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Greener Ammonia: A Green Revolution

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have made significant progress in producing “green” ammonia and, in turn, making “greener” fertilizers.

17 Jan 2023

Balena Steps Out with 100% Biodegradable Footwear

Balena, the material science company aiming at transforming the fashion industry, today announced the debut of its eco-chic BioCir Slides, made of its proprietary, 100% biodegradable plastic – developed to help the fashion industry put an end to unsustainable amounts of plastic waste and kickstart biodegradable plastic use in shoes and other clothing.

From Balena 8 Dec 2022

Carbonizing Waste Paper to Produce Economically Viable Carbon Materials

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a carbonization method for converting waste paper into pure carbon, which could be used in lithium-ion batteries.

29 Nov 2022

Mushrooms - A Biodegradable Solution for a Green Electronic Future

Researchers at Johannes Kepler University, Austria, have been focusing on the development of sustainable materials to replace nondegradable materials in electronics.

25 Nov 2022

Valmet to Rebuild Koehler Paper’s Power Boilers in Oberkirch and Kehl, Germany

Valmet will rebuild Koehler Paper’s power boilers at its Oberkirch and Kehl paper mill sites in Germany to increase the production of sustainable energy from renewable sources.

From Valmet 9 Nov 2022

Vertus Energy and Biogest Partner on European Biogas Plants, Aiming to Increase Energy Production by 60%

Vertus Energy, the company accelerating the energy transition by transforming the way the world turns organic waste into renewable natural gas, is partnering with Biogest. Together, the companies are working to demonstrate the BRIO solution at a commercial scale in Europe.

From BIOGEST 2 Nov 2022

Fast-Food Rubbish Solution in Sustainable Seaweed-Based Wrapper

Flinders University materials researchers and pioneering German biomaterials developer one • five are using seaweed extracts to develop next-generation biopolymer coating materials that could solve packaging waste dilemmas for the fast-food industry.

18 Oct 2022

Overcoming the Challenge of Soil Pollution

Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed a new method for tracking and measuring how polymer biodegrades, if at all, in soil.

17 Oct 2022

Toxins Found in the Organs of Unborn Babies - Urgent Action is Needed, says Fuel Tech Firm

Countries around the world need to move further and faster to reduce one of the most harmful types of air pollution, a leading fuel tech company said today, after shocking new research found toxic particles in the lungs, livers and brains of unborn babies.

From SulNOx Group Plc 7 Oct 2022

Conrad Energy Receives Planning Approval for 50MW Battery Energy Storage Project

Conrad Energy, the UK’s market leading flexible power company, has recently secured planning consent for a 50 MW 2-hour battery energy storage system in North Petherton, Somerset.

From Conrad Energy 13 Sep 2022