Capturing the carbon to make “carbon negative” – UK government’s $2.5 Billion bet on Drax.
by Narsi | Feb 8, 2024 | Air Pollution, Bioenergy, Biofuels, Biomass for Commercial Heating, Biomass for Industrial Heating, Biomass Power Plants, Innovation Insights, Thermochemical Pathways
UK government approves $2.5B project for ‘carbon negative’ power plant in Drax Power station in North Yorkshire, in the north of England. Drax, the power station in Yorkshire, which produces around 4% of the UK’s power, mostly burns biomass imported from North...Bio-Nylon -How Genomatica Is Fermenting A $10 Billion Market.
by Narsi | Feb 8, 2024 | Bio based Polymers, Bio Based Textiles, Bio Products, Innovation Insights, Land Pollution, Microbial Pathways
Genomatica (San Diego) intends to develop enzymatic pathways for the production of the chemical building blocks hexamethylenediamine, adipic acid and caprolactam – which are essential in production of nylon. Genomatica reached a milestone that epitomizes a shift...Bio-based silk producer AM Silk secures US $ 27 million funding.
by Narsi | Feb 8, 2024 | Bio Based Textiles, Bio Products, Innovation Insights, Land Pollution, Microbial Pathways
AM Silk, from Germany, the first company in the world to provide vegan silk biopolymers for industrial use, has obtained an extra US $ 27 million in Series C financing. The vegan silk is created through the process of transferring the genetic code from a...Bio-based PET and polyesters – Origin Materials and Sustainea partner up.
by Narsi | Feb 8, 2024 | Bio Based Pathways, Bio based Polymers, Bio environmental Solutions, Bio Products, Biodegradable Plastics, Chemical Pathways, Environmental Solutions, Industrial Products, Innovation Insights, Land Pollution, Microbial Pathways, Plant Ecosystem
Origin Materials, a company that produces carbon negative materials, and Sustainea, a company that produces bio-based Mono ethylene glycol (MEG), have launched a strategic partnership to develop 100% bio-based PET and polyesters. Using sustainable feedstocks like...