Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

They are now keen to develop a larger scale battery to test the technology at scale, proving that the seaweed alginates can be used to significantly boost charging capacity for a range of industrial and consumer products – such as electric vehicles.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2022

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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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

A family-owned whisky distillery in the central belt of Scotland, Falkirk Distillery, has joined forces with biotechnology company MiAlgae in a bid to advance the use of circular economy principles in the whisky industry. Founded over a decade ago, the independent Falkirk Distillery produces approximately 200,000 litres of spirit per year.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Following earlier announcements of new electricity, water and hydrogen meters another pair of new meters are launched and the US Department of Energy launches an office to focus on emerging technologies in the week’s technology radar. Have you read?

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It will also discuss how to finance the scaling up of AD and biogas technology in the country. ADBA represents a sector which adds so much value to the global efforts to meet net zero targets”, said Maurice Golden MSP ahead of the event. “So View the full programme

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Two years ago, H2OnSet proposed an innovative idea to Chris McGregor, President of Sommers Generator Systems. 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

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GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2020

The global COVID-19 pandemic is a historic Black Swan event that offers a Green Swan of opportunities to harvest innovation from 50 years of converging exponential technologies. Government must provide the regulatory support to amplify transformative innovation from the intersections of converging exponential technologies.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Jennifer hints at the potential for applying genetics expertise from medicine to industrial biotechnology; one day Lanzatech hopes to produce acetone, isopropyl alcohol and other valuable chemicals directly from its carbon-eating microbes. The Interchange is brought to you by LONGi Solar , the world’s leading solar technology company.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Jennifer hints at the potential for applying genetics expertise from medicine to industrial biotechnology; one day Lanzatech hopes to produce acetone, isopropyl alcohol and other valuable chemicals directly from its carbon-eating microbes. The Interchange is brought to you by LONGi Solar , the world’s leading solar technology company.

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Business Green

JANUARY 30, 2020

Energy giant Drax is pushing forward with its plans to develop a new generation of carbon capture, usage and storage technologies at its power plants, yesterday announcing a partnership with Econic Technologies to develop new uses for its stored carbon.

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2021

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. Where to start?

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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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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. The partnership aims to help Genomatica scale a "technology-driven, plant-based ingredient", which is estimated to have half the carbon footprint of palm-derived ingredients, according to the update.

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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. "The

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Sustainability Consulting

MAY 19, 2021

Everyone loves a good TED Talk, here’s one of our favorites: In this innovative TED Talk, Faber Futures Founder Natsai Audrey Chieza, says for a more just and sustainable future, it’s time for a radical approach to design. Another approach to enabling access to technology is by San Francisco based start-up MicroByre.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2021

“This Finnish innovation combines synthetic biology, chemistry and material technology in a completely new way,” said a press release. This endeavour required significant efforts in technology at various stages of the process. The pilot plant will be built during 2021-2022.

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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. ReJoule ’s battery diagnostics technology can ensure EV batteries are more reliable, safer and longer-lasting. Innovation. Who are they? Courtesy of. Close Authorship.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 15, 2019

Food ingredients innovator Motif has raised $27.5 The rebrand emphasizes Motif’s plans to become a supplier of innovative ingredients to food innovators with a particular emphasis on its partnership with parent company Ginkgo Bioworks, the microbe manufacturer. Find out more about the relationship in our previous article here.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Elemental Excelerator, a leading nonprofit investor in climate technology for deep community impact, introduced its latest cohort, bringing its total amount of investments to $79M. Elemental is expanding its support for visionary entrepreneurs who are addressing climate challenges in innovative ways.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Consumer goods giant outlines plans to spend €1bn on ramping up carbon capture and utilisation technologies that will curb its cleaning and laundry product line's reliance on fossil fuel derived chemicals. In addition, the funding will support the development of brand communications that explain the various technologies to customers.

