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Daniel Bowers reposted thisDaniel Bowers reposted thisPreserving lignin while improving sugar recovery remains a key challenge in biomass pretreatment. A major challenge in biofuel production is that conventional high-severity pretreatments recover sugars—but at the cost of degrading lignin, one of biomass’s most valuable components. At the DOE-funded Center for Advanced Biofuel and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), University of Illinois, we have demonstrated a green pretreatment strategy using Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (NADES) that changes this tradeoff. An interesting article covers our research highlights as "Salt solvent unlocks lignin for next generation biofuel plants" Read for more information: https://lnkd.in/gW2_vrrM Related Links https://lnkd.in/g353aNy6 https://lnkd.in/gvQd-Zd4 https://lnkd.in/gW2_vrrM #Lignin #LigninValorization #Biomass #LignocellulosicBiomass #GreenChemistry #SustainableChemistry #Pretreatment #Biorefinery #IntegratedBiorefineries #Bioenergy #Biofuels #AdvancedBiofuels #SustainableAviationFuel #MicrobialLipids #Catalysis #RenewableMaterials #CircularEconomy #DOE #CABBI #UniversityOfIllinois #IBRL #EnergyInnovation #ClimateTechSalt solvent unlocks lignin for next generation biofuel plantsSalt solvent unlocks lignin for next generation biofuel plants
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Daniel Bowers shared thisProject Development for Biomass: Feedstock Contracts, Permits, and Offtake RiskProject Development for Biomass: Feedstock Contracts, Permits, and Offtake Risk
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Daniel Bowers reposted thisDaniel Bowers reposted thisWe often describe the bioeconomy in terms of sectors. But that misses the point. It’s about redesigning systems. ➡️ resources ➡️ technologies ➡️ value chains ➡️ ecosystems 👉 operating within ecological limits — not outside them The real challenge is not substitution. It is coordination across systems. The future of the bioeconomy may ultimately depend on how well we connect these systems together. #Bioeconomy #SystemsChange #CircularEconomy
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Daniel Bowers shared thisThe electricity end of the equation is handled by thermophotovoltaic cells. Similar to photovoltaic cells (aka solar cells), thermophotovoltaic cells capture and convert light. However, they primarily capture the infrared light emitted by superheated objects when they glow, with the emitter typically consisting of a tungsten filament. The effect is somewhat similar to a toaster or toaster oven. https://lnkd.in/gC3--8UX200 White Hot Toaster Ovens Are Storing Wind Power200 White Hot Toaster Ovens Are Storing Wind Power
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Daniel Bowers shared thisResearchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new low-temperature method for producing hydrogen that could make the fuel cheaper, cleaner, and easier to generate close to where it is needed. https://lnkd.in/gvUaG98JScientists Discover Low-Cost Route To Clean Hydrogen ProductionScientists Discover Low-Cost Route To Clean Hydrogen Production
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Daniel Bowers shared thisJeff Bezos Creates A.I. Start-Up Where He Will Be Co-Chief ExecutiveJeff Bezos Creates A.I. Start-Up Where He Will Be Co-Chief Executive
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Daniel Bowers reposted thisLong Duration Energy Storage Council (LDES Council)
Long Duration Energy Storage Council (LDES Council)
Daniel Bowers reposted this🚀 Long duration energy storage (LDES) is scaling rapidly: from a $300 million investment to beverage plants switching to clean energy thanks to LDES, here’s some good news from our members over the past month: 🟢 Brenmiller Energy completes Tempo Beverages Ltd thermal storage project: https://lnkd.in/ey6g-SXY 🟢 ENGIE announces nearly 400MW of new battery storage in Europe: https://lnkd.in/eXc99t5Z 🟢 1414 Degrees Ltd unlocks $2.69m to power data centres and drive clean energy innovation https://lnkd.in/gcEKANZf 🟢 Energy Vault announces acquisition of 175 MW BESS project in Texas: https://lnkd.in/eF9AXDGT 🟢 HiTHIUM Energy Storage earns UL certification for 6.25 MWh BESS following world-first LDES fire test: https://lnkd.in/effqijTX 🟢 TerraFlow Energy: AI data centers are stressing power systems and energy storage is the answer: https://lnkd.in/gpF3VtpS 🟢 EnerVenue raises $300 Million to scale lithium-free energy storage solutions: https://lnkd.in/dmyBzTHw 🟢 Demand for LDES batteries for data centers: XL Batteries already developing projects in the US: https://lnkd.in/ePhFS44y 🟢 CATL strengthens its grip on the global battery market: https://lnkd.in/eqAH6Jid 🟢 HiTHIUM Energy Storage signs 3GWh long-duration BESS agreement with APAC investor Brawn Capital: https://lnkd.in/egeuPcwk 🟢 Sizable Energy and NOEL Lab partner on innovative offshore energy storage system: https://lnkd.in/e5QVGHZe 🟢 Energy Vault enters Japanese market with acquisition of 850 MW energy storage portfolio: https://lnkd.in/eDJhQwXq 🟢 ..and more long duration energy storage (LDES) projects advancing globally Join these and other LDES innovators at the LDES Council. Explore our membership here: https://lnkd.in/dGVVuwjz -
