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Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Challenges of Scale
By Tony Cartolano, Lee Enterprises Consulting In 2021, the US Department of Energy announced its Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge.[1] The intent was to supply at least three...
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Sustainable Aviation Fuel Needs Accelerating Sustainable Agriculture
By Mike Sticklen, Lee Enterprises Consulting Sustainable Aviation Fuel needs Sustainable Agriculture. Throughout my work with Lee Enterprises Consulting, I often get asked about producing...
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Bioeconomy Analytics Framework: Accelerating Decarbonization to Deliver on Net Zero Objectives
By Jeff Allen, Lee Enterprises Consulting The Bioeconomy – Investment Community Grand Challenge Introduction The pace of decarbonization and the success of net zero initiatives...
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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, Lee Enterprises Consulting Introduction When an industry faces significant challenges, which all industries will at some time, quite often the responses not...
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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 Lee Enterprises Consulting The US ethanol industry is faced with flat volume (Fig. 1) and mediocre returns on...
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The Promise of Advancing Biomanufacturing Innovation
By Glenn Farris & Dr. Greg Potter Lee Enterprises Consulting On September 12, 2022, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order to Advance Biotechnology and...
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What Can New Biobased Businesses do to Build & Operate Investments Successfully?
By Mike Sticklen Lee Enterprises Consulting Winning Business Strategy, Robust Technology with Great Team Currently, there are numerous new investments being made in bio-based industries...
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Biochar for Energy Storage Applications
By Dr. Kent Goeking Lee Enterprises Consulting Biochar is the charcoal-like carbon product obtained when biomass is heated in an oxygen-deficient environment, i.e. pyrolysis. Biochar...
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Hydrogen from Natural Gas without Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Mark Robertson, PE., Lee Enterprises Consulting Abstract: Thermo-catalytic decomposition of methane (TCDM) converts methane directly into hydrogen and a useful solid carbon byproduct, with reduced...
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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, Lee Enterprises Consulting In considering applying for federal funding for a commercial scale bioeconomy...
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Anaerobic Digestion: An Economic & Environmental Benefit for Farm and Ranch Livestock Operations
How can one determine if an anaerobic digester provides a value-added economic opportunity as well as an environmental solution for my livestock operation? There are...
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Scaling Biofuels Technology
The recommended approach for scaling bioenergy and biofuels technology follows a similar stage-gate process to that used in traditional Chemical Process Industry (CPI) processes. But...