Bio-bean explained

bio-bean Limited
Type:Private
Foundation:London, England 2013
Founder:Arthur Kay
Fate:Acquired in 2023
Location:Cambridgeshire, England
Num Employees:45

Bio-bean was a private company that industrialised the process of recycling waste coffee grounds into advanced biofuels and biomass pellets.[1]

The company was located in London, England, and built the world's first waste coffee recycling factory in Cambridgeshire. It was founded in 2013 by Arthur Kay.[2] [3] [4] In 2014 the company was awarded £400,000 as the winner of the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge contest.[5] [6] [7] In 2022 after an assessment by B Corp, bio-bean was announced as the B Corp Best in the World Environment, with an overall score of 99.1.[8]

History

Bio-bean was conceived while Arthur Kay was still an architecture student at The Bartlett, University College London (UCL).[9] Faced with the challenge of designing a coffee shop and roastery, Arthur realised that coffee was being wasted everywhere and set up bio-bean to recycle waste coffee grounds into advanced biofuels.[10] [11]

Bio-bean collected waste coffee grounds from hundreds of coffee shops, restaurants, office blocks, and coffee factories.[12] [13] [14]

His idea won awards and support from the Mayor of London, UCL, Tata, Santander, and Shell.[15] bio-bean became a part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation CE100, and its products were exhibited at The Science Museum. The company was also awarded funding from Innovate UK.[16] [17] Bio-bean's London collection service was launched by Mayor Boris Johnson and Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith, and its 40,000 sq ft factory was opened in 2015 with the capacity to process 50,000 tonnes per year.[18]

In 2015 Kay became the youngest-ever Guardian Sustainable Business Leader of the Year. In 2016 Bio-bean won the Virgin Media Business VOOM Grow category.[19] [20] [21] [22] In 2017 bio-bean collaborated with Shell,[23] Argent Energy, and Transport for London to create biodiesel from used coffee grounds, [24] which has been used to power London's buses. [25] [26] [27] The campaign achieved a global reach of 11.8 billion through purely earned media activation. [28] The campaign was featured in global media outlets such as the BBC, Bloomberg, New York Times, The Independent, among many others.[29] In 2017 according to reports, Bio-bean launched its ad campaign after winning Richard Branson's Virgin Voom competition.[30] [31]

In March 2023 Bio-bean collapsed following strong domestic inflation and a factory fire. [32] In July 2023 Envar Composting Ltd, a large UK-based bioenergy company, acquired Bio-Bean's assets.[33]

Biofuel

Bio-bean's products were second-generation biofuels. Pellet fuels, namely biomass pellets, from waste coffee grounds, are burned in biomass boilers as a sustainable, local renewable heat alternative.[34] [35] bio-bean also produced briquettes and barbecue charcoal from waste coffee grounds [36] [37] bio-bean conducted extensive research and development into biodiesel, [38] biochemicals, and further uses for waste coffee grounds and other organic waste streams.[39] [40] [41]

See also

References

[42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52]

