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Biobased polycarbonate breakthrough, seaweed diapers, bamboo toothbrushes, one cow’s manure can power Toyota’s new Mirai hydrogen car and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of October 31st

October 30, 2019 | Jim Lane

It’s Halloween and things are getting pretty scary out there with stinky, petroleum based, disposable, plastic diapers and plastic toothbrushes being discarded all over the world but have no fear, for a new seaweed-based reusable diaper and Colgate’s new bamboo toothbrush is here to save the day! But wait there’s other news that will calm […]

Zero-emission hydrogen beer trucks, algae to generate clean water, cheesy biogas, algae backpacks, bamboo toothbrushes, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of August 30th

August 29, 2019 | Jim Lane

Pumpkin spice everything is already appearing in stores across the U.S. and so is beer for Oktoberfest, but Anheuser-Busch’s beer will be delivered using zero-emission hydrogen beer trucks! Have some cheese with that beer as cheese waste is now being converted to biogas in the UK. And for back to school folks, there are backpacks […]

Assam Bio Refinery selects partner to develop bamboo supply chain with farmers

July 4, 2019 | Meghan Sapp

In India, Assam Bio Refinery that will produce ethanol from bamboo has selected the National Small Industries Corporation to facilitate the supply of bamboo from farmers to different chipping centers around the Northeast states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Meghalaya. NSIC will be responsible for developing the entrepreneurs that will be at the heart […]

Bamboo for bioenergy a viable option in Indonesia

December 2, 2018 | admin

In Indonesia, bamboo is being looked at as a sustainable alternative bioenergy source, especially considering the country’s palm oil for biofuel being attached for deforestation and other impacts. Researchers from Australia’s RMIT University and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) consider bamboo a viable alternative since it grows fast, has a long root system, […]

Brain regeneration, data storage with biocomputers, plastic from waste gases, bamboo diapers, gene-edited wheat, jackets from bison fluff : The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of November 29th

November 30, 2018 | Jim Lane

The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of November 29th. #1 Brain regeneration can happen thanks to silk biomaterial In Spain, researchers from the Polytechnic University of Madrid developed a silk biomaterial that can increase the survival of transplanted stem cells into […]

NRL signs JV with Chempolis and Fortum for Indian bamboo-based biorefinery

June 13, 2018 | Meghan Sapp

In India, Numaligarh Refinery Limited has taken a giant step forward by establishing a joint venture, Assam Bio-Refinery Pvt. Limited (ABRPL) with equity participation of M/s Chempolis Oy of Finland and M/s Fortum 3 B.V. of Netherland to build and operate the first of its kind Bio Refinery in India which would generate renewable green fuel-bioethanol, other valuable […]

Chemopolis creates JV with Fortum and NRL for Indian bamboo biorefinery

May 3, 2018 | Meghan Sapp

In Finland, biorefining technology company Chempolis, the Finnish energy company Fortum, and Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), a state-owned Indian oil company, have formed a joint venture to construct a biorefinery in the state of Assam in Northeast India. The joint venture will own the biorefinery. Construction work will begin in the autumn of 2018, with […]

National Green Tribunal takes harder look at proposed bamboo ethanol plant

February 12, 2018 | Meghan Sapp

In India, the National Green Tribunal has taken up a case lodged by an environmental activist who claims Numaligarh Refinery and Chemopolis’ proposed bamboo-based ethanol plant shouldn’t be allowed in the no development zone of the Kaziranga National Park. The suit also claims the environmental impact assessment that led to the project receiving environmental approval […]

NRL signs MOU for 150,000 tons of bamboo for planned Chempolis cellulosic ethanol plant

November 22, 2017 | Meghan Sapp

In India, Numaligarh Refinery Ltd signed an MOU to secure 150,000 metric tons of bamboo annually from the Manipur region to supply its planned cellulosic ethanol plant with Finland’s Chempolis. The agreement is expected to lead towards the creation of bamboo processing clusters that will help farmers add value to their bamboo plantations. The $146.7 […]

Pandas and beavers digestion of bamboo and trees can help biofuel production

October 21, 2017 | admin

In Canada, scientists in Ottawa with Agriculture Canada are looking at how pandas digest bamboo to better understand the fungi and microbes that help them digest the branches and twigs. This builds on another recent study about how beavers digest trees and how the enzymes in their gut help break down the material to get […]