In Germany, BRAIN AG’s supervisory board and the board of management have agreed on a €60m capital increase during the last routine meeting of the supervisory board. The capital increase helps pave the way for the implementation of BRAIN’s “buy-and-build” industrialization strategy. A smaller share of the proceeds will serve to further advance BRAIN’S technology […]
In Washington State, Green Builder Media announced that the VISION House exhibit at INNOVENTIONS in Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort has had its HERS Rating conducted. A HERS rating—fast becoming as ubiquitous as the MPG sticker on a car—analyzes how energy efficient a home is in comparison to other similar homes. It provides […]
In New York, according to Transparency Market Research’s “Synthetic and Bio-Based Biodegradable Plastics – Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Applications, Share, Growth and Forecast, 2011 – 2018”, the global synthetic and bio-based biodegradable plastics market was worth USD 2.3 billion in 2011 and is expected to reach USD 7.8 billion in 2018, growing at a […]
In Michigan, Algal Scientific Corporation took home the $500,000 cash grand prize at the 2012 Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. Algal won the price for their work in removing nutrient pollutants such as biological oxygen demand, nitrogen and phosphorus, from high strength municipal and industrial wastewater. At the same time, the company’s technology produces algal biomass […]
In Washington, the USDA is amending the Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal Procurement, to add 12 sections: agricultural spray adjuvants , animal cleaning products, deodorants, dethatcher products, fuel conditioners, leather, vinyl, and rubber care products, lotions and moisturizers, shaving products, specialty precision cleaners and solvents, sun care products, wastewater systems coatings, and water […]
In Scotland, Marine Biopolymers reports that test results for their wet seaweed to dried sodium alginate were positive, with their technology showing cost advantages and faster processing time. The sodium alginate could used in foods, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and textiles. Marine is currently working to get funding for a pilot plant to be built in Ayrshire, […]
In Massachusetts, Lux Research states that Bioplastics are ready to take on petro-polymers in major applications like industrial parts, coatings, and packaging. Kalib Kersh, Lux Research Analyst and the lead author of the report titled, “Bridging the Divide between Demands and Bio-Based Materials,” states, “Bio-based material developers must aim for large, addressable markets, among which […]
In Florida, Dyadic International announced that it has been issued U.S. Patent No. 8,304,212 entitled “Methods and compositions for degradation of lignocellulosic material” by the USPTO. The inventions embodied by this patent relate to methods and compositions for using enzyme mixtures to convert plant biomass into fermentable sugars for the production of useful products. The […]
In California, a research collaboration between Mayaterials, Inc. and Wadham Energy LP, processing agricultural waste, has developed an environmentally friendly and more cost effective route to producing ultra-pure polysilicon feedstock for use in photovoltaic and electronics applications than any other approach to date. The project has recently produced polysilicon feedstock of approximately 6N purity (99.9999%) […]
In Minnesota, Biogenic Reagents has completed construction and initiated commercial production at its $30 million facility in Marquette, Michigan. The company’s flagship production facility has the capacity to process 300,000 tons per year of biomass into carbon products. Initial products include activated carbon with applications for air and water purification and control of mercury and […]
