16 September 201516 February 2018 Fraunhofer WKI bringt Smudo wieder ins Rennen Endlich wieder fit: das Bioconcept-Car geht mit Fraunhofer-Hilfe im Herbst erneut nachhaltig an den Start.
A Smart and Efficient Bioeconomy for Europe “Cascading” can mean very different things to different people
Taiwan: Executive Yuan eyes bioeconomy development Premier Mao Chi-kuo said biotechnology is set to become a major growth engine of local economy
Crowded at “Status of the Bioeconomy” Conference European countries are well positioned in the global bioeconomy race
Yesterday’s promising ‘green’ materials: Where are they now? A “Then & Now” comparison of sustainable packaging materials for thermoforming applications demonstrates the shift from an interest in biodegradation to an emphasis on performance
Enhanced barrier properties Fraunhofer ISC's bioORMOCER® layers increase barrier properties of films, opening new market opportunities for biobased packaging
Benjamin Gonzalez talks to Il Bioeconomista. An interview with the CEO of METEX Company's innovations are based on industrial fermentation processes and designed to provide new ways of producing chemicals
Making the Most from Carbon in Plants Meeting the challenge of creating sustainable bioproducts from lignin
Unterschätzter Rohstoff: Forscher plädieren für Gras & Bäume statt Erdöl, Kohle, Mais & Co. Mehrjährige Pflanzen haben großes Potenzial, den wachsenden Bedarf an nachhaltig produzierter Biomasse in der wachsenden Bioökonomie zu decken – so ein Ergebnis der Perennial Biomass Crops Conference 2015 an der Universität Hohenheim
100% renewable – making bio-plastics real The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to the Coca-Cola Plant Bottle
15 September 201512 September 2015 Bioenergy Out: Why bioenergy should not be included in the next EU Renewable Energy Directive NGO's claiming EU for upscaling energy classes for just stated aim of reducing CO2 emissions
Potenziale biogener Rest- und Abfallstoffe für eine nachhaltige Energie- und Rohstoffbereitstellung DBFZ und FNR stellen Meta-Studie vor – Waldrestholz, Stroh und Gülle/Mist sind die wesentlichen ungenutzten Potenziale
Enerkem raises C$152.6 million in financings Company initiated the production of biomethanol from non-recyclable household garbage at the Alberta Biofuels full-scale facility in Edmonton, Canada
BiNa research platform launched Project is part of the ‘Sustainable Management’ initiative funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and coordinated by IfBB
Preliminary programme of this year’s European Bioplastics Conference announced 10th edition of the conference will take place on 5/6 November 2015 in Berlin
Global Bioenergies has joined aireg – Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany e.V. Global Bioenergies joins aireg to push the jet fuel application of its isobutene process
Global Bioenergies hat sich der Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany e.V. angeschlossen Global Bioenergies schließt sich aireg an um die Kerosinanwendung seines Isobutenverfahrens voranzutreiben
Marcel van Berkel talks to Il Bioeconomista An interview with the Chief Commercial Officer of GFBiochemicals
The New Tobacco Road: a path beyond smoking for America’s traditional cash crop Tobacco’s been re-thought, re-engineered and re-invented as a platform for sustainable, low-carbon fuels, and green chemicals – who’s doing what, where and how?
