Biobased Products ‘Our Silicon Valley,’ Nebraska Governor Says

The federal government’s multibillion-dollar investments to develop plant- and microbe-based products and markets for them offers the US profound opportunities, says Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R).

But high interest rates for loans and the need for carbon offset measurement methods are among the challenges that must be addressed to realize that opportunity, other speakers said Nov. 12 at an Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition conference.

The conference is taking place a year after President Joe Biden issued an executive order requiring agencies to push forward the development of products derived from plants, trees, microorganisms, and food ...