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World’s 1st hydrogen fuel-cell powered yacht, hemp airplane, rock snot to biomaterials, sisal-based thermal insulation, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of January 3rd

World’s 1st hydrogen fuel-cell powered yacht, hemp airplane, rock snot to biomaterials, sisal-based thermal insulation, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of January 3rd

January 2, 2020 |

The bioeconomy is kickstarting 2020 with a flurry of innovations, like a millennial entrepreneur who developed a method to convert invasive toxic algae commonly called “rock snot” into various materials including paper, fabric and bioplastic. Another entrepreneur developed thermal insulation made from sisal, a plant found in east Africa. And a for sure way to […]

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Microbes to Materials: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Lygos’ Sugar Conversion

Microbes to Materials: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Lygos’ Sugar Conversion

January 2, 2020 |

By taking a low pH yeast platform and adding in some BioFab and software, machine learning and artificial intelligence, you get new materials development, said Eric Steen from Lygos during his presentation at ABLC NEXT in San Francisco. Check out this slide guide to get the latest on how they are converting sugar to multiple […]

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The Digest’s 10 Top Advanced Bioeconomy Markets & Predictions for 2020

The Digest’s 10 Top Advanced Bioeconomy Markets & Predictions for 2020

January 1, 2020 |

A mere “The Year in Rewind” as we sail into 2020? Not the good ship Digest! Instead, we dust off our crystal ball and offer our predictions for the year ahead. As the sunset of 2019 gives way to the dawn of 2020, once again roll the dice as we list the Digest’s 10 Top […]

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Seaweed-based biobutanol proven in road test

Seaweed-based biobutanol proven in road test

January 1, 2020 |

In Denmark, a passenger car was the first in the world to drive 80 kilometers on a blend containing biofuel from seaweed. Wageningen Food & Biobased Research produced the biobutanol from sugars from seaweed. The successful experiment stems from the Horizon 2020 project MacroFuels. Wageningen Food & Biobased Research worked closely on this development with […]

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Changes to ethanol production process impacts DDGs qualities for animal feed

Changes to ethanol production process impacts DDGs qualities for animal feed

January 1, 2020 |

In Illinois, Brownfield Ag News reports that a University of Illinois researcher says that due to changes in corn processing for ethanol production, the composition of distiller’s dried grains has changed as well, having direct impacts on animal feed, such as cutting the fat content to between 5% and 8%, about half what it was […]

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PHA Biopolymers: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Mango Materials

PHA Biopolymers: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Mango Materials

January 1, 2020 |

Methane from U.S. landfills can make 7 billion pounds of Mango Materials PHA every year. But the big question is how? Just ask Molly Morse of Mango Materials who shared this presentation about how they take methane emissions, add a microbial process to create PHA biopolymer that can be made into biodegradable products and more […]

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Cutting Edge Funding: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Debt and Equity Financing Mechanisms for Bioeconomy Projects

Cutting Edge Funding: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Debt and Equity Financing Mechanisms for Bioeconomy Projects

January 1, 2020 |

Money, money, money – a growing bioeconomy needs lots of it. But with so many challenges like a lack of certainty in government programs or a perceived lack of funds at the company and project levels, what are the solutions? Mark Riedy, Partner at Kilpatrick Townsend shared this illuminating presentation at ABLC NEXT in San […]

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Brazil’s record 2020 ethanol production may fall short of demand for Jan-April 2020

Brazil’s record 2020 ethanol production may fall short of demand for Jan-April 2020

December 31, 2019 |

In Brazil, Reuters is reporting that despite a record 35 billion litres in ethanol production, the country may face shortfalls during the off-season beginning now, when sugarcane is not in production. Production picks up in April. “We don’t see a comfortable stock situation this year. Consumption levels are very high. We believe the market will […]

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Tucumcari Bio-Energy sets February start date for cellulosic biogas project construction

Tucumcari Bio-Energy sets February start date for cellulosic biogas project construction

December 31, 2019 |

In New Mexico, QC Sun Online is reporting that Tucumcari Bio-Energy said it will start construction in February on its $8.0 million project to convert a former ethanol plant into a cellulosic biogas producer. Tucumcari Bio-Energy President Robert Hockaday said that the project will create 40 jobs, will convert local cattle waste to methane and […]

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Global rapeseed plantings expected to jump 3 percent in 2020/21

Global rapeseed plantings expected to jump 3 percent in 2020/21

December 31, 2019 |

In Germany, UFOP reports that according to the latest information published by the International Grain Council (IGC), the global rapeseed area in 2020/21 will probably be up 3 per cent from the current marketing year to 35.5. million hectares. In the EU-28, Russia and China, the area is expected to increase. More specifically, the EU […]

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