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Biobased Alternative for Nylon, Polyester, PET and Cellulose Acetate: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Chips Board’s Food Waste to Bioplastic

Biobased Alternative for Nylon, Polyester, PET and Cellulose Acetate: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Chips Board’s Food Waste to Bioplastic

April 8, 2020 |

Research and development has been Chips Board’s focus but now they are looking for investment to get their products from lab to the marketplace. Last year they unveiled their Cubitts eyewear prototype based on Parblex coffee composite bioplasticand this year they’ve added new team members to get the gears going faster. Check out the their most recent […]

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The Straw Man: Looking critically at claims about EV emissions

The Straw Man: Looking critically at claims about EV emissions

April 7, 2020 |

A completely interesting example of what is known as the Straw Man fallacy appeared in coverage of a study that appears in this month’s Nature Sustainability, on electric vehicle emissions. The lead author of the study, University of Nijmegen’s Dr Florian Knobloch told the BBC: “The idea that electric vehicles could increase emissions is a […]

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PEF Joint Venture to Renewable Polymers and All In Between: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Avantium

PEF Joint Venture to Renewable Polymers and All In Between: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Avantium

April 7, 2020 |

“2019 was in many ways a pivotal year for Avantium,” writes their CEO, Tom van Aken. We couldn’t agree more, and this 2019 Annual Report recently released by the company delves into the what, why, when, where and more. From the end of their PEF joint venture with BASF, to the acquisition of 100% ownership […]

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Super clear, super thin, super durable: Zymergen bends it like Beckham, electronics-wise 

Super clear, super thin, super durable: Zymergen bends it like Beckham, electronics-wise 

April 6, 2020 |

Move over, Impossible Whopper. Zymergen has made an impossible material, and something almost as rare in the biobased world, you can actually order it the day you first hear about it. Yep, Zymergen’s running the best play that you’d ever find in the Steve Jobs playbook, the “it’s insanely great, and call now to order” […]

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4 New Opportunities for Ethanol Facilities, Thanks to Breakthrough Membrane Technology

4 New Opportunities for Ethanol Facilities, Thanks to Breakthrough Membrane Technology

April 6, 2020 |

By Joel Stone, ConVergInce Advisers and member of Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest A unique and affordable membrane technology exhibiting extremely low fouling rates can offer significant benefits to dry mill ethanol operations, especially on streams containing protein and oil components. First opportunity: Recover soluble protein, oil, and insolubles from stillage backset The […]

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How It All Ties Together – LCFS, Biobased Fuel, Zero Emission Vehicles, ICEV Bans: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to The Big 3 Policies for Fuels

How It All Ties Together – LCFS, Biobased Fuel, Zero Emission Vehicles, ICEV Bans: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to The Big 3 Policies for Fuels

April 6, 2020 |

Few countries blend ethanol beyond 10% right now but are targets moving? What about biodiesel targets, mostly set below 7% volume in some countries? How about the 18 countries that plan to ban of phase out ICEVs and more than 45 countries have set or are setting national targets for EVs by 2030 – how […]

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Iowa’s Renewable Energy Portfolio & Opportunity: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to All Things Iowa

Iowa’s Renewable Energy Portfolio & Opportunity: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to All Things Iowa

April 6, 2020 |

At last week’s Digest webinar, Mark Laurenzo from the Iowa Economic Development Authority shared this illuminating presentation on Iowa’s key value propositions, activity from the biosciences industry in the state where bioscience R&D expenditures per capita is 30% higher than the national figure, how there is still opportunity to unleash Iowa’s energy potential especially with the […]

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The Competitive Edge: Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)

The Competitive Edge: Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)

April 2, 2020 |

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 Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) was founded in 2007 by a small group of leading organisations from civil society, […]

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USDA, DOE, SBA Programs for Biofuels, Biopower, Biochem: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Federal Programs Supporting Commercial Scale Development

USDA, DOE, SBA Programs for Biofuels, Biopower, Biochem: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Federal Programs Supporting Commercial Scale Development

April 2, 2020 |

Earlier this week we shared the latest federal programs supporting demonstration concept and today our focus is on federal programs supporting commercial scale development for biofuels, biopower, biochemicals and biobased projects. Check out this slide guide from Bill Hagy at Lee Enterprises Consulting, for details on the USDA Biofuels, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program […]

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Hydrogen Tech, Optimization in Large-Scale Power Systems: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Long Duration Energy Storage

Hydrogen Tech, Optimization in Large-Scale Power Systems: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Long Duration Energy Storage

April 2, 2020 |

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is always thinking about energy and these days long duration energy storage seems even more important. Check out this illuminating slide guide from NREL researchers who looked at how power systems are likely to benefit from long duration storage, how that benefit increases as the amount of renewables on the system […]

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