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Business Green

APRIL 8, 2020

French scientists have discovered a plastic-eating enzyme they claim could offer an innovative recycling solution for millions of tonnes of toxic plastic waste material, according to "breakthrough" new research funded by a clutch of consumer goods firms.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The next stage will be commercialising the technology to full effect, and we are pulling together bids for funding to make that happen.”. Current physical and chemical extraction techniques are energy intensive or use solvents that are difficult to recycle to dissolve valuable metals from electronic circuit boards. “We

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2020

The government has announced the recipients for its latest wave of sustainable farming R&D funding, awarding £24m of support to nine projects working on everything from carbon capture technologies to fruit-picking robots. to perform the largest known global demonstration of robotics and autonomous technologies on a farm.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

This is the next 'industrial revolution' and it's the first one that is up against a ticking clock, so there are advantages and rewards for investors who act swiftly and decisively to invest in technology solutions. It is only by commercialising these new technology solutions that we achieve net zero.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. That’s long for research scientists, or a plant technology innovator. It’s also about a category of technology that could find its way into the world,” he said. (Transgenic organisms contain DNA from other species.)

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Using a combination of cutting-edge genetic engineering, state-of-the-art biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and innovations in mechanical and chemical engineering the companies to manufacture chemicals using a process that soaks up waste carbon, rather than emitting it.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 16, 2021

Their dedicated teamwork sparks the innovation and ambition needed to create solutions and drive change in the painting industry. A successful future for human civilization is demanding a balance between technology and nature, this philosophy is in the core values of our company.

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Business Green

JULY 1, 2020

A survey of 600 farmers carried out by the pollster on behalf of Swiss biotechnology giant Syngenta in February found 72 per cent were worried about the impact of climate change on their crop yields, animal health, and ability to do business.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 16, 2020

LA-based startup Mi Terro is using biotechnology to turn a portion of that food waste into sustainable fibers for biodegradable T-shirts. Using technology that re-engineers milk proteins, the company has invented a completely unique process that finds an innovative use for food waste and uses 60% less water than an organic cotton shirt.

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E8 Cleantech Angels

JUNE 15, 2022

Decarbon8-US Request for Application : AgTech Innovation & Decarbonization. Decarbon8 leverages both philanthropic and personal capital to support early-stage companies whose technologies and business models can dramatically accelerate the transition to more environmentally sustainable solutions.

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Business Green

MARCH 7, 2023

The industry is attracting investment as new technologies for cultivating meat are emerging and start ups edge towards commercialisation. As with many developing technologies getting from lab to market is a major challenge," said Sara Wilson, sector lead for agri-food at BSI. "In

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

   ⚡ Powerside , an Alameda , California-based innovative power quality solutions developer, raised an undisclosed amount of Growth funding from Energy Growth Momentum.     ⚡ Solhyd , a Leuven, Belgium-based hydrogen production from solar energy developer, raised €6M ( $7M) in Seed funding.   

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Business Green

JUNE 22, 2022

Ibstock won over the judges with their highly innovative approach to slashing emissions in the high carbon world of brick manufacturing, where the company has pioneered a raft of new approaches and provided a crucial template for others to follow. Innovation of the Year. Highly commended: Greenhouse Communications. Ibstock plc.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2024

A project aiming to develop a novel bioinspired membrane to selectively extract compounds from water has won a €3m grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Pathfinder programme. Current water filtration technologies require high pressure and energy inputs and are not selective about the molecules they filter.

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Better Ventures

JANUARY 15, 2020

While synthetic biology isn’t new, its potential as a means for scalable and sustainable production has been dramatically enhanced by the recent breakthrough innovations of low-cost DNA sequencing and gene editing tools such as CRISPR-Cas9. better bio-manufacturing scale-up technologies are needed. which I’ll get to shortly.

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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. .

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 23, 2020

Let’s incubate the Green Swans hatched by the COVID-19 Black Swan Tom Baruch Tue, 06/23/2020 – 01:30 The global COVID-19 pandemic is a historic Black Swan event that offers a Green Swan of opportunities to harvest innovation from 50 years of converging exponential technologies.

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