In the UK, OXCCU has raised $28 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round. The round includes new investors Orlen VC, Safran Corporate Ventures, International Airlines Group (IAG), Hostplus, and TCVC, alongside continued support from existing backers Clean Energy Ventures, IP Group/Kiko Ventures, Aramco Ventures, Eni Next, Braavos Capital, and the University of Oxford. […]
In the UK, in partnership with 4AIR, Victor announced the results of its inaugural 2025 Annual Contrails Report, further verifying the impact of contrails on global warming, as both organisations continue to raise awareness of the CO2 and non-CO2 impact of business aviation on climate change and urge all commercial airlines to immediately publish their […]
In the UK, LanzaJet, Inc. has been awarded more than $13 million from the UK Department for Transport’s Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF) to accelerate development of Project Speedbird, a major sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) biorefinery in Teesside, United Kingdom being developed primarily for LanzaJet investor and SAF customer British Airways. The award will support the […]
In the UK, Tesco has announced it has added 42 new IVECO S-Way Natural Gas trucks to its fleet in Livingston, Scotland, to help it reach its goal to be carbon neutral across its own operations by 2035. The trucks will transport food and goods across Scotland, Cumbria, and Northumbria, servicing more than 250 stores. […]
In the UK, biomethane is not a viable option for replacing fossil fuels to heat UK homes at scale, a new report commissioned by The MCS Foundation has found. While gas companies have claimed that biomethane can heat “millions” of homes within a few years, energy experts Regen found that, even under the most optimistic […]
In the United Kingdom, designer Saskia Boersma, the Surface Matter collective, and the material studio Plasticiet have transformed £2.5 million (US$3.5 million) worth of withdrawn British banknotes into furniture. Dubbed Reconstructing Value, the material was made by combining shredded banknotes with a plasticizer. Physically, the benches maintain glimpses of “iconic hues and subtle security patterns of the original […]
In the United Kingdom, artificial intelligence-based enzyme developer Scindo has raised £4 million (US$5.4 million) to expand its discovery engine, scale its wet-lab abilities, and add staff. Founded in 2020, the company’s platform uses AI and proprietary data to engineer enzymes that convert renewable materials into high-value, biobased ingredients and enable efficient, sustainable production of […]
In the UK, to mark London International Shipping Week (LISW), Associated British Ports (ABP) is celebrating the success of ‘TURBO-METH’, a clean technology project, which has secured funding as part of the Department for Transport’s ‘Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) 6’. The project will involve working towards a trial of green methanol production technology pioneered […]
In the UK, a new report has determined that the National Health Service could drive £30-120 million (US$40-$163 million) in sales for the bioeconomy if it switched single-use plastic products such as syringes and gloves to biobased alternatives. The report, “Buying into Biomanufacturing: Harnessing Public Procurement for the UK Bioeconomy,” was authored by Jonathan Hobson […]
In the UK, the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team successfully uses a bio-based resin on the rear brake duct wheel shields of the #63 W16 – which crossed the line in second place at the Baku City Circuit – following efforts to qualify and apply sustainable carbon fiber composites. This groundbreaking development sees sustainable carbon fiber […]
