We’ve seen the staggering numbers, 78 million tons of annual plastics production, 98% virgin feedstock, and only 14% gets collected for recycling. So what do we do about it? Jay Fitzgerald from the Bioenergy technologies Office (BETO) office gave this engaging presentation that will get your brain thinking about how a circular carbon economy ties […]
With 3 trillion vehicle miles in the U.S. and 11 billion freight tons, transportation is key to our way of life, and the Department of Energy realizes it hits our national energy usage in many ways. That’s why they are researching it all levels from components and fuels, vehicles and transportation systems. Michael Berube, Acting Deputy […]
Working as an M&A and capital market counsel focused on the biofuels sector, Oswaldo Dalla Torre has been monitoring the developments of the Brazilian Renovabio program, which has just entered into force. RenovaBio is Brazil’s federal program aimed to curb carbon emissions by 10% in 2028, in line with the UN Paris Agreement on climate change. […]
Fuel enhancement, cathode benefits, efficient synthesis process – those are all things we want, right? Sylvatex’s CEO Virginia Irwin Klausmeier gave this illuminating presentation at ABLC NEXT in San Francscio that covers how Sylvatex is working on this with their nanoparticle chemistry platform, the plant-based MicroX blending that enables global scale-up and flexible production, how […]
There’s a lot of flat, dry land in the U.S. but researchers at Arizona State University and others are looking at how that land could support biofuel production. How about evaporation-resistant reactors coupled with thermotolerant, high-productivity mixotrophic algae? Check out this Slide-Guide from P.I. Peter Lammers from Arizona State University’s BETO Project Peer Review to get […]
Time to air out the dirty laundry and see what nasty ingredients are hiding in your detergents. This Slide Guide from Sironix’s ABLC NEXT presentation in San Francisco focuses on the facts of their Eosix Surfactants which are 100% bio-renewable and 100x improved hard water performance. And with a huge chunk of regions across the U.S. […]
Reality bites sometimes but John Forcier from Forcier Consulting Engineers and Lee Enterprises gives some good advice for dealing with anaerobic digestion reality like sand and grit removal, foaming, heating and insultation, corrosion protection, and – a’hem – odor control and gas cleaning. Check this out and more.
Everyone wants to lower their risk. But how do you do that? Just ask John Forcier from Forcier Consulting Engineers and an Associate at Lee Consulting, who gave this illuminating presentation at ABLC NEXT in San Francisco. He shared how manures and WWT sludge have limited energy due to previous digestion, but that there are […]
With an estimated $48 billion or more industry value, flavors and fragrances are no small potatoes. In fact, the top 3 fragrance and flavor companies represent about 24% of the global industry sales. Here’s a quick look at biotech partnerships that are innovating in this industry like Amyris, Codexis, Evolva, Gingko Bio, Green Biologics, Algenol, […]
Provivi is revolutionizing the way we look at mating and pest control. It’s all about mating disruption without toxic chemicals but with natural pheromones – you know, the stuff that songs are written about. So is it all about sex? Pedro Coelho from Provivi shared this update on their literal ‘disruptive’ technology that makes insects […]
