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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Federal and State Funding in Bioeconomy Projects
There are many types of bioeconomy projects seeking federal and state funding. Funding requests also come at different stages – during research and development, in the demonstration/pre-commercial phase, and in commercial-scale projects. These state and…
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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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Technical Feasibility In Renewable Projects
Novel technologies continue to emerge in bioenergy, biofuels, and biochemicals. The buzz generated by initial announcements of these new technologies often stimulates interest from investors and developers alike. Some of the new technologies are well…
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Renewable Technology Assessment
Renewable technologies are emerging worldwide as mainstream sources of energy, fuels, and chemicals. Rapid growth has been driven by the improving cost-competitiveness of renewable technologies, dedicated policy initiatives, better access to financing, energy security, and…
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Due Diligence in Renewable Projects
Due Diligence in Renewables? Due diligence (DD) is a crucial step in every project from evaluating technology to securing funding to everything in between. What do renewable fuels or renewable chemicals due diligence experts do? It…
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Food and Energy Costs
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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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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Energy Consultants
Energy consultants are part of environmental consulting, focusing on optimizing energy usage and the sources from which the energy is derived. The object of energy consulting is to reduce operational costs, including more environmentally friendly…
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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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