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Biotechnology in Renewable Energy
Biotechnology plays a vital role in the development of renewable energy sources. Biotechnology can help to produce biofuels, a renewable source of energy. These biofuels...
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What is the Bioeconomy?
While more than 40 countries have some “bioeconomy” strategy, there is really no worldwide definition. The term “bioeconomy” actually has different meanings to different people...
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Transportation Answers to Climate Change
Are there transportation answers to climate change? The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently released a plan outlining how governments can reduce oil reliance in the...
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Food and Energy Costs
Food and energy costs, together with healthcare, are arguably the three most important factors in how well we thrive on planet Earth. While healthcare costs...
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Ethanol Revenues Increase by Reducing Carbon Intensity
Are there ways to improve ethanol revenues substantially? Actually, corn ethanol can be a highly profitable business when a plant’s carbon intensity is reduced. Which...
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Electric Vehicles – The Good, the Bad & The Ugly
Some in the electric vehicles industry predict that we will have almost 150 million electric vehicles in service by 2030. This is fifteen times the...
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Applying for Commercial-Scale Bioeconomy Federal Funding
Applying for Commercial-Scale Bioeconomy Federal Funding? By Bill Hagy, EVP Federal Funding, Lee Enterprises Consulting In considering applying for federal funding for a commercial scale bioeconomy...
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Cell Based Meat
“Cell-based meat” refers to meat that is grown directly from cells instead of meat that is harvested from an animal body. There is a broad...
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Plant-Based Meats Investment
By 2030, the plant-based meats industry aspires to capture 6% of the global meat and seafood market. This represents 25 million metric tons (MMT) of...
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Decarbonization: Getting from Policy to Projects
How does one get from policy to project in the world of decarbonization? First, we must understand decarbonization. The term “decarbonization” literally means the reduction of...
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PET Plastic Biodegradable
Is PET biodegradable? PET is short for polyethylene terephthalate. It’s a clear, strong, and lightweight plastic widely used for packaging foods and beverages, especially convenience-sized...
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Bioeconomy Expertise: A Valuable Commodity in the Sustainable Investing
Sustainable investing is here. According to Morgan Stanley’s 2019 biennial survey of financial institutions, insurers, and pension funds in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific,...
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Bioplastics
Bioplastics are a type of plastic material that is derived from renewable resources, such as plant-based feedstocks. They are more environmentally friendly than traditional petroleum-based...
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Biobased Chemicals Experts
Biobased chemical experts are often those who work in what is known as “green chemistry”. Often, when we think of the bioeconomy as a whole,...
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Green Ammonia
What is green ammonia? Ammonia is a pungent gas that is widely used to make agricultural fertilizers. The process of making ammonia is generally not...
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Biomaterials Experts
Biomaterials experts assist with bio-based materials – those made from substances derived from living (or once-living) organisms. These materials are sometimes referred to as biomaterials,...