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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Book-and-Claim Registry Integrity

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Book-and-Claim Registry Integrity

July 20, 2026 |

Single-registry advancements have improved tracking, but a lack of cross-registry interoperability creates massive double-counting risks at deployment scales. Because registries lack shared identifiers and common metadata schemas, manual reconciliation is error-prone and unsustainable. To prevent double claiming, the industry must proactively build interoperable digital infrastructure using unified identifiers, machine-readable retirement APIs, and batch-level serialization. Establishing […]

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CO2 as a versatile laser gas

CO2 as a versatile laser gas

July 20, 2026 |

By: Sam A. Rushing, Advanced Cryogenics Ltd, www.CO2consultant.us Special to The Digest CO2 lasers were one of the earliest gas lasers to be developed. The development occurred in 1964 by Bell Labs and remains one of today’s most useful lasers; some claim to be one of the most powerful continuous lasers available as of late. […]

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Bioeconomy Bonking: The Tour de France and how Itaconix and Ag-Grid Energy chose the right moment to attack

Bioeconomy Bonking: The Tour de France and how Itaconix and Ag-Grid Energy chose the right moment to attack

July 20, 2026 |

The peloton is stretched thin across a narrow French road as a relentless crosswind blows for nearly an hour. What began as a compact pack has fractured into nervous diagonal lines called echelons. Riders who looked perfectly comfortable only minutes ago are suddenly twenty bike lengths behind, desperately trying to close a gap that widens […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Feedstock Prequalification

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Feedstock Prequalification

July 16, 2026 |

Fragmented global certification regimes demand multiple redundant audits for a single feedstock, multiplying administrative burdens without delivering incremental environmental benefits. Because verification costs are fixed per audit rather than volume-based, this fragmentation disproportionately burdens small and mid-size producers, creating regressive barriers to market entry. To solve this, the industry must prioritize mutual recognition agreements between […]

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Mahalo! Hawaii’s Clean Fuel Standard Becomes Law

Mahalo! Hawaii’s Clean Fuel Standard Becomes Law

July 16, 2026 |

I was topping off the rental car at an Aloha gas station near Honolulu Airport when the pump thanked me. Mahalo. It’s such a small thing that most visitors probably don’t even notice anymore. You replace the nozzle, glance at the receipt, and there it is on the screen: Mahalo. Thank you. It may be […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Marine Fuel Quality

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Marine Fuel Quality

July 15, 2026 |

The petroleum-centric ISO 8217 standard dangerously lags behind the realities of modern low-carbon marine fuels. While bio-blends introduce unaddressed risks like microbial contamination and cold-flow limitations, emerging fuels like methanol and ammonia demand entirely distinct, specialized handling categories rather than being treated as simple hydrocarbon variants. Even chemically fungible FT diesel presents hidden lubricity challenges. […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to SAF Book-and-Claim Integrity

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to SAF Book-and-Claim Integrity

July 14, 2026 |

Book-and-claim systems critically decouple sustainable aviation fuel attributes from physical delivery, allowing corporate demand to scale globally. However, the current landscape of fragmented, independent registries lacks shared certificate identifiers, common metadata schemas, and cross-system retirement visibility. This structural blindness creates a “seam” where the identical environmental attribute can be double-counted by both regulators and corporate […]

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Freedom to Choose? Not When it Comes to Fuels

Freedom to Choose? Not When it Comes to Fuels

July 14, 2026 |

By Doug Durante, Executive Director Clean Fuels Development Coalition As we celebrate this month the Fourth of July and America’s 250th birthday, it is a time to reflect that one of the great rewards of America’s independence is that we have free choice – free to choose your religion, where you live, who you love, […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to E9’s Green Hydrogen

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to E9’s Green Hydrogen

July 13, 2026 |

E9 Hydrogen solves the dual challenges of renewable energy curtailment and expensive green hydrogen production. Utilizing proprietary Co-Axial Membraneless technology, E9’s system is purpose-built for intermittent, behind-the-meter operation. By prioritizing robust durability for frequent start-stop cycles over peak efficiency, it eliminates precious metals to achieve a radically low capital cost of $600 to $800 per […]

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Major USDA Section 9003 Upgrades: De-risked Projects & New Lender Opportunities

Major USDA Section 9003 Upgrades: De-risked Projects & New Lender Opportunities

July 13, 2026 |

By CJ Evans, Co-Founder, The Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition (AFCC) Special to The Digest For over two decades, the United States bioeconomy has possessed the technological ingenuity to replace fossil-derived fuels, chemicals, and products, revitalize rural economies, establish domestic energy independence, and challenge global competitors for energy dominance. Yet, a persistent and formidable barrier […]

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