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Biomass to Liquid Fuels: We Need Commercial Scale Gen 2 Success
by Doug Rivers, Ph.D. Biomass to Liquid Fuels: The History Serious development to convert lignocellulosic biomass to liquid fuels and chemicals began in the U.S....
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The Hydrogen Economy: Making Green Steel Achievable
Daren E. Daugaard, PhD, PE, Lee Enterprise Consulting Since its inception over 4,000 years ago, steel has been the foundation of global modernization in building...
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Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Challenges of Scale
By Tony Cartolano, LEC Partners In 2021, the US Department of Energy announced its Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge.[1] The intent was to supply at least three billion...
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Sustainable Aviation Fuel Needs Accelerating Sustainable Agriculture
By Mike Sticklen, LEC Partners Sustainable Aviation Fuel needs Sustainable Agriculture. Throughout my work with LEC Partners, I often get asked about producing renewable and...
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Bioeconomy Analytics Framework: Accelerating Decarbonization to Deliver on Net Zero Objectives
By Jeff Allen, LEC Partners The Bioeconomy – Investment Community Grand Challenge Introduction The pace of decarbonization and the success of net zero initiatives are...
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Petroleum-Based Jet Fuel Production & SAF
By: Chuck Sorensen, Ph.D., P.E. Introduction Conventional jet fuel is made in oil refineries by various processes that convert crude oil into intermediate streams that...
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Pulp and Paper Biorefineries: Old and New Challenges for a Circular Economy Leader
By David Peterson, LEC Partners Introduction When an industry faces significant challenges, which all industries will at some time, quite often the responses not only...
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Cyanobacteria in Sustainable Agriculture
By: Dr. Randy Simpson Cyanobacteria are a group of photosynthetic bacteria that can live in diverse environments, such as soil, water, and rocks. Handled properly,...
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Overview of the EPA RFS Final Rulemaking 2023-2025 RVOs
By: Jennifer LeRow, Project Director Introduction & Background The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially released the long-awaited Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) numbers and other...
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What Can Ethanol Plant Owners do to Thrive in the Ethanol Business Today?
By Mike Sticklen & Dr. Doug Rivers LEC Partners The US ethanol industry is faced with flat volume (Fig. 1) and mediocre returns on capital...
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The Promise of Advancing Biomanufacturing Innovation
By Glenn Farris & Dr. Greg Potter LEC Partners On September 12, 2022, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order to Advance Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing...
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What Can New Biobased Businesses do to Build & Operate Investments Successfully?
By Mike Sticklen LEC Partners Winning Business Strategy, Robust Technology with Great Team Currently, there are numerous new investments being made in bio-based industries including...
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Biochar for Energy Storage Applications
By Dr. Kent Goeking LEC Partners Biochar is the charcoal-like carbon product obtained when biomass is heated in an oxygen-deficient environment, i.e. pyrolysis. Biochar is...
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Hydrogen from Natural Gas without Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Mark Robertson, PE., LEC Partners Abstract: Thermo-catalytic decomposition of methane (TCDM) converts methane directly into hydrogen and a useful solid carbon byproduct, with reduced greenhouse...
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Current and Future California SAF Pathways & Supply
By Chuck Sorensen, Ph.D., P.E. LEC Partners California leads the nation in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) implementation initiatives. This is driven largely by the State’s...
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Applying for Commercial-Scale Bioeconomy Federal Funding
Applying for Commercial-Scale Bioeconomy Federal Funding? By Bill Hagy, EVP Federal Funding, LEC Partners In considering applying for federal funding for a commercial scale bioeconomy project,...
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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...
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