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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Cellulosic Ethanol Commercialization

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Cellulosic Ethanol Commercialization

March 9, 2026 |

Despite early momentum, global cellulosic ethanol operational capacity peaked around 2015 and has stabilized near 40 facilities due to persistent economic and technical barriers, including high enzyme costs and complex feedstocks. Regional deployment varies significantly: Brazil leads by integrating advanced biofuels within its established sugarcane industry, while the US and Europe face project cancellations stemming […]

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Relief at the Pump: The $110 Barrel, the $1.90/gallon Alternative, and the Calculus of Choice

Relief at the Pump: The $110 Barrel, the $1.90/gallon Alternative, and the Calculus of Choice

March 9, 2026 |

Last week on the Florida Turnpike, Flavia and I pulled into the Fort Drum service plaza for gas. Off to one side sat the electric charging area — and it was jammed. Every charging space was occupied. Several drivers stood nearby with the slightly strained patience familiar to anyone waiting for a “fast charge” that […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Industrial Waste Wood Combustion

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Industrial Waste Wood Combustion

March 5, 2026 |

 

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March Madness Begins: Cinderellas SunGas and Verso advance in their brackets as the bioeconomy’s spring surge begins

March Madness Begins: Cinderellas SunGas and Verso advance in their brackets as the bioeconomy’s spring surge begins

March 5, 2026 |

Every March, the sports world waits for the same thing: the Cinderella run. The improbable team that survives the early rounds and suddenly finds itself under the brightest lights of the tournament. This year, the bioeconomy has two. In one bracket, SunGas Renewables is advancing with a technology that turns forestry residues—sawdust, bark, and wood […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Low Emission Biomass Combustion

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Low Emission Biomass Combustion

March 4, 2026 |

Bioenergy currently provides 10% of global primary energy and is projected to double by 2050 to support the net-zero transition. While manual biomass combustion causes significant particulate emissions, advanced automated boilers enable stable, high-temperature combustion with optimized air-to-fuel ratios. By utilizing primary measures like two-stage combustion and advanced secondary controls such as electrostatic precipitators and […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Collaboration Matrix™ Strategies

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Collaboration Matrix™ Strategies

March 3, 2026 |

Industry data reveals that partnerships often fail during manufacturing and scale-up due to a fragile reliance on personal relationships or “Champion Chemistry”. The Collaboration Matrix™ replaces these emotional bonds with engineered, structural frameworks to ensure long-term durability. To further strengthen partnerships, new AI-Scale Engineering automates partner scanning to cut analyst workloads by 70% and retains […]

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Biofuels M&A: 2025 Review & Outlook

Biofuels M&A: 2025 Review & Outlook

March 2, 2026 |

Editor’s Note: For quite a number of years, we have been pleased to collaborate with our friends at Ocean Park Advisors to bring you an annual report for Biofuels Mergers and Acquisition activity during the year — and the trends and takeaways therefrom. Here is this year’s edition. By Ocean Park Advisors Special to The […]

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March Madness Begins: Cinderellas SunGas, Airco advance in their brackets as the bioeconomy’s spring surge begins

March Madness Begins: Cinderellas SunGas, Airco advance in their brackets as the bioeconomy’s spring surge begins

March 2, 2026 |

Every March, we look for a Cinderella. The underdog that survives the early rounds and suddenly finds itself under the brightest lights in the tournament. This year, energy has not one Cinderella story — but two sets of twins. The first pair are technological underdogs. On one side, containerized “fuel swarms” that can manufacture jet […]

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Forest Biomass in the United States: What Scales and What Doesn’t

Forest Biomass in the United States: What Scales and What Doesn’t

March 2, 2026 |

By Alexander A. Koukoulas, A2K Consultants LLC Special to The Digest Forest biomass has long been positioned as a cornerstone of the U.S. bioeconomy. The logic is compelling: abundant working forests, a mature forest products industry, deep technical expertise, and increasing pressure to decarbonize materials, fuels, and energy. Yet despite decades of policy support, R&D […]

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The $15 Billion Biotech Reset: Inside Washington’s plan to scale American biology before China does

The $15 Billion Biotech Reset: Inside Washington’s plan to scale American biology before China does

March 2, 2026 |

At 6:14 a.m., Susan Daniels’ alarm vibrates against the composite nightstand she ordered online last fall. The mattress foam beneath her shoulder was engineered by microbes. The carpet under her feet began life as plant sugars. The wrinkle-free blouse she pulls from the closet owes its finish to enzyme chemistry perfected in an industrial fermenter. […]

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