Consultant or Employee?

Is it better to hire a consultant or employee for your bioeconomy-related business?  The answer depends on many factors, the most important three being the skill set you need, the length of time you will…
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Expert Witness – Biodiesel

The role of an expert witness in biodiesel-related litigation is highly specialized, with a limited pool of qualified professionals. These experts provide essential knowledge and insights in the courtroom, helping attorneys, judges, and juries understand…
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Alternative Energy or Renewable Energy

Are alternative and renewable energy the same thing?  By most definitions, alternative and renewable energy do contain a great deal of overlap, as they are both environmentally friendly and part of the bioeconomy.  However, there…
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Third Generation Biofuels

Third-generation biofuels are currently those related to algal biomass or linked to utilization of CO2 as feedstock.  Unlike first-generation biofuels which were virtually all related to editable biomass, or second-generation biofuels produced from a wide…
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Second Generation Biofuels

Second-generation biofuels (advanced biofuels), are those biofuels that can be manufactured from various types of non-food biomass. Examples of second generation biofuels are those made from algae, renewable fuels made via the Fischer-Tropsch process, cellulosic…
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Clean Energy Experts

Clean energy is that which is produced through methods that do not release greenhouse gases or any other pollutants. Clean energy is good as it keeps global warming and pollution lower and keeps the planet…
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Alternative Energy Experts

What is an alternative energy expert and what do they do?  Alternative energy would be those types of energy which are generated in ways that do not deplete natural resources or harm the environment, thus…
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Techno-economic analysis: Algae Cultivation

How do algae experts assist in techno-economic analysis (TEA).  TEA is the combination of conceptual process design and production cost estimation activities. Algae cultivation refers to the growth and recovery of algal biomass in open…
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