Notes and References

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  2. News: More of the best new radicals. Fox. Killian. 2014-09-07. The Guardian. 2017-04-25. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  3. News: Fox . Killian . 2014-09-07 . More of the best new radicals . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-10-24 . 0261-3077.
  4. Web site: Newsroom . arthur-kay-founder-bio-bean-walking-passed-london-bus – FAB News . 2023-10-24 . en-GB.
  5. Web site: I'll power buses with coffee grounds says winner of £400,000 eco prize. The Evening Standard. 15 September 2014 .
  6. Web site: Postcode Lottery Green Challenge - Arthur Kay: Bio-bean. Minne Lentz. Greenchallenge.info. 2015-07-30.
  7. Web site: Entries Open for Postcode Lottery's 2015 Green Challenge . 2023-10-24 . World Lottery . en.
  8. Web site: 2022-07-26 . Bio-bean Recognized as 'Best For The World' B Corp for Environmental Impact . 2023-10-23 . Cosmetics & Toiletries . en-us.
  9. News: Architecture school turned me into a green entrepreneur. Architects Journal. 2017-04-25. en.
  10. Web site: Williams . Tryst . 2014-06-17 . Welsh scientist pioneers the coffee fuelled cars of the future . 2023-10-24 . Wales Online . en.
  11. Web site: CNBC.com . Anmar Frangoul Special to . 2015-01-15 . Grounds for optimism: Turning coffee into fuel . 2023-10-24 . CNBC . en.
  12. News: Smedley . Tim . 2014-02-13 . Waste coffee grounds set to fuel London with biodiesel and biomass pellets . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-10-23 . 0261-3077.
  13. Web site: Newsroom . Edie . London firm turns waste coffee grounds into biofuels - edie . 2023-10-23 . www.edie.net/ . en-GB.
  14. News: Bailey-Thomas . Carlene . 2014-03-17 . Wake up and smell the coffee . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-10-23 . 0261-3077.
  15. News: Smedley . Tim . 2015-01-21 . From urban aquaponics to fruit jerky: meet London's green entrepreneurs . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-10-24 . 0261-3077.
  16. Web site: 2015-02-25 . London's used coffee beans power buildings and transport . 2023-10-24 . Springwise . en-US.
  17. Web site: Chhabra . Esha . Coffee Power: London Entrepreneur Uses the City's Coffee Waste for Fuel . 2023-10-24 . Forbes . en.
  18. Web site: Bio-bean .
  19. Web site: bio-bean wins Virgin Voom Grow Award. www.ucl.ac.uk. en. 2017-03-01.
  20. News: Coffee power: Get up and go with a new kind of biofuel - Business Reporter. 2016-07-19. Business Reporter. 2017-03-01. en-GB.
  21. Web site: 2014-04-03 . Meet The Young Entrepreneur Making Biofuel From Coffee . 2023-10-23 . HuffPost UK . en.
  22. News: Smedley . Tim . 2015-04-30 . Arthur Kay: Guardian sustainable business leader of the year 2015 . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-10-24 . 0261-3077.
  23. Web site: Bio bean .
  24. Jenkins . Rhodri W. . Stageman . Natasha E. . Fortune . Christopher M. . Chuck . Christopher J. . 2014-02-20 . Effect of the Type of Bean, Processing, and Geographical Location on the Biodiesel Produced from Waste Coffee Grounds . Energy & Fuels . en . 28 . 2 . 1166–1174 . 10.1021/ef4022976 . 13880608 . 0887-0624.
  25. News: 2020-09-29 . Environment . en-GB . The Telegraph . 2023-10-24 . 0307-1235.
  26. News: Devlin . Hannah . 2023-10-24 . British scientists wake up to running cars on coffee dregs . . en . 2023-10-24 . 0140-0460.
  27. Web site: Watts . Matt . 2014-09-15 . I'll power buses with coffee grounds says winner of £400,000 eco . 2023-10-24 . Evening Standard . en.
  28. Web site: Jennison . Ken . Farmers Generate Energy from Coffee Wastewater - Environment+Energy Leader . 2023-10-24 . www.environmentenergyleader.com/ . en-US.
  29. Web site: Railway stations get caffeine kick thanks to coffee recycling deal . 2023-10-24 . Network Rail Media Centre . english.
  30. News: Branson-backed start up Bio-bean launches first campaign with £250k free ad space from JCDecaux. The Drum. 2017-11-13. en.
  31. Web site: Swindon entrepreneurs urged to enter home-grown small business contest SWINDON BUSINESS NEWS . 2023-10-24 . en-US.
  32. Web site: Coffee logs supplier Bio-Bean collapses following on-site fire . 2023-10-13 . www.thegrocer.co.uk . en.
  33. Web site: 6 July 2023 . Envar Composting Ltd acquires Bio-Bean Ltd . 2023-10-13 . www.envar.co.uk . en.
  34. Web site: Levine . Scott . 2014-07-13 . Starbucks: Energy Company of the Future? . 2023-10-24 . The Motley Fool . en.
  35. Web site: 2015-02-25 . Going green: the future of sustainable restaurants . 2023-10-24 . The Telegraph . en.
  36. Web site: 2014-04-01 . Bioenergy Insight March/April 2014 by Woodcote Media Ltd - Issuu . 2023-10-24 . issuu.com . en.
  37. Web site: Viaintermedia.com . 2014-06-16 . Biofuels - Coffee grounds could be used to make biodiesel says Bath University . 2023-10-24 . Renewable Energy Magazine, at the heart of clean energy journalism . en.
  38. Web site: EcoWatch . 2015-03-02 . Innovative Startup Sells Coffee Grounds to Fuel Cars and Power Buildings . 2023-10-24 . EcoWatch . en-US.
  39. Web site: 2014-06-21 . The BEAN machine . 2023-10-24 . MRW . en.
  40. Web site: gh .
  41. Web site: Turning city waste into biofuels . 2023-10-24 . www.theneweconomy.com . en-US.
  42. News: Waste coffee grounds set to fuel London with biodiesel and biomass pellets. Tim Smedley. The Guardian. 13 February 2014 . 2015-07-30.
  43. News: Wake up and smell the coffee. The Guardian. 17 March 2014 . 2015-07-30 . Bailey-Thomas . Carlene .
  44. Web site: Turning Waste Coffee Grounds Into A Different Kind Of Fuel: Powering Your Car. Co.Exist. 2015-07-30.
  45. Web site: Grounds for optimism: Turning coffee into fuel . Cnbc.com . 2015-01-15 . 2015-07-30.
  46. Web site: Bio-Bean: Londoner Student stellt Sprit aus Kaffee her - DIE WELT. Nina Trentmann. 9 October 2014. DIE WELT. 2015-07-30.
  47. Web site: The entrepreneurs who are making money from muck. 22 November 2013. Telegraph.co.uk.
  48. Web site: The BEAN machine. Mrw.co.uk. 21 June 2014 . 2015-07-30.
  49. Web site: Bio-Bean turns coffee waste into fuel . Theaustralian.com.au. 2015-07-30.
  50. Web site: Coffee Power: London Entrepreneur Uses the City's Coffee Waste for Fuel. Esha Chhabra. Forbes. 2015-07-30.
  51. Web site: Bio-bean to bring coffee-to-biofuel service to UK stations. Businessgreen.com. 14 July 2015 . 2015-07-30.
  52. Bio--Bean recycle waste coffee grounds to create advanced Biofuels. Wired UK. 2015-07-30.

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