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Alder SAF100 – Accelerating Development for Next Generation Sustainable Fuels  

Alder SAF100 – Accelerating Development for Next Generation Sustainable Fuels  

March 20, 2023 |

By Derek Vardon,Chief Technology Officer & Bruno Miller, Chief Project Officer, Alder Fuels Special to The Digest Today, we are providing a high-level technical analysis of what we are calling Alder SAF100, a new and 100% sustainable replacement for petroleum-based jet fuel. To demonstrate the viability of reaching that crucial 100% non-fossil production objective, Alder SAF100 […]

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Going for net-zero by 2050 – wishful thinking or realistic goal?  

Going for net-zero by 2050 – wishful thinking or realistic goal?  

March 19, 2023 |

By The Topsoe team Special to The Digest Some would say the goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 is a mega-scale challenge requiring mega-scale solutions. Not to mention a healthy dose of optimism. But this is where ultra-low carbon intensity blue hydrogen comes in and gives hope for transforming even the hardest-to-abate sectors. To […]

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to The Andersons

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to The Andersons

March 16, 2023 |

Twist Bioscience developed a proprietary semiconductor-based synthetic DNA manufacturing process featuring a high-throughput silicon platform that allows us to miniaturize the chemistry necessary for DNA synthesis. This translates into time and cost savings for customers across their workflows. Researchers can access quality tools for more accurate NGS, highly customizable Gene Synthesis at scales that fit […]

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Amyris

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Amyris

March 16, 2023 |

Powered by Amyris. Powerful words — the company ingredients and products are used all over the world. But how exactly does the company make “people and our planet healthier as the leading provider of clean, sustainable chemistry”?They cite their “advantaged business model” including technology, brand power and lab-to-market operating platform including newly expanded capacity in […]

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Bunge

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Bunge

March 15, 2023 |

Bunge is in the business of trading raw agricultural commodities for domestic use, for export to world markets, a grain processor and developer of consumer products, headquartered in St. Louis. They are known for oilseed processing, refining edible oils, milling corn, rice and wheat, sourcing grains and oilseeds grown by farmers and turning them into […]

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Corteva Agroscience

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Corteva Agroscience

March 14, 2023 |

Corteva Agriscience is founded on the heritage of industry leaders Dow, DuPont and Pioneer, and is a major American agricultural chemical and seed company. The Corteva team prepared this company investor update for distribution this year.

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5D: the transition to renewables and the human dimension

5D: the transition to renewables and the human dimension

March 14, 2023 |

One of the reasons that the journey to net zero is controversial is that we can’t always read the signs. One man’s climate change is another man’s weak snowfall season. Anomaly or trend? Did this technology stumble, or is this real failure? Sequestered CO2, you can’t smell it, touch it, taste it, see it — […]

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Danimar

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Danimar

March 13, 2023 |

Danimer Scientific is a pioneer in creating more sustainable, more natural ways to make plastic products. For more than a decade, its renewable and sustainable biopolymers have helped create plastic products that are biodegradable and compostable. The Danimar team prepared this company investor update for distribution this year.

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A New Standard: Chevron, United, Breakthrough Energy replace ExxonMobil as Viridos algae biofuels backers

A New Standard: Chevron, United, Breakthrough Energy replace ExxonMobil as Viridos algae biofuels backers

March 13, 2023 |

News has arrived from California that Viridos, focused on the production of algae biofuels primarily in the form of SAF and renewable diesel, has raised $25M in a Series A equity investment led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, joined by Chevron and United Airlines Ventures. The funding will be used for R&D to further increase algae […]

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McAfee wins 2023 Global Bioeconomy Leadership Award

McAfee wins 2023 Global Bioeconomy Leadership Award

March 12, 2023 |

The great songwriter Sammy Cahn was often asked what comes first, the lyrics or the music? And Sammy would answer, the phone call. Which is to say, first there is the project, and later the magic happens. As for music, films, plays, ballets, so it is for the bioeconomy. Long before there is a technology […]

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