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Data driven methods to boost microalgae production and CO2 capture

Envirotec Magazine

Activities in the ROBA project will contribute to these targets by focusing on a concept for refinery CO2 capture with microalgae and by developing monitoring methods that could be utilized in large-scale algae cultivation,” explains Jason Michael Blake, Vice President of Innovation, Business Platform Aviation Feedstock, at Neste.

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LanzaTech inks $500m partnership with Mark Carney's Brookfield

Business Green

US-based LanzaTech uses a biotechnology to transform CO2 emissions from heavy industry into fuels and chemicals. It has previously used its technology to turn steel mill emissions into sustainable aviation fuel , clothing ranges , trainers , plastics , laundry detergent, household cleaning products and even perfumes.

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Elemental Excelerator to Fund 15 Climate Companies in 12th Cohort

Elemental Excelerator

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. of total GHG emissions, about as much as the entire aviation sector. The why: Palm oil is responsible for 1.4%

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Top brands strengthen links between net zero goals and supply chain innovation

Business Green

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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CleanAirZone debuts a bio-based air purifier at CES 2021

AGreenLiving

Marketed as the “only biotechnology capable of capturing and digesting 99.99% of contamination in the air,” the CleanAirZone system uses the same types of bacteria that have been used to clean the atmosphere for billions of years.

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? 2023’s Most Headliney-Headlines #178

Climate Tech VC

   ⚡ Aether Fuels , a San Francisco, California-based sustainable aviation fuel developer, raised $9M in Seed funding from Doral Energy-Tech Ventures, Foothill Ventures, JetBlue Ventures, Xora Innovation, and TechEnergy Ventures.   Nuclear makes a resurgence.

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Are microbes the future of recycling? It’s complicated.

Grist

According to some research, from production to disposal, it is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than the aviation industry. In a 16-foot-tall reactor, the flakes are mixed with the patented cutinase enzymes —produced by Denmark-based biotechnology company Novozymes — and warmed to a little above 140 degrees Fahrenheit.