Envirotec Magazine

MAY 27, 2024

Kim Cameron of the IBioIC The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has launched a refreshed Scottish Bioresource Mapping Tool to help more businesses make the case for investing in biotechnology facilities and processes.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 29, 2024

Biotechnology sees plastic sails transformed into synthetic vanilla flavouring Waste textiles from sailing boats could be given a new lease of life as a result of a research project upcycling plastic fibres from sails into new chemicals such as vanillin – the compound used in cosmetics and food products for a vanilla flavour and smell.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The results have been published in the Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. This then leaves us with activated carbon and carbon nanotubes – high value materials which are very much in demand.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Unilever's Clean Future program specifically will focus on funding biotechnology research, CO2 use and low-carbon chemistry, as well as biodegradable and water-efficient product formulations. It already supports a number of initiatives that aim to slash the environmental impact of the firm's cleaning and laundry products. Unilever's $1.2

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

Demand for ethanol in Scotland is expected to double in the coming years to more than 100 million litres, yet all of the country’s supply is currently imported from Europe.

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Greentown Labs

JUNE 21, 2022

Twenty startups joined our community in the second quarter of 2022, working on innovations as diverse as a solution to enhance oceans’ natural ability to capture CO 2 , biotechnologies to produce wood products without cutting down trees, and a turnkey development approach to waste-heat-to-power projects. Transportation.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Agency teams up with Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council to launch new funding competition. Producing food in new environments can help take pressure away from traditional land-based systems while also supporting our transition towards net zero," he added.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

An article from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) shows that diesel generators account for approximately 59% of an institution’s annual carbon footprint, equating to around 1460.20 Research from ScienceDirect reveals substantial air pollutant emissions from captive diesel generators. tons of CO2 per year.

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Business Green

JUNE 15, 2022

New £120m venture aims to scale up biotechnology alternative to palm oil and fossil fuels used to make everyday products. Unilever did not disclose the amount it had invested in the partnership, but confirmed it was the largest investment it had made to date in biotechnology alternatives to palm oil.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Liz Fletcher, director of business engagement at IBioIC, said: “With demand for electronics only likely to increase, this project is an incredibly important step forward in the treatment and management of e-waste.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. in part to demand that the federal government uphold treaty obligations to the Lakota people. And unlike other biotechnology researchers, Powell has focused on technology for environmental restoration, not for personal profit. “I

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 16, 2021

Granados’ experience in sustainable agriculture, tropical botany and pesticide research combined with Rojas’ expertise in plant biotechnology and occupational health has allowed them to redirect the painting industry and find a balance between technology and nature. .

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Business Green

MAY 5, 2022

Demand for beef worldwide is also continuing to increase, which is in turn leading to on-going deforestation and shrinking the capacity of the world's forests to soak up carbon in the atmosphere. said Popp.

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2021

The company set aside $1.2bn in research and development funds for biotechnology and low-carbon chemistry technologies that support that goal. As an example, WEF and BCG cite the Clean Skies for Tomorrow coalition, a way to create more demand for sustainable aviation fuel and other technologies that can help decarbonize the airline industry.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

C16 Biosciences developed a biotechnology platform to create truly sustainable oils and fats, starting with a replacement for palm oil, which is found in 50% of consumer products and is a major culprit of deforestation. The why: With demand for lithium growing twice as fast as production, the U.S.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

This biotechnology company is aiming to disrupt the dye industry and slash its environmental impacts. Biotechnology company Huue (pronounced hue) is on a mission to mimic and replicate nature's rainbow without the use of toxic chemicals. "We Then she engineered microbes to produce the enzyme and make indigo themselves.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 2, 2021

“Recent events have emphasized how our economies and systems are flawed and unsustainable, and that we need to immediately implement radical and regenerative biotechnologies delivered through equitable and compassionate business models to make leaps in the fight against the climate crisis.” Biohm Images via Biohm.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Unilever's Clean Future programme will be specifically focused on funding biotechnology research, CO2 utilisation, and low carbon chemistry, as well as biodegradable and water efficient product formulations. It is already supporting a number of initiatives that aim to slash the environmental impact of the firm's cleaning and laundry products.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Last month, in the Plant Biotechnology Journal , researchers described a breakthrough with rice, engineering the plant to produce more compounds that encourage the growth of biofilms, which provide a cozy home for nitrogen-fixing bacteria, much like legumes provide nodules for their partner microbes.

