In the UK, Bloomberg reports that activist investor BlueBell is calling on bp to halt future investment in renewable energy and instead invest $1.5 billion annually on oil and gas through 2030 while cutting $28 billion in investment by then in bioenergy, hydrogen and renewables & power. The hedge fund, which also agitated for change […]
In the UK, a new study from Plymouth Marine Laboratory investigates what happens when biodegradable plastics enter the ocean, and whether these increasingly popular alternatives to conventional plastics are safer for marine ecosystems, or whether they come with their own risks. In response to concerns about fossil-based plastics, biodegradable plastics – that is, plastics that […]
In the UK, VivoBarefoot and Balena announced an ambitious new partnership to address the harmful impacts of the footwear industry through the combination of technology and material science inspired by nature. The journey toward a circular end-of-life system for footwear faces a significant challenge rooted in the intricate nature of shoes — both in their […]
In the UK, Aston University scientists are to tackle some of the challenges of how to make inedible rice straw into the next generation of biofuels. In recent years, biofuels and biobased chemicals have been blended with petrol to create a more sustainable alternative. The Aston University researchers are to examine issues that currently hinder […]
In the UK, over the past two decades, government has provided more than £20 billion of support to businesses using biomass in the power and heat sectors – a key part of its net zero ambitions. Yet government cannot currently demonstrate that its approach to making sure generators comply with its sustainability requirements is adequate, […]
In the UK, Thames Water has announced sewage sludge will be used to heat homes in West London early this year, after successfully delivering its second gas-to-grid (G2G) project, at its Mogden Sewage Treatment Works (STW). The success of the gas-to-grid model established at Deephams STW in North London in 2021, where biogas is converted […]
In the UK, Greenergy announced the successful commissioning of expansion works at two of their biodiesel plants in the UK and in Amsterdam. The works included upgrading the pre-treatment process capability, allowing for a wider range of waste oils as feedstocks to be processed into lower carbon biodiesel that will be used in transport fuels […]
In the UK, LeadEdge Flexo, a provider of corrugated post-printing solutions, announced the launch of its brand-new cbak evolve mounting material. The new product utilizes bio-based Polyethylene (PE) in its construction and aims to reduce the industry’s reliance on synthetic virgin material at this crucial point in corrugated printing, without sacrificing performance or versatility, the […]
In the UK, Hutanbio said it secured $2.85 million seed investment to fast-track supply of biofuels to global shipping and aviation industries “Our low carbon fuel – HBx biofuel oil – is a sustainable and scalable high energy density, low carbon, sulphur-free, fuel solution, that uses CO2 greenhouse gas as a feedstock,” the company said. […]
In the UK, after a decade of research and development in the UK and around the world, HutanBio, a bio-tech company founded by scientists from Cambridge University, based in Cambridge (UK) and in Malaysia, has secured a £2.25 million investment from Clean Growth Fund to accelerate the commercial use of its HBx bio-fuel oil to […]
