Iogen is one of the leading companies in the world in developing technology to produce cellulosic biofuels.
Cellulosic biofuels are made from the fibrous parts of plants (such as stems and leaves), and Iogen has been working the technologies that refine these materials since the 1970’s. Some of their work includes converting wheat straw, corn stover, and bagasse into renewable energy.
The company also has a demonstration plant they use to continuously test and develop their technologies.
Iogen CEO Brian Foody recently spoke at the 2019 ABLC conference in Washington, D.C. where he outlined his company’s work with biogas, the mixture of gasses that is produced when waste decays.
Foody believes that Iogen’s technology is crucial in fighting climate change, helping rural economies, and enhancing energy security because it is renewable.
Many of the problems surrounding our current use of carbon-based fuels involve their non-renewability and how costly they are becoming. Carbon-based fuels can be volatile in terms of geopolitics and global economic relations.
Foody discussed U.S. reliability on crude oil, which is both expensive and non-renewable, and cited it as one reason that these technologies are crucial.
He said the biofuels industry is a “complex, difficult business with surprises at every stage,” but he is confident in the industry’s ability to develop and then eventually market these technologies.