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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Decentralized Biomanufacturing Platforms

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Decentralized Biomanufacturing Platforms

May 10, 2026 |

Visolis is pioneering the decentralized production of chemicals and fuels using its proprietary mevalonolactone (MEV) platform, which upgrades biomass into high-value products. In a highly newsworthy development for national security, Visolis recently secured $2.86 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to onshore the isoprene and rubber supply chain, which is currently dominated by Asian […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Section 45Z tax credits

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Section 45Z tax credits

May 3, 2026 |

Graham Noyes provided a crucial regulatory and market update focusing on Section 45Z tax credits. The most newsworthy information is the publicly disclosed pricing data for 45Z Production Tax Credits (PTCs). Noyes revealed that 45Z PTCs for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) and Ethanol are currently trading at strong valuations between $0.80 and $0.93 on the […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi Slide Guide to Netrias

The Digest’s 2026 Multi Slide Guide to Netrias

April 26, 2026 |

Netrias showcased an innovative AI-driven approach to standardizing biological and medical data curation. The most newsworthy feature of their platform is the use of synthetic data generation to train language models, ensuring that sensitive user data never leaves the client’s ecosystem. Netrias evaluates this model on real-world expert-curated tests, mapping varied, messy inputs (like “Ecoli” […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Verbio and Renewable Chemicals

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Verbio and Renewable Chemicals

April 20, 2026 |

Verbio is pioneering “green solutions” by converting rapeseed methyl ester into high-value renewable molecules via ethenolysis. Their new plant in Bitterfeld, Germany, is slated for 2026 production, targeting an annual output of 17,000 tonnes of 1-Decene and 32,000 tonnes of 9-DAME. These drop-in bio-chemicals enable a negative carbon footprint for lubricants, surfactants, and polymers. By […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi Slide Guide to Whitefox Technologies

The Digest’s 2026 Multi Slide Guide to Whitefox Technologies

April 12, 2026 |

Whitefox Technologies is gaining recognition for its highly energy-efficient membrane technology, specifically in Distillation, Dehydration, and Evaporation (DD&E). The most newsworthy highlight is their strategic role in modernizing the Hastings facility. Facility operators publicly praised Whitefox for providing the most efficient dehydration technology on the market, stating that integrating these membranes sets a “new industry […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi Slide Guide to Topsoe technologies

The Digest’s 2026 Multi Slide Guide to Topsoe technologies

April 5, 2026 |

Topsoe outlined its commitment to leading the transition to a net-zero future, backing this ambition by investing 8.6% of its $1 billion revenue into R&D. The most newsworthy development is Topsoe’s fast-track commercialization program for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), which targets full commercial operation by 2030. Their SAF solution promises the lowest CAPEX in the […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi Slide Guide to Sulzer Chemtech BioFlux

The Digest’s 2026 Multi Slide Guide to Sulzer Chemtech BioFlux

March 29, 2026 |

Sulzer’s BioFlux technology offers a high-efficiency platform for producing Renewable Diesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). By utilizing a unique liquid-full hydrotreating reactor, the process eliminates mass transfer limits and gas recycle, significantly reducing CAPEX and OPEX. Its innovative thermal pretreatment handles high-impurity feedstocks like Category 1 tallow, reducing contaminants by up to 99%. Full […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Bioenergy in Belgium 

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Bioenergy in Belgium 

March 22, 2026 |

Belgium faces a pivotal transition as it navigates limited domestic biomass resources and the closure of major biomass power plants, like Rodenhuize. Despite fossil fuels making up 67% of the energy supply, bioenergy contributes 8.6% to final consumption. To combat high import dependency, Belgium is pivoting towards advanced biorefineries and biogas. Innovative projects, such as […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Bioenergy in China

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Bioenergy in China

March 15, 2026 |

China’s bioenergy sector is rapidly modernizing, shifting away from traditional residential heating toward industrial solid biofuels and bioelectricity. While coal still dominates its massive energy supply, major technological breakthroughs are accelerating China’s green transition. Notably, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences achieved a world-record 85% protein yield in bioethanol biosynthesis, and China Petrochemical launched an […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Nitrogen Flows in Biomass Combustion

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Nitrogen Flows in Biomass Combustion

March 8, 2026 |

Unlike fossil fuels, which generate thermal NOx from atmospheric nitrogen, biomass combustion emissions primarily originate from chemically bound nitrogen within the fuel. Recent studies indicate that biomass facilities often act as a net sink for reactive nitrogen by converting a large portion of it into harmless, inert nitrogen gas. Advanced facilities, such as the Zaandam […]

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