Category: Million Minds

4 minutes with… Tim Donohue, Director, Great Lakes Bioenergy

4 minutes with… Tim Donohue, Director, Great Lakes Bioenergy

May 28, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Great Lakes Bioenergy is a DOE, Office of Science-funded Bioenergy Research Center. Its mission is to develop ways to produce ethanol, advanced biofuels and chemicals from the non-edible, lignocellulosic part of plant biomass. The Center includes researchers at UW-Madison & Michigan State University, […]

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4 minutes with… Martysh Eugene, Professor,  Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (KNU)

4 minutes with… Martysh Eugene, Professor, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (KNU)

May 27, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. There are a lot of biofuel sources in Ukraine. And KNU is the center of fundamental and applied researches at this field (formation, reforming, etc.) Tell us about your role and what you are focused on in the next 12 months. I’m chair of Medical […]

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4 minutes with… David Leimbach, Master’s candidate in Bioenergy, University of Illinois

4 minutes with… David Leimbach, Master’s candidate in Bioenergy, University of Illinois

May 26, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. The University of Illinois is dedicated to the research and development of advanced bioenergy systems. Tell us about your role and what you are focused on in the next 12 months. I am currently focusing on finishing my education while exploring my role […]

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4 minutes with… Des Richardson, Senior Scientist, Norske Skog Paper Mills (Australasia)

4 minutes with… Des Richardson, Senior Scientist, Norske Skog Paper Mills (Australasia)

May 25, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Norske Skog currently manufactures newsprint and light weight coated paper grades. We are seeking to diversify into the biofuel/biochemical space in order to make best use of the resources available to us. Tell us about your role and what you are focused on […]

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4 Minutes with…William Clary, CEO, PHYCO2

4 Minutes with…William Clary, CEO, PHYCO2

May 23, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy.   PHYCO2 is engaged in the design and production of Algae Photo-Bioreactors (APB). The APB design is patented in the US and Canada. The design allows for the absorption of CO2 from fossil fuel combustion and algae growth from high efficiency LED’s to […]

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4 minutes guide… Alex Patist, Senior Director of Bioprocess Technology, Genomatica

4 minutes guide… Alex Patist, Senior Director of Bioprocess Technology, Genomatica

May 21, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Genomatica is a leading innovator in biotechnology for the chemical industry. We harness biotechnology to develop new processes to make major chemicals with better economics and greater sustainability, plus custom solutions. Producers gain strategic business flexibility; and users of chemicals can offer differentiated, […]

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4 minutes with… Alan Flavelle, Director, Greenpower Energy

4 minutes with… Alan Flavelle, Director, Greenpower Energy

May 20, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. After a long history in coal mining [formed in 1899] we are now at a point where we find ourselves working at ways to transform Victorian Brown Coal [VBC] into useful products. VBC is a very immature product-essentially lignin. In our view it […]

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4 minutes with… Dr. Kaspar Evertz, Executive VP, Commercial, Genomatica

4 minutes with… Dr. Kaspar Evertz, Executive VP, Commercial, Genomatica

May 19, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. My team works to bring the benefits of biotech to the mainstream chemical industry. We work to understand market needs; identify potential licensees; provide services from technology introduction to performance tests; and ensure smooth rollout and profitable use of our technologies. Genomatica develops […]

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4 minutes with… Mike Lewis, Co-Founder, Pearson Fuels

4 minutes with… Mike Lewis, Co-Founder, Pearson Fuels

May 18, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Pearson Fuels develops alternative fuel infrastructure at both the retail and terminal level and then concentrates on maximizing throughput of those assets. We built the first retail E85 site on the West Coast and now distribute to over 60 E85 locations. We are […]

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4 Minutes with…Siegfried Knecht, Chairman, Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany

4 Minutes with…Siegfried Knecht, Chairman, Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany

May 17, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. aireg was founded in 2011 as a non-profit association to advance the production and use of sustainable alternative aviation fuels. Our goal is to find sustainable substitutes for fossil fuels, thereby cutting GHG emissions substantially. We cooperate internationally with sister organizations like CAAFI […]

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