Precision fermentation is at the vanguard of sustainable biotechnology, reshaping the contours of multiple industries, from healthcare and food production to materials science. This innovative approach, which harnesses microorganisms to produce targeted, high-value compounds, stands…
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The Sea Change: Navigating the Future of Sustainable Marine Fuels
In the quest for a greener planet, the focus often lands on the usual suspects: renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power, electric vehicles, and planting trees. However, one critical sector…
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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 certainly continue to rise, it is food and energy 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 CI reduction alternatives can provide the best return on capital?…
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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 number in use in 2021. Many automakers indicate that within…
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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 array of companies in the cell-based meat space. Commercially successful…
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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 annual plant-based meat production. However, in recent years consumer demand…
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DOE Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C) Program
OPPORTUNITY: The Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C) program was established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and expanded with a $10 billion investment under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The…
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USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase II
OPPORTUNITY: This RFA is being released prior to the passage of appropriation acts for FY 2024 and FY 2025. The enactment of a continuing resolution, appropriations act, or other authorizing legislation may affect this program’s…
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USDA Supporting Underserved and Small-Acreage Forest Landowner Participation in Emerging Private Markets
USDA Supporting Underserved and Small-Acreage Forest Landowner Participation in Emerging Private Markets OPPORTUNITY: This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is the first in an anticipated series of Forest Landowner Support NOFOs. This NOFA encompasses cost…
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