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SynBioBeta: Food & Agriculture Conference 2021
As part of IDTechEx's research into the cultured meat industry, Senior Technology Analyst Dr Michael Dent attended SynBioBeta's Food and Agriculture Conference 2021. This premium article will focus on some key themes of the conference, with a view to the cultured meat industry.
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An Introduction to Electro-fuel (e-fuel) Technology
Production of e-fuels promises a route to effectively limitless, carbon-neutral fuels without the controversy of biofuels around land use, sustainability and competition with food. E-fuels can also be referred to under the umbrella of power-to-X (P2X), X being liquid or gaseous products, including hydrogen, methane, alcohols or drop-in hydrocarbon fuels. However, e-fuels are still at an early stage of development with various routes that can be used for production.
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Controlled Environment Agriculture - The Industry is Growing Up
On February 25th, 2021, IDTechEx Senior Technology Analyst Dr Michael Dent attended "Controlled Environment Agriculture - The Industry is Growing Up", a conference hosted by Agri-TechE focusing on the emerging vertical farming industry. This Premium Article covers some of the main themes from the conference and provides a short introduction to vertical farming.
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Strategy Lessons from Latest News
In this article we introduce some guidelines useful in formulating your strategy. In other articles we have given the latest on tools that are useful such as the profitability V curve and the experience curve.
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Profitability V Curves
A valuable tool in predicting risk and enduring profitability of businesses is the profitability V curve.
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Strange Experience Curves Cause Wrong Investments?
In 1936, Theodore Paul Wright, at Curtiss-Wright in the United States, found that every time total aircraft production doubled, the required labour time for a new aircraft fell by 20%. This has become known as "Wright's law".
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Black Dog Biogas to Provide Renewable Energy for Vestas Factory UK
Black Dog Biogas has completed commissioning of a private wire to supply renewable electricity to Vestas' neighbouring wind blade manufacturing facility.
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SOR Battery Ink Exceeds 4V From Moisture in Air
Strategic Elements Ltd has achieved another significant milestone with its self-charging battery technology successfully generating an output of over 4V from moisture in the air over a testing period of approx. 5 hours. This was achieved through development of a prototype battery pack containing multiple connected battery ink cells.
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Machine Learning Making Light Work of AM Aerospace Alloys
Machine learning technology will be used to make the additive manufacturing process of metallic alloys for aerospace cheaper and faster, encouraging production of lightweight, energy-efficient aircraft to support net zero targets for aviation.