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In Northern Russia a plant to produce 100,000 tonnes of bioethanol per year from wood waste

6 February 2016Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

The Komi Republic in Northern Russia could host a plant that would produce 100,000 tonnes of bioethanol per year from wood waste. The proposal, coming from Egregor Biotech and Evolution Group, was presented last week, Komiinform news agency reported. Over 15 million rub (196,000 US dollars and 177,000 euro) have already been spent on the project. The total investment required is estimated at 136 million euro. A process to create a pool of investors is underway, with different options for the realisation of the project being considered, including a public private partnership.

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“The shift to a European bioeconomy is now irreversible”. An exclusive interview with John Bell

19 January 2016Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

John Bell at Global Bioeconomy Summit in Berlin (25 November 2015)

“The shift to a European bioeconomy is now irreversible and this transition will now accelerate after the COP21”. John Bell, Director of Bioeconomy Directorate of the European Commission, talks to Il Bioeconomista. In this long exclusive interview, the man who is leading the implementation of the European bioeconomy addresses different topics related to this new industrial revolution based on renewable biological resources.

“The sustainability of the bio-based solutions – Bell says – will have to be constantly demonstrated, communicated and debated with stakeholders if we want to convince policy-makers and embed the bioeconomy across Europe. This can happen at different levels. The European Commission is devoting resources to better study the overall biomass available in Europe and its uses, and to assess the efficiency of the bio-based solutions through life-cycle analysis.”

Interview by Mario Bonaccorso

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USDA announces: “More than 2,400 products are certified to use the BioPreferred label”

4 January 2016Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a list of its 2015 top achievements. According to the department, these achievements demonstrate efforts to help farmers and ranchers build the American bioeconomy.

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It’s a real boom for Il Bioeconomista in 2015. Thank you and happy new year!

1 January 2016Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

happy-new-year-2016-photos Dear Readers,

thank you very much, heartily. 2015 ended with excellent results for Il Bioeconomista: over 46% more visits to our blog. It is a real boom, which shows how the bioeconomy is increasingly a phenomenon that attracts the attention of global public opinion and gratifies us as journalists, observers of a reality that we have always defined as the industrial revolution of the Third Millennium.

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The 10 Most Innovative Bioeconomy Chief Executive Officers in 2015

27 December 201528 December 2015Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

Bioeconomy every day @ BioBased World 2015 in Frankfurt am Main

The bioeconomy is innovation, the result of the skills and passion of researchers and managers able to create value and new high-qualified jobs. At the end of 2014 Il Bioeconomista launched a new initiative: The 10 Most Innovative Bioeconomy CEOs. We ask a panel of world bioeconomy experts to tell us the Chief Executive Officers that have stood out as the most innovative during the last year.

This is the result in 2015:

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Intesa Sanpaolo becomes a Global Partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation

16 December 2015Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

Ellen MacArthur and Carlo Messina yesterday in Milan

Intesa Sanpaolo, Italian major banking group, has become a Global Partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, demonstrating its intention to become a key player in the network of stakeholders supporting the transition to a circular economy. The partnership was signed yesterday by Carlo Messina, CEO of Intesa Sanpaolo, and Ellen MacArthur, Chairman and founder of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. In its role as Global Partner, Intesa Sanpaolo will help to redefine business strategies to capture new opportunities, and will ensure financial support for investments used to re-design the industrial system.

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The European Commission adopts a new Circular Economy Package

3 December 2015Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission

Yesterday the European Commission adopted a new Circular Economy Package to stimulate Europe’s transition towards a circular economy which will boost global competitiveness, foster sustainable economic growth and generate new jobs.
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The bioeconomy at COP21: BioAmber joins the American Business Act on Climate Pledge

2 December 2015Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

The bioeconomy is protagonist at COP21 in Paris. BioAmber, a leader in renewable materials, yesterday announced that it has joined the American Business Act on Climate Pledge, alongside more than 140 companies from across the American economy that are standing with the Obama Administration to demonstrate an ongoing commitment to climate action and to voice support for a strong outcome to the COP21 Paris climate negotiations.

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Michael Carus talks to Il Bioeconomista. An interview with the founder of the nova-Institut

30 November 2015Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

Carus Nova_Wesseling_05-2015_MG_1079 — Michael Carus, founder and managing director of the nova-Institut. Photo by: von Pigage, Art Vision. Copyright: nova 2015

“It was a very interesting event, because for the first time the material use of biomass was really in the focus, instead of playing the second violin to bioenergy and biofuels only.” It is the opinion of Michael Carus, founder and managing director of the nova-Institut, relatively to the Bioeconomy Investment Summit which was held in Brussels on 9 and 10 November. With Carus, one of the most influential scientists in Europe, we talk about nova-Institut’s new study on biomass supply and demand, the CO2 economy and the circular economy.

Interview by Mario Bonaccorso

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Berlin world capital of the bioeconomy

27 November 2015Il BioeconomistaLeave a comment

Christine Lang, chairwoman of the German Bioeconomy Council, presents the Communique

Germany leads the world bioeconomy. Berlin was for three days (24-26 November) the venue of the Global Bioeconomy Summit which was attended by many of the protagonists of this meta-sector from Europe, Asia, Africa and America (approximately 700 people).

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