In India, local newspaper Financial Express reported that NTPC one of India’s largest power generation company has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tecnimont, the local subsidiary of Italian company Maire Tecnimont Group. Under the terms of the agreement, the partners will jointly evaluate and explore the possibility to develop commercial green methanol […]
In Spain, AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Center said has produced a plastic film from used coffee grounds. The company noted that this development was carried out within the framework of the European WaysTUP! Project, financed by the Horizon H2020 program. “WaysTUP! is a clear example of how biowaste can play an important role in the […]
In The Netherlands, DSM Engineering Materials announced it has supported Axis Communications, which offers products and services for video surveillance and analytics, access control, intercom, and audio systems, to deliver camera components made with EcoPaXX, a high-performance polyamide, which is made from renewable castor bean oil. The company noted that EcoPaXX is a high-performance aliphatic, […]
In India, Reuters reported that the local government is planning a $2.2 billion incentive program for the green hydrogen industry. The incentive aims to reduce the production cost of green hydrogen by a fifth over the next five years, Reuters reported, citing a senior government official and an industry manager working in renewable energy. The […]
In India, The Economic Times reported that Deepak Bisht, Director of the Honeywell India Technology Center, considered that the Indian government could mandate 1% blending of ethanol with jet fuel as the first step in its effort to create a broad ecosystem on the use of sustainable aviation fuel for the domestic aviation industry. According […]
In New York, Alicia Silverstone has posed nude for a PETA ad encouraging adoption of plant-based leather alternatives. Featuring the tagline “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Animals,” the ad shows Silverstone wearing nothing but began leather boots in a field of cacti. Additional text reads: “Don’t be a prick. Wear Vegan. Buy Cactus, Mushroom, […]
In Korea, a K-Beauty brand owned by retailer Olive Young is offering compact makeup cushions made from biobased polyhydroxyalkanoates and polylactic acid. Usually, the powder-purveying cushion is made of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene. Developed in partnership with CJ Biomaterials, a division of South Korea’s CJ Cheil Jedang, the compacts will be sold under the private label WakeMake at […]
In France, a company called Scalite has developed a ceramic tile alternative made from fish scales. According to a profile by online publication Inhabitat, cofounder and Royal College of Art in London graduate Erik de Laurens invented Scalite while trying to revitalize manufacturing in the Basque region of France, where traditional tile-making was a dying […]
In Vienna, carbon dioxide-to-food-ingredients startup Arkeon Biotechnologies has added €4 million (US$4.3 million) to a €6.5 million seed funding announced last March. The company uses gas fermentation to convert carbon dioxide into essential amino acids. Producing the same amount of protein conventionally would require almost 100 times the amount of land. “We are very pleased […]
In California, BioLab Studio has created a system in which mycelium materials are grown on 3D-printed natural scaffolds and maintained by robotic arms. Dubbed Bio Scaffold, studio founder Natalie Alima tells dezeen she hopes the concept will accelerate circularity. “I was interested in architecture that biodegrades back to the earth and is intended to be […]
