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HydRegen Secure BBSRC, EPSRC and IUK Grant Funding to Unlock Sustainable Biocatalytic Hydrogenation

August 30, 2023

Aug 30 2023Reviewed by Megan Craig, M.Sc. HydRegen, the biotechnology company enabling sustainable chemical manufacturing, and researchers from the University of Nottingham’s Faculty of Engineering collaborate in a project to unlock sustainable biocatalytic hydrogenation and receive grant funding from BBSRC, EPSRC and IUK to complete the feasibility study. The joint investment by the Biotechnology and […]

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The sector is prospering, driven by reshoring and e-commerce trends, according to the latest CommercialEdge report.

August 30, 2023

The industrial sector continues to power through, despite a slowdown in new construction starts. Image by Bilanol/iStockphoto.com The Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation has resulted in a series of interest rate increases spanning 18 months, the latest CommercialEdge report noted. As a consequence, industrial construction starts and sales have experienced a slowdown, despite robust rent […]

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Why VCs are suddenly flocking to mining deals

August 29, 2023

Mining is a quintessential legacy industry, controlled by a small cohort of entrenched, highly emitting companies like Rio Tinto and BHP. Fledgling companies have struggled to overcome the high costs required to disrupt traditional extractive technologies. It’s no wonder that venture investors have historically steered clear of the industry. But, enticed by new innovations, VCs […]

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Breaking the mold on injection molding – Utah Business

August 28, 2023

Production at Merit3D has catapulted to 500 times more than last year, Loveless says. Last year, Merit3D was awarded funding to purchase some equipment under the Utah Manufacturing Modernization Grant. Shortly after that, the company scored a contract to make 1 million epoxy-tube mixing nozzles—the largest 3D order ever made, according to Merit3D. Merit3D currently […]

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Post-pandemic, world facing gloomy stew of debt, trade wars and poor productivity

August 28, 2023

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Record levels of government debt, geopolitical tensions that threaten to split the global trading system, and the likely persistence of weak productivity gains may saddle the world with a slow-growth future that stunts development in some countries even before it starts. That sobering view of a post-pandemic global […]

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The climate doesn’t care who builds batteries

August 28, 2023

Author: Editorial Board, ANU Like it or not, the structure of global trade in green technologies and the raw materials required for their manufacture is being decided in an era when geopolitics trump markets, and the WTO’s credibility to check the abuse of national security exceptions is near rock bottom. The upshot, as Mari Pangestu […]

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Global inflation pressures could become harder to manage in coming years research suggests

August 28, 2023

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — Rising trade barriers. Aging populations. A broad transition from carbon-spewing fossil fuels to renewable energy. The prevalence of such trends across the world could intensify global inflation pressures in the coming years and make it harder for the Federal Reserve and other central banks to meet their inflation targets. That […]

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Maxeon Solar Technologies could mark a ‘reshoring’ of manufacturing to NM

August 28, 2023

Recently there was an announcement of a game-changing economic development “win” for the Albuquerque region and for New Mexico’s economic future. Maxeon Solar Technologies announced the selection of a 160-acre site in Mesa del Sol to build a 1.9 million square foot manufacturing facility for the manufacture of silicon solar cells and modular solar panels. […]

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DN Solutions Responds to Labor Shortages, Reshoring, the Automotive Industry and More

August 28, 2023

The 14th DN Solutions International Machine Tool Fair (DIMF) took place June 5-8, 2023. The show included demonstrations of machine tools, automation systems and other manufacturing technologies at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO) in Busan, South Korea. A lot has changed since the last in-person Doosan International Machine Tool Fair (DIMF) four years […]

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Industrial policy not the right answer to securing critical minerals and the green transition

August 27, 2023

Author: Mari Pangestu, University of Indonesia Developed and developing countries have been escalating the use of industrial policy through subsidies, trade restrictions and other instruments to secure the supply of transition-critical minerals and rare earths essential for developing low-carbon technologies and the move to green energy. But these policies have created uncertainties and their impact […]

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