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Biodegradable plastics event in Breda
Is it allowed to dispose of biodegradable packaging in nature? Of course not. And in the…
Private investors for biobased projects
There’s no shortage of cash. That’s what you hear when it comes to financing innovative projects.…
A surprisingly versatile biobased plastic
HemCell plastic is produced from polylactic acid combined with crushed palm leaf waste. The Dutch invention…
ZAP opens new Innovation Hall in Groningen
Today, 10 October, Sustainability Day, the new ZAP Groningen Innovation Hall is officially opened by the…
AMIBM gets new Sustainability Research Group
Under the direction of Yvonne van der Meer, the research group at: Sustainability of Biobased Materials…
IPCC: rapid action required against global warming
To limit global warming to 1.5°C, 'rapid and far-reaching' transitions in land, energy, industry, buildings, transport,…
Venlo focuses on seaweed
Seaweed is a wonderful product that contains a lot of proteins and healthy ingredients. They know…
BBI JU and SPIRE team up for synergy of actions
Following the collaborative work of the past years, Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) and Sustainable…
EuropaBio extends deadline for BioTech SME Awards
Not all innovative businesses begin in a garage. They are often biotech SMEs, starting small but…
‘European renewable gas targets can save billions of Euros’
Gas for Climate, a consortium of seven European gas transport companies and two organizations in the…
‘Biofuels will play a key role in the energy transition’
Advanced alternative liquid fuels, including advanced biofuels, will play a key role in in the reduction…
BioBTX opens pilot plant in Groningen
BioBTX B.V., a sustainable technology development company, announced the official opening of the pilot plant for…
Ioniqa launching first PET plastic upcycling plant
Ioniqa is scaling up its technology for infinite PET plastic upcycling: the technology company is building…
Shell to invest $ 200 million in New Energies campus
The Dutch-British energy company Shell will invest $200 million in the renovation and expansion of its…
Photanol to build demo-plant on AkzoNobel site Delfzijl
Photanol raised € 8 million from shareholders to build a demonstration plant in Delfzijl for the…
Biomethane and biogas to solve Barbados waste problem
Bright Biomethane from Enschede, The Netherlands will collaborate with Biogen Biotechnologies on Barbados for the production…
European Commission announces new biofuels forum
The European Commission has announced a plan to create a single forum representing the entire biofuels…
Biomass takes up 1,000x more space than fossil energy
The production of electric power from biomass takes up the most space of all energy sources…
Agriculture uses more diesel for mechanical weeds control
Agricultural land is increasingly being processed mechanically to remove weeds. This is a consequence of stricter…
Chemical industry should use more sugar
More sugar should be used to produce biobased chemicals, the German nova Institute states in a…