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Plant-Microbial Fuel Cell Generates Clean Energy from Marshlands

An unexpected source of new, clean energy has been found: the Plant-Microbial Fuel Cell that can generate electricity from the natural interaction between living plant roots and soil bacteria. The technique already works on a small scale and will soon be applied in larger marshland areas throughout the world.

23 Nov 2012

New Emphasis on Renewable Aspects in the PVC Compounding Industry

The PVC compounding industry has been shaken up in recent years by changes in chemical regulations that have removed some traditional additives from the marketplace and put new emphasis on renewable aspects including bio-based plasticisers and recycling.

2 Nov 2012

Syngenta to Commercialize Novozymes’ Taegro Fermented Biological Fungicide

Syngenta and Novozymes today announced an exclusive global marketing and distribution agreement to commercialize Taegro®, a fermented biological fungicide based on a naturally occurring bacterium Bacillus subtilis.

26 Oct 2012

GE and PLN to Develop Renewable Energy Program Using GE's Biomass Gasification Technology

General Electric and Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) signed today a Letter of Intent (LOI) to jointly develop a program on renewable energy using GE's integrated biomass gasification technology and expertise.

17 Oct 2012

Renewable Chemical Company Avantium Listed in Global CleanTech 100 for Third Year Running

Avantium, a leading renewable chemicals company and developer of the biobased PEF bottle, today announced it was named for the third year in a row in the prestigious 2012 Global Cleantech 100, produced by Cleantech Group, a leading global research and advisory firm focused on innovation in energy and the environment.

From Avantium 2 Oct 2012

FKuR Kunststoff to Present a Range of Bioplastics at Fakuma 2012

FKuR Kunststoff, a manufacturer of bioplastic compounds for use in technical products and flexible packaging solutions, will exhibit a broad range of bio-based, biodegradable, and natural fiber reinforced plastics at the Fakuma 2012 under the slogan ‘Fascinated by nature – applied to plastics!.’

4 Sep 2012

Researchers Discover New Technique to Produce Low-Cost Bioplastics

At the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn Conference held at the University of Warwick, a team of researchers from the University of Wolverhampton has presented its work that describes the method of synthesizing bioplastics utilizing waste cooking oil as feedstock.

3 Sep 2012