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 biobased fuels, chemicals, and plastics from alternative feedstock sources such…
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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 closely tied to financial returns. Bioeconomy technologies are now primed…
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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 boil within the allowable range of jet fuel. These intermediates,…
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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 influence short-term achievements but may also influence the trajectory of…
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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, they can have several beneficial effects on crop growth, including…
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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 important updates to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in its…
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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 (Fig. 2). There are several strategic opportunities available to return…
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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 Innovation to support solutions in health, climate change, energy, food…
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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 renewable hydrogen and renewable hydrogen derivatives, renewable diesel, new proteins,…
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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 well known for its agriculture amendment value for increasing crop…
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