In Australia, major study in Southeast Queensland is testing how quickly biodegradable plastics break down in waterways, as researchers search for solutions to the world’s growing plastics problem. The project is underway at the A$13 million Australian Research Council Training Centre for Bioplastics and Biocomposites at The University of Queensland, Director, Associate Professor Steven Pratt said […]
In California, NewHydrogen announced that the company recently entered into a research agreement with UC Santa Barbara to work with a team of chemical and materials engineers to develop a better way to efficiently split water into cheap green hydrogen with a thermochemical approach, using heat instead of electricity. “Hydrogen is the cleanest and most […]
In Utah, for years, farming facilities across the country have utilized anaerobic digesters to convert cow manure into renewable energy. However, these digesters have been limited to a modest 30–40% efficiency. Now, groundbreaking research led by a team of BYU professors is revolutionizing the process, making it faster and more efficient than ever before by […]
In California, in a study published recently in Nature Sustainability, researchers successfully engineered microbes to make biological alternatives for the starting ingredients in an infinitely recyclable plastic known as poly(diketoenamine), or PDK. The finding comes from collaboration among experts at three facilities at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab): the Molecular […]
In Germany, Berlin-based climate tech start-up C1, together with its partners – the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES, the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT, DBI-Gastechnologisches Institut gGmbH Freiberg and the Technical University of Berlin – announced the launch of the “Leuna100” project. The goal of the project is the […]
In Rhode Island, researchers at the University of Rhode Island have developed a computational model of a single-celled organism known as Pyrococcus furiosus, or P. furiosus, to better understand and predict how the organism reacts in certain situations. P. furiosus is a hyperthermophilic microorganism—which means it can survive and thrive in extreme temperatures. Well known […]
In Wyoming, Wyoming News reported that three University of Wyoming (UW) research proposals had been recently selected to receive seed funding through the Hydrogen Energy Research Center’s Hydrogen Production and Transportation for Wyoming initiative. The funding, available through the UW School of Energy Resources, is part of Phase II of a funding initiative to promote […]
In Belgium, the first phase of the four-year Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) Project LUCRA kicked-off in Ghent, Belgium in July. LUCRA aims to demonstrate a unique process to convert underutilized organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) and wood waste into bio-based succinic acid. The project is set to provide the bio-based […]
In Brazil, in recent decades, scientists have sought solutions to improve the sustainable production of biofuels from renewable sources. The latest advance in this field was announced at the end of May by Brazilian researchers and could boost the production of sustainable biofuels for aviation and maritime shipping. The enzyme discovered by the CNPEM group […]
In Michigan, researchers from Michigan State University’s School of Packaging have developed a way to make a promising, sustainable alternative to petroleum-based plastics more biodegradable. The researchers made a bio-based polymer blend that’s compostable in both home and industrial settings. The work is published in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. With this technology, […]
