A microscopy image of plant cells showing their rigid walls, which are given structure by cellulose. Rattiya Thongdumhyu/Shutterstock
February 15, 2024
BY Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and Nebraska Innovation Campus on May 6 celebrated the groundbreaking of the National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture.
The U.S. Department of Energy is offering up to $17.5 million in federal funding to develop cost-effective strategies for communities to sustainably manage and recover potential clean energy sources from their waste streams.
Southwest Airlines in March acquired SAFFiRE Renewables LLC, as part of the investment portfolio of its wholly owned subsidiary Southwest Airlines Renewable Ventures LLC. SAFFiRE is part of a NREL project to develop SAF.
Blue Biofuels Inc. on April 16 announced it has commenced an FEL 1 & 2 engineering study for a 2.4 MMgy cellulosic ethanol facility. This endeavor is grounded in the company's innovative cellulose-to-sugar (CTS) system.
The USDA maintained its forecast for 2023-’24 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released April 11. The forecasted price for soybean oil was also unchanged.