Last week we took a Deep Dive into the BioTfuel technology in a special webinar on SAF, RD via Cellulosic Feedstocks. The BioTfueL project launched by Axens, TotalEnergies and a number of partners is designed to transform lignocellulosic biomass (straw, forest waste, dedicated energy crops) into biofuel via thermochemical conversion. The webinar presentation by David Schwalje […]
Been a lon, lon day here in Digestville, and that’s no typo. We have news on Revlon and nylon, taking a step towards that happy day when product makers no longer Use the Sky as a Free Sewer. From Italy and California news has arrived that long-time partners Genomatica and nylon giant Aquafil broke through […]
One of the bioeconomy’s longest-running and biggest hits, the mighty innovation-at-scale engine known as Amyris, has an updated presentation out — all the markets, technologies, sources of revenues, trends, lines of business.
In aviation fuels as elsewhere in life, it’s sustainable, affordable, available, pick two out of three. You can find affordable SAF, but not in big volumes. You can find as much unaffordable SAF as you like. as we know, there’s plenty of petroleum-based jet fuel and the carbon numbers are astronomical (a case of “off […]
Earnings season calls, and one of the bioeconomy’s most dynamic and innovative public companies has an updated presentation out — all the markets, technologies, sources of revenues, trends, lines of business — biogas/RNG, advanced fuels, conventional fuels and more.
It’s probably not well known that Chevron’s original name was Standard Oil of Iowa, you’d be 116 years old this week if you were around back then to notice it. Congratulations on your longevity. This summer, the Iowa-Chevron tie has been revived with Chevron’s acquisition of Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group, which now becomes Chevron Renewable […]
One of the bioeconomy’s largest public companies has an updated presentation out — all the markets, technologies, sources of revenues, trends, lines of business — launch-stage, growth-stage, maturity and end of life.
There’s euphoria in the EU and Canada over expanded opportunities for SAF and transport fuels, and especially from those engaged int he world of e-fuels. We reported earlier this month from Canada of the approval and release of the rules for the Clean Fuels Standard, and from Europe we see this update from the European […]
What’s the perfect fuel, and the perfect vehicle? Can we optimize both at the same time, instead of optimizing one at a time? Researchers associated with the Co-Optima project aim to identify low carbon fuel-engine combinations that increase fuel economy by 35% (light duty) or 4% (heavy duty) with reduced emissions over 2015 baseline. The […]
By Jason Wallace, Head of North American Operations for Hydron, special to The Digest While we can thank the trucking industry for the packages that arrive at our doors in what seems like mere minutes after we’ve ordered them, there is no denying that long-haul freight transportation still faces many challenges. Today, the logistics industry […]
