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Biogas Innovations: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to IEA Bioenergy Task 37

Biogas Innovations: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to IEA Bioenergy Task 37

December 28, 2018 |

IEA Bioenergy has several member countries involved in Task 37 which aims to improve innovations in biogas systems. Professor Jerry Murphy from IEA Bioenergy Task 37 gave this illuminating presentation on innovations in biogas systems at ABLC Global 2018 in San Francisco – and it’s ready for you now at The Digest online.

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Creating Trust in Bioenergy: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to IEA Bioenergy

Creating Trust in Bioenergy: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to IEA Bioenergy

December 28, 2018 |

IEA Bioenergy conducted research on various approaches to creating trust in sustainability of bioenergy through effective governance. Inge Stupak and Tat Smith, IEA Bioenergy researchers gave this illuminating overview of ways to increase legitimacy and gain trust in bioenergy at ABLC Global 2018 in San Francisco – and it’s ready for you now at The […]

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Production Off Take Agreements

Production Off Take Agreements

December 27, 2018 |

By Jess Hewitt, Member of Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc. Special to The Digest No matter how widely known your product is, it always seems that banks and investors fear that you will not be able to sell your product – to anyone. This may seem preposterous if you intend to make what we call a commodity […]

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Egg-free Egg: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Clara Foods

Egg-free Egg: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Clara Foods

December 26, 2018 |

Clara Foods is creating the world’s first animal-free egg white. Arturo Elizondo, Clara Foods’ CEO, gave this illuminating overview of how they are making an animal-free egg white, how they map out functionality, and what Clara Whites are all about at ABLC Global 2018 in San Francisco – and it’s ready for you now at […]

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Designed Materials Innovation: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Checkerspot

Designed Materials Innovation: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Checkerspot

December 26, 2018 |

Checkerspot designs high performance materials such as microbes to express new molecular building blocks that they then apply chemistry to create materials that are built into parts and products they prototype. Charles Dimmler, Checkerspot’s CEO gave this illuminating overview of their innovations, proven fermentation at commercial scale, joint development agreements, and their vision for the […]

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Hedging Ethanol Production

Hedging Ethanol Production

December 26, 2018 |

By Robert Boslego, Member of Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc. Special to The Digest Ethanol accounts for around ninety-four percent of the renewable fuel market in the United States. Average daily production and consumption is over one million barrels per day. This represents more than ten percent of the U.S. gasoline market, the largest in the world. […]

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Assessing Bioenergy Sustainability: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to IEA Bioenergy

Assessing Bioenergy Sustainability: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to IEA Bioenergy

December 25, 2018 |

IEA Bioenergy conducted work on sustainability assessments of bioenergy systems and the carbon balance of forest-based bioenergy. Annette Cowie and Göran Berndes from Chalmers University of Technology and IEA Bioenergy gave this illuminating overview of the methods and tools used to assess the sustainability of bioenergy at ABLC Global 2018 in San Francisco – and […]

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Enemy submarine detecting microorganisms, algae-based polymers, edible antimicrobial film, limestone-based bags, soybean oil based road sealant: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of December 26th

Enemy submarine detecting microorganisms, algae-based polymers, edible antimicrobial film, limestone-based bags, soybean oil based road sealant: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of December 26th

December 25, 2018 |

The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of December 26th. In today’s Digest, enemy submarine detecting microorganisms, algae-based polymers, edible antimicrobial film, limestone-based bags, soybean oil based road sealant — these and more, ready for you now at The Digest online. #1 […]

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Waste Accumulation Problems and Opportunities

Waste Accumulation Problems and Opportunities

December 24, 2018 |

Waste Accumulation Problems and Opportunities By Zoltan Kish, Ph.D., Member of Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc. Special to The Digest   An incredible amount of waste is produced in Canada and around the world. We are killing our planet by dumping 2.12 billion tons of garbage every year and polluting the oceans, land, and air [1]. Consequently, […]

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Putting Food System Tech Perspectives to Work: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to The Center for Food Integrity

Putting Food System Tech Perspectives to Work: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to The Center for Food Integrity

December 22, 2018 |

The Center for Food Integrity is helping today’s food system earn consumer trust by facilitating better-informed public discussion about food and agriculture. J.J. Jones from The Center for Food Integrity gave this illuminating presentation on consumer trust, transparency and the building blocks of technical messages at ABLC Global 2018 in San Francisco – and it’s […]

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