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New Zealand's geothermal advantage may be larger than previously understood - geothermal food production. Poland is investigating how geothermal energy can support greenhouse production, aquaculture, food processing and biotechnology rather than simply supplying electricity and district heating. While the projects remain relatively small, they reflect a broader international shift towards viewing geothermal resources as economic platforms capable of supporting entire food man

A strategic opportunity is emerging at the intersection of geothermal energy, industrial emissions and biological manufacturing. Around the world, researchers and companies are demonstrating that waste gases traditionally viewed as by-products can become feedstocks for protein production through advanced fermentation systems - waste gas to protein. The development points toward a future where food production becomes increasingly linked to energy infrastructure rather than agr

Canadian Maia Farms is playing to a second-wave mycoprotein strategy which is not consumer-branded, not preachy, and not positioned as a “swap”. Instead, mycelium is being used as an invisible infrastructure ingredient, improving nutrition, texture, and yield inside everyday foods. This aligns with growing consumer resistance to overt “high-protein” and “functional” signalling, especially in mature food categories.

Beyond Meat has introduced Beyond Immerse, a sparkling plant-protein beverage positioned as a functional alternative to traditional protein shakes. Featuring 10g or 20g protein, 7g fibre, antioxidants and electrolytes, the product reframes Beyond’s core capability, not as meat replacement, but as plant-nutrient delivery. With protein beverages growing 122% since 2020 and plant-based meat facing category fatigue, this signals a strategic move from centre-plate disruption to ev

If successful, the tech could deliver a self-contained food loop for deep-space missions and simultaneously push an Earth-facing agenda of decoupling protein from land/farming. Does this give a whole new meaning to pee protein?