Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is widely viewed as a crucial technology for mitigating climate change by reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industrial processes and power generation. However, it faces several significant challenges,…
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Alternative Proteins
Alternative proteins are a broad grouping of protein foods that are derived from sources other than live animals. This umbrella term includes the sub-categories cell-based meat, plant-based meat, and protein derived from fungi, but also…
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Renewable Biomass – The Old and New Definitions
What are the differences between the old definition of “renewable biomass” and the EPA’s newly proposed definition? The proposed changes to the definition of “renewable biomass” are significant under the EPA’s new “Set” Rule published…
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Enzyme Use in Textiles
Enzymes are complex protein molecules produced by living organisms. Their function is to make chemical reactions proceed rapidly to continue life. In nature, they are responsible for digesting food and composting trees. Humans have learned…
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Owner Representatives in Bioeconomy Projects
An Owner Representative or Owner Engineer is an expert (or group of experts) hired to provide a range of services and advice to assist project owners. An Owner Engineer (OE) is hired to provide services…
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CARB’s Newly Proposed Carbon Intensity Target Alternatives
What are the differences between CARB’s newly proposed Carbon Intensity Target Alternatives? During its series of stakeholder workshops held from July 2022 through February 2023, CARB has sought feedback on a number of new changes…
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Consulting Experts vs Expert Witnesses in Bioeconomy Related Litigation
Major litigation involving bio-economy-related matters is very often complicated, and depending on the damages claimed, using experts as consultants and expert witnesses is common. A consulting expert is hired by a party to provide advice…
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Renewable Technology Evaluation
Renewable technology evaluation: Does it mean building a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door? In renewables, maybe or maybe not. Renewable technologies are emerging worldwide as sources of energy,…
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Nutraceutical Consultant
The term “nutraceutical” describes these medicinally or nutritionally functional foods. Nutraceuticals, also called medical foods, phytochemicals, functional foods, and nutritional supplements, include everyday products such as “bio” yogurts, fortified breakfast cereals, vitamins, herbal remedies, and…
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Landfill Biogas Expert
Landfills are locations set specifically for the disposal of residential, industrial, and commercial waste. Landfills are a very large source of methane emissions. Biogas from landfills is also called landfill gas (LFG) since digestion takes…
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