By Glenn Farris, Managing Director, Lee Enterprises Consulting The Role of Purpose-Grown Energy Crops In the drive towards a clean energy future and a low-carbon energy environment, purpose-grown energy crops will play a major…
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Biomass to Liquid Fuels: We Need Commercial Scale Gen 2 Success
by Doug Rivers, Ph.D. Biomass to Liquid Fuels: The History Serious development to convert lignocellulosic biomass to liquid fuels and chemicals began in the U.S. following the 1973 OPEC oil embargo that left the U.S….
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Latest Developments in Energy Crops
Exploring the Future of Bioenergy: Latest Developments in Energy Crops In the quest for sustainable and renewable energy sources, energy crops have emerged as a promising solution. These specialized crops are cultivated primarily for their…
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Feedstocks: Agricultural
Agricultural Feedstocks for the renewable energy industry include starch and sugar crops (e.g., corn, sorghum), grass crops (e.g., switch grass, miscanthus), oil crops (e.g., soybean, sunflowers), and crop residues (e.g., corn stover, corn cobs, nut…
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Catalyst Challenges in the Bioeconomy
LEC Partners Managing Director, Dr. Terry Mazanec, presented the Toughest Catalyst Challenges in the Bioeconomy and How to Overcome Them to the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Council in 2022. See also: Catalyst Experts; Catalysts and Enzymes…
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Biomass Supply Chain Expert – Agriculture
What is an agricultural biomass supply chain expert? Simply put, it is a person that understands the dozens of issues that will affect the production of the tens of thousands of tons of feedstock that…
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Energy Crop Expert
What is an energy crop expert? An energy crop expert is someone that understands the many complexities of those plants that are grown solely for producing energy as opposed to those grown for food or…
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Agricultural Biomass
The is a PowerPoint about Agricultural Biomass, by Lee Enterprises Consulting expert, Glenn Farris, named by European Institutional Investors Services as one of the 5 most influential people in renewable energy in North America. Glenn…
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Is this feedstock approved?
A question commonly asked of experts in the bioeconomy is whether a particular feedstock is approved for use in biodiesel, ethanol, heating oil, or other renewable fuels. To answer this question, we must start with…
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