Category: Million Minds

4 Minutes with…Gerard Brandon, CEO, Cellulac

4 Minutes with…Gerard Brandon, CEO, Cellulac

June 27, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Cellulac has combined a biochemical and fluid dynamic engineering platform that removes 7 MW of energy out of the production of Lactic Acid, PolyLactic Acid, and Ethyl Lactate. Applications for use include: (i) as a bio-degradable plastic ingredient; (ii) food packaging industry; and, […]

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4 minutes with… Brett Hulsey, President and Founder, Better Environmental Solutions

4 minutes with… Brett Hulsey, President and Founder, Better Environmental Solutions

June 25, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. For the last 10 years, our award-winning company worked to save lives, jobs and money. We help companies build to cutting edge technologies that reduce pollution and solve key problems around the world. Our Cellulose Prairie report showed the Midwest is the Saudi Arabia of […]

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4 minutes with… Valentin Perez, Project Manager, SINMT

4 minutes with… Valentin Perez, Project Manager, SINMT

June 24, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. My company is building the first bioethanol plant using sugarcane in Mexico. We will sell ethanol to Pemex and other companies. The scope of the project is not only the plant, but also the support to the sugarcane farmers and the community that sorrounds […]

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4 minutes with… David Rozzell, CEO, Sustainable Chemistry Solutions

4 minutes with… David Rozzell, CEO, Sustainable Chemistry Solutions

June 23, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Publish guide books and competitive intelligence products focused on the enzyme industry. The Enzyme Company Guide and The Biocatalysis Company Guide contain profiles of companies in those industries worldwide. Also provide consulting and expert witness services and customized research. Tell us about your […]

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4 minutes with… J. Larry Cox, President, Green Diesel & Electric

4 minutes with… J. Larry Cox, President, Green Diesel & Electric

June 22, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. We sell and develop renewable fuel and electric plants. Our focus at this point is renewable ultra low sulfur diesel derived from cellulosic material including plastics. Tell us about your role and what you are focused on in the next 12 months. Our […]

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4 Minutes with…Valerie Reed, Senior Advisor for Bioenergy and Natural Resources, USDA

4 Minutes with…Valerie Reed, Senior Advisor for Bioenergy and Natural Resources, USDA

June 21, 2015 |

Valerie has led efforts on utilization of biomass for fuels and chemicals for over 22 years, resulting in significant cost reductions in the cost of cellulosic ethanol from approximately $9/gal to current projected cost of $2.15/gal.  She has helped initiate research pathways that now include technologies that are projected to reduce the cost of diesel […]

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4 minutes with… Josep Samnick, Department of Administration and Finances, Indocam Group

4 minutes with… Josep Samnick, Department of Administration and Finances, Indocam Group

June 18, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Have as ambition to provide collaboration both to cameroonians and indies and other countries in the world. search specially for the smell partners finances technics technologies managment training We want to incubate about 50 people by municipality(380) to recreate transform and protect the […]

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4 minutes with… George Poch, President, Hiawatha Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council.

4 minutes with… George Poch, President, Hiawatha Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council.

June 17, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Helping in the process of finding underutilized bio-mass materials Tell us about your role and what you are focused on in the next 12 months. Our Annual plan does consider bio-mass material as one of its elements. Most of this bio mass is […]

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4 minutes with… Stephen R. Morbley, Bookstore Technician, Government Publishing Office

4 minutes with… Stephen R. Morbley, Bookstore Technician, Government Publishing Office

June 16, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. I work for the Government Publishing Office. I personally believe that waste management and energy from msw can be of interest here. The efforts to recycle paper can use some help. Tell us about your role and what you are focused on in the […]

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4 minutes with… Will Steiner, General Manager, Hawaii Oil Seed Producers

4 minutes with… Will Steiner, General Manager, Hawaii Oil Seed Producers

June 15, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. HOSPRO is dedicated to battle the 95+% import of petroleum for energy and electricity generation by promoting the development of tree based oil seed crops. We are focusing on oil palm a proven producer in SE Asia. A University based proof of concept […]

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