Belgium & Italy-based PUNCH Group develops, integrates & produces transmission (– "PUNCH Powerglide") & engine solutions (kinetic energy recovery & storage systems – "PUNCH Flybrid") mainly focused on hybrid, hydrogen & electric vehicles. With an annual turnover of over €600m, the firm has 1,750 employees across 7 locations in Europe & Asia. “The EIB’s support will be a key factor in implementing our vision of sustainable mobility for all. We wish to expand our technological expertise in the field of electric & hydrogen propulsion. We believe in the huge potential of hydrogen engines, especially for heavier or commercial vehicles, off-road vehicles & the marine sector,” says Guido Dumarey who founded the company in 2005. <Source:...

UK-based Unwasted has developed “Neverwaste”, a process that refines & modifies the fibers inside waste cardboard (made from virgin & recycled timber), to produce a panel board that can be used across construction, flooring & furniture. The process does not use any glues, resins or other harmful chemicals, but instead a “continuous pressing & dying cycle”. One thing's for sure, Unwasted taps into a cheap & abundant feedstock (for the foreseeable future): the average UK household discards 13,000 different pieces of carboard annually; cardboard (as well as paper) accounts for 41% of the world’s solid waste (a trend amplified by the rise of e-commerce) - with a large portion burned or dumped in landfills....