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French artist creates temple out of mycelium
Artist Côme Di Meglio and his team from the French Studio La Succulente has designed the…
Investment decision made for €1.3 billion Porthos CCS project in The Netherlands
Porthos has made the final investment decision. Construction of the first major CO2 transport and storage…
BioBTX gets €2.8 JTF grant for green chemicals from biomass and plastic waste
Dutch BioBTX, Technical University Eindhoven and Groningen University have received a €2.8 million grant from the…
German energy company LEAG turns coal-fired power plant back on
German energy company LEAG has reactivated a coal-fired power plant shut down five years ago as…
Visit the Fintoil advanced biorefinery in Finland
Visitors to the Lignofuels 2024 conference in Helsinki will have the opportunity to pay a unique…
TNO-Brightlands Materials Center develops smart thermocoating
The energy costs of existing homes can quickly be reduced by hundreds of euros a year…
‘Take action to unleash the power of the European bio-economy’
For the first time, the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) has published a Trend Report on how…
Car makers push for solid state batteries
Electric cars are known for their comparatively large carbon footprint. Culprits are the lithium-ion batteries. They…
New bio composite cladding panels are form-free, biobased and nature-inclusive
Biocomposite manufacturer NPSP and Studio Marco Vermeulen are developing biobased and nature-inclusive cladding panels for the…
French team BioAroma wins BISC-E 2023
AgroParis Tech's Team BioAroma from France has won the first prize in the BISC-E Student Competition…
Two calls for Circular Plastics projects expected soon in The Netherlands
The new Dutch Growth Fund programme Circular Plastics NL is committed to making the plastics industry…
LEGO abandons use of circular or biobased plastic bricks
Despite earlier promises, LEGO continues to use virgin fossil oil in its building blocks, said CEO…
Almost 5x the available budget requested in 2nd CBE JU Call
The second CBE JU Call has closed with 162 applications submitted. A total of more than…
Shell installs final part of pyrolysis oil upgrader in Moerdijk
The final component for Shell's new pyrolysis upgrader plant in Moerdijk, The Netherlands, was installed this…
Full agenda of EFIB23 in Rotterdam announced
EuropaBio has announced the full agenda for the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy…
Dutch frontrunners publish international brochure on chemical recycling
Chemical recycling makes it possible to convert plastic waste and biomass into new basic chemicals and…
CBE JU shows its contribution to the EU Green Deal
CBE JU has published a new set of infographics showing the joint undertaking’s support for the…
Europe shifts focus of Green Deal from climate to economy
After the departure of Eurocommissioner Frans Timmermans, the European Green Deal will remain at the centre…
Making agriculture less dependent on fossil energy
This summer AgroFossilFree celebrated its Brokerage Event in Brussels. After almost three years of work, the…
Eco-friendly straws contain toxic substances
Consumers who drink via paper straws are at risk of ingesting PFAS, researchers at the University…