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14 April 202311 April 2023

Multilab Separations Consortium puts biofuel on the path to decarbonization

Separations technology critical to converting biomass to low-carbon biofuel

27 May 202223 May 2022

Bioplastics point the way to an environmentally sustainable, green future

AI accelerates research into Earth-friendly materials that soak up CO2 and break the dependence on fossil feedstocks for everyday products

19 January 202214 January 2022

Are Eco-Friendly Fireworks Possible?

In recent years, chemists and military engineers have invested a great deal of time and effort in making pyrotechnics less problematic. Here are some examples

19 August 202015 August 2020

Danimer Scientific Receives U.S. Department of Energy Grant to Support Bioplastic Production

Nearly $5.7 million in support to conduct research and development projects within the biomanufacturing industry

6 August 20203 August 2020

Agile BioFoundry Selects New Projects to Accelerate Biomanufacturing

Each of the ABF Directed Funding Opportunity awardees will be invited to collaborate with National Lab research facilities to conduct their proposed research

18 June 202016 June 2020

Revolutionizing Tomahawk fuel

Los Alamos scientists are using feedstocks- such as corn bran - to power the Navy’s subsonic cruise missiles

29 May 202026 May 2020

BD Zones and BDO Zones: Weaponizing Biomass to support a Bio-Fueled Economic Recovery

BD and BDO Zones are shovel-ready, actionable initiatives that unlock billions of dollars of institutional investment into communities with a surplus of biomass, and where employment and bioeconomy development can be closely linked

25 March 20209 September 2021

Department of Energy Announces $25 Million for Plastics Recycling R&D, Launches Upcycling Consortium

Department ’s Plastics Innovation Challenge is offering a comprehensive program to accelerate innovations in plastics recycling technologies

DOE offers $25 million for plastics recycling R&D

BETO issued a joint funding opportunity announcement on March titled “BOTTLE: Bio-Optimized Technologies to Keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment.”

5 December 20192 December 2019

DISCOVRing Algal Strains for Sustainable Biofuels

Consortium finds strain that has potential to contribute to productivity targets for open ponds

31 October 201928 October 2019

Next 50 Companies to Disrupt the World: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Sironix

Sironix Renewables is a seed-stage company developing environmentally friendly and safe chemicals from plants

3 August 20183 August 2018

The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of July 27th

Highlighting annual or even quarterly or monthly rankings and summaries of significant product and service advances

11 April 20176 April 2017

Seaweed: From superfood to superconductor

Researchers have made a seaweed-derived material to help boost the performance of superconductors, lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells

17 November 201516 November 2015

Strukturbiologen durchleuchten Zuckerabbau-Enzym

Mithilfe von Neutronenstrahlen hat ein internationales Forscherteam die Struktur und Wirkweise eines Glykosidase-Enzyms in bisher unerreichtem Detail aufgeklärt

21 July 201517 July 2015

$18 Million Algae Biofuel Blast From US Energy Department

The ultimate aim is to bring the cost of algae down to a cost of $3 compared to gasoline by 2030

16 October 201316 October 2013

New Synthetic Biology Applications for Algae and Renewable Chemicals Featured at BIO 2013 Pac Rim Summit

Researchers and companies utilizing this new tool to speed development of new products and processes

19 June 2013

Less is more: Novel cellulose structure requires fewer enzymes to process biomass to fuel

Improved methods for breaking down cellulose nanofibers are central to cost-effective biofuel production

24 April 2013

Recipe for Low-Cost, Biomass-Derived Catalyst for Hydrogen Production

Promising results are a step toward a range of renewable energy strategies fueled by Nature

7 February 2013