14 September 201526 November 2015 New High Biocontent Biopolymers Some of the pioneering big players and their hits
Solar energy and CO2 utilization could cover humankind’s energy and raw material needs The global military budget of only a few years would be enough to switch the world’s electric power supplies to solar energy use
Solarenergie und CO2-Nutzung können Energie- und Rohstoffprobleme der Menschheit lösen Der weltweite Militärhaushalt weniger Jahre würde genügen, um die globale Stromversorgung auf die Nutzung von Solarenergie umzustellen
Cost-effective catalyst converts CO2 into natural gas Leiden researchers found cheap catalyst for electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide and methane
Technavio Says the Growing Focus on Bio-based Products Will Uplift the Global Advanced Phase Change Material Market Through 2019 Report highlighting the continuous innovation in the global advanced phase-change materials market
Fungi tweaked to boost industrial enzymes Mutants of a common fungus produce endoxylanase enzymes twice as potent as the original strain
Gefüllt, gefaltet, aufgelöst – dieser Löffel ist anders Schon jetzt Nachfrage: Patentierter Greenspoon sucht Investoren
Balancing the bioeconomy: supporting biofuels and bio-based materials in public policy New paper suggests a cost-effective public policy strategy
Stable copper-based oxidation catalysts to obtain e.g. phenol as precursor for synthetics or to produce oxygen detectors The new copper-oxygen adduct complexes for the first time are thermally stable at room temperature (and above) as well as in oxygen-containing atmosphere
Stabile Oxidationskatalysatoren auf Kupferbasis zur Gewinnung von u.a. Phenol als Ausgangsstoff für Kunststoffe oder zur Produktion von Sauerstoff-Detektoren Die neuen Kupfer-Sauerstoff-Adduktkomplexe sind erstmalig auch bei Raumtemperatur (und darüber) sowie in sauerstoffhaltiger Atmosphäre thermisch stabil
Second Corbion plant approved to produce L-Lactic Acid for biocidal products in Europe Corbion has announced that a second of its production plants for L-Lactic acid received approved supplier status under the Biocidal Products Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, and as such it products can be used in biocidal products
Sinar Mas Group mulls plans to start producing bioplastic The company is looking at business opportunities for palm oil-based bioplastic goods
11 September 201526 November 2015 Bioplastics as strong contenders in the market The pursuit of environmentally materials has been growing considerably
Green public procurement in France Consulting companies Bio by Deloitte and Nomadéis have been mandated to carry out a study about the biobased products market
EU-weite Konsultation zur Reform der EU-Agrarstatistik EU-Kommission plant Modernisierung der Rechtsgrundlagen zur Erhebung statistischer Daten
Minister Rehn: Wood construction is part of bioeconomy development Example set by the state and municipalities plays a central role in furthering wood construction
On the Move in the Advanced Bioeconomy: GFBiochemicals, Faegre Baker Daniels, American Coalition for Ethanol, Global Bioenergies The Biofuels Digest's highlighting elections of honoured experts
Russische GS Group nimmt WPC-Anlage in Betrieb Nach Schätzungen werden in Russland jährlich etwa 20.000 t WPC-Produkte abgesetzt
Revolution® – “Glare control fabrics made from plants” New material made by M + N Textiles is the first sunscreen fabric in the world awarded with Cradle to Cradle CertifiedTM Gold
How to Turn an Old Sofa into Biofuel A Dutch initiative explores methods on how to use solid urban waste to produce liquid biofuels and biochemicals
Corbion and Perstorp launch jointly developed lactide caprolactone co-polymer for hot melt adhesives Unique long-term partnership brings more sustainable materials to the adhesives market and beyond
World’s Largest Producer Of Industrial Enzymes Comes Out Swinging For Biofuel CT Exclusive Interview with Novozymes CEO Peder Holk Nielsen
Die Natur auf der linken Spur Kunststoffe-Umfrage im September/Oktober: Welchen Nutzen haben Biokunststoffe im Auto?
10 September 201510 September 2015 The Role of Biowaste in the Emerging Circular Economy ECN Positon Statement on CE, 19 August 2015
Study: Seeing the forest and the trees, all 3 trillion of them Approach combines ground-based surveys with satellite imaging to find higher density than anticipated
Slower melting ice cream in pipeline Scientists found new protein from friendly food bacteria that could enable ice creams to keep frozen for longer
Closing the loop on the ground: 10 EU projects working towards a circular economy Over the last years we have been funding a whole range of projects across Europe on recycling, upcycling, reusing and recovering materials - each of them a building block for a circular economy. Here is a selection of some of them
Rudy Rabbinge: genetic modification has much potential but also entails risks for world food supply and the environment Green biotechnology has to be applied in an innovative system, where discoveries cannot continually be shielded by patents
A new Maine manufacturing strategy could turn plants into products Emerging biobased manufacturing sector could turn into a substantial force for economic development with the right foundation