Archive for 2018

RFA calls for united front against RFS reforms

RFA calls for united front against RFS reforms

February 13, 2018 |

In Texas, the head of the Renewable Fuels Association has called for the ethanol industry to stand strong in a united front against attempts to reform the Renewable Fuel Standard in light of the recent bankruptcy of independent refiner Philadelphia Energy Solutions. The company claims compliance costs with the RFS put it in financial jeopardy […]

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BETO publishes 2017 project peer review

BETO publishes 2017 project peer review

February 13, 2018 |

In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office published the results of last year’s Peer Review. The 2017 Project Peer Review Report contains project and technology area recommendations on the focus, management, and impact of the projects in each technology area, as well as project investigators’, technology area managers’, and BETO leadership’s responses to reviewer recommendations. […]

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AFPM petitions EPA to reduce cellulosic biofuel mandates

AFPM petitions EPA to reduce cellulosic biofuel mandates

February 13, 2018 |

In Washington, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers has filed a petition with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce mandated volumes of non-existent cellulosic biofuels. “Year after year, the cellulosic biofuel industry fails to produce the volumes mandated under the RFS, forcing refiners to pay a de facto phantom fuel tax to comply with […]

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A Million Minds in the Advanced Bioeconomy

A Million Minds in the Advanced Bioeconomy

February 13, 2018 |

Two of our most popular editorial features return today in their 2018 livery— the corporate 5-Minute Guides and the “4 Minutes with…” series that introduces you to some of the Million Minds in the Advanced Bioeconomy, who gather together in different parts of the Digest Cinematic Universe, including ABLC and the Bioenergy by Biofuels Digest […]

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4 Minutes with…Ian Gosling PhD, Owner, ChemSim

4 Minutes with…Ian Gosling PhD, Owner, ChemSim

February 13, 2018 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. We are specialists in bioprocess simulation, providing expertise in process design and optimization, and techno-economic assessments. We have experience in a range of processes including bioethanol, biodiesel, biobutanol, levulinic acid, and bioplastics. Tell us about your role and what you are focused on […]

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4 Minutes with…Lester Krone, Managing Director, Stern Brothers

4 Minutes with…Lester Krone, Managing Director, Stern Brothers

February 13, 2018 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Stern, founded in 1917, is an investment bank with headquarters in St. Louis and eight offices from California to New York. Our group helps private developers raise capital for renewable projects, primarily bio-product manufacturing facilities and WTE projects. Tell us about your role […]

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4 Minutes with…Marcelle Peuckert, Business Development Director, Roundtable for Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)

4 Minutes with…Marcelle Peuckert, Business Development Director, Roundtable for Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)

February 13, 2018 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) is a global, multi-stakeholder independent organisation that drives the development of a new world bioeconomy through sustainability solutions, certification, and collaborative partnerships. It provides tools and solutions that mitigate business risk www.rsb.org Working on positioning RSB as […]

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4 Minutes with…Tiffany Trottman, Business Development Manager, Nelson Engineering

4 Minutes with…Tiffany Trottman, Business Development Manager, Nelson Engineering

February 13, 2018 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. The Nelson Engineering team is driven by an enthusiasm for biotech innovation. We partner with the industry’s pioneers to provide turnkey engineering, procurement and construction services. You will find us innovating in a number of biotech applications including ag processing, biochemicals, biomass, as […]

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4 Minutes with…Ben Thorp, Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board, Biorenewable Deployment Consortium

4 Minutes with…Ben Thorp, Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board, Biorenewable Deployment Consortium

February 13, 2018 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. The Biorenewable Deployment Consortium connects Emerging Technology it the deployment stage with Forest Industry Partners to Accelerate Deployment and Optimize Value. BDC is a Catalyst to the Future. BDC provides educational opportunities, networking, information, and guidance and assistance with projects and partnerships where […]

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4 Minutes with…Katrina Cornish, CEO, EnergyEne

4 Minutes with…Katrina Cornish, CEO, EnergyEne

February 13, 2018 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. EnergyEne is a start up materials/energy company with technology licensed from the Ohio State University. EnergyEne’s CapEx & OpEx light guayule biorefinery model produces high value latex, natural rubber, and suite of high value bio products from integrated breakthroughs in harvesting, processing, conversion, […]

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