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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USDA Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)
OPPORTUNITY: The FSCSC program provides financial assistance for specialty crop operations that incur eligible on-farm food safety program expenses related to obtaining or renewing a food safety certification in calendar years in 2022 or 2023….
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USDA Rural Business Development Grant Program Funding Opportunity
USDA Rural Business Development Grant Program Funding Opportunity OPPORTUNITY USDA is making this funding available through the Rural Business Development Grant program to support business opportunities or business enterprise projects in rural communities. DESCRIPTION Business…
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USDA Rural Energy for America Program Energy Audit & Renewable Energy Development Assistance (EA/REDA)
USDA Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) for the FY23 Rural Energy for America Program Energy Audit & Renewable Energy Development Assistance (EA/REDA) program OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION The EA/REDA program grant funds are to be used…
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Biochar for Wastewater Treatment
Biochar for wastewater treatment, both municipal and industrial, is a good alternative as such multistage process accommodates a constantly changing influent. One of the most critical steps in the process is the aeration basin in…
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Technical Readiness Assessment
As part of a technical due diligence effort, the team is often requested to perform a Technical Readiness Assessment. This will assign a score to the technology, known as the Technical Readiness Level (TRL). Originally…
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Biochemical Conversion Processes
Biochemical conversion processes? Enzymes and micro-organisms are frequently used as biocatalysts to convert biomass or biomass-derived compounds into desirable products. Biotechnology advances are expected to lead to dramatic biochemical conversion improvements. The most popular biochemical…
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Feedstocks: Forestry
Forestry feedstocks utilized in the renewable industry include woody biomass such as: logging residue (e.g. slash, saw dust), forest management waste (e.g. wildfire mitigation, diseased tree removal), and dedicated energy forestry crops (e.g. poplar trees…
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Industrial Fermentation: Selecting the Host Strain
When developing an industrial fermentation process, the choice of the production organism dictates much of the large-scale fermentation characteristics in addition to the nature of research and development and process development. Well characterized strains with…
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Carbon Dioxide Remediation or Removal in Biogas
What is the difference between carbon dioxide remediation and removal in biogas? Both are processes that change the raw biogas to another useful form, but there is a distinction. Carbon dioxide removal is a form…
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