Topic

biomaterials

Discover 40 articles exploring biomaterials, from foundational concepts to advanced strategies and real-world applications.

17 min read·

Deep dive: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) — Where the value pools are and who captures them

A deep dive into the United Kingdom's new packaging extended producer responsibility scheme. The piece explains how the policy shifts the cost of recycling from taxpayers to producers, highlights the economic opportunities this change unlocks, and offers investors a framework for identifying value pools across packaging design, compliance services, recycling infrastructure, reuse and producer responsibility organisations.

20 min read·

Trend watch: Grid modernization & storage in 2026

A forward-looking assessment of grid modernization and energy storage trends for 2026. This piece highlights the forces reshaping power grids (surging renewable deployment, rising electrification, and growing data-center loads) and explains why interconnection reforms, grid-enhancing technologies, virtual power plants, battery traceability and digital twins are the subsegments to watch. It offers procurement teams a concise framework for evaluating opportunities and includes real-world examples from the United States, United Kingdom and Europe.

13 min read·

Trend watch: Funding trends & deal flow in 2026

A forward-looking assessment of climate tech funding and deal flow trends for 2026. This piece examines the shift from venture capital to project finance, explores what sectors are attracting capital (batteries, nuclear, carbon capture, grid infrastructure) and explains the 'valley of death' challenge facing first-of-a-kind projects. It offers founders and investors a framework for navigating the new funding landscape and includes real-world examples from major deals.