Envirotec Magazine

MAY 21, 2024

Environmental technology company Smart Ops launched a biotechnology solution said to improve global access to clean water, on 21 May. Smart Ops technology has fulfilled the requirements of a significant environment technology verification programme administered by the Indian government, in an apparent first for a water-treatment method.

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Biotech Pollution Biotechnology Technology 147

GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

Huue is a biotechnology startup working to clean up the apparel industry’s manufacturing footprint by creating sustainable dyes for textiles, food and cosmetics. Textiles and the fashion industry account for about 20 percent of global wastewater pollution, 10 percent of global carbon emissions and 17 million tons of municipal solid waste.

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Startups Carbon-negative Waste Waste 494

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

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. It will also discuss how to finance the scaling up of AD and biogas technology in the country. View the full programme

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Biotechnology Policy Transportation Agriculture 130

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2023

A technique for extracting rare elements from waste alloy metals is being developed by Aberdeenshire-based SEM and researchers from the University of Edinburgh, with funding from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), a networking and support organisation based in Glasgow.

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Waste Waste Biotechnology Recycling 130

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

This, in turn, is dehydrated to create ethylene – a stage of the process handled by Technip Energies – and this ethylene is then polymerized – by circular plastics expert Borealis – to produce EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate), in the form of small plastic pellets, which then enter On’s production process for the creation of the CleanCloud foam material.

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Carbon Plastics Biotechnology Biotech 278

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The technologies reported on are compiled in seven groups, all of which are important to the UK economy: AI, digital and computing Advanced materials and manufacturing Electronics, photonics and quantum Energy and environmental Biotechnology Health and medical Robotics and space.

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Innovation Technology Biotechnology Health 147

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The results have been published in the Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. If we are able to take something that would otherwise be a waste and turn it into a useful biofuel, it can only be a good thing for our planet. It could really help to solve global waste and energy problems.”.

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Waste Waste Biotechnology Carbon 162

GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Now, it captures industrial waste gasses, such as CO2 and CO, and recycles them into the chemicals used to make everything from plastics to medical supplies to fabric for Lululemon. Looking for a battery energy storage system? It was founded in 2005 as a biofuels company. It has even spun out an entire company focused on jet fuel.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

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.

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Electric vehicle Batteries Electricity Biotechnology 323

GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Now, it captures industrial waste gasses, such as CO2 and CO, and recycles them into the chemicals used to make everything from plastics to medical supplies to fabric for Lululemon. Looking for a battery energy storage system? It was founded in 2005 as a biofuels company. It has even spun out an entire company focused on jet fuel.

Recycling 142

Recycling Recycling Carbon Carbon-negative 142

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

However, the firm now intends to explore, invest and ramp up carbon capture and use technologies that will eliminate the need for fresh carbon feedstocks and instead allow it to tap recycled carbon already on or above ground, for example, through captured carbon dioxide or carbon captured from waste materials. Unilever's $1.2 Pull Quote.

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Fossil fuels Carbon Biotechnology Biodegradable 317

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 4, 2022

Finding a way to do something more interesting with woody biomass – other than just burning it – is a long-standing grail for biotechnology research. Lignin has tremendous potential as a source of renewable energy and materials. But, natural enzymes degrade over time, which makes them hard to use in an industrial process.

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Biotechnology Logging Waste Waste 130

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

A long-standing grail of biotechnology is the effort to convert the lignin component of plant-based biomass into energy or something useful – this being a less wasteful avenue than simply burning it or throwing it away. It’s a waste.” Similar to a fuel cell, the MEC exchanges energy between an anode and a cathode.

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Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 245

AGreenLiving

MAY 27, 2020

Using waste carbon feedstocks to produce chemicals Elizabeth R. Using CCU technologies to consume waste feedstocks reportedly can cut production costs; monetize industrial emissions; allow companies to meet CO2 emissions goals; and foster continued development of a circular economy.

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Waste Waste Carbon Fossil fuels 28

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The new 'carbon neutral' shoe was developed through a partnership with carbon capture specialists LanzaTech, Borealis, and Technip Energies. Technology from LanzaTech captures carbon monoxide emitted from industrial sources such as steel mills before being released into the atmosphere, On explained.

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Carbon Carbon-neutral Biotechnology Plastics 73

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 26, 2021

Some grasses are a sustainable energy source that could be a driving force towards achieving net zero carbon emissions, according to new research that appears to demonstrate their resilience to harsh growing environments. Miscanthus grass grown as a crop for biofuels.

