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Competitive Edge: Applied Biorefinery Sciences’ HWE biomass tech and ethanol

Competitive Edge: Applied Biorefinery Sciences’ HWE biomass tech and ethanol

October 7, 2021 |

With a name like Dr. Wood as CTO and Co-founder of a company that was founded to commercialize Hot Water Extraction for producing fuels and chemicals from biomass, particularly but not exclusively hardwoods, this Competitive Edge entry caught our eye. But what is the HWE tech all about? How does it valorize the hemicellulose portion […]

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Europe’s 1st Dedicated Circular Economy Fund: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund

Europe’s 1st Dedicated Circular Economy Fund: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund

October 6, 2021 |

What are the key factors driving the European Bioeconomy? How does the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund address the growth-stage funding gap? What are some of the latest investments? How much money is being put in? What are the opportunities for ag & foodtech, biobased materials and chemicals and more?

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List, MacMillan win 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for development of asymmetric organocatalysis

List, MacMillan win 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for development of asymmetric organocatalysis

October 6, 2021 |

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021 for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis to: Benjamin List, Director of the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung David W.C. MacMillan, Professor at Princeton University Background on the Award The rapid expansion in the use of organic catalysts is primarily due to their ability to drive […]

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15 projects win $130M+ in USDA Sustainable Agricultural Systems grants: the complete winners

15 projects win $130M+ in USDA Sustainable Agricultural Systems grants: the complete winners

October 6, 2021 |

In Washington, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest up more than $130 million in sustainable agricultural research projects aimed at improving a robust, resilient, climate-smart food and agricultural system. This investment is made under the National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Sustainable Agricultural Systems program. This innovative program focuses on a broad base of […]

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Ethanol, Biogas, Renewable Chemicals: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj

Ethanol, Biogas, Renewable Chemicals: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj

October 5, 2021 |

Dr. Pramod Kumbhar, President and CTO of Praj shared this illuminating slide guide on their Bio-Prism renewable chemicals and materials, Bio-Mobility products, Praj’s 2G tech for agri residue to ethanol, Praj-Sekab tech for forest residue to ethanol, their tech for compressed biogas, and more. The stories behind the tech, the products, and more.

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State of Hydrogen

State of Hydrogen

October 4, 2021 |

If you missed the recent HydrogenConnect session, here’s your chance to check out the exclusive Digest State of Hydrogen presentation — who’s doing what, where, how and with whom in hydrogen. In today’s Digest, from the why hydrogen question to what the colors of hydrogen mean, future hydrogen tech trends, the latest pathways, and more.

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Is SAF Finally Taking Flight?: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to SAF’s Acceleration

Is SAF Finally Taking Flight?: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to SAF’s Acceleration

October 4, 2021 |

Mike McCurdy, Managing Director of Fuels & Power at ICF shared this illuminating slide guide highlighting the latest sustainable aviation fuel production sites around the world, how the RIN program and LCFS impacts SAF, the value of transportation CO2 offsets, diversification of technologies and more.

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Tech, Process, Forecast, Directions: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Advanced Biofuels & Biorefining

Tech, Process, Forecast, Directions: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Advanced Biofuels & Biorefining

October 3, 2021 |

Cellulose, lignin, wastes, proteins, starches – all biomass feedstocks, but what building blocks, secondary chemicals, intermediates and end products can you get from them? What’s the latest on fermentation, pyrolysis, gasifiers, hydrocrackers, and other processes/tech and who’s doing what? What’s the forecast for advanced biofuels?

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Building Trust in Sustainable Biomass: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Biomass Communications

Building Trust in Sustainable Biomass: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Biomass Communications

September 30, 2021 |

If you missed Oak Ridge National Lab’s Keith Kline’s introductory remarks at ABLC Digital, now’s your chance to check out his slide guide covering how to build public confidence and trust in the role of biomass in sustainable circular economies.

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Pledge Accounts for Bioprojects: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Specialized Project Finance

Pledge Accounts for Bioprojects: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Specialized Project Finance

September 30, 2021 |

Do you know what the application requirements are for a Pledge Account? Do you even know what a Pledge Account is or if it’s a good option for your biobased project? What is it’s value? How is it structured? How do you apply? Find out all this and more.

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