By Joe Hrdlicka, Executive Director of the Iowa Biotechnology Association (IowaBio) Iowa’s investment in biofuels, driven by the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), has brought the state new business and job opportunities. Iowa is home to three of the first-in-the-nation cellulosic biofuel refineries that are producing the lowest-carbon fuels in the world. Iowa has also […]
At a time when carbon emissions should be dropping by 40%-80% EU transport emissions will actually increase by that amount, becoming the number one EU contributor to catastrophic global warming. By James Cogan, Special to The Digest Transport emissions can only be reduced in the 2030 timeframe by traffic efficiencies, biofuels and lower tailpipe emissions. […]
By Richard Lowrie, KROHNE, Water and Wastewater Industry Manager Many US wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are beginning to use anaerobic digesters to produce biogas that can be used in their combined heat and power plants to generate electricity and heat. In addition, the plants are selling the biogas into the gas grid. The growing interest […]
By Michele Rubino, Special to The Digest A few years ago, when it was fashionable to consider California a failed State with a bankrupt, dysfunctional government and outrageously high taxes (only the latter is actually true), the State of Nevada started running ads in different California media markets to convince businesses to relocate. The response […]
By Doug Durante, Executive Director, Clean Fuels Development Coalition, special to The Digest In the aftermath of revelations of how Volkswagen had their thumb on the scale as they cheated not just the EPA, but all of us who breathe the air, it raises serious and significant questions as to how we go about the business […]
By Joshua Belcher and David McCullough, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan – Special to The Digest. Over the past decade, the market for carbon offsets has waxed and waned with the likelihood of a mandatory greenhouse gas reduction program being passed into law. Carbon offsets are credits that are generated through avoiding the emission of greenhouse gases—primarily by protecting […]
By Michele Rubino, Special to The Digest Displacing the use of petroleum and other fossil fuels embedded in everyday products with bio-based, renewable resources is – and has been for a long time – a necessity for human societies. It is also the goal of an entire industry. A recent toxic combination of low oil […]
Part 3 – Project Execution By Mark Warner, PE, Founder, Warner Advisors LLC, Special to The Digest In the second release of the Understanding Advanced Biotechnology Commercialization series, the mechanics of taking the detailed concept and turning it into steel in the grounds was covered, culminating in a facility that is ready to be started up and […]
Part 2 – Project Execution By Mark Warner, PE, Founder, Warner Advisors LLC, Special to The Digest In the first release of the Understanding Advanced Biotechnology Commercialization series, the overall commercialization process was outlined and a detailed review of the project development phase presented. It covered early concept development and preparation of sufficient engineering detail to […]
Part 1 – Overview and Project Development By Mark Warner, PE, Founder, Warner Advisors LLC, Special to The Digest When I reflect on the characteristics of successful advanced biotechnology companies that have achieved commercial scale, and the longer list of companies that haven’t, the difference between success and failure is often not the core technology alone, […]
