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Improving Anaerobic Digester Performance: What Happens When Mixing Fails
When it comes to anaerobic digesters, sound mixing isn’t optional — it’s the heartbeat of the process. It drives biogas production, keeps solids in suspension,...
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DOE FY 2026 Office of Science (SC) Financial Assistance Program
DOE FY 2026 Office of Science (SC) Financial Assistance Program Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0003600 Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science (SC) Total...
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USDA AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program (FY 2026)
USDA AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program (FY 2026) Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-AFRI-011134 Funding Agency: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Total Funding...
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Turning Food Waste into Energy: How Used Cooking Oil and Organics Drive the Circular Bioeconomy
From composting to renewable fuels, discover how LEC Partners helps convert food waste and used cooking oil into clean, profitable energy. The Role of Food...
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LEC Leaders Converge at ABLC NEXT 2025 to Shape What’s Next for the Bioeconomy
Leaders Converge at ABLC NEXT 2025 to Shape What’s Next for the Bioeconomy ABLC NEXT 2025 wrapped up last week in San Francisco, uniting global...
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USDA Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs (REDLG) for Fiscal Year 2026
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: RBS–25–BUSINESS–0005 FUNDING AGENCY / AGENCIES: USDA Rural Business- Cooperative Service (RBCS) OPPORTUNITY: This notice is being issued prior to the passage of...
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Bioeconomy Litigation Expert Witness: Why Courts Need Practitioners, Not Just Scientists
By JD Creedon, Managing Partner, LEC Partners Bioeconomy litigation expert witness demand is rising as the bioeconomy booms—with revolutionary developments in sustainable aviation fuels, microbial...
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Top Funding Options for Biotech & Bio-Based Startups
Launching a biotech or bio-based startup is no small feat—especially when you’re trying to scale innovation while navigating complex science, regulation, and capital markets. One...
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Boosting Ethanol Profits with Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Co-Location
Ethanol producers face a dual challenge: lowering carbon intensity while improving operating margins and growing market demand. The industry has already proven its ability to...
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Six Things to Know About the Ag BIO Act – and Why It Matters for the Bioeconomy’s Future
Momentum is building in Washington for a major policy shift that could benefit biobased industries. The newly introduced Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act –...
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Winners and Losers in the Clean Energy Shakeup: What OBBBA Means for U.S. Biofuels, Hydrogen & Beyond
The Clean Energy Shakeup Has Arrived The U.S. Congress has officially passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)—a major realignment of clean energy tax...
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Green Carbon, Real Impact: Recarbonizing Industry with Biomass-Derived Syngas
Executive Summary While the electrification of many industrial sectors is accelerating the energy transition, it is not a silver bullet that will get us to...
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Green Syngas: Investment Pathways for a Low-Carbon Future
Green Carbon, Real Impact: Biomass-Derived Syngas in Action Discover how biomass-derived syngas is enabling genuine decarbonization solutions in challenging-to-electrify sectors. This presentation from LEC Partners...
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Biomass: America’s Untapped Solution to Clean, Reliable Power
Why Biomass is a Real-World Answer to Rising Energy Demand Electricity demand in the U.S. is surging—driven by everything from electrified transport to energy-intensive data...
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Instructions for When AI Fails to Save Your Bioreactor
There’s a certain smell inside a fermentation plant. It’s not exactly good. Not exactly bad. Just… undeniable. Biomass. Stainless steel. A hint of over-brewed coffee....
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Getting TRL Right: How Startups Can Win Early in the Bioeconomy
If you’re in the early stages of building a pilot plant in the bioenergy space, you’re likely managing a complex mix of technical goals, budget...