Category: Seaweed and Algae
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Indian Solution for Mass Scale Seaweed Bioplastics
An Indian startup could revolutionize seaweed bioplastic
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India Develops Algae Solution for Water Pollution
Green and Clean: New Eco-friendly and Sustainable Algae-Based Way to Fight Water Pollution
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Bloom Video on How to Make Algae Bioplastic
How does algae get turned into a plastic alternative?
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Malaysian Students Convert Wastewater in Bioplastic Using Algae
A TEAM of Malaysian students decided to use byproducts from the wastewater system to create bioplastic – thus cleaning water and creating something useful at the same time
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DOE Fact Sheet on Algae
The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office Fact Sheet on Algae
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Oceanium Raises 1 Million $
Vote of confidence in the emerging seaweed industry: Oceanium funding reaches new heights in 2021
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Nestle Funds 15 Seaweed Projects
The Safe Seaweed Coalition awards €700,000 in first Call for Proposals
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DOE Insights on Algae Crop Protection
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) hosted a virtual workshop on algae crop protection on April 20–21, 2021.
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Regenerating Bone Tissue Using 3D Printing
3D Printing in Alginic Acid Bath of In-Situ Crosslinked Collagen Composite Scaffolds
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Kelpi Funded to Develop Seaweed Bioplastics
Kelpi lands seed funding to develop bioplastics from seaweed
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Seaweed Inks and Materials for 3D Printing
Brown seaweed, pigments team up for non-toxic and stable gel structures
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Will DS Smith Go Seaweed Packaging?
Could Seaweed be used as an alternative fibre source for paper and packaging?
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First Fully Integrated Microalgae Biorefinery
Microphyt Announces Launch of SCALE, the world’s first fully-integrated microalgae biorefinery
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Investment Fund Goes for Seaweed Technology Startup
Seaweed startup lands $9 million investment
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TotalEnergies and Veolia Partner on CO2 Microalgae Cultivation
TotalEnergies and Veolia Join Forces to Develop CO2-based Microalgae Cultivation to Produce Next-generation Biofuels
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New Zealand Invests in Blue Bioplastics
New Ara Research Hub Gets Funding to Help Bioplastic Startup Kelpn
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Just Eat and Notpla Extend Seaweed Box Trial
Just Eat U.K and Notpla To Conduct More Trials Of Compostable Seaweed Boxes For Food Delivery
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Progress in Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae
Progress in Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algal Biomass and Hydrothermal Upgrading of the Subsequent Crude Bio-Oil: A Mini Review
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Brightplus and Origin by Ocean Partner on Seaweed Biomaterials
Brightplus and Origin by Ocean join forces to utilise redefined seaweed in biomaterials
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Construction of the Eranova Plant (FREE)
Video of the Construction of the Eranova pilot plant
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US Federal Support for Advanced Algae R&D
New Federal Funding for Algae in 2021 Will Advance Science and Technology Commercialization
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Algae Flip Flops on Business Insider
Scientists are making flip-flops out of algae that are 100% biodegradable — and it could reduce plastic pollution
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India Develops Seaweed Bioplastics
Development of biodegradable plastic from Marine Seaweed
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NREL Cultivates Algae Indoors to Boost Growth
NREL’s indoor cultivators mimic conditions in large-scale outdoor algae farms, serving as an efficient testing platform for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratory researchers working to lower the cost of algal biofuels and bioproducts.
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EU Consultation on Algae Production
The European Commission has just published an online consultation on its roadmap towards a strong and sustainable EU algae sector
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US to Invest in Algae Based Carbon Capture Tech
DOE’s Upcoming Funding Opportunity For Algae-Based Carbon Capture Tech
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Australian Scientists and Artists Partner on Blue Bioplastics
Artists help scientists apply seaweed plastic into everyday life
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University of Hohenheim Searches for Blue Bioplastic Packaging
EU research project with the participation of the University of Hohenheim searches for new, sustainable food additives and packaging materials from seaweeds and seagrasses.
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London Startup Makes Edible Packaging from Seaweed
Seaweed may be the solution to our plastic crisis. A London startup is making edible packaging out of it.
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Painting and Coating with Seaweed
In the ZCORE project, 6 partners have joined forces to demonstrate that seaweed residues can be utilized for the production of biobased coatings (paints) with superior application properties.
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Chinese Revolutionise Algae Photosynthesis
A team of researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found a way to speed up photosynthesis in algae by applying a conjugated polymer.
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Living Clothes Absorbing CO2
Future design: What ‘living’ clothes can do to absorb carbon emissions.
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US Leads Algae Bioplastics with Flip Flops, Yoga Mats and Skateboards
The first prototypes of their new invention, developed over the summer in a York Hall chemistry laboratory, consist of a flexible, spongy slipper adorned with a Triton logo and a simple strap—fairly basic, as flip flops go.
