GLOBEco Maine makes a paper towel alternative that is compostable and more sustainable — and they want to manufacture these towels in Dover-Foxcroft. GLOBEco’s Chief Technology Officer, Bob Chiosi, said the benefits of manufacturing in Maine are reduced transportation costs and carbon footprint. Spun wood fiber from Canada would be woven, treated, cut, sown, and…
Read MoreAccording to Lux Research, the market for biobased materials and biobased chemicals will attract nearly $1b in investment in 2014. This represents a 28% increase from 2013.
Read MoreThe Department of Energy (DOE) just issued a funding opportunity entitled “Landscape Design for Sustainable Bioenergy Systems.” DOE is looking for interdisciplinary projects that integrate cellulosic feedstock production with landscape design in existing agricultural/forestry system. Available funding is capped at $14 million.
Read MoreThe University of Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) has been hired by a consortium of 187 Maine towns to determine if technology developed by Fiberight could be an option for the state’s waste. Fiberight distills municipal solid waste into ethanol, biogas or compressed natural gas. The fuel product made from garbage is called Trashanol, a name copyrighted by…
Read MoreThe University of Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) has been hired by a consortium of 187 Maine towns to determine if technology developed by Fiberight could be an option for the state’s waste. Fiberight distills municipal solid waste into ethanol, biogas or compressed natural gas. The fuel product made from garbage is called Trashanol, a name copyrighted by…
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