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The key to a successful cellulosic ethanol project

The key to a successful cellulosic ethanol project

December 27, 2021 |

By Mallikarjun Navalgund, President, Advanced Biofuels and Chemicals, Praj Industries Special to The Digest The need From the World Energy Outlook Report, 2021 it is clear that the pledges made so far in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are grossly inadequate to stay under the 2 °C, let alone the 1.5 °C target. Humankind, more […]

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Recycling CO2: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech

Recycling CO2: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech

December 27, 2021 |

Dr. Sean Simpson, CSO at LanzaTech shared this illuminating slide guide on CO2 pathways to products, how the LanzaJet platform works, how they integrate engineering with biology and AI, why we need to rethink carbon and convert it to valuable products, and more.

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Turning water into wine, Aquatech’s water treatment and reuse adds value for biofuels industry

Turning water into wine, Aquatech’s water treatment and reuse adds value for biofuels industry

December 23, 2021 |

Q: What was the reason for founding your organization – what was the open niche you saw that could be addressed with a new product or service? What was the problem, or gap, or opportunity? Wastewater treatment and reuse – Whatever is the carbonaceous feedstock, carbon recycling projects play a paramount role in reducing GHGs […]

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Moving Emerging Tech and Rural Development Forward: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to USDA RBCS

Moving Emerging Tech and Rural Development Forward: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to USDA RBCS

December 23, 2021 |

USDA’s Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS) loan guarantees, grants, and technical assistance support the bioeconomy and rural economic development, so what are some of these programs? What are some of the biogas and biobased programs and where can you find more information on programs available to you?

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Enabling Sustainable Transportation with Hydrogen: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Linde

Enabling Sustainable Transportation with Hydrogen: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Linde

December 22, 2021 |

What does the era of clean hydrogen look like? How can we decarbonize the world with hydrogen? What does hydrogen demand look like over the next 30 years? What are the hydrogen colors of gray, blue, and green? How to scale up green hydrogen?

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Why It Is Time to Bet Big on Biocontrol Solutions

Why It Is Time to Bet Big on Biocontrol Solutions

December 21, 2021 |

By Luc Maertens, Chief Operations Officer, Biotalys Special to The Digest Growers need safe, easy-to-use crop protection solutions that will reduce environmental impact while maintaining yields. As the call grows to reduce the dependency on chemical pesticides, minimize post-harvest residues and stop the surge in pathogen resistance–especially for fruit and vegetable growers–ag innovators are banking […]

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Meeting SAF Demand with Commercial Tech: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Honeywell UOP

Meeting SAF Demand with Commercial Tech: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Honeywell UOP

December 21, 2021 |

How can we meet sustainable aviation fuel demand? Check out this ABLC 2021 slide guide from Syed Ali from UOP Renewable Fuels on all their available drop-in renewable fuels, current plants operating using their tech for renewable diesel and jet fuel, their first commercial SAF project in Japan, and more.

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Ensuring Successful Advanced/Cellulosic Ethanol Projects: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj Industries

Ensuring Successful Advanced/Cellulosic Ethanol Projects: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj Industries

December 20, 2021 |

How do you ensure success with an advanced/cellulosic ethanol project? What are the steps, the key concerns? If you missed DigestConnect with Mallikarjun Navalgund, the President, Advanced Biofuels and Chemicals at Praj Industries, check out this slide guide to explore the role of pre-treatment technology, how to leverage experience to ensure technological and commercial success, […]

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The East is Green: SK makes major ESG investment in Fulcrum BioEnergy, how will this alter the trajectory for low-carbon fuels from waste?

The East is Green: SK makes major ESG investment in Fulcrum BioEnergy, how will this alter the trajectory for low-carbon fuels from waste?

December 19, 2021 |

In South Korea, SK and an undisclosed Korean private equity partners have invested $50 million in Fulcrum BioEnergy, the waste-to-fuels company now commissioning its first commercial project near Reno, Nevada. SK Inc. aims to make an inroad into the Korean bioenergy market with SK Ecoplant, another SK Group company, as a potential partner. SK Ecoplant […]

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Carbohydrate Revolution Solution: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Fluid Quip Technologies

Carbohydrate Revolution Solution: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Fluid Quip Technologies

December 16, 2021 |

Sweet sweet sugar – it’s at the core of creating biobased polymers and much more. And Fluid Quip Tech is unlocking sugar from new, albeit existing sources with their Clean Sugar Technology. From skipping the starch purification steps to scalability and more.

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