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Oimo Creates Starch Based Water-Soluble Packaging for Food, Drinks and Cosmetics
Spanish startup Oimo is set to revolutionise the packaging industry with a biodegradable and water-soluble material with the same properties as traditional plastic.
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US Federal Activities Report on Algae
The Algae Interagency Working Group under the Biomass Research and Development (BR&D) Board meets to discuss U.S. federal funding and regulatory activities to increase awareness and coordination among algae relevant government programs.
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How Dupont Will Use Seaweed?
Rooted in the seabed about 30 meters off shorelines around the world is one of the ocean’s many majestic secrets. While not exactly buried treasure, the seaweed harvested or cultivated by locals contains the raw properties that provide a tremendous value to food and pharmaceutical industries.
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Simple Way To Convert Seaweed into Chemicals
UK researchers have developed a cheap and simple way of creating biofuel and fertiliser from seaweed, whilst removing plastic from the oceans and cleaning up tourist beaches in the Caribbean and Central America.
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Indonesia Going for Blue Bioplastic Leadership
Edible cups made from seaweed. Shopping bags from cassava starch. Food containers from sugarcane fiber. These are some of the bioplastic alternatives being tried out in Indonesia, the world’s No. 2 producer of seaweed.
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World First Seaweed Takeaway Box
With half a billion plastic boxes used across the takeaway sector every year, Just Eat and Notpla team up to create eco-friendly seaweed-lined takeaway box.
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Kelp Bioplastics Awarded in New Zealand
Abel Goremusandu was working the graveyard shift in a Christchurch factory when he hit on an idea.
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Medical Materials Made from Crab Shell and Seaweed
Biobased fibres are made from two renewable marine resources and with promise in advanced applications, in wovens and medical materials, among others. The threads draw strength from the crab chitin component and flexibility from seaweed alginate.
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The Myth of Algae Biofuels
In 2017, ExxonMobil announced an intriguing energy innovation: In partnership with biotech company Synthetic Genomics, it had used CRISPR gene-editing technology to produce a strain of algae that ExxonMobil claimed could pave the way toward a sustainable future and “reduce the risk of climate change.”
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The Microscopic World of Algae
Let’s have a look at the microscopic world of Desmids: the symmetrical algae that’s full of crystals.
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Bioplastics to Solve Invasive Algae in New Zealand
An out-of-the-box approach to a pest threatening to devastate native fish stocks in some of the South Island’s most iconic rivers has been developed by a young Kiwi entrepreneur.
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Marine Bioplastic Could Be Multi Billion Dollar Industry
Technological advances involving algae, crabs and prawns could spark a multi-billion dollar industry for the production of biodegradable biopolymers for plastic making, according to a new E.U. study.
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NREL Discovers Superhero Algal Strain
US Researchers Discover Fast-growing, Resilient Algal Strain. Will the Americans become the leaders in algae and seaweed bioplastics?
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Pioneers of Blue Bioplastics in the Netherlands
When it comes to global-scale issues, it’s often the small, localized problems that spur people to action. While the often-dire rhetoric of the climate crisis is a powerful driver of green technology, it was the visual blight of pollutants floating in the shore waters off their favorite Dutch beach that caused two intrepid Hollanders to…
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Kanye West Launches Shoes Made With Algae Bioplastics
Kanye West is doing his part to reduce the carbon footprint of his Yeezy production and has found a way to make shoes that are partially made from pond-sourced algae.
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Unilever, Just Eat and Notpla Partner To Launch Sauces in Seaweed Sachets
Just Eat restaurant partners trial a range of Hellmann’s sauces served in seaweed-based, Notpla sachets. The flavourless seaweed sachets are 100% biodegradable, reducing single-use plastic waste in takeaways. Trial is a result of a four-way project between Hellmann’s, Just Eat, Innovate UK and Notpla.
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Carbon-Negative Raincoat from Algae Bioplastic
New York designer Charlotte McCurdy has fashioned a water-resistant jacket from a plastic made of algae, which captures existing CO2 from the atmosphere.
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Seaweed Diapers
The invention of the disposable diaper was a godsend to new parents. It’s hard enough dealing with the grueling schedule of round-the-clock diaper changes, let alone pinning and hand-washing cloth diapers.
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Swedish Algae Startup Wins the Jackpot
Swedish Algae Factory has been named the 2019 winner of the Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge.
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New Edible Whiskey Pods Made from Seaweed
The Glenlivet just announced a ‘capsule collection’.
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The Netherlands are Building a Seaweed Industry
Dutch chemists, biologists, and engineers lay the groundwork for an ambitious national plan.
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Magnets Are Used to Extract Algal Molecules for the Bioplastics Industry
Entrepreneurs in the aquaculture sector face a problem – extracting all the valuable molecules from seaweed and algal cells is still really difficult. But marine enzymes and magnets are now making it easier to remove precious molecules and can even turn microalgae into magnetically-guided ‘vehicles’ for targeted drug delivery.
