Trade body releases revamped AD industry guide
The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) has (on 3 October) released the second edition of The Practical Guide to AD, a key guidance...
Modelling methane-eating bacteria holds promises for fuel and chemicals production
Nature is full of surprises – not to mention solutions. A research team including scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable...
Scottish seaweed sparks idea to boost electric vehicle batteries
Materials from Scottish-grown seaweed could help to improve the life-span and charge time of lithium-ion batteries used for the likes of electric vehicles, with...
Food waste recycling: Demand doubles in Devon
The amount of food waste sent for recycling by Devon businesses has more than doubled in 18 months according to new figures from Andigestion,...
Drilling down to details
Geothermal energy plants could address all of the UK's heating requirements, according to a number of estimates.1 Whatever the reality of such claims, the...
Report highlights scale of opportunity in Scottish bioeconomy sector
New report highlights 27million tonnes of ‘bio’ material that could add value to Scotland’s economy
A new report from Zero Waste Scotland, Biorefining Potential for...
First-of-a-kind biorefinery for dairy waste reaches pilot plant stage
In a bid to enhance the value of waste in the dairy processing industry, the EU-funded AgriChemWhey project is testing and proving the techno-economic...
Revealed: UK progress towards zero food waste to landfill (according to a new report...
Food waste recycling specialist ReFood released a new report on 3 July, which aims to details the UK’s progress in eliminating food waste from...
Edinburgh biochar firm secures £1m investment to open first production facility
Edinburgh-based Carbogenics - the developer of proprietary technology that enhances the efficacy and applicability of anaerobic digestion - has raised more than £1m in...
Transatlantic flight runs on100% SAF
The first transatlantic passenger flight powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) was completed on Tuesday 28 November by Virgin Atlantic, with the journey...
Pumpkin waste the biggest scare this Halloween, says ReFood UK
Comment from Philip Simpson, commercial director at ReFood UK
Halloween is now officially the third biggest holiday celebrated in the UK, preceded only by Christmas...
Biodegradable vs. compostable vs. oxo-degradable plastics: A straightforward explanation
Kevin Ireland of Green Dot Bioplastics, a Kansas-based manufacturer of bioplastics and biocomposites, clarifies some commonly-used - and misunderstood - terms.
As consumer demand for...
Millions of household products to become biodegradable within seven years: New roadmap
Industry-wide targets to improve the sustainability of key ingredients in millions of household products in seven years have been set by a task force...
Innovate UK supports testing of aviation biofuel
UK-based technology company Renovare Fuels has been awarded support by Innovate UK for aviation fuel testing through the Sustainable Aviation for Clean Growth programme....
Making fuel from the FOG fraction of AD waste
A new partnership will increase the sustainability potential of organic and food waste recycling, say the firms behind it. Bisviridi is a new company...
Engineering contract starts on first plant to produce biofuels from MSW in the US
Infrastructure, energy and waste firm Abengoa has received Notice to Proceed on what will be the first plant that will produce biofuels from Municipal...
Applying biology to hard-to-solve waste challenges
From locking in unpleasant odours to reducing bulky waste and cleaning up hydrocarbon contamination, biotechnology company Advetec says bacteria-driven solutions can produce valuable results in unexpected areas. Chief Operating Officer Richard Goff highlights those areas where the most exciting progress has been made .
Heat exchangers used on Zero Liquid Discharge system
Sponsored content: Zero liquid discharge (ZLD) treats liquid waste streams, converting them into clean water (which can be reused) and a minimum volume of solid residues...
Wood waste recycling firm introduces “one stop solution for general waste, RDF and SRF”
Derbyshire based waste wood and biomass specialist Biowood Recycling is introducing a new service to cover general waste including black bag, RDF and SRF,...
New trial aims to make paper from agricultural waste
A new trial aims to create paper-based packaging from ‘second harvest’ materials.
According to one of the firms involved - DS Smith - second...