Daniel Bowers reposted thisDaniel Bowers reposted thisExcited to share our latest invention: the EasyFEN, an Automatic Modular Fertilizer Manufacturing Plant, with patents pending. This fully automatic unit is capable of producing fertilizer for 1 million acres per year, utilizing just two truckloads per day of local green biomass. The optimized juices derived from this biomass are seeded with our proprietary Terreplenish liquid microbial seed, allowing the liquid microbial fertilizer to grow on-site and be ready for use in just 72 hours per 275-gallon liquid tote. At a rate of only 2 gallons per acre, each tote covers approximately 138 acres. The financial benefits are significant; local rural cooperatives can expect to see tens of millions of dollars in net profit per EasyFEN from manufacturing their own fertilizer. Not only is the resulting product fully certified organic, but it also costs the end farmer about half the price of traditional chemical fertilizers. Additionally, if Terreplenish enters lakes and rivers through the farmer's tile lines, it will help clean those water bodies. We are thrilled to have our first unit operational in Mankato, MN, and we welcome tours from agricultural cooperatives, farmers, politicians, community organizations, universities, FFA groups, and bankers. This unit is already sold to a group in Kenya and will be shipped soon. According to research from the University of Missouri, each EasyFEN installation can fertilize 1 million acres, potentially feeding 16 million people annually in Africa. It is my personal goal to see this invention contribute to the elimination of starvation across the continent. I appreciate your support and prayers for its large-scale acceptance in Africa, as we strive to make a difference for millions in need.
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Daniel Bowers shared thisThis has always been a critical issue. The resources are available, the policies are the red tape.
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David Lloyd I 100% agree with sector coupling, e-reforming, and utilizing curtailed power in thermal batteries for process heat for advanced biogas refineries..
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Craig Pichach legacy designs are obsolete. There are better ways to do it. It's time for for a new era.
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Daniel Bowers liked thisDaniel Bowers liked thisScaling sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is about more than defossilizing aviation. In a recent article, the World Economic Forum makes the case that SAF should be understood as a tool for two strategic goals: supporting energy security and reducing flight emissions. Synhelion’s synthetic fuels contribute to both of these objectives. They can be produced in many regions across the world using locally available biogenic waste and renewable energy. They help close the carbon cycle, as they only emit as much CO₂ during combustion as was used in their production. Building a future where SAF is produced locally across many regions will require collaboration across industry, government, and technology providers, alongside continued investment in SAF.
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Daniel Bowers liked thisDaniel Bowers liked thisElectrofuels derived from renewable electricity sources and electrolytic green hydrogen may be affordable in the future. These electrofuels are also referred to as power to liquids or PtL fuels. A pertinent question about pure electrofuels is whether they are the best use green electrons whilst there is such a surging demand for electricity around the world and the majority of power generation capacity still relies on fossil fuels. Furthermore, demand for clean power from data centre build out will push up prices for renewable energy and make green hydrogen economics even more challenging. Gasification of residual biomass, such as forestry cuttings and post-harvest waste, is an alternative pathway to achieve SAF which is more affordable than the pure electrofuels route. The challenge of the gasification only process is that the syngas produced is very rich in carbon monoxide (CO) but it does not contain sufficient hydrogen to produce liquid fuels such as kerosene and diesel. Looking into the very long term, the amount of available forestry waste is finite and driven by timber production, which is the primary use of the harvested tree. The combination of these two imperfect processes can create a harmonious synergy. The forestry waste biomass is stretched through the use of electrolytic hydrogen to mitigate the scalability concerns. The carbon from the biomass is fully utilised with minimal carbon dioxide emissions. And, the high cost of the pure electrofuel is reduced through combination with the more affordable waste biomass feedstock. Hybridisation wins. To ease the pressure on biomass feedstocks municipal solid waste (MSW) and industrial wastes can be used as an alternative to, or supplement to biomass as feedstocks for the gasifier. MSW contains about 50% of biogenic material. Furthermore, the re-use of the fossil components of MSW to produce fuel avoids the need to extract virgin fossil fuels and thereby reduces overall CO2 emissions. Residual forestry biomass may cost in the order of €100 per tonne when chipped and delivered to the gasifier. On the other hand, use of MSW will result in a ‘gate-fee’ revenue stream for waste disposal, in addition to the sale of fuel from the process. This can improve the project economics and tip the balance in favour of using MSW as the gasifier feedstock. Read on in this feature-length article... https://lnkd.in/dqCcZ2VP Technologies, projects, biofuels, e-fuels and bioelectrofuels: do you need support navigating the net-zero jungle? DM me for more insights.
