Tag: Denmark

Maersk wants 25% of its fleet on green fuels by 2030

Maersk wants 25% of its fleet on green fuels by 2030

November 23, 2022 |

In Denmark, Ship and Bunker reports A.P. Moller-Maersk plans for 25% of its cargo fleet to use green fuels by 2030. Data shows that 19 methanol-fueled ships are on order for delivery by 2025, representing about 296,100 TEU, 7% of its fleet capacity. To reach the company’s 25% target would require securing another 45 ships […]

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A.P. Moller – Maersk signs LOI with Carbon Sink for US-based green methanol supplies

A.P. Moller – Maersk signs LOI with Carbon Sink for US-based green methanol supplies

November 16, 2022 |

In Denmark, as part of the strategy to decarbonise its customers’ supply chains, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has entered a green methanol partnership with U.S. based project developer Carbon Sink LLC. This is Maersk’s 8th such agreement in the efforts to accelerate global production of green methanol. The parties have signed a Letter of […]

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Banana waste track suits are an “a-peeling” alternative to polyester

Banana waste track suits are an “a-peeling” alternative to polyester

October 10, 2022 |

In Denmark, fashion designer Ganni has designed a track suit collection using fabric made from banana waste.  The line includes grey jogging bottoms, a crop top, and a cropped hoodie made from organic cotton and Element 2 fabric. Produced by Spain’s Pyratex, Element 2 forms part of Ganni’s Fabrics of the Future initiative, which looks […]

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Maersk Supply Service providing HVO option across global fleet

Maersk Supply Service providing HVO option across global fleet

September 14, 2022 |

In Denmark, Maersk Supply Service is providing its customers with the option to reduce carbon emissions from offshore operations with the introduction of a new product, ECO Offshore, having successfully trialled a blend of low-carbon biofuel with marine gasoil aboard its vessels.  ECO Offshore uses Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), a safe, sustainable biofuel that replaces […]

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Art fair pavilion imagines “healthier” future for architecture

Art fair pavilion imagines “healthier” future for architecture

August 29, 2022 |

In Denmark, a pavilion at the recent Chart Art Fair showcased the potential for natural materials in architecture.  Dubbed A Music Box, the installation by Softspace Digital used gelatin-based bioplastic and larch wood and aims to be a space for performances as well as relaxation. Jute was also used to create a roof structure.  The […]

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Maersk teams with Debo to develop commercial scale bio-methanol production in China

Maersk teams with Debo to develop commercial scale bio-methanol production in China

August 22, 2022 |

In Denmark, following the announcement of six strategic green methanol partnerships across the globe earlier this year, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) adds a seventh methanol partnership with Chinese bioenergy enterprise Debo on the quest to boost global production capacity. The parties have signed a Letter of Intent covering Debo’s plans to develop a bio-methanol […]

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Biosyntia raises €11.5 million for biobased biotin

Biosyntia raises €11.5 million for biobased biotin

July 11, 2022 |

In Denmark, precision fermentation firm Biosyntia has closed an €11.5 million (US$11.6 million) Series B funding round that it will use to launch the world’s first biobased vitamin B7.  ECBF lead led the funding, with participation from existing investors Sofinnova Partners and Novo Seeds, the early-stage investment and company creation team of Novo Holdings A/S. […]

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Danish company teams with Novozyme to break out of the box

Danish company teams with Novozyme to break out of the box

July 6, 2022 |

In Denmark, Biotalys an agricultural technology company protecting crops and food with protein-based biocontrol solutions, and Novozymes, a world leader in biotech solutions, today announced that the companies have entered into a partnership to expand opportunities for Evoca, Biotalys’ first proprietary biocontrol. The partnership provides that Novozymes will use its expertise, intellectual property rights and […]

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Danish Board of Business Development commits $12.25M to Topsoe’s electrolyzer plans

Danish Board of Business Development commits $12.25M to Topsoe’s electrolyzer plans

July 5, 2022 |

In Denmark, in light of the ambitious Danish Power-to-X strategy and EU’s green hydrogen goals, which have now increased the demand for electrolyzers with the recent REPowerEU, Topsoe recently announced its intention to build the world’s most advanced industrial scale electrolyzer production facility to speed up commercial-size Power-to-X. The production facility will be able to support […]

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“Budding” horticulturists can enjoy bioplastic garden playset

“Budding” horticulturists can enjoy bioplastic garden playset

June 13, 2022 |

Danish toymaker Dantoy has launched a biobased playset appropriately themed as a gardening kit.  Suitable for ages two and up, the Dantoy BioPlastic Gardening Kit includes a watering can, shovel, rake, two pots, two signs, and a sheet of stickers.  According to a product description on e-commerce site Smallable, the gardening kit is “perfect for […]

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