Author Archive: Jim Lane

Mushroom burial suits, fish gut bioplastic, algae foam bags, power generated from human sweat, castor oil polyamides, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of May15th

May 14, 2019 | Jim Lane

The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of May 15th. In today’s Digest, mushroom burial suits, fish gut bioplastic, algae foam bags, power generated from human sweat, castor oil polyamides — these and more, ready for you now at The Digest online. […]

Indian Perspective on Bioenergy: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to IndianOil Corp.

May 14, 2019 | Jim Lane

IndianOil has a 33,000-plus work-force, extensive refining, distribution & marketing infrastructure and advanced R&D facilities. In the country’s pursuit of alternative sources of energy, IndianOil is focusing on CNG (compressed natural gas), Autogas (LPG), ethanol blended petrol, bio-diesel, and Hydrogen energy. Dr SSV Ramakumar, Director (R&D), IndianOil Corporation Limited gave this illuminating overview of India’s […]

Letter from Washington – Taxes, blends, RINs, Jobs and “The Year of the Tree”

May 13, 2019 | Jim Lane

It’s springtime in Washington DC, the cherry blossoms have given way to the first of the seasonal humidity passing east from the Chesapeake and it will inflict its brand of the doldrums on the capital city by summer time, when the nation at last loses its ability to shut out the din of political disagreement by […]

Good for your Gut: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to ISOThrive

May 13, 2019 | Jim Lane

ISOThrive is gastroenterologist recommended microFood that nourishes specific bacteria in the gut to resolve imbalances that are at the root of chronic health conditions. It is a lightly sweet nectar of non-digestible soluble fiber called MIMOTM (maltosyl-iso-malto-oligosaccharides). Peter Swann, M.D., FAAFP, FACOEM, Co-Founder, CMO, of ISOThrive, gave this illuminating overview of their functional microbiome that […]

Biomass to Hydrocarbon Fuels and Chemicals: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Vertimass

May 12, 2019 | Jim Lane

Vertimass technology converts renewable ethanol into gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel blend stocks and high value chemicals. They recently had $2 million scale-up and $500k catalyst optimization awards by DOE BioEnergy Technology Office (BETO) accelerating commercialization. Charles E. Wyman, PhD, President and CEO, Vertimass, gave this illuminating overview of their technology and how it produces […]

BP, Nouryon, and Port of Rotterdam explore green hydrogen via water electrolysis

May 9, 2019 | Jim Lane

From the Netherlands arrives the news that BP, Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals), and the Port of Rotterdam have joined forces to explore the opportunity of making ‘green hydrogen’ via water electrolysis for BP’s refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, which has the potential for significant reductions in CO2 emissions. The refinery currently uses hydrogen made […]

The Low Carbon Coast

May 8, 2019 | Jim Lane

Recently, the eyes of the world have turned to Olympia, where a battle is underway between the past and the future that ought to settle the future of clean fuels on the US West Coast and in the state of Washington in particular. You see, Washington state is working on a low carbon fuel standard […]

Paper sludge to biogas, 3D printed house, cocoa bean waste-to-fuel, vegan silk biopolymers, biobased adhesives, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of May 8th

May 7, 2019 | Jim Lane

The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of May 8th. In today’s Digest, paper sludge to biogas, 3D printed house, cocoa bean waste-to-fuel, vegan silk biopolymers, biobased adhesives, paper and pasta straws — these and more, ready for you now at The […]

Renewable Diesel: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Neste

May 7, 2019 | Jim Lane

Neste started developing renewable fuels in 1980 and is now the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel with annual production of about 880 million gallons. They plan total capacity will increase to 1.3 billion gallons by 2022. Matt Leuck, Technical Manager, North America at Neste gave this illuminating overview of Neste, their renewable diesel, a […]

DOE Announces $79 Million for Bioenergy Research and Development

May 6, 2019 | Jim Lane

In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy announced over $79 million in funding for bioenergy research and development including biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower. There’s so much emphasis on waste residues, synthetic biology for making little critters hum, and unlocking energy by a sort of bottom-feeding on all the detritus of civilization that we’re tempted to […]

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