Tag: Idaho

Idaho National Laboratory to use preprocessing technologies at the Biomass Feedstock National User Facility

Idaho National Laboratory to use preprocessing technologies at the Biomass Feedstock National User Facility

January 7, 2026 |

In Idaho, Idaho National Laboratory is collaborating with Terragia Biofuel Inc. to use preprocessing technologies at the Biomass Feedstock National User Facility (BFNUF) as the company evaluates its new biomass conversion technology. This partnership is funded by the Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office and Office of Science. The BFNUF specializes in preprocessing technologies that […]

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Idaho National Laboratory to host webinar on intricacies of Bioenergy Feedstock Library

Idaho National Laboratory to host webinar on intricacies of Bioenergy Feedstock Library

December 5, 2024 |

In Idaho, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) will hold a webinar on December 11, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. MT (12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET). Led by INL senior bioenergy researcher Rachel Emerson, this webinar will explore the intricacies of INL’s Bioenergy Feedstock Library, a cornerstone database […]

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DOE awards Hempitecture $8.42 million to boost hemp fiber manufacturing in Tennessee

DOE awards Hempitecture $8.42 million to boost hemp fiber manufacturing in Tennessee

November 18, 2024 |

In Idaho, sustainable building materials firm Hempitecture has been awarded $8.42 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda. The funds will facilitate an industrial hemp fiber processing and manufacturing facility in northeast Tennessee, aimed at producing high-performing, carbon-reducing products for the building materials, packaging, and […]

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Circular spuds: Tater major Lamb Weston taps SABIC and Oerlemans Plastics to convert cooking oil into potato packaging

Circular spuds: Tater major Lamb Weston taps SABIC and Oerlemans Plastics to convert cooking oil into potato packaging

October 22, 2024 |

In Idaho, Lamb Weston has teamed up with global chemicals leader SABIC and Oerlemans Plastics to introduce an innovative, sustainable packaging solution for frozen potato products. This new packaging is composed of at least 60% biobased polymers sourced from used cooking oil, resulting in a carbon footprint reduction of approximately 30%. The packaging development utilizes […]

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