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“Measuring, testing and trial runs”
Recyclers are confronted with more than 250 types of plastics. Often, it concerns packaging that is…
Northern Netherlands invests billions in green hydrogen
Hydrogen is seen as a crucial part of the green industry of the future, both as…
Agro-based Tiny House overcomes thresholds for biobased house building
With the opening of the 'agro-based' Tiny House in Emmen, the Interreg VA project 'Biobased House…
Brussels Agriculture Council meeting about financing the bio-economy
Entrepreneurs who have developed key technologies in the bio-economy and are looking for financing for their…
Use or Invest in Biobased Polymerization Shared Facility
Green Chemistry Campus, REWIN and Wageningen University are planning the development of the first multipurpose Polymerization…
Suiker Unie opens Green Protein Demo Plant
On Thursday, October 10, the official opening of the new Green Protein Demo Plant of Suiker…
World-wide strong adoption of biotech crops, except in the EU
A total of 70 countries adopted biotech crops through cultivation and importation in 2018. It is…
Global decarbonisation rate relapses
Despite a significant increase in renewable energy in 2018, global CO2 emissions grew by 2% last…
LNG and biomethane trucks up to 5 times more polluting than diesel
Trucks with a liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine pollute the air up to five times more…
DSM to explore $25 bn bid for DuPont Nutrition & Bioscience
Royal DSM NV is among suitors exploring potential bids for DuPont de Nemours Inc.’s nutrition and…
BTG-BTL makes Swedish cars run on sawdust
Thanks to a Dutch invention, cars in Sweden will soon be powered by a fuel made…
UK to get first carbon-neutral ‘industrial cluster’
An alliance of companies including National Grid, Drax and Norway’s state energy company, Equinor, are leading…
Thermal battery delivers electricity and hot water
The Australian company CCT Energy Storage has developed a thermal battery that can supply both electricity…
Miscanthus promising feedstock for lignocellulosic sugars and ethanol
Tests show that miscanthus, also known as elephant grass or China reed, proves itself as an…
Plants could remove six years of carbon dioxide emissions
Trees and plants could remove six years of current emissions by 2100, but only if no…
Formula 1 looking at biofuels and hydrogen
Roaring engines, flaming exhausts and smoking rubber; Formula 1 sport does not seem overly concerned about…
Avantium awarded €6 million EU grant
Avantium N.V. announces that it has been awarded €6 million as part of a SPIRE grant…
BBI JU 2019 Call deadline is approaching
While the submission deadline for the 2019 Call for Proposals of Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI…
Renewable gases are posing international challenges
Renewable gases such as hydrogen, biogas and biomethane offer a solution for the energy transition. They…
‘PEF/FDCA flagship plant Avantium operational in 2023’
Avantium has the intention to start-up a cash-flow positive flagship plant in 2023 for the annual…