Biotechnology 130

Biotechnology Resilience Agriculture Soil 130

Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

“These are the innovators who are creating the huge companies of the future – ones that invest in workers, reduce pollution, restore our soils and lower the costs of food and energy.” The why: The nearly 16,000 desalination plants around the world create enough waste to cover Florida with a foot of brine each year.

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Soil Recycling Recycling Carbon 111

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 16, 2021

Rather than ending up as useless waste in the landfill, these plantable cards degrade in soil and grow into herbs and flowering plants, making this a big win for bees and other pollinators. In the workplace, they have also organized a cycling program to save energy, offset commute emissions and encourage exercising.

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Health Biotechnology Sustainability Biodegradable 97

Business Green

JULY 19, 2020

Led by Nottingham company Deep Branch Biotechnology, the project will use its unique technology to turn carbon dioxide captured at Drax's Selby power station into animal food that can be produced with minimal water usage and without the need for arable farmland.

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Government Carbon Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 61

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

The brand works with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to help them get new therapies to patients as quickly and efficiently as possible. Doing business virtually has helped Synterex reduce paper, food, and plastic waste by encouraging dining at home and virtually eliminating commuting-related carbon emissions.

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Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Medicine Home Energy Monitoring 78

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

However, the firm now intends to explore, invest, and ramp up carbon capture and utilisation technologies that will eliminate the need for fresh carbon feedstocks and instead allow it to tap recycled carbon already on or above ground, for example through captured carbon dioxide or carbon captured from waste materials. Credit: Unilever.

Fossil fuels 69

Fossil fuels Carbon Biotechnology Biodegradable 69

Business Green

JUNE 22, 2022

In a wide-ranging and competitive category, the judges chose to recognize Gresham House for its far-reaching sustainability policies and hugely impactful investments in low carbon infrastructure, ambitious tree-planting programmes, and new energy technologies. Energy Efficiency Project of the Year. Renewable Energy Project of the Year.

Sustainability 69

Sustainability Carbon Climate change Innovation 69

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.

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Energy Monitor Startups Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 96

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

However, the firm now intends to explore, invest and ramp up carbon capture and use technologies that will eliminate the need for fresh carbon feedstocks and instead allow it to tap recycled carbon already on or above ground, for example, through captured carbon dioxide or carbon captured from waste materials. Unilever’s $1.2

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Fossil fuels Carbon Biotechnology Biodegradable 28

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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Startups Biotech Investment Innovation 52

Grist

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Of the waste generated from that plastic, less than a tenth of that has been recycled, researchers estimate. At the end,” he added, “you have exactly the same quantity of plastic waste.”. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. billion tons of plastic.

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Biotechnology 68

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

We explain our current waste crisis in detail, before defining an effective business waste management strategy to reduce packaging waste. Use the links below to navigate this guide: The need for sustainable packaging: Giving perspective to our waste crisis. The 6 types of retail packaging waste. That is, 17.6

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Packaging Retail Innovation Sustainability 78

Elemental Excelerator

JUNE 12, 2019

CEOs and leaders of 19 portfolio companies spoke about the ir vision to move markets in energy, water, agriculture, mobility, and the circular economy and outlined the opportunities that will come from looking around corners to solve them. BioCellection | Upcycling hard-to-recycle plastic waste | watch. CIRCULAR ECONOMY.

Energy Monitor 75

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 75

Climate Tech VC

JULY 24, 2023

A medley of milestones for climate tech startups Conversations on Twitter and in climate chatrooms continue to have a doomerism-meets-pessimism tone, but over the last two weeks some cold, hard progress from climate tech startups working on geothermal energy, SAFs, and decarbonized cement is cutting through the gloom.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 52

Grist

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

beaches with plastic waste. That study used 2005 World Bank data on per capita waste generation and how much of that waste was plastic to estimate countries’ total plastic waste output in 2010. million metric tons) of plastic waste entering the oceans each year. million tons (8.5 In 2016, the U.S. million tons (1.25

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Plastics Waste Waste Pollution 145

GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

Oliver Camp is passionate about food waste, which he calls a "terrible indictment of our ability to manage our food and supply chains." But he also sees ample opportunity for reducing it, and for redistributing this "waste" to hundreds of millions of malnourished people worldwide. LinkedIn . Alexis Cureton, 27. LinkedIn | Twitter.

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Sustainability Carbon-neutral Waste Waste 109