February 25, 2025
Policy priorities to advance Minnesota’s bioeconomy in 2025
The Bioeconomy Coalition of Minnesota’s Policy Committee works together to advocate for policies that help the bioeconomy grow. Each year, the coalition releases a policy platform outlining the coalition’s goals…
January 30, 2025
Member Spotlight: The Next Step in Managing Food Waste
Photo credit: Kanadevia Inova This fall, members of the Bioeconomy Coalition of Minnesota (BCM) gathered at the Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy (R&E) facility in Newport, Minnesota, for our quarterly…
February 8, 2024
Bioeconomy Coalition of Minnesota Sets its Legislative Priorities for 2024
The Minnesota Legislature reconvenes on February 12 for the 2024 legislative session. In preparation for this session, the Bioeconomy Coalition of Minnesota has set its policy priorities, outlined below. The…
February 7, 2024
Whatever happened to…beneficial birch bark extracts?
This guest blog is from the Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI), a follow-up to a post written in 2017 by June Breneman, NRRI Manager of Marketing and Communications. NRRI…
September 28, 2023
EPA Decision Leaves eRINs Out of RFS through 2025
In December 2022, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a set of modifications to expand the renewable fuel…
August 23, 2023
Minnesota Bioeconomy Incentive Profile: Highwater Ethanol Adds Cellulosic Ethanol Production
Created in 2015 by the Minnesota Legislature, the Minnesota Bioincentive Program has enrolled 12 companies to receive incentives for their production of advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, and biomass thermal energy.
June 7, 2023
Minnesota’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Opportunity: Agriculture
The ambitious goals being set to stimulate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production present multiple opportunities for Minnesota’s forestry and agriculture sectors. In part I of this series, we described…
May 30, 2023
A Conversation with Experts on the US EPA’s Proposed eRIN Pathway
The Bioeconomy Coalition of Minnesota invited electric vehicle and renewable natural gas experts to a coalition meeting to discuss the implications of a newly proposed rule for the Renewable Fuel…
May 24, 2023
Bioeconomy Coalition 2023 Legislative Session Recap
Minnesota’s legislative session adjourned on Monday, May 22. A $17.5 billion budget surplus and historic federal investments in clean energy and clean fuels set the stage for a busy…
May 23, 2023
Minnesota’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Opportunity: Forestry
The ambitious goals being set to stimulate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production present multiple opportunities for Minnesota’s forestry and agriculture sectors. Oilseed crops are used in one conversion technology. Alcohols,…