Green Chemicals Blog
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VIDEO: Sierra BioFuels Plant Construction in Nevada
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Abengoa just released this video of the ongoing construction of Fulcrum Bioenergy’s Sierra Biofuels Plant outside of Reno, Nevada. As I like to post videos once in a while and yesterday was Earth Day, this just reminded me of the progress of several technologies now being commercialized such as using municipal waste as feedstock for…
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Adidas launched its fully recyclable running shoe
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adidas recently announced the introduction of its 100% recyclable performance running shoe under the FUTURECRAFT.LOOP line, where the entire shoe is made by using one type of material and no glue, it can be repurposed again and again into another pair of high-performance running shoes. BASF contributed the materials and processing know-how to this product…
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Shell to leave AFPM on climate change stance
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This is very interesting and I believe significant news for the renewables and bio-based chemicals industries. Shell recently announced that it will not renew its membership with the US fossil fuel and petrochemical lobby group American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) association by 2020 as according to Shell the AFPM’s stance on climate-related policies is…
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EU’s OPTISOCHEM bio-isobutene project forges ahead
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Although it is hard to keep track of the several EU government-funded bio-based chemicals projects these days, I do wonder how many of these projects were able to reach beyond the pilot and demo stages and achieved commercialization milestones? Anyway, France-based Global Bioenergies is among some of the public European start-up bio-based chemical companies that I…
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Amyris in cannabinoid deal with LAVVAN
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My special report this month on Tecnon OrbiChem’s Biomaterials newsletter is about the huge potential market for biotechnology-based cannabinoids (CBDs) not only for medical use but also in food and beverages, cosmetics and personal care, and even animal healthcare. The growing legislation of recreational cannabis in North America is spurring development collaboration announcements within the…
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Plant Based Products Council launched
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The Plant Based Products Council (PBPC) was launched by a group of organisations including companies such as Georgia, Pacific, Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill, working toward more sustainable and responsible consumer products and packaging through greater use of plant-based materials. The group will advocate for private sector programs and government policies to encourage use of…
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Clean technology, Environment, Government, Investments, Press Release, Regulation, studies and reportsCO2 emissions rose to historic highs in 2018
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Driven by higher energy demand in 2018, global energy-related CO2 emissions rose 1.7% to a historic high of 33.1 Gt CO2, according to a newly released report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) annual Global Energy & CO2 Status Report. It was the highest rate of growth since 2013, and 70% higher than the average…