In the Netherlands, designer Marek Głogowski is advocating for humans to eat more sustainably by adding more bacteria-based foods to their diets. Głogowski, a recent graduate of Design Academy Eindhoven, has opened a “metabolized restaurant” concept in which all food was produced using bacteria either via fermentation or culture. According to Fast Company, the menu […]
In Israel, lab-grown chicken startup SuperMeat has launched a restaurant adjacent to its pilot plant where “customers” can pay for their meal with reviews of their “chicken.” Dubbed The Chicken, the restaurant’s ambience includes views of SuperMeat’s lab through a glass window, while the menu features the Chicken Burger, complete with a brioche bun and […]
In San Diego, a protein innovation contest has crowned MycoTechnology Inc., earning the mushroom-based protein production company a $1 million investment. The Radicle Protein Challenge, sponsored by Syngenta, aims to promote future protein technologies to improve food security, including new sources or conversion technologies. Based in Denver, MycoTechnology converts mushrooms into functional ingredients. Examples include […]
In Israel, 3D-printed cultured meat startup Meat-Tech 3D Ltd. has announced a $7-million funding round as it works to commercialize its meat bioprinter and grow through M&A. Led by Psagot Provident Funds and Pension Funds, both institutional investors, the money will help the company fund its recent €1 million (USD$1.2 million) investment in Antwerp-based Peace […]
In New Zealand and Switzerland, a team of researchers has used biobased films to create wood with luminescent properties that could sustainably replace conventional, energy-intensive forms of lighting. Previous attempts to develop wood films for optical applications suffered from “poor mechanical properties, uneven lighting, a lack of water resistance, or the need for a petroleum-based […]
In India, Praj Industries’ demonstration plant that deploys innovative technology for the production of Compressed Biogas (CBG) was inaugurated last week. Located in the Praj Matrix R&D campus, the plant deploys Praj’s technology which utilizes a proprietary microbial consortium made from feedstock such as agri-residues and sugarcane press mud. Also known as Renewable Natural Gas […]
In Finland, a study report produced by Profundo, commissioned by Milieudefensie, was published on November 5, 2020 claiming that Neste’s raw material suppliers have been involved in serious sustainability violations, such as deforestation, fires, peat destruction, community and labor rights violations. Neste welcomes all efforts to monitor its raw material supply chains to ensure unwavering […]
In India, with the country looking to widen its ethanol feedstock supplies to include grains, the Times of India newspaper reports that a multi-feedstock pre-treatment facility has been inaugurated at the National Sugar Institute-Kanpur. The unit will allow for grains including rice, millet, corn and sorghum to be used alongside molasses feedstock to produce ethanol. […]
In the UK, the Scottish Farmer reports Terravesta is working hard to convince local farmers to plant miscanthus in spring 2021, saying it offers a low risk and higher returns per hectare than other crops grown on poor quality land. The company works across the entire miscanthus supply chain from working with growers to securing […]
In Brazil, the Wall Street Journal reports that as Petrobras seeks to expand into renewable diesel like many other oil refiners around the world and especially in the Americas, it is establishing a climate change department to help the company tackle major challenges. Shifting to carbon capture technologies as well as lowering the company’s carbon […]
