Biorefinery
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Report: Strong job gains from the US Bioproducts Sector
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STRONG BIOPRODUCTS SECTOR GROWTH NATIONWIDE LEADS TO EQUALLY STRONG JOB GAINS The report–An Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry (2018)—was prepared for the USDA’s BioPreferred® Program. The report is the fourth volume in a series of reports…
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Total starts up La Mède Biorefinery
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Total announced last week that it has finally started up production of renewable diesel at its La Mède biorefinery in southeastern France, with the first batches of biofuel coming off the line. The biorefinery will produce 500,000 ton/year of hydrotreated…
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Association, Biofuel, Bioplastic, Biorefinery, Clean technology, Conference, Energy, Feedstock, Government, R&D, VideoWebinar: US DOE BETO explores biomass feedstock
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and its National Laboratories are dedicating the month of June to the public exploration of renewable biomass feedstocks, many of which can be found right outside your window. These feedstocks…
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Avantium to build 5 ktpa FDCA, PEF flagship plant
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Avantium held its first Technology & Markets Day titled “Path to a fossil-free world” yesterday at the company’s headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The management team provided an update on the strategy of Avantium and its technologies, including the strategy…
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Award, Biorefinery, Clean technology, Energy, Environment, Government, Investments, Press Release, Processing, R&D, RecycleUS DOE Selects Awardees for Phase I Innovation Projects
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I am interested in this news as not only does it gives me hope that the US Department of Energy (DOE) still give grants that not only boost small businesses but these small businesses are focusing on research projects targeting…
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VIDEO: Bio-products developed from mushroom compost
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This is another interesting EU government-funded project that I recently came across thanks to this press release from Finnish enzyme producer MetGen. The BIOrescue project aims to provide a solution by creating a novel biorefinery concept for mushroom compost, transforming…
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VIDEO: Sierra BioFuels Plant Construction in Nevada
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Abengoa just released this video of the ongoing construction of Fulcrum Bioenergy’s Sierra Biofuels Plant outside of Reno, Nevada. As I like to post videos once in a while and yesterday was Earth Day, this just reminded me of the…