A very interesting technology has come to our attention, worth a serious look, it’s a new attack on an old idea, which is the production of affordable energy using s combination of 70 percent water and 30 percent ethanol, in this case using the Aquastroke engine as developed by Maymaan. So, what is it? More […]
Vanguard Renewables is a national leader in the development of organics-to-renewable energy projects. The company’s Farm Powered program works with dairy farmers to help manage manure, enhance regenerative agriculture practices, solve greenhouse gas emissions challenges, and enhance long-term operational and economic benefits. Vanguard’s Bryan Tracey presented these slides on the company’s promise and progress at […]
Cellulose nanofibers are attractive sustainable biomaterials with exceptional properties. Verde Namomaterials is producing affordable cellulose nanofibers from waste to enable sustainable materials in the circular bioeconomy. Verde Nanomaterials founder Danielle U. Pascoli presented these slides at ABLC Next.
For today’s storyline, I do suggest you play the Youngbloods 1960s hit Get Together on your device of choice. Whenever I read of a potential game-changing JV in the bioeconomy, I think how hard JVs are, and my mind drifts hopefully to the Youngbloods singing the chorus, “Come on, people now/Smile on your brother/Everybody get […]
The Inflation Reduction Act provides nearly $40 billion for USDA over the next 10 years to improve life and livelihoods in rural communities. Specific investments include: $19.3 billion for climate-smart agriculture on farms, ranches, and forests; $13.4 billion to lower costs for families and support goodpaying clean energy jobs in rural communities; and $5 billion […]
The USDA Western Regional Research Center has ~350 people, ~45 in bioproducts & biofuels. It’s part of the Agricultural Research Service, the ARS is the in-house research arm of the USDA. They partner with companies and industry groups to take bioproducts to market. According to the WRRC, “we can invent our way to an environmentally […]
USDA’s Rural Business-Cooperative Service offers loan guarantees, grants, and technical assistance support of the bioeconomy and access to capital for Commercialization of emerging technologies; Production of biofuels and renewable chemicals and manufacturing of biobased products; Service, supply, and marketing industries; Infrastructure; and, USDA’s BioPreferred® program supports the marketing of biobased products. USDA RBCS Deputy Administration […]
Renewable projects have a disaggregated value chain, competing and new stakeholders, and a complex technology selection process. Project risk can be reduced, and ROI maximized with accurate project definition, compressed delivery schedules, and expert management. Mickey Reeves of Triten IAG presented these slides at ABLC Next.
The DIgest completed the 7 week series of ABLC CONNECT events in which ABLC delegates join in a Zoom-based pre-networking session with this look at the world of Bioeconomy Feedstocks and Advanced Agriculture and — markets, players, technologies, policy and more. Digest editor Jim Lane presented these State of the Sector slides as part of […]
It’s been so many years since Amyris last knocked LanzaTech off its accustomed perch atop the 50 Hottest Companies in the Bioeconomy rankings. I’ve begun to think that LanzaTech ought to follow in the wake of its technology partner Twelve and simply rename themselves Number One, like a character out of a James Bond novel. […]
