The BBI JU (Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking) - a public-private partnership to support the EU’s emerging bioeconomy and part of the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme - announced that a new budget of €106 million has been allocated to fund biobased initiatives to turn renewable resources into useful biobased products. The announcement comes [...]
About 90% of seabirds have eaten plastic and are likely to retain some in their gut, a new analysis estimates. The study concludes that matters will only get worse until action is taken to stem the flow of waste to the oceans. Researcher Erik Van Sebille says the oceans are now filled [...]
Proposals from the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) to remove pre-accreditation and pre-registration from the Feed-in Tariff scheme have the potential to kill off popular sectors of the renewables industry, according to the Renewable Energy Association (REA).
The BBIA will be hosting a workshop designed to bring together those working in the bioeconomy sector in the UK: companies, research institutes, associations, consultants and start-ups.
The BBIA has presented its views on the Circular Economy consultation to the European Commission.
When we started talking a year ago about opening a UK association to represent bio-based and biodegradable producing and converting companies, I had just about finished a long series of activities in the organic waste business and as part of a team that had successfully worked to get Italian and then EU legislation through to reduce plastic bag consumption. It had been a thrilling ride, and crowned with personal satisfaction too.
Since its establishment in June 2015 the BBIA has immediately engaged with policy makers.
British multinational alcoholic beverage company Diageo yesterday (17 August) began operating an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility at its Glendullan distillery in Speyside, Scotland, turning waste into fuel.
“Biobased products are perfect examples of the shift towards a circular economy as they are made from renewable raw materials rather than from finite fossil carbon sources," says Nathalie Moll in interview with Mario Bonaccorso.
Figures released by the Department of Energy & Climate Change indicate a sharp increase in anaerobic digestion capacity in the UK outside of the water industry.