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Biomimetically cooled solar panels deliver higher efficiency plus clean water
Solar panels heat up quickly when the sun shines on them. As a result, the operating…
JTF: €2 million for a new fuel cell plant in Rotterdam region
Delft-based Zepp.solutions has been awarded a €1.98 million grant from the European Just Transition Fund (JTF)…
Dutch brochure highlights importance of chemical recycling
At the ChemistryNL Summit in The Hague (Netherlands) this week, the publication ‘Chemical Recycling in Circular…
Braskem and SCG Chemicals to build 200kt bio-PE plant in Thailand
Braskem, the Brazilian biopolymers producer, and Thai petrochemicals company SCG Chemicals plan to jointly build a…
Covestro develops robust process for chemical recycling of polycarbonates
Plastics manufacturer Covestro has developed an innovative process for recycling polycarbonate, i.e. polychain plastics. In this…
Sustainable Industry Challenge 2023 finals in Emmen
The chemical industry is on the lookout for innovations to become fully sustainable, using for example…
Avantium rewarded €0.76 million for participation in Rebiolution
Avantium has received €760,000 from the EU Horizon Europe programme for its participation in the Rebiolution…
Porthos gets green light from Dutch Council of State for CO2 storage
The first major CO2 transport and storage (CCS) project in the Netherlands can proceed, now that…
BEHAVE 2023
Innovation is a phased process, running step by step from basic research to market introduction. But…
Novozymes and Arla to develop protein ingredients through precision fermentation
Biotechnology company Novozymes and dairy company Arla Foods Ingredients have agreed a partnership to develop advanced…
MycoWorks to open world’s first commercial-scale Fine Mycelium plant
Biomaterials technology company MycoWorks announced the opening date of the world’s-first commercial-scale Fine Mycelium™ production plant…
German agriculture and industry push for more biofuels
Should biofuels be phased out? This debate plays out repeatedly in Germany. According to agriculture and…
CLIB celebrates its 15th anniversary
The German Cluster for Industrial Biotechnology CLIB is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year.
Aleph Farms submits first application for cultivated meat in Europe
Biotech company Aleph Farms has submitted an application for regulatory approval to the Swiss Federal Food…
World’s first: high-performance coatings containing phthalic anhydride from plastic waste
Coatings company Beckers Group has presented a high-performance coating containing phthalic anhydride from plastic waste. It…
‘European sustainability ambitions put food security at risk’
A one-sided European emphasis on sustainability reduces agricultural productivity and thus food security both inside and…
TenneT doubles investments in Dutch electricity grid
Grid operator TenneT has invested €3.5 billion in grid expansions and replacements in The Netherlands, in…
Researchers in Flanders (B) develop flexible and wafer-thin solar panels
Hasselt University and the Flemish research institute imec have jointly founded Enfoil: a new spin-off developing…
CO2 from chemical industry turns into raw material for batteries
Alta Innovation Support will set up a pilot at Valuepark Terneuzen (part of North Sea Port,…
Niels Faber new professor Biobased Business Valorization
The Research Centre Biobased Economy (RCBBE) of Hanze University Groningen in the Northern Netherlands will have…