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BASF invests in biotech start-up Bota Bio for living cells and enzymes tech to make products

BASF invests in biotech start-up Bota Bio for living cells and enzymes tech to make products

March 21, 2021 |

In Germany, BASF Venture Capital invested in Bota Biosciences, Ltd., an industrial synthetic biotech company based in China that is developing a proprietary next-generation biotechnology platform which enables sustainable and economical production of high value products for a broad array of industrial applications such as sweeteners, vitamins, personal care or crop protection products. Industrial biotechnology […]

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IEDA Board approves projects from 10 companies, including VERBIO Nevada

IEDA Board approves projects from 10 companies, including VERBIO Nevada

March 21, 2021 |

In Iowa, the Iowa Economic Development Authority Board approved awards for seven established companies and three startups, including VERBIO Nevada, a biorefinery owned by VERBIO North America, a subsidiary of VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG, a major German producer of ethanol, biodiesel and renewable natural gas. The company plans to purchase equipment to integrate ethanol production […]

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Greenlane Biogas, Envitec, Evonik, others among fastest growing biogas businesses

Greenlane Biogas, Envitec, Evonik, others among fastest growing biogas businesses

March 21, 2021 |

In Washington, D.C., the American Biogas Council announced the eight fastest growing biogas businesses in the US: DMT, DVO, Inc., Envitec Biogas, Evonik, Greenlane Biogas, Nacelle, Paques Environmental Technologies, and PlanET Biogas. Results were determined by gross revenue growth from 2019 to 2020. Collectively, revenue from the fastest eight grew by more than 300%. “Biogas […]

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EPA reboots climate change website, brings back data, scientific reports

EPA reboots climate change website, brings back data, scientific reports

March 21, 2021 |

In Washington, D.C., as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to action on climate change and restoring science, EPA is taking the first step in a relaunch of its climate change website. For the first time in four years, EPA now has a webpage to guide the public to a range of information, including greenhouse […]

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New clean energy process converts methane to hydrogen with zero CO2 emissions

New clean energy process converts methane to hydrogen with zero CO2 emissions

March 21, 2021 |

In France, researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and West Virginia University, in collaboration with industry partners Southern California Gas Company and C4-MCP, developed a process that converts methane—the primary component of natural gas—into hydrogen while emitting zero CO2. The process also creates carbon solids for manufacturing applications. The hydrogen can be used in fuel […]

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Gimme a piece of that! Licella, Nestlé, others have sweet news on plastic waste to plastic resource

Gimme a piece of that! Licella, Nestlé, others have sweet news on plastic waste to plastic resource

March 21, 2021 |

It was a big week of news for Licella and their Cat-HTR platform in Australia with two soft plastic project announcements. First, Licella joined forces with a group of high-profile companies like Nestlé and LyondellBasell, who have collaborated to produce Australia’s first soft plastic food wrapper made with food-grade recycled content. Second, Licella launched a […]

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Corbion’s lactic acid, BASF biosurfactants, seed PPE, Hermès mushroom-leather bag, sugarcane UGGs, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of March 19th

Corbion’s lactic acid, BASF biosurfactants, seed PPE, Hermès mushroom-leather bag, sugarcane UGGs, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of March 19th

March 18, 2021 |

As spring nears in some parts of the world and COVID vaccine availability improves, we think of hope, seeds and new growth. One designer took it literally and created biodegradable PPE face masks from rice paper filled with flower seeds to bring forth new growth when discarded. French luxury goods maker Hermès launched a mushroom-leather […]

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Fighting Fraud with Tech – RSB, Bioledger build up blockchain for biofuels traceability  

Fighting Fraud with Tech – RSB, Bioledger build up blockchain for biofuels traceability  

March 14, 2021 |

The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials and Bioledger are using blockchain technology to fight fraud and see how it can support traceability of biofuel and its feedstocks and overcome the vulnerabilities identified in securing the supply of sustainable renewables. The proposed solution — a blockchain database that enables verifiable proof of origin, secure consignment creation, process […]

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PNNL-developed solvent breaks barriers, captures carbon for less than industrial counterparts

PNNL-developed solvent breaks barriers, captures carbon for less than industrial counterparts

March 14, 2021 |

In France, as part of a marathon research effort to lower the cost of carbon capture, chemists have now demonstrated a method to seize carbon dioxide that reduces costs by 19 percent compared to current commercial technology. The new technology requires 17 percent less energy to accomplish the same task as its commercial counterparts, surpassing […]

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RFA says EPA should shelve proposal to extend RFS compliance deadlines

RFA says EPA should shelve proposal to extend RFS compliance deadlines

March 14, 2021 |

In Washington, D.C., in comments submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Renewable Fuels Association opposed a proposal to extend the deadlines for demonstrating compliance with the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2019 and 2020. “This proposal is unnecessary, and the timelines are excessive,” wrote RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper. “All that the extensions […]

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