Author Archive: Jim Lane

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

March 15, 2026 | Jim Lane

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 […]

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

March 8, 2026 | Jim Lane

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 […]

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to the Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator

March 1, 2026 | Jim Lane

Focusing on the Pacific Northwest, this accelerator outlines a roadmap where a $38 billion investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) infrastructure could generate a $500 billion economic impact and a 13x ROI over 20 years. With electric and hydrogen propulsion projected to cover less than 5% of aviation emissions by 2050, SAF remains the primary […]

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Overcoming Barriers for Maritime Biofuels

February 22, 2026 | Jim Lane

With shipping accounting for 3% of global emissions, IEA Bioenergy Task 39 targets net-zero by 2050. To meet a projected 2030 demand of 18–28 million tonnes of biofuel, the sector requires €18 billion in investment across 180 new facilities. Current infrastructure relies on drop-in fuels like HVO, while methanol and ammonia emerge as future solutions. […]

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Delivering Sustainable Fuels

February 15, 2026 | Jim Lane

The IEA’s pathway analysis reveals that sustainable fuel use could quadruple by 2035, led by aviation and shipping. High-impact news includes the report’s finding that biofuel premiums add less than 1% to food prices and only 1% to electric vehicle costs, debunking major affordability concerns. However, a massive USD 1.5 trillion investment is required by […]

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Origin Materials

February 7, 2026 | Jim Lane

Origin Materials has successfully commercialized its 100% PET caps, with the first products hitting stores in August 2025 and a major initial order from Berlin Packaging secured in October. The company commenced production on its first CapFormer line in early 2025 and plans to scale to 8–10 lines by 2026. Origin projects 20–30 million in […]

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Ginkgo Bioworks

February 1, 2026 | Jim Lane

Ginkgo Bioworks continues to reduce cash burn while expanding its “Lab-as-a-Service” automation offerings and frontier autonomous lab in Boston. Key commercial highlights include a $22.1 million BARDA award for onshoring medical countermeasures and an extended strategic partnership with Bayer to develop next-generation biologicals like nitrogen-fixing microbes. Despite ongoing restructuring, Ginkgo maintains a strong balance sheet […]

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Bunge

January 25, 2026 | Jim Lane

Bunge announced a major re-segmentation effective Q3 2025 to provide greater transparency into commodity-specific drivers. The new reporting structure breaks the former Agribusiness segment into Soybean, Softseed, and Other Oilseeds Processing & Refining, alongside Grain Merchandising & Milling. This change aligns reporting with their end-to-end value chain operations and the integration of Viterra. While noting […]

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to The Wolfpack Bioeconomy Due Diligence

January 18, 2026 | Jim Lane

The “Wolfpack” experts delivered a comprehensive due diligence analysis on the 2025 bioeconomy, utilizing a point/counter-point format to evaluate emerging technologies. Key discussions highlighted the US recycling rate’s lag at 6% compared to international leaders and the high non-compliance costs for eSAF under European regulations. The panel examined point source carbon capture for hard-to-abate sectors […]

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Anellotech

January 11, 2026 | Jim Lane

Anellotech’s Plas-TCat technology converts “unrecyclable” mixed plastic waste into circular light olefins and BTX aromatics. Commercial manufacturing at the TCat-8 facility began in August 2025, targeting 4,000 L/month of high-octane aromatics while achieving a 65% greenhouse gas reduction compared to fossil fuels. The company’s scaling roadmap moves from 200,000 kg/year at TCat-8 to a 200,000 […]

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