Cow poop. It’s a problem for farmers across the country, something that has to be dealt with, something that environmentalists and vegetarians often cite as a reason to cut your steak intake, but Vanguard Renewables is capturing the latent methane in animal manure, converting it into renewable natural gas, and reducing GHG emissions. Sounds like a win-win-win, so […]
Clariant takes us on a journey on how carbon emissions can be reduced by advanced biofuels, more specifically, how lignocellulosic ethanol made from agriculture residues like straw, non-food materials, and waste can make an immediate impact, how their sunliquid technology, enzymes, microorganisms and fermentation organisms leads to bioethanol. Take a peek at the latest slides from […]
Q: What was the reason for founding your organization – what was the open niche you saw that could be addressed with a new product or service? What was the problem, or gap, or opportunity? The U.S needs a billion tons of biomass per year, both predictable and affordable. While corn and other land crops […]
Stora Enso has a “better than expected quarter” for Q1 2020 but things have changed quickly causing most companies to adjust quickly. Stora Enso is “discontinuing its quarterly guidance and annual outlook until further notice, due to exceptional uncertainty in the global economy,” but how are they adjusting to new norms? Check out this just released […]
By Doug Durante, Executive Director, Clean Fuels Development Coalition Special to The Digest A recent article by Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor caught my eye due to a simple but important headline, which was Ethanol Industry Needs Support Now More than Ever. The economic importance of the ethanol industry to agriculture and rural America cannot […]
“Preserve what matters” is what Corbion is all about according to their latest presentation, but what exactly does that mean? Here’s a deep dive into their company, how they are working on preserving food and food production, health and the planet. From biobased and biodegradable alternatives with lactic acid specialties to biomedical and biochemical solutions and […]
As I write, the May contract for West Texas Intermediate is selling for -$40.21 a barrel, or a negative cost of $240 per tonne. Let’s put that in context, you can throw unmixed useless garbage into a US-based landfill for an average price of around $75 a tonne. Literally, you can make money by buying […]
By Drew Page, Content Marketing Lead, Siege Media Special to The Digest After many studies and drastic changes in the environment, scientists are certain that human pollution, especially in the last 50 years, has had a significantly negative effect on the planet. In less than 150 years, greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide and methane have […]
The Biomass Research and Development Board published a report that looks at how to address the constraints surrounding availability of biomass feedstocks for biofuels. Four questions guide the analysis: What feedstocks and at what price? What is the regional distribution of feedstock production? What are the effects of alternative investments in research on feedstocks? What are […]
By Bill Hagy, Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc. Special to The Digest A series of PowerPoint Presentations outlining key Federal Financial Programs and Assistance that are available to support the domestic bioeconomy have been provided. This was not intended to be an” all inclusive” listing of federal programs/resources available. The PowerPoints were divided into the three […]