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Daniel Bowers liked thisAnother major milestone in our projects evolution Well done engineering team and DevaltecDaniel Bowers liked thisProject Loonbird: A major step forward for sustainable fuel production in Europe. We're pleased to announce that Casale has been selected as integrator and technology provider for the Pre-FEED of Project Loonbird - our next-generation biomass-to-methanol complex in Iisalmi, Finland. https://lnkd.in/gMpD_wht What Project Loonbird will deliver: The facility will convert locally sourced, non-recyclable forestry residues into sustainable bio-e-methanol for the maritime sector, with a second development phase adding Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production. The numbers: - 180,000 tpy bio-e-methanol - 210,000 tpy forestry biomass feedstock - 17,000 tpy renewable hydrogen via electrolysis - Operations target: 2030 An integrated technology platform The project combines best-in-class technologies: oxygen-blown gasification from Sumitomo SHI FW, carbon management and syngas conditioning from Honeywell UOP, and Casale's BioFlex methanol synthesis - all integrated by Casale into a single optimised facility. Making a difference Maritime and aviation are hard-to-abate sectors that need scalable, bankable solutions today - not promises for 2050. Project Loonbird is designed to be replicable across Europe, using locally sourced biomass to produce drop-in fuels that meet existing regulatory frameworks (RTFO, FuelEU Maritime). A huge thank you to the Flying Forest team, our partners at Casale, Sumitomo SHI FW, Honeywell UOP, and Devaltec for the rigorous technology evaluation that brought this together. This is just the beginning. Project Loonbird is the blueprint for our broader strategy to roll out circular-economy energy solutions across Europe. #FlyingForest #ProjectLoonbird #SustainableAviationFuel #GreenMethanol #Biofuels #CircularEconomy #Decarbonisation #MaritimeFuelsTransforming Forestry Waste into Sustainable Fuel: Casale Selected as Integrator and Technology Provider for Flying Forest's Biomass-to-Methanol Complex • CasaleTransforming Forestry Waste into Sustainable Fuel: Casale Selected as Integrator and Technology Provider for Flying Forest's Biomass-to-Methanol Complex • Casale
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Daniel Bowers liked thisThis raises the real question: how do we make forestry exciting to the next generation? Before pursuing my master's in forestry, I pictured myself as a park ranger... until I realized I like fashion too much for a lifetime in beige utility uniforms. Then I discovered the forest industry: global markets, advanced technology, renewable materials, biofuels, rural economies and the challenge of keeping forests both healthy and economically valuable. That is the story we need to tell. Forestry is not just planting trees or walking through the woods with a clipboard. It is drones, data, manufacturing, climate strategy, supply chains and innovation... with some time outdoors, if you are lucky. The sector genuinely needs more people, particularly in technical roles. Maybe the problem is not that forestry is uninteresting. Maybe we have simply been marketing it badly. #makeforestrysexyagainDaniel Bowers liked thisEveryone is talking about planting millions of trees. But not enough people are talking about who will manage them. Trees don't look after themselves although that is the general assumption! Behind every successful woodland are foresters, forest managers, ecologists, harvesting teams and woodland creation specialists making decisions that will shape our landscapes for decades. The UK has ambitious woodland creation targets, but they rely on one thing that's becoming increasingly difficult to find: Experienced people. We don't have a shortage of ambition. We have a shortage of skilled professionals who can turn that ambition into reality. If we're serious about the future of forestry, we need to invest in people just as much as we invest in planting trees. Because the future of forestry won't be defined by how many trees we plant. It'll be defined by whether we have enough people with the knowledge and passion to manage them. Is the forestry skills shortage getting the attention it deserves?
