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The world’s first commercial flight on fuel made from waste carbon gases: now, will policy get the framework right for global deployment?

The world’s first commercial flight on fuel made from waste carbon gases: now, will policy get the framework right for global deployment?

October 2, 2018 |

In Florida, Virgin Atlantic CEO Craig Kreeger, LanzaTech CEO Jennifer Holmgren, a cadre of Virgin Atlantic and LanzaTech team members, industry stakeholders and a group of pleasantly surprised transatlantic passengers have boarded a Boeing 747 for Virgin’s VS16 light to London Gatwick — in an historic first for aviation, it’s the first commercial light on […]

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New algae/fungi biofuels system, breakthru on sugar yields, biodegradable clothes, Beyond Burger’s monster GHG benefit, Indigo Ag’s $250M, robotic precision harvest: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of October 5th

New algae/fungi biofuels system, breakthru on sugar yields, biodegradable clothes, Beyond Burger’s monster GHG benefit, Indigo Ag’s $250M, robotic precision harvest: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of October 5th

October 2, 2018 |

The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. In today’s Digest, a new algae/fungi biofuels system, breakthru on sugar yields, biodegradable clothes, Beyond Burger’s monster GHG benefit revealed, Indigo Ag raises $250M, robotic precision harvest, biotech labs made from shipping boxes — here are the top innovations for the week of […]

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Expanded Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Definitions for the Bioeconomy

Expanded Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Definitions for the Bioeconomy

October 1, 2018 |

By Dave Humbird, Ph.D., Member, Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc. Special to The Digest For new technologies in the bioeconomy (and in the chemical process industry more broadly), the putative path to commercialization is some form of: lab, pilot, demonstration, commercial. The Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale is often proposed to track this progression, effectively ranking […]

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Sylvatex and its remarkable progress near the Land of Misfit Feedstocks

Sylvatex and its remarkable progress near the Land of Misfit Feedstocks

October 1, 2018 |

From California comes the happy news that Sylavatex CEO Virginia Klausmeier is expecting a new child in a couple of weeks, and that the significant scale-up taking place in that department is paired with the news that Sylvatex and Trucent have succeeded in a scale up and blending of MicroX renewable blendstock from an optimized […]

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The Road to Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Bioenergy production in Croatia

The Road to Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Bioenergy production in Croatia

September 29, 2018 |

IEA Bioenergy Task 43’s goal is to contribute to sound bioenergy development driven by well-informed decisions in the forestry, agriculture and energy sectors as well as in investment institutions and government agencies.  The group addresses critical issues for deployment of sustainable biomass and bioenergy supply chains, including social, economic and environmental outcomes of feedstock production and supply. […]

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Biomass Feedstocks for Energy Markets: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to the BELT Biorefinery concept

Biomass Feedstocks for Energy Markets: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to the BELT Biorefinery concept

September 29, 2018 |

IEA Bioenergy Task 43’s goal is to contribute to sound bioenergy development driven by well-informed decisions in the forestry, agriculture and energy sectors as well as in investment institutions and government agencies. The group addresses critical issues for deployment of sustainable biomass and bioenergy supply chains, including social, economic and environmental outcomes of feedstock production and supply. […]

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Development, deployment of integrated biorefineries: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Biorefining in Italy

Development, deployment of integrated biorefineries: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Biorefining in Italy

September 29, 2018 |

IEA Bioenergy Task 42’s goal is to contribute to the development and deployment of integrated biorefineries as part of highly efficient sustainable value chains (co-)producing food/feed ingredients, chemicals, materials, fuels, power and/or heat out of sustainably sourced biomass (wood, crops, residues, etc.) as base for a global BioEconomy. Isabella de Bari and Maria Teresa Petrone gave […]

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Development, deployment of integrated biorefineries: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Biorefining in the US

Development, deployment of integrated biorefineries: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Biorefining in the US

September 29, 2018 |

IEA Bioenergy Task 42’s goal is to contribute to the development and deployment of integrated biorefineries as part of highly efficient sustainable value chains (co-)producing food/feed ingredients, chemicals, materials, fuels, power and/or heat out of sustainably sourced biomass (wood, crops, residues, etc.) as base for a global BioEconomy. Borislava Kostova  gave this illuminating overview of the […]

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Development, deployment of integrated biorefineries: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Biorefining in Germany

Development, deployment of integrated biorefineries: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Biorefining in Germany

September 29, 2018 |

IEA Bioenergy Task 42’s goal is to contribute to the development and deployment of integrated biorefineries as part of highly efficient sustainable value chains (co-)producing food/feed ingredients, chemicals, materials, fuels, power and/or heat out of sustainably sourced biomass (wood, crops, residues, etc.) as base for a global BioEconomy. Heinz Stichnothe  gave this illuminating overview of the […]

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Thai shrimp and algae-based inks: the surprisingly tight link that you never heard of

Thai shrimp and algae-based inks: the surprisingly tight link that you never heard of

September 27, 2018 |

News arrived from Thailand that the Thai Union Feedmill Co., Ltd. will conduct a large-scale shrimp feeding trial using feed formulated with high-protein algae meal derived from Cellana’s EPA Omega-3-enriched algae biomass.   The Union Feedmill is a top producer and distributor of aquatic animal feeds for both domestic and international markets. It may have surprised […]

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