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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Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024
Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024 OPPORTUNITY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or the Agency), a Rural Development agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), announces the…
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USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Grants
Federal Funding Opportunity Template- USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Foundational and Applied Science Program OPPORTUNITY: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) is America’s flagship competitive grants program that provides funding for…
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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 Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) Program
USDA Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) Program OPPORTUNITY: The Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program is part of the Inflation Reduction Act, which represents the largest investment in rural electrification since President Franklin Delano…
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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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