In Germany, a team of scientists from the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences – Biotechnology at Forschungszentrum Jülich worked together with the company Novonesis to develop a bacterium that “eats” individual building blocks of different types of nylon and converts them into value-added products. The results of this research will help improve nylon recycling. The […]
In Germany, a new study commissioned by the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) and the Biobased Industries Consortium (BIC) reveals that meeting 20% of the total global carbon demand of the chemicals and derived materials sector by 2050 from biomass is achievable and sustainable. This key finding highlights the potential for defossilizing the industry, which currently […]
In Germany, mountaineering equipment firm Edelrid has introduced climbing rope made from castor oil. Birdlime 1R 9.8 climbing rope uses polyamide-11 made from castor oil in a process that dates back 80 years. However, the company acknowledges that it is more expensive than petrochemically produced polyamide-6, the traditional material for climbing rope. The biobased rope […]
In Germany, Kuehne+Nagel renews its strategic collaboration with Acer Europe to decarbonize sea shipments by using biofuel. So far, this partnership, now in its third year, has reduced emissions by 475 tons. It highlights both companies’ commitment to environmental sustainability. In addition to supporting Acer’s reduction efforts with its certified Book and Claim solution […]
In Germany, Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) and Greenlyte Carbon Technologies have joined forces to transform the future of aviation sustainability. At the airport’s annual New Year’s reception on the January 16, 2025, Greenlyte unveiled plans to establish the SAF Reallabor, the world’s first fully integrated Direct Air Capture to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (DAC-to-SAF) facility in front […]
In Germany, Electrochaea announced an important milestone in its collaboration with global energy technology company Baker Hughes. The two companies have in fact finalized the basic engineering design package (BEDP) of Electrochaea’s proprietary biocatalyst methanation system integrated with Baker Hughes´s carbon capture solutions. This BEDP lays the foundations for large industrial-scale biomethanation applications and meets […]
In Germany, an €18.7 million project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology launched on January 24 to develop fuel cell technology for cruise ships, aiming to reduce emissions and bring climate-neutral propulsion to the sector. The zero4cruise initiative focuses on Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cell systems, with initial 250-kilowatt units scalable […]
In Germany, EnviTec Biogas acquired Uniper subsidiary LIQVIS. The former Uniper subsidiary will operate under the umbrella of the EnviTec Biogas Group as LIQVIS powered by EnviTec Biogas. LIQVIS was founded in 2015 and runs a total of 18 LNG filling stations in Germany and France at strategic traffic hubs with particularly high truck traffic. […]
In Germany, energy company Mabanaft announced a multi-million-euro project to convert four tanks at its Blumensand terminal in the Port of Hamburg for methanol storage, aiming to support northern Germany’s transition to low-carbon fuels by 2027. The tanks, with a combined capacity of 20,000 cubic meters, will be converted in two stages, pending approval from […]
In Germany, a new report by the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) develops and analyses three future scenarios for carbon-based fuel demand until 2050 – each a possible development under current policy rules. The results visualize that the demand for second-generation biomass biofuels will increase significantly, mainly due to the increasing quotas set for aviation fuels […]
