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‘More sustainable and synthetic fuels in European aviation’
The EU should start blending more sustainable and synthetic aviation fuel (SAF or eFuel) with fossil…
Roof-mounted hydrogen panels on the market within four years
Solar power panels are already commonplace, but soon we will be having hydrogen panels on the…
European Inventor Award for metal-eating plants that make green chemistry
French researcher Claude Grison has developed a method of using plants to extract metal elements from…
CBE JU publishes first call for project proposals
The Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) has published its first call for project proposals.…
Carlsberg signs off-take agreement for PEF
Carlsberg Group and Avantium have signed an agreement to purchase a fixed quantity of PEF (polyethylene…
Avantium forms PEF textile community with five companies
Renewable chemical company Avantium has formed the PEF Textile Community with five renowned textile companies. Together…
Ingredient Maps finds new ingredients for the food industry using AI
Processes and products in the food industry must be constantly adapted to the latest tastes and…
EU-project BIO4Africa helps African farmers advance with biobased technology
Small farmers in Africa will soon have a valuable use for crop and livestock waste that…
Shell and Dow put experimental E-Cracker furnace into operation
In the Netherlands, Shell and Dow have started up an experimental unit to electrically heat steam…
World’s first green hydrogen-powered plane ‘made in Holland’
The Dutch consortium HAPSS wants to build a commercial passenger aircraft that uses liquid green hydrogen…
‘Biobased industries should be part of European geopolitical strategy’
The biobased industries should become an indispensable part of the EU's geopolitical strategy, according to Dirk…
AlgaePARC expansion: more capacity for SMEs and start-ups
The micro-algae pilot plant AlgaePARC in Wageningen (Netherland) is to expand its capacity to meet the…
Tetra Pak collaborates with Mycorena on meat substitutes
Tetra Pak will develop a fungal fermentation production facility together with Swedish food producer Mycorena to…
Agrifirm and ChainCraft upcycle bio-residual flows to animal feed
Royal Agrifirm Group and the Dutch biotechnology company ChainCraft are starting a strategic partnership on the…
Clariant’s climate campaign cuts over 4 million tons of CO2 annually
The Swiss specialty chemical company Clariant has been awarded by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) with…
CBE JU work programme 2022: €120 million for biobased projects
CBE JU has published its Annual Work Programme, including information about the 2022 call for project…
One week left to apply for essenscia Innovation Award 2022
With record investments of €5.6 billion euros in R&D in 2020, no less than 422 patents…
Car brand Polestar partner Global Fashion Summit
Swedish electric car brand Polestar is the largest partner of the 2022 Global Fashion Summit (Copenhagen…
RWE takes over Dutch 1.4 gigawatt power plant from Vattenfall
RWE wants to develop the Eemshaven area in The Netherlands into one of the leading energy…
Relement raises €1 million for scaling-up biobased coating ingredient
Sustainable chemicals company Relement in The Netherlands has raised €1 million in a seed financing round…