Category: Multi-Slide Guides

Biobased Alternative for Nylon, Polyester, PET and Cellulose Acetate: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Chips Board’s Food Waste to Bioplastic

April 8, 2020 | Jim Lane

Research and development has been Chips Board’s focus but now they are looking for investment to get their products from lab to the marketplace. Last year they unveiled their Cubitts eyewear prototype based on Parblex coffee composite bioplasticand this year they’ve added new team members to get the gears going faster. Check out the their most recent […]

PEF Joint Venture to Renewable Polymers and All In Between: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Avantium

April 7, 2020 | Jim Lane

“2019 was in many ways a pivotal year for Avantium,” writes their CEO, Tom van Aken. We couldn’t agree more, and this 2019 Annual Report recently released by the company delves into the what, why, when, where and more. From the end of their PEF joint venture with BASF, to the acquisition of 100% ownership […]

How It All Ties Together – LCFS, Biobased Fuel, Zero Emission Vehicles, ICEV Bans: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to The Big 3 Policies for Fuels

April 6, 2020 | Jim Lane

Few countries blend ethanol beyond 10% right now but are targets moving? What about biodiesel targets, mostly set below 7% volume in some countries? How about the 18 countries that plan to ban of phase out ICEVs and more than 45 countries have set or are setting national targets for EVs by 2030 – how […]

Iowa’s Renewable Energy Portfolio & Opportunity: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to All Things Iowa

April 6, 2020 | Jim Lane

At last week’s Digest webinar, Mark Laurenzo from the Iowa Economic Development Authority shared this illuminating presentation on Iowa’s key value propositions, activity from the biosciences industry in the state where bioscience R&D expenditures per capita is 30% higher than the national figure, how there is still opportunity to unleash Iowa’s energy potential especially with the […]

USDA, DOE, SBA Programs for Biofuels, Biopower, Biochem: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Federal Programs Supporting Commercial Scale Development

April 2, 2020 | Jim Lane

Earlier this week we shared the latest federal programs supporting demonstration concept and today our focus is on federal programs supporting commercial scale development for biofuels, biopower, biochemicals and biobased projects. Check out this slide guide from Bill Hagy at Lee Enterprises Consulting, for details on the USDA Biofuels, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program […]

Hydrogen Tech, Optimization in Large-Scale Power Systems: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Long Duration Energy Storage

April 2, 2020 | Jim Lane

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is always thinking about energy and these days long duration energy storage seems even more important. Check out this illuminating slide guide from NREL researchers who looked at how power systems are likely to benefit from long duration storage, how that benefit increases as the amount of renewables on the system […]

Decarbonizing Shipping and Freight, Road Vehicles, Rail, Aviation, Maritime: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to UK’s Plan for Decarbonizing Transport

April 1, 2020 | Jim Lane

Government support for regional solutions doesn’t just relate to the coronavirus pandemic. The United Kingdom’s Department of Transportation just released this plan for decarbonizing transportation across the board, from rail and aviation to road vehicles like buses, cars, freight and heavy duty trucks. The UK’s plan includes ways to become a hub for green transport technology […]

Coronavirus Not Stopping Amyris: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Amyris’s Production Resilience

March 31, 2020 | Jim Lane

Having been in the news recently for its launching of hand sanitizer and receiving initial positive result for vaccine adjuvant during the COVID-19 pandemic, Amyris also happens to be the fastest growing skin care brand in North America. Check out this Slide Guide from their latest investor meeting on how the world’s leading synthetic biology platform […]

Bioeconomy: State of the Industry 2020

March 31, 2020 | Jim Lane

Here are our 34 Takes. In all, 4 Crises, 10 Macro Trends, and 20 Emerging Trends we’d like to point your attention to.

Pre-Commercial Programs Supporting Biofuels, Biopower, Biochem: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Federal Programs Supporting Demonstration of Concept

March 30, 2020 | Jim Lane

Last week we shared the latest federal programs in the R&D space and this week we focus on the federal pre-commercial programs supporting biofuels, biopower, biochemcials and biobased products. Check out this slide guide from Bill Hagy at Lee Enterprises Consulting, for details on the National Science Foundation I-Corp Program (ICAP), the DOE Advanced Research Projects […]

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