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New Biodegradable T-shirt Made From Plants and Algae
Another new month, another new experimental garment from the inimitable creative apparel powerhouse that is VolleBak… except this time they haven’t made a hoodie that glows, or can be worn on Mars, or is made from graphene or carbon fiber.
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Irish Lidle To Sell Seaweed Underwear
This is the next step in sustainable fashion – sustainable undies!
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Philippines Makes Bioplastic From Mango and Seaweed
A Cebuano research intern in the Institute of Biological Chemistry at the Academia Sinica in Taiwan is taking bioplastic a notch higher.
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Company Removes Algae from Water to Make Bioplastics
Several beaches along the Mississippi coast are closed because of algae blooms that could potentially cause harm to those who come in contact with the water.
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Kanye West Will Launch Biodegradable Shoes Made From Algae
YEEZY Is Working on Biodegradable Shoes Made of Algae.
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The First Skis Made From Algae Bioplastics
The First Skis Made from Algae Bioplastics were launched by Americans.
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Will Seaweed Disrupt The Cosmetic Masks Industry?
Lonza has developed a sustainable solution to disposable facial masks and patches, which it believes will be a game-changer for the category.
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How Fish Skins and Algae Could Help Solve the Plastic Pollution Crisis
A University of Sussex student has taken inspiration from the seas to find a solution to the man-made plastic pollution contaminating the world’s oceans.
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Navigating the Fast-Changing Landscape of Bioplastics and Biomaterials
Small and big companies looking to meet current buyer demand from consumers and retailers, swerve incoming regulatory levers and leverage recent technological innovations are pursuing new (but also, rather, incredibly old) solutions that downplay our reliance on petroleum-based plastics — alternatives that are sourced from plants.
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Will Israel Disrupt the Blue Bioplastics Industry?
Israel is Joining the Bioplastics Scene. Are they Coming to Pay us a Visit or Will They Run the Show!
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London Marathon Replacing Plastic Bottles with Biodegradable Seaweed Pouches
The organizers behind the London Marathon will use edible, biodegradable seaweed pouches containing water in place of thousands plastic bottles during the race on Sunday in a push toward sustainability.
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Algopack, From Brown Seaweeds to Blue Bioplastic
Having spent most of his family vacation in Brittany, seaweeds were no stranger to David Coti, the Founder of Algopack, but it was not until recently that he started to explore their true potential.
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ASU Researcher Uses Algae to Make Biodegradable Plastic
ASU professor Taylor Weiss works on developing bio-plastics in a lab on ASU’s Polytechnic campus
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Technology Turns Wastewater Algae into Biofuels and Bioplastics
Startup receives support from two environmental accelerator programs
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Forbes Goes Seaweed Bioplastics
Throughout history, cultures around the globe have enjoyed the nutritional and medical merits of seaweed. In more modern times, these macroalgal plants’ diverse ecological properties have captured scientists’ attention
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An Edible Straw Made of Seaweed Could Soon Replace Polluting Plastic Straws
Loliware, an edible bioplastics company, launched a seaweed straw that dissolves over time as a replacement for plastic straws.
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Will US Replace France as the Blue Bioplastic Leader?
BETO, the US Energy Department’s Bioenergy Technologies Office will invest $80 million in 36 advanced bioeconomy projects, among which blue bioplastics.
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Will Israel Disrupt the Blue Bioplastics Industry?
A new Tel Aviv University study describes a process to make bioplastic derived from microorganisms that feed on seaweed.
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Curtain with Bioreactor Converts CO2 in Bioplastics
London-based architectural & design firm creates “urban curtain” that converts CO2 in bioplastics and fights climate change.
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Blue Bioplastics Funding Opportunity
EU Blue Economy call: €18.7 million available for funding
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The Biomarine Conventon and The Future of Algae Bioplastics
The Biomarine Convention 2018 took place in Cascais (Portugal) from October 2nd to the 4th and it was a great success.
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Lucozade and Skynews Will Replace Plastic Bottles at Sport Events
Lucozade Sport will trial plastic-free edible seaweed packaging during running events
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The BioMarine Convention
The Biomarine Convention Will Take Place from 2 to 4 October 2018 and will cover Bioplastics made from Marine Resources.
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Americans Discover a New Business Model for Algae Bioplastics
Florida is dealing with an algal bloom problem. Why not make bioplastics from it?
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Sky News Invests in Bioplastics
Sky News Invests in a biodegradable plastic bottle and edible plastic packaging.
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Scientists Find a Way to Replace Bacteria and Algae in the Production of Bioplastics
Colorado State University Scientists found a way to produce a high-performance, biorenewable, biodegradable plastics at an affordable price.
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Could Seaweed Revolutionise the Bioplastics Sector?
The most commonly used materials to produce bioplastics are corn, sugarcane, vegetable oil and starch. There may be a new kid on the block: (red) seaweed.
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Bioplastic Made from Algae
The third generation of plant chemistry: how Algae can be used as feedstock for plastics & more. The University of Greenwich is ready to test the water.
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