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New funding to support growth of Scotland’s bioeconomy

Envirotec Magazine

New funding available from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) aims to help grow Scotland’s bioeconomy. The latest tranche of its innovation fund is now open for proposals. The current call for projects is the sixth time IBioIC has awarded funding through its flagship Innovation Fund.

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Demo plant produces industrial sugars from mixed household waste fractions

Envirotec Magazine

A UK-based demonstration plant that generates industrial biotechnology sugars and other recycled material streams from the paper and card in mixed household waste has come online in May 2022. The Centre for Process Innovation UK is expected to join soon as a new project partner.

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Scottish seaweed sparks idea to boost electric vehicle batteries

Envirotec Magazine

The project represents the first time battery scientists have explored the use of this type of tailored alginate for mass commercial applications and researchers have optimised the design and construction of the battery cell to ensure the best possible performance.

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

Business Green

The declaration tucks into the Exponential Roadmap Initiative , which appeals to "innovators, transformers and disrupters" aligning their business with the Paris Agreement aspiration of limiting global temperature increases to 1.5 VMware has long viewed sustainability as core to its long-term innovation strategy.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q2 2022

Greentown Labs

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. Electricity.

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WCS Event: More Women on Corporate Boards | February 20, 2020

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

A frequent speaker and author, Susan’s work has touched on subjects ranging from energy access, sustainability implications of machine learning, lifecycle impacts of 3D printing, and innovation methodologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in construction. In 2019, she was awarded a CERT certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight.

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? Green linings & lessons from breakthroughs #159

Climate Tech VC

Climate tech companies that attracted substantial funding for their innovations in 2021 and 2022 are now reaching important proof points on the journey to commercial scale. Looking ahead : Brimstone is negotiating now with potential offtakers, like real estate and construction companies.