Author Archive: Jim Lane

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Competitive Edge: Praj Industries’ Ethanol, Bioenergy, Biotech

Competitive Edge: Praj Industries’ Ethanol, Bioenergy, Biotech

November 25, 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? Praj was founded by Dr. Pramod Chaudhari in 1983 owing to his affinity for agriculture and exposure to research with […]

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How to Replace 90% of U.S. Gas Consumption: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Ways2H

How to Replace 90% of U.S. Gas Consumption: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Ways2H

November 25, 2021 |

It’s the day after Thanksgiving and your trash pile of turkey bones and leftovers are nightmarish, but Ways2H has a solution by converting organic wastes, including plastics, into hydrogen. Check out this new ABLC slide guide from CEO Jean-Louis Kindler on the latest on scaling up in island nations, how this paves the way for […]

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Giving Thanks for Bayou Fuels: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Velocys

Giving Thanks for Bayou Fuels: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Velocys

November 24, 2021 |

We know you might be busy eating turkey and giving thanks today, but here’s a short and sweet slide guide from Jeff McDaniel, VP of New Projects at Velocys, as your appetizer. A bit about their latest Bayou Fuels project and how they are helping decarbonize that flight you may be taking for your Thanksgiving […]

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U.S. Biogas Production is Key to Meeting COP26 Global Methane Pledge Goals

U.S. Biogas Production is Key to Meeting COP26 Global Methane Pledge Goals

November 23, 2021 |

By John Hanselman, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Vanguard Renewables Special to The Digest At COP26, the United Nations climate change summit, top leaders from around the world (save a few) came together to collaborate on solutions for keeping the planet’s temperature from rising above 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels. They agreed that […]

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Decarbonizing Transport with Cellulosic Ethanol: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant

Decarbonizing Transport with Cellulosic Ethanol: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant

November 23, 2021 |

If you missed the ABLC presentation by Andreas Reindl, Clariant’s Business Line Biofuels & Derivatives, Head of Industrial Enzymes and Technologies, then you won’t want to miss this one! It’s all about sunliquid, Clariant’s cellulosic ethanol, their pre-commercial demo plant, new plant construction updates, integrated enzyme and yeast production, and more.

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Handing cargo owners control of decarbonizing their supply chains

Handing cargo owners control of decarbonizing their supply chains

November 22, 2021 |

By Katarin Van Orshaegen, Commercial Lead at GoodShipping Special to The Digest Left unchecked, emissions from international shipping could account for more than 15% of the world’s total by 2050. That’s not just a challenge for the industry itself to become more sustainable, but for wider society. Encouragingly, Katarin Van Orshaegen, Commercial Lead at GoodShipping, […]

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Expanding Molecular Building Blocks: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Checkerspot

Expanding Molecular Building Blocks: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Checkerspot

November 22, 2021 |

Biological applications could unlock an estimated $2 trillion to $4 trillion in annual direct global economic impact in 10-20 years, said Checkerspot’s CEO and Co-Founder Charles Dimmler at the ABLC in San Francisco. Check out his slide guide on how synthetic biology and biomanufacturing is changing the world.

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The Grand Switcheroo: Is the Biden Administration aiming corn ethanol at SAF, putting spirit in the sky?

The Grand Switcheroo: Is the Biden Administration aiming corn ethanol at SAF, putting spirit in the sky?

November 18, 2021 |

Just back from the AFCC event in Washington, and I have to say, the mood was reasonably glum in the world of Sustainable Aviation Fuels, where you’d think that the leaders would sound like brides and bridegrooms on the brink of happiness, after President Joe Biden announced a goal of 3 billion gallons of SAF […]

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Enzymes at the Center of Circular Economy: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Arzeda

Enzymes at the Center of Circular Economy: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Arzeda

November 18, 2021 |

Nature’s nanomachines and game-changers is what Arzeda calls them – enzymes. How does Arzeda’s computational protein design fast-forward evolution? Commercialization, product portfolio, partnerships, acrylate markets and applications, and much more, read on. 

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Microbes, Fermentation: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to C1Pro

Microbes, Fermentation: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to C1Pro

November 17, 2021 |

Using native methanotrophic bacteria and microbial cell factories, C1Pro is converting methanol into amino acid derivatives for biomaterials. The details behind the microbes, the proteins, the fermentation, methane utilization rates, how it all works, here it is.

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