Technology
Alfa Laval to Open Service Centre that Recycles almost 100% of its Water
Earlier this week, Swedish production company Alfa Laval announced that in September of this year it would be opening the doors of a new service centre in Germany which can recycle almost 100% of its water. The new 5,200 square…
Neste’s MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel takes off in Switzerland
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has become the first airline in Switzerland to deploy Finnish energy company Neste’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in commercial flights. “We are delighted to have received the first delivery of our own-sourced SAF into Switzerland…
Commentary – Controlling individual water droplets as biochemical reactors
Researchers at the Ritsumeikan University in Japan have been digging more into tiny tools that could be used in the development of bio chemicals for more sustainable technologies that could transform the way we live. With emerging technologies such as…
Ginkgo Bioworks and Bayer Join Forces to Engineer Plant Microbes
Joyn Bio is engineering plant microbes to develop high- performing biologicals to help growers overcome challenges and offer new agricultural solutions. Joyn Bio is an association between Ginkgo Bioworks and Leaps by Bayern. The collaboration brings together Bayer’s experience and…
Researchers Develop Method to Recycle Lithium-ion Batteries
At beginning of July, at the University of Leicester, the Faraday Institution project on the recycling of lithium-ion batteries led by Professor Andy Abbott applied a new method, using ultrasonic waves, in order to separate valuable materials from electrodes, and…
Energycane could be cheaper, better alternative to soybeans
Four new studies from the University of Illinois have indicated that energycane could produce higher yields of biofuel than soybeans - at a lower cost. The studies were undertaken as part of the Renewable Oil Generated with Ultra-productive Energycane (ROGUE)…