Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CP Foods) has joined forces with Bangchak Corporation to transform used cooking oil from its quick-service restaurant (QSR) operations—such as Five Star and Chester’s—into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This initiative aligns with the company’s commitment to waste-to-value innovations, including alternative energy solutions. Following the launch of its collaboration with Bangchak in 2024, CP Foods is now expanding the program by … [Read more...] about CP Foods partners with industry leaders to convert used cooking oil into sustainable aviation fuel
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GEA acquires stake in heat storage provider Caldera
GEA is investing twelve million euros in the British company Caldera. Caldera has developed electric Storage Boilers that can store electricity in the form of heat that can be extracted on demand. The product is suitable for a wide area of applications. GEA sees it as an important element within holistic concepts for decarbonizing process heat demand between 100 and 200°C, which is typical for many industrial processes. Decarbonization of industrial process heat: GEA heat pumps and Caldera … [Read more...] about GEA acquires stake in heat storage provider Caldera
Turning waste into food: Scientists from Tecnológico de Monterrey study how to transform whey into sustainable protein
Monterrey, Nuevo León, México. March, 2025.– Each year, millions of tons of whey, enough to fill thousands of Olympic swimming pools, are discarded, polluting aquatic ecosystems and wasting a resource with high nutritional value. Now, scientists from Tecnológico de Monterrey, in collaboration with the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), have found a revolutionary solution: converting this industrial byproduct into single-cell protein (SCP) through mixed microbial communities. This discovery … [Read more...] about Turning waste into food: Scientists from Tecnológico de Monterrey study how to transform whey into sustainable protein
