Crysalis scaled up NREL’s original reactor operations to produce bio-based acetonitrile. The photo on the left shows NREL’s lab-scale reactor; the photo on the right shows the pilot-scale reactor in the Crysalis facility. Photos by Dennis Schroeder, NREL (left) and Gregory Cooper, NREL (right).
Public–Private Partnership Advances Research That Turns US Biomass Into National Sources of Fuel, Rubber, and Battery Materials The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is known for its groundbreaking research in impactful bioenergy technologies and invention of performance-advantaged chemicals and materials. But some of its most … [continued]
A new US startup aims to harvest critical minerals from seaweed, avoiding the environmental and social impacts of conventional mining.
The US bioeconomy is scaling up to compete head-to-head with petrochemicals, with an assist from the Department of Defense.
A first-of-its-kind stretchable battery is among the latest developments in the biobased energy storage field.
GM is among the automakers celebrating a great year for EV sales, setting the stage for the Cadillac SOLLEI luxury concept EV featuring parts made with mushroom fiber.
GM is among the automakers celebrating a great year for EV sales, setting the stage for the Cadillac SOLLEI luxury concept EV featuring parts made with mushroom fiber.
"Photo of the Week - Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, VA" by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.
The state of biodiversity is at a critical crossroads as 2024 comes to an end. Nature in all its gifts provides the basic elements on which all life depends: clean air, temperature control, fertile soil, and clean water. Too few people, though, seem to grasp the centrality of protecting and … [continued]
The humble rice hull could provide EV battery makers with a more sustainable, bio-based graphite supply chain that outperforms conventional graphite, too.
Like much of our disposable society, the fashion industry has succumbed to quickly-produced trends sold at low price points. Add to that excessive production and consumption within the industry, and fashion is responsible for serious wastes of natural resources. Approximately 80% of clothing waste worldwide is either dumped in landfills … [continued]
A plant-based domestic supply chain for nickel-based EV batteries is emerging in the US, and the Department of Energy is here for it.
Ceramic cells are the key to a new, non-electric reactor-based system for producing hydrogen from biogas, renewable natural gas, and waste gases from steel making and other industries. Image courtesy of Utility Global.
Ceramic cells are the key to a new, non-electric reactor-based system for producing hydrogen from biogas, RNG, and industrial waste gases.
