Scientist at the Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have produced a batch of single-cell protein using electricity and carbon dioxide. Protein produced in this way can be further ...
Tags: electricity, carbon dioxide
A new Apple data powered entirely by renewable energy will allow its excess heat energy to be used to keep local homes warm, a report by Macworld says. Data centres generate a great deal of excess heat, and are generally not regarded as ...
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Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) and Wilmar International have launched Olenex as full-function joint-venture to offer integrated capabilities in refined vegetable oils and fats. The companies have completed the transition of Olenex ...
Tags: ADM, Wilmar International, vegetable oils
Coles has reported a $1.78 billion profit before interest and tax for the financial year ended 30 June 2015, up 6.6 per cent on the 2014 financial year. Turnover revenue for Coles was $38.20 billion and return on capital was 11 per ...
Tags: hardware chain, Chemical
One of the oldest ways to fertilise crops was “slash and burn” agriculture, where tropical forests are intentionally levelled and burned to create open space and nutrients for crops. In the US, this month’s innovation ...
Tags: Low Cost Fertiliser, Fertiliser
The government of Oman is planning to set up a major poultry project with a capital investment of OMR100m ($258.91m), seeking support from the private sector. Promoted by state-owned Oman Food Investment, this new development is part of ...
Hundreds of members of the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and leaders from the global cocoa sector have convened in Copenhagen, Denmark to take further crucial steps toward implementing a comprehensive strategy, called CocoaAction, to sustain ...
Australian rice may have ancient DNA that will be vital to food security As well as displaying important similarities with domesticated rice, Australia's wild rice offers tremendous potential for global food security, according to one of ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, food security
The Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, mapping out all of the genes of the human genome. When the first draft of results were published many were surprised that we had only 24,000 genes. This seemed like an unremarkable amount ...
Tags: Proteins, New Medicines, Better Wine
Biofuel researchers have dramatically improved microalgae hydrocarbon productivity by using non-destructive extraction, akin to 'milking' algal cells as opposed to the conventional harvest and destruction. The algae species Bortyococcus ...
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Organic waste from pigs on a farm in Leicestershire, UK, is helping to power an estimated 700 homes and reduce landfill waste by 18,000 tonnes each year. The pig waste, combined with other food waste, is being used to produce biogas ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
The global glass market is expected to be the largest consumer and driver of soda ash business to 2018 and beyond. Global soda ash demand is expected to increase from around 55m tpa today to more than 65m tpa by 2018, while the capacity ...
Tags: Soda Ash, Construction Glass
Elders Limited has agreed terms with its existing financiers to renew and extend its syndicated finance facilities to 31 December 2014, as part of a comprehensive plan to secure the repositioning and sustainability of the company as a pure ...
Egypt s state gas company EGAS is to reduce on the amount of gas factories receive to keep electricity plants running instead during the peak summer months, Reuters has reported. The company said it would divert around three million cubic ...
Tags: Gas, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Agriculture and Rural Development MEC Gerrit van Rensburg says the Western Cape could learn a lot from the Chinese, especially in rural development and green technology. Van Rensburg and other stakeholders, including Wines of South ...
Tags: SA Wine Makers, Glass