In India, Coherent Market Insights reported that the global sustainable aviation fuel market size was valued at $460.1 million in 2022 and is anticipated to witness a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 61% from 2023 to 2030. “Increasing concerns regarding environmental pollution from greenhouse gas emissions of the aviation industry are expected to drive […]
In Ireland, RTE reported that Irish firm Trifol Resources has developed and patented a process to transform old plastic into sustainable fuel, including sustainable aviation fuel and wax. Trifol Resources is already up and running with two so-called “reactors”, or massive recycling machines, installed and operating since June at the former Bord Na Móna briquette […]
In China, Reuters reported that Chinese biofuel firm Zhejiang Jiaao Enprotech said its sustainable aviation fuel unit has entered an investment deal with BP. The report said that BP has agreed to invest a total of $49.56 million for a 15% stake in Lianyungang Jiaao Enproenergy Co, which is building a 500,000 ton per year […]
In Brazil, Furf Design Studio and mycelium products maker Much have designed a biodegradable, sailboat-shaped urn for for the cremains of people who would like to be buried at sea. Dubbed Sail Funerary Urn, the poetic conveyance breaks down slowly in open air but will eventually decompose into the ocean. “[I]t is essential to remember […]
In North Carolina, the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority has tapped CTK Bio for supply of compostable paper cups at the Charlotte Convention Center and NASCAR Hall of Fame. One of the key features of CTK Bio’s paper cups and paper products is that their lining is home compostable. Conventional paper cups typically contain a plastic […]
In London, a student pursuing a master’s degree in bio-integrated design has developed cyanobacterial building panels that capture carbon. The idea came to University of London student Prantar Tamuli during the COVID-19 lockdown. Dubbed C-ELM—short for Cyanobacterial Engineered Living Material—the panels are a step closer to reality after being featured in an art installation at […]
In Finland, alternative protein producer Solar Foods has been named the international category winner by the NASA Deep Space Food Challenge. Launched in 2021 by NASA and Canadian counterpart CSA, the challenge seeks innovations to feed astronauts on long space missions. Solar Foods’ fermentation technology, which produces its Solein protein using air, electricity, and its […]
In California, foodtech Optimized Foods has developed a caviar alternative using lab-grown meat techniques and its proprietary mycelium platform. Dubbed MycoCarrier, Optimized Foods’ process uses spherical mycelium to convert biomass into food products, according to vegconomist. In the case of its Cultivated Caviar, the company grows caviar in a lab using sturgeon cells and an […]
In India, Zydus Lifesciences Limited has bought a 50% stake in fermentation-based active pharmaceutical ingredients and gelatine company, Sterling Biotech Limited, from Perfect Day Inc. Following closure of the deal, Sterling Biotech will become a 50:50 joint venture with equal representation on the Board. The JV will establish a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility to manufacture fermented […]
In Belgium, Naplasol has acquired mycoprotein company Mycorena and plans to begin producing Mycorena’s mycoprotein, Promyc, at its industrial facility in Bree. The move enables Naplasol to offer a wider range of sustainable solutions for the food, pet food and feed industries. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Naplasol produces essential proteins via […]
