Bioeconomy

Catia Bastioli: the circular bioeconomy requires an integrated approach

Catia Bastioli: the circular bioeconomy requires an integrated approach

Europe is awaiting a new strategy for the bioeconomy. According to a number of sources at Renewable Matter, a draft document is expected to be submitted at the end of November in Copenhagen, De...

Gattoni (CIB): Biological CO₂ must be exploited, Italy should strive for biomethane

Gattoni (CIB): Biological CO₂ must be exploited, Italy should strive for biomethane

"Although attention at European level has somewhat shifted from climate issues to energy security, the climate objective remains central. In this sense, even the biological CO₂ produced by our pla...

Hysytech: how biogas can turn CO₂ into a resource

Hysytech: how biogas can turn CO₂ into a resource

Non-polluting gases, CO₂ turning into a resource, hydrogen and bio-LNG poised to change the way we produce energy. This is the path being pursued by Hysytech, a Turin-based engineering company spe...

Inalca, an energy infrastructure geared towards biomethane

Inalca, an energy infrastructure geared towards biomethane

For over twenty years, Inalca, a subsidiary of the Cremonini Group and one of the leading players in Italy and Europe in the production and distribution of beef, cured meats and food products, has b...

The biomethane challenge: limitations and opportunities of the European strategy

The biomethane challenge: limitations and opportunities of the European strategy

Thirty-five billion cubic metres of biomethane per year by 2030. That is the goal Europe has set with the REPowerEU plan, the major project launched in 2022 to reduce dependence on Russian gas and a...

Biomethane, the transition’s missing link

Biomethane, the transition’s missing link

There is a little-known climate lever already in existence in the energy sector: biomethane. This resource can be used to transform organic waste into energy, fertilisers and biogenic CO₂. The Wor...

Startups Step In as Global Plastic Agreement Falters

Startups Step In as Global Plastic Agreement Falters

The latest round of negotiations in Geneva on a global plastics agreement has once again ended without concrete results. More than 180 nations participated, but no consensus emerged. Despite ov...

CONOU: How Biofuel is Decarbonising Used Oil Transport

CONOU: How Biofuel is Decarbonising Used Oil Transport

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano For over 40 years, CONOU, Italy's National Consortium of Waste Oils, has been a reference point na...

Biomass: EUBCE 2025 calls for greater collaboration and policy clarity

Biomass: EUBCE 2025 calls for greater collaboration and policy clarity

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano from Valencia - Amid great expectations and the enthusiasm of research, the uncertainty of the glo...

Startup, Kuori: Bioplastics from Olive Pits and Nut Shells

Startup, Kuori: Bioplastics from Olive Pits and Nut Shells

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Founded in 2022, Kuori is a Swiss cleantech company that uses food byproducts such as olive pits a...

Bio-based Polymers worldwide: Status and Outlook

Bio-based Polymers worldwide: Status and Outlook

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano As the New Year begins, let's take a closer look at the current state of bio-based polymers. We lo...

Why We Must Proceed Cautiously in the Bio-based Material Transition

Why We Must Proceed Cautiously in the Bio-based Material Transition

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano A few years ago, I remember reading about houses on a Danish island thatched with thick layers of ...

Biomethane, energy from circularity

Biomethane, energy from circularity

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In recent years, driven by the decarbonization goals of the Fit for 55 package and the energy cris...

Novamont’s Bioeconomy for Farming

Novamont’s Bioeconomy for Farming

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Although vital for certain purposes, some plastics used in farming can be sources of micro and nan...

Roasting chestnuts, recycling walnuts: turning festive treats into sustainable new materials

Roasting chestnuts, recycling walnuts: turning festive treats into sustainable new materials

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Dr Notburga Gierlinger, an Austrian researcher specialising in the study of the structure and...

European Bioplastics Conference 2024, Bioplastics take stage in Berlin

European Bioplastics Conference 2024, Bioplastics take stage in Berlin

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano What is shaping the bioplastics industry? The answer lies at the European Bioplastics Confere...

Startup, Smush Materials: biobased packaging from by-products and agricultural waste

Startup, Smush Materials: biobased packaging from by-products and agricultural waste

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Using a mycelium-based technology, Smush Materials transforms agricultural by-products into a comp...

Startup, Mykor: building insulation from mushrooms

Startup, Mykor: building insulation from mushrooms

Mykor uses biotechnology to produce insulation from industrial residues and mycelium, aiming to decarbonise the construction industry. The startup's first product, MykoFoam, is an acoustic and therm...

IFIB 2024, Bologna centre of gravity of the global bioeconomy

IFIB 2024, Bologna centre of gravity of the global bioeconomy

IFIB 2024 lands in Bologna.  From 3 to 4 October, the city will host the new edition of the International Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and Bio economy, organised by the Italian circular bi...

Renewable, Circular Energy Thanks to Biomethane from Landfills

Renewable, Circular Energy Thanks to Biomethane from Landfills

In countries with highly developed networks, such as the U.S.A., Italy, Japan, and Germany, it is best to promote the consumption of alternative fuels on existing networks in support of strong elect...