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Daniel Bowers liked thisDaniel Bowers liked this"Why do we need to visit a supplier? They can come to us." If I had a pound for every time someone in procurement has said this line... The reasons are usually: 🚫 We don't have time 🚫 We don't have enough travel budget 🚫 I already know what they can do But this is totally missing the point of what a world-class procurement function can create. Every time you visit a supplier you build trust, you will learn something that you didn't know before, and you will uncover something that will either: 🚀 Improve performance 🚀 Reduce waste 🚀 Unlock innovation If you think you don't have time then you are probably busy firefighting to solve the root cause of the issues. Visiting your supplier and discussing openly your problems will unlock improvements in performance and give you back time for the strategic stuff. If you don't have a budget for travel, then speak to your leadership about the costs to the business of the status quo (missed sales, delayed deliveries, bloated inventories, missed innovation) and show them how spending a few $$$ on a visit will return a 10x ROI. If 'what you already know' is based on a corporate slide deck you received 2 years ago, then you haven't seen the half of it. Visiting a suppliers factory or HQ will introduce you to the company in a whole different light. You will meet new people and learn about projects that even the sales team don't know. Perhaps that bottleneck that you have been trying to solve alone, has already been fixed by your supplier. So, if you're a procurement professional firefighting every day just to keep your head above water, or you're a senior executive wondering why your competitors are innovating ahead of you, then maybe its time to book that visit to a supplier. Pick up the phone and give them a call ☎️ ---------------------------------------------- I'm Matthew Holt, Co-Founder of Collaborative Sourcing - a procurement consultancy dedicated to the life science industries. Our mission is to support companies to improve their bottom-line. We believe that, through procurement, we can help pharmaceutical and biotech companies build incredible partnerships that have trust, transparency and collaboration at their heart. To find out more about the work we do follow the link in my bio or drop me a message and connect. #supplychain #riskmanagement #biotech #pharmaceuticals #partnerships #strategicsourcing #pharma #procurement #TrustTax #leadership #resilience #SRM
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Daniel Bowers liked thisDaniel Bowers liked thisMajor milestone for CRI - Delivering the world's largest e-methanol reactor. Carbon Recycling International (CRI) has successfully delivered and installed its largest-ever e-methanol reactor at the Liaoyuan e-methanol project site in Jilin Province, China. This is a key step toward commissioning of the full plant later this year. 🔹 Developed by the China Tianying Inc. (CNTY), the facility will become the world’s largest e-methanol plant once it goes into operation. 🔹 Production capacity: ~170,000 t/year of renewable methanol from green hydrogen and biogenic CO₂ 🔹 The reactor represents the 3rd generation of CRI’s proprietary ETL technology, specifically designed and constructed with operational flexibility as a key technical feature. This marks the transition into final project execution and reflects strong coordination across global engineering, manufacturing, and construction teams. Once operational, this ambitious project will further demonstrate how renewable electricity, hydrogen, and captured carbon from biomass can be integrated at industrial scale to produce low-carbon fuels and chemicals for global markets. 👉 For more information visit our website: https://lnkd.in/dWcKPCTn
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Daniel Bowers liked thisDaniel Bowers liked thisCummins Inc. Clean Fuel Technologies is expanding its natural gas portfolio with a new in-house designed Type 4 CNG tank engineered to support lighter weight, simplified integration, and durability for Class 6-8 trucks. This article also explores how integrated fuel system design is helping support the growing role of natural gas solutions in commercial trucking.
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Daniel Bowers liked thisDaniel Bowers liked thisEveryone talks about SAF. But this chart shows an uncomfortable truth: Not all SAF pathways are economically equal. HEFA is already close to commercial reality. ATJ costs more. And eSAF is still in a completely different league. The biggest challenge for SAF is not technology. It’s economics. That does not mean eSAF has no future. But it does mean that SAF growth over the next few years will likely come from the pathways that are already closer to the market. There will not be one SAF winner. Different technologies will scale at different times. Which pathway do you believe will drive SAF growth over the next decade? #SAF #SustainableAviation #EnergyTransition #RenewableFuels
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Daniel Bowers liked thisDaniel Bowers liked thisASTM International has approved the Methanol-to-Jet (#MtJ) route as a certified production pathway for sustainable aviation fuel (#SAF). To meet international climate targets, global SAF production must rise from around 40,000 barrels per day in 2025 to about 400,000 barrels per day by 2035. The MtJ route broadens the feedstock base for this, since around 80 percent of eFuel production planned worldwide by 2030 is based on #eMethanol. The EU aims for an eSAF share of 35 percent by 2050, with 5 percent already by 2035. Yet despite three to five years between investment decision and production start, almost no offtake agreements are being signed. The reason is high production costs, driven largely by the Delegated Acts of the Renewable Energy Directive. This needs to be addressed in the upcoming Commission proposal regarding the revision of the Delegated Acts. 📷: Coen Crevels
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