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An epicenter of animal health: How Iowa’s public-private partnerships advance vaccine innovation

An epicenter of animal health: How Iowa’s public-private partnerships advance vaccine innovation

July 4, 2022 |

By Mark Laurenzo, Iowa Economic Development Authority Special to The Digest Well known for advancements in crop sciences and biofuels, Iowa’s leadership in the bioindustry extends beyond these pillars into the field of animal health. The state boasts the second highest concentration of animal scientists in the United States, many of whom hail from Ames, […]

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Low Carbon Intensity Renewables: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to NexantECA

Low Carbon Intensity Renewables: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to NexantECA

July 4, 2022 |

Methanol, ammonia, hydrogen, ethylene, propylene – They can all be produced with low carbon intensity. Check out this illuminating slide guide from Steven Slome at NexantECA on how while methanol and ammonia have larger implications beyond their large existing markets, low carbon intensity hydrogen’s implications have the potential to be the most far reaching, and […]

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Trillium partners with Chautauqua Green Energy, CGE Ventures to produce RNG from waste in New York

Trillium partners with Chautauqua Green Energy, CGE Ventures to produce RNG from waste in New York

July 1, 2022 |

In Texas, Trillium inked a partnership with Chautauqua Green Energy and CGE Ventures to convert gas from the Chautauqua County landfill, in Chautauqua, New York, to 100% RNG. The ads will be sold across Trillium’s network of owned and operated CNG stations. The agreement will produce more than 5,000,000 DGE (diesel gallon equivalent) of RNG […]

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The Competitive Edge: Praj Industries Ltd.

The Competitive Edge: Praj Industries Ltd.

June 30, 2022 |

Q: Tell us about your organization. What do you do? Praj, India’s most accomplished industrial biotechnology company driven by innovation, integration, and delivery capabilities. Over the past four decades, Praj has focused on the environment, energy, and agri-process industry, with over 1000++ customer references spanning 100+ countries across 5 continents. With sustainability at its core […]

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Bioeconomy Development Opportunity Zone Ratings: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Ecostrat

Bioeconomy Development Opportunity Zone Ratings: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Ecostrat

June 30, 2022 |

What are BDO Zone ratings? Take a look at Barnwell County, South Carolina with a BDO Zone “A” Rating for woody biomass as an example. How the ratings work, what they mean, the ratings due diligence, and objectives, and more from Ecostrat’s President & CEO Jordan Solomon in this short and sweet slide guide.

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Overcoming the Toughest Catalyst Challenges in the Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to LEC

Overcoming the Toughest Catalyst Challenges in the Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to LEC

June 29, 2022 |

Terry Mazanec from Lee Enterprises Consulting takes us on a journey through the toughest catalyst challenges in the bioeconomy and, most importantly, how to overcome them. From feedstock consistency and availability to substrate intransigence and unmanagement by-products.

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Striking Green Gold: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to MicroBio

Striking Green Gold: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to MicroBio

June 28, 2022 |

If you missed this illuminating slide guide from Juergen Polle at MicroBio Engineering at ABLC, now’s your chance to check out All Things Algae! From their algae tech to targeted bioprospecting, non-GMP strain development, how they have taken on large-scale algae cultivation for environmental protection and commercial products, and more.

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Walk and Chew Gum – Keeping Biofuels at the Table

Walk and Chew Gum – Keeping Biofuels at the Table

June 27, 2022 |

By John Eichberger, Executive Director, Fuels Institute Special to The Digest  There are a lot of articles, statements, projections, pledges and policies being promoted based upon the assumption that future vehicles are critical tools to reduce carbon emissions – and they are absolutely right! New technology will go a long way to helping us on […]

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Where are the Feedstocks?: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to South Carolina BDO Zones

Where are the Feedstocks?: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to South Carolina BDO Zones

June 27, 2022 |

Barnwell County and the 7-county Southern Carolina region – it’s full of feedstocks like low-carbon forest residues for SAF, hydrogen transport fuels, chemicals, and more. Check out the recent DigestConnect slide guide on the biomass-replete region of the Southern Carolinas and Barnwell County, SC — a forest-replete corridor – and Bioeconomy Development Opportunity Zones.

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Call for abstracts and registration open for the 2022 AFCC Global Biobased Economy Conference & Exhibit

Call for abstracts and registration open for the 2022 AFCC Global Biobased Economy Conference & Exhibit

June 27, 2022 |

In Washington, the Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition issued a call for abstracts and opened registration for its 2nd annual Biobased Economy Conference, which will be held November 6-8, 2022 at the Gaylord National Resort Center in Washington, D.C. At the AFCC event, the focus will be on: Sustainable Feedstocks and Biofuels; Biobased Manufacturing: Renewable […]

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