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BSI publishes net zero blueprint for scaling industrial biotechnology sector

Business Green

National standards body partners with government innovation agency InnovateUK and the Industrial Biotechnology Leadership Forum on major new report setting out full potential for bio feedstocks.

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Better Energy and Fujifilm sign PPA for 107MW Danish solar farm

PV Tech

Better Energy has signed a PPA with Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies to sell electricity generated at its 107MW solar project in Vedde.

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Bio-waste yields valuable acetone and isopropanol

Envirotec Magazine

The study, published in SCI’s Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology , introduces novel processes that promise to elevate the efficiency and viability of large-scale production. Isopropanol and acetone have a combined global market of $10 billion.

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Solar superior to nuclear for powering Mars mission

Envirotec Magazine

A paper published in the journal Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences argues that a human expedition on the surface of the Red Planet could be powered by harvesting solar energy. The winner: a photovoltaic array that uses compressed hydrogen for energy storage. The concept is not new. Weighing the options. tons versus about 9.5

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An offer of ‘kelp’: Recycling marine waste from inactive oil platforms

Envirotec Magazine

In line with forecasts from Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) the feasibility study, which is supported by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), could result in up to 40,000 tonnes of marine growth found on platform jackets being recycled over the next decade.

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Biogas conference to take a “Deep Dive into Scotland’s Net Zero Ambition”

Envirotec Magazine

Organised by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), it will be chaired by former Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne, now chair of ADBA. View the full programme

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Scottish seaweed sparks idea to boost electric vehicle batteries

Envirotec Magazine

This prototype combines silicon with the seaweed-derived alginate to improve the electrode’s elasticity and ability to store energy. However, when used on its own, silicon expands and contracts each time the battery is cycled, eventually cracking and becoming damaged.