplastic materials, Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials (MCAM), has partnered with Celanese Corp. for a joint collaboration to develop mechanical recycling solutions for both post-industrial and post-consumer sources of polyacetal (POM) copolymer. Plastics Today has the story.…
UNEP Announces 2021 Champions of the Earth
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced the winners of the 2021 Champions of the Earth, and women swept the environmental honours. Also new in UNEP’s history of the Champions, they received a record number of nominations from all over…
Startup Tiamat Sciences on the way to New Proteins For Cheaper Cultivated Meat Production
Biotech startup Tiamat Sciences announced that it is developing a new cellular agriculture growth medium which would significantly reduce the cost of producing cultivated meat and allow for faster progression to large-scale manufacturing. Traditional growth factors are expensive, but new…
SABIC polymer receives circular accreditation from Zero Plastic Oceans
SABIC, a Malaysia-based plastics recycling company, in collaboration with HHI, has developed certified circular polymers by using the advanced recycling of recovered mixed and used ocean-bound plastic. The companies claim this is a world first. HHI’s model to support the…