In Finland, a new method to capture carbon dioxide from the air has been developed at the University of Helsinki’s chemistry department. The method is based on a compound of superbase and alcohol. Tests show that the compound appears promising: one gram of the compound can absorb 156 milligrams of carbon dioxide directly from untreated ambient […]
In the Netherlands, through Photons-to-Chemicals (P2C), TNO develops photocatalytic processes that use sunlight as an energy source. These processes convert CO₂ and green hydrogen into C1 chemicals and synthetic fuels – essential building blocks for the chemical industry. Its technology is flexible and scalable, enabling the use of smaller CO₂ sources. This contributes to a […]
In Germany, turning green waste, hay and algae into fully biodegradable plastics for use in medical products, car components, insulation and packaging is the goal of a new Junior Research Group at the University of Oldenburg. The team will combine eco-friendly and application-oriented approaches to develop a cost-effective, energy-efficient technology for making innovative plastics based […]
In Denmark, researchers from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU)’s Department of Green Technology, in collaboration with European partners, will develop a new type of electrolyzer that can produce green hydrogen more cheaply, sustainably, more efficiently, and without the use of PFAS, which is currently used. Together with six partners, including both private companies and […]
In Illinois, Northwestern University and Stanford University synthetic biologists have created a new artificial metabolism that transforms waste carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful biological building blocks. In the new study, the team engineered a biological system that can convert formate — a simple liquid molecule easily made from CO2 — into acetyl-CoA, a universal metabolite […]
In Germany, the University of Münster, the University of Applied Forest Sciences Rottenburg and the nova-Institute have launched the project PerPlacsBio – Prospects for bio-based and biodegradable plastics in agriculture and forestry. The project is funded by the Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR) under the programme “Sustainable Renewable Resources”. The nova-Institute will expand the existing […]
In Japan, heat-resilient biofertilizers could help crops cope with rising temperatures but engineering them has been slow and uncertain. A new study at the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) shows that pairing experimental evolution with controlled gamma-ray mutagenesis can accelerate the path to heat-tolerant nitrogen-fixing bacteria, shortening development timelines and opening practical […]
In Austria, waste from tomato processing will serve to power aircraft. Under the leadership of Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), the EU project ToFuel is developing a new biorefinery concept that will convert tomato residues into sustainable aviation fuel as well as into fertiliser, animal feed and nutritional oil. The research team is aiming […]
In India, BioEnergy Times reported that researchers from China and Singapore have developed a new method that uses sunlight and biomass to produce green hydrogen at lower cost, while also creating another useful chemical in the process. The new technique uses sugars obtained from biomass such as agricultural waste cellulose. These sugars are converted into […]
In Florida, a study by University of Florida researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), found four different plant heat shock protein (HSP) promoters were characterized in the vegetative tissues of stably transformed sugarcane to evaluate their efficacy and spatial expression profiles when directing the expression of a uidA reporter gene. […]
