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How a Danish Factory Is Making Sugar from Straw
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into the work of a Danish factory that has turned straw—an agricultural byproduct—into a fermentable sugar that can replace corn and cane in everything from biofuels to bioplastics. The focus is on the economics: how a pilot plant in Kalundborg has pushed the cost of cellulosic sugar down by roughly 40 percent since 2022, and why that puts it within striking distance of fossil-based alternatives. The conversation covers the enzyme cocktail that makes the breakdown possible, the role of the plant's own energy from a neighboring biomass plant, and what…
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