Fermentation is emerging as a promising technology for producing protein-rich alternatives to meat and dairy with potentially lower emissions, resource use and reliance on animal farming. While start-ups in the US and Asia are already bringing products to market, Europe is being held back by complex Novel Food approval procedures and challenges around scaling and costs.
Our cleantech analyst James Lazenby argues that the biggest commercial barrier in Europe is regulatory rather than technological, putting the continent at risk of developing the technology without being able to commercialise it at home.
Learn more about the opportunities and challenges of a global electricity grid in this month’s article from Handelsblatt:
This article is the latest in the series “Green ideas that might change the world” that Handelsblatt and Future Cleantech Architects co-developed to shed light on some of the most intensively debated cleantech innovations. We are pleased to provide scientific guidance to the series. Stay tuned for new releases!