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Building a circular bio-based speedboat from flax, basalt and biocomposites
Young inventor Yoni de Munter from Belgium is building the world's first circular biobased speedboat with…
Crocs to become 100% plant-based
It is perhaps the least sexy footwear in the world, yet over 700 million pairs of…
Scientists create rice and potatoes that grow 50% more
A genetic tweak that targets RNA can grow crops that yield significantly more food and show…
Two new Catalisti projects for the bioeconomy
The Belgian Innovaton Cluster Catalisti has started two new bioeconomy projects: Enzymares and BIOPOL4MOTIVE.
Maastricht University launches bachelor’s degree Circular Engineering
Maastricht University is launching a new bachelor's degree, Circular Engineering, this coming academic year. Students learn…
Koehler Group Invests in European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)
The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) has announced its third closing with significant financial commitments in…
€5 million subsidies for rolling out climate-impact solutions
To support developing countries in the fight against climate change, the Government of Flanders launched the…
PosHYdon starts green hydrogen production in the North Sea
Neptune Energy announced to move forward with the PosHYdon project, the world's first offshore green hydrogen…
Stora Enso produces wood-based carbon for batteries
Stora Enso’s pilot facility for producing bio-based carbon materials from lignin has started operations. The production…
Onward development of BioSeal Pavement on Green Chemistry Campus
BioSeal Pavement is an environmentally friendly and affordable 100% bio-based product that keeps paving stones free…
Photanol demo plant has started production in Delfzijl
The Photanol demo plant at Chemiepark Delfzijl has started production. The factory's aim is to produce…
TerraWatt Biochar develops CO2-negative asphalt
TerraWatt Biochar is going to start a pilot for the production of biochar from biobased raw…
Start of construction of Hydrohub MegaWatt Test Centre
The construction of the Hydrohub MegaWatt Test Centre has started on the Zernike Campus in Groningen.…
Covestro turns steel gases into sustainable plastics
German plastics company Covestro has started up a mini-plant at its Dormagen site to research the…
Room for biomass in the energy mix
The 'Fit for 55' package presented by the European Commission this week includes many energy and…
A new value chain for sucrose from sugar beet biomass
The European project CARBAFIN has developed a radically new value chain for the utilization of sucrose…
Fibrant reduces CO2 emissions by 0.6 megatons
Chemical company Fibrant reduces annual CO2 emissions by approximately 0.6 megatons CO2 equivalent in a single…
European CEO Alliance backs plan to cut carbon emissions by 55%
As the EU Commission prepares to present its Fit for 55 legislative package, the European CEO…
SCALE consortium builds world’s largest biorefinery for microalgae
In Baillargues, southern France, the world's largest biorefinery for microalgae will be built. This is announced…
How to find investors
Finances are often a bottleneck for bioeconomy start-ups that want to scale up. Investors are indispensable.…