In 1919, journalist John Reed wrote Ten Days That Shook the World, of the crucial days of Russia’s October Revolution. Things move faster these days, and in the past 24 hours, we’ve had 10 different Worlds shaken to their foundations by events taking place around the world and within the Circular Economy. 1. United States […]
From pilot plant to scale-up demo and finally commercialization, Mark Warner shares this illuminating slide guide on what the opportunities and bottlenecks are for commercial fermentation. What’s impeding fermentation’s full potential in the bioeconomy? What’s available now? What’s the forecasted fermentation demand? Are we commercial-ready?
By Patricia Thornley, Director, Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute, Aston University Special to The Digest “Net zero” has become the buzz-word of 2021. By 2050 we will have emitted so much greenhouse gases that we cannot afford to emit anymore if we are to avoid dangerous climate change. But there could be 9 billion people […]
BioCognito’s Nathan Danielson (also consultant to the National Corn Growers Association) looks at the use of corn as a platform for a host of new chemicals and how the Consider Corn Open Innovation Challenge will unfold to catalyze innovation and investment in this illuminating slide guide from DigestConnect last week.
By Mike Newman, Director of Parhelion Underwriting Special to The Digest A transition to carbon-neutral flying is possible and sustainable aviation fuels are the most promising decarbonization pathway in the near term. As the aviation industry aims to reduce its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, decoupling airline growth from carbon growth, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) has […]
If you missed last week’s trio of experts from renowned NexantECA, led by ABLC Wolfpack’s own Steve Slome, at DigestConnect, here’s your chance to get the inside look at using CO2, waste plastics and existing infrastructure and equipment to shift to a circular economy. It’s all about utilizing what we already have to make what […]
Perennial grass miscanthus as an energy crop has advanced into high biomass yielding varieties and NC State University is working with Novozymes, Iogen and Oak Ridge National Lab on evaluating new miscanthus varieties and improving sustainability within the overall miscanthus biomass supply chain.
As birds migrate in the spring, we see many transitions going on in the bioeconomy right now too. From a new CEO for Transform Materials (a company that uses microwave plasma technology to convert natural gas into acetylene and hydrogen), some departures from Stora Enso and the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials, new board members at […]
Everyone wants to reduce the price of biofuels – and a team from Texas A&M, USDA, AgriLife Research, Mississippi State University and others are working on improving the economics and environmental sustainability of biomass sorghum and energycane production in the southeast U.S. Find out how, their latest research and outcomes.
By Bill Hagy, VP Federal Funding, Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest How can one determine if an anaerobic digester will provide a value-added economic opportunity as well as an environmental solution for my livestock operation? There are several factors to consider: Size of the farm or ranch operation and manure type Location of […]
