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Biobased bridges, carrot concrete, chicken-feather plastics, edible cottonseed, nanofibers from crabshell : The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of November 7th

Biobased bridges, carrot concrete, chicken-feather plastics, edible cottonseed, nanofibers from crabshell : The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of November 7th

November 7, 2018 |

The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of November 7th. #1 Biobased bridge constructed with basalt fibers and polyester resin in innovative design In The Netherlands, FiberCore Europe built a biobased footbridge made from never before used ecologically sustainable composite materials in […]

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2018 State of the Industry: ABLC Global kickoff presentation and remarks

2018 State of the Industry: ABLC Global kickoff presentation and remarks

November 7, 2018 |

This year we have 600 delegates here at ABLC Global from 30 countries and representing 330 organizations. So the networking will be intense as well as the learning from 180 different speakers. Where is the industry right now? What are the 25 Key trends, how the industry is organizing, what’s up, what’s hot, what’s down, […]

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Results are in: Clariant’s sunliquid delivers 6X lower carbon intensity than fossil gasoline

Results are in: Clariant’s sunliquid delivers 6X lower carbon intensity than fossil gasoline

November 6, 2018 |

By Paolo Corvo, Head of Sales & Marketing, Business Line Biofuels & Derivatives, Clariant Special to The Digest Clariant sunliquid technology delivers low carbon intensity score of 15 gCO2/MJ for the cellulosic ethanol produced using sunliquid technology from agricultural residues feedstock such as corn stover and wheat straw which is more than 6 times lower than the […]

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Federal Investments in Algae Cultivation Technologies Paying Big Dividends

Federal Investments in Algae Cultivation Technologies Paying Big Dividends

November 5, 2018 |

By Matt Carr Special to The Digest Algae-derived products and technologies are on the cusp of changing nearly everything. Algae will transform how we eat; will make the materials in your shoes more sustainable; provide fuel for vehicles and planes; recycle greenhouse gases and deliver many more products that have yet to be commercialized. It sounds like a […]

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Thermal Gasification of Biomass: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to TGoB in Italy

Thermal Gasification of Biomass: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to TGoB in Italy

November 4, 2018 |

IEA Bioenergy Task 33 is a working group of international experts with the aim to promote the commercialization of efficient, economical and environmentally preferable thermal biomass gasification processes. Donatella Barisano gave this illuminating overview of the progress and promise of thermal gasification of biomass in Italy at an IEA Bioenergy Task 33 meeting.

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Thermal Gasification of Biomass: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to TGoB in Austria

Thermal Gasification of Biomass: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to TGoB in Austria

November 4, 2018 |

IEA Bioenergy Task 33 is a working group of international experts with the aim to promote the commercialization of efficient, economical and environmentally preferable thermal biomass gasification processes. Jitka Hrbek gave this illuminating overview of the progress and promise of thermal gasification of biomass in Austria at an IEA Bioenergy Task 33 meeting.

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From oil refinery to biorefinery: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to the BIO-CCUS project

From oil refinery to biorefinery: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to the BIO-CCUS project

November 4, 2018 |

How do you convert an oil refinery to a biorefinery? In this presentation given at an IEA Bioenergy Task 43 workshop, the research team examines the case of Hungary’s INA oil refinery and a project called BIO-CCUS.

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Entrepreneurial impact: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Cyclotron Road

Entrepreneurial impact: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Cyclotron Road

November 4, 2018 |

Cyclotron Road is a fellowship program affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory that supports leading entrepreneurial scientists as they advance a project with the potential for global impact. Since 2015, more than $15 million has been awarded to 41 fellows who have gone on to generate more than $75 million in early stage funding […]

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Seed Yield, Oil Content: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Yield10 Bioscience

Seed Yield, Oil Content: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Yield10 Bioscience

November 4, 2018 |

Yield10 Bioscience is an agricultural bioscience company focusing on the development of disruptive technologies to produce step-change improvements in crop yield for food and feed crops to enhance global food security. Experts forecast that food production must be increased by over 70% in the next 35 years to feed the growing global population, which is […]

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Biobased credit cards, useful products from diapers, chicken-fat biodiesel, mobile-based precision ag, biodegradable insulation, soy synth meat, algae-based straws: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of November 1st

Biobased credit cards, useful products from diapers, chicken-fat biodiesel, mobile-based precision ag, biodegradable insulation, soy synth meat, algae-based straws: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of November 1st

November 1, 2018 |

The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of November 1st In today’s Digest, biobased credit cards, useful products from diapers, chicken-fat biodiesel, mobile-based precision ag, biodegradable insualtion, soy synth meat, algae-based straws — these and more, ready for you now. #1 What’s […]

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