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Eco-Business

JULY 25, 2021

Notorious for animal testing and unsustainable sourcing, a first sector-wide report highlights the progress the flavours and fragrances industry has made in sustainability, aided by activists, consumer demand and biotechnology.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 19, 2020

Powered by ground heat pumps and solar energy , the conceptual design promotes a new type of urban development that not only meets the needs of local citizens, but also uses technology and biotechnology to reduce its environmental impact and improve livability.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Further, emerging grid requirements – including EV support – demand a new level of distribution system management, which this technology can help enable.” Honeywell’s 100% hydrogen meter Honeywell has launched what it calls the first 100% hydrogen-capable gas meter.

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Business Green

APRIL 9, 2021

Back before the pandemic, around 10,000 employees arrived every day at Genentech, a biotechnology company headquartered in South San Francisco. Cool Food will create more demand for plant-based foods and shape the habits and preferences of millions of consumers globally," Pozzi predicted.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

We also need consumers who will make sustainable choices, and show corporates and investors that there is demand for sustainable options - what do you want to do for your next job and how can you use your influence? Financing: we need more - how can you increase your allocations to ESG, and to clean technologies within ESG?

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Business Green

JUNE 22, 2022

The judges were massively impressed by Octopus Energy's Electric Juice project, which is proving so effective at both driving demand for electric vehicles and keeping the growing numbers of EV drivers on the go. Transport Project of the Year. Octopus Energy - Electric Juice. Highly commended: GRIDSERVE - Electric Highway.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The S&P Global Clean Energy index dropped 30% YTD weighed down by higher interest rates and supply / demand imbalances. Key market supply and demand indicators ended the year down. Proterra, the dominant electric bus maker, was just one high profile example. 👻 Spooky season for clean energy stocks.

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Better Ventures

JANUARY 15, 2020

Pow’s vision is to transform the landscape of bio-manufacturing by leveraging revolutionary biotechnology to enable environmentally sustainable and financially feasible continuous bio-manufacturing.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

.” Unilever’s Clean Future program specifically will focus on funding biotechnology research, CO2 use and low-carbon chemistry, as well as biodegradable and water-efficient product formulations. It already supports a number of initiatives that aim to slash the environmental impact of the firm’s cleaning and laundry products.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 23, 2020

” The price of oil plunged below zero on some days, and customer demand remains at an all-time low. Cheap electricity also will drive synthetic biology — the intersection of information and biotechnologies, where Moore’s Law meets Mendel , the father of genetics.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 23, 2020

” The price of oil plunged below zero on some days, and customer demand remains at an all-time low. Cheap electricity also will drive synthetic biology — the intersection of information and biotechnologies, where Moore’s Law meets Mendel , the father of genetics.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

This figure highlights a supply-demand discrepancy in the U.S. As a result, biotechnology companies like Danimer Scientific are collaborating with brands to create compostable and biodegradable plastics that ease the disposal burden on the average consumer. 3D printing with cellulose is another waste avoidance innovation.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 12, 2019

Given the magnitude of the losses in China’s hog and pork supplies, the impending impact on global protein supply and demand fundamentals is likely to be a multi-year event,” said Noel White, Tyson’s president and chief executive. . AFN has reached out to Tyson Foods and Chinese pork giant WH Group for additional comment.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

APRIL 29, 2019

Specific competency/ expertise related to technology sector client sustainability challenge(s) (including Information & Communications Technology and/or Biotechnology). Job Responsibilities: Thought Leadership & Market Development. Leading client presentations and workshops.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

APRIL 29, 2019

Specific competency/ expertise related to technology sector client sustainability challenge(s) (including Information & Communications Technology and/or Biotechnology). Job Responsibilities: Thought Leadership & Market Development. Leading client presentations and workshops.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This marginalisation is further intensified as space shrinks within the climate COP for movements and civil society voices, which champion the rights and demands of small farmers and rural communities,” Padilla said. Kelly Dent from World Animal Protection said there needed to be fundamental changes to the COP process.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

That’s when the idea for Mi Terro, his social impact biotechnology company focused on turning milk waste into fibers that can be used in apparel and packaging, started to bubble up. . Raising awareness about the energy demand associated with forest loss is one of Nabukalu’s goals. Deonna Anderson.

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

  Exits 🌾 80 Acres Farms , a Hamilton, OH-based vertical farming company acquired Plantae Biosciences, an Israeli, biotechnology company for an undisclosed amount. Supply, meet demand: A new platform for project developers and carbon removal projects.

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