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Biogas, RNG from waste is a hit: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Greenlane Renewables

Biogas, RNG from waste is a hit: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Greenlane Renewables

May 17, 2021 |

Greenlane Renewables made headlines this week when it reported record revenue growth of over 300% in Q1 2021 over Q1 2020. Ok, 317% to be exact. If that’s not impressive enough, check out this slide guide to get the latest info on this biogas company that produces low-carbon and carbon-negative renewable natural gas from organic […]

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Next-Gen Logistics and Blending: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Biomass Feedstock Logistics Systems

Next-Gen Logistics and Blending: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Biomass Feedstock Logistics Systems

May 16, 2021 |

This U.S. Department of Energy BETO project’s biomass blend concept will allow biorefineries to utilize a much larger proportion of the land within their procurement radius, thereby enabling larger scale, more economically feasible facilities to be constructed and operated. Find out their approach, impact, progress and outcomes.

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Is SAF Finally Taking Flight? Slides from ICF presented at the DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office “Accelerating SAF” session at ABLC Digital.

Is SAF Finally Taking Flight? Slides from ICF presented at the DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office “Accelerating SAF” session at ABLC Digital.

May 14, 2021 |

ICF’s managing director for Fuels & Power, Mike McCurdy, prepared one of the most compact reviews of Sustainable Aviation Fuels key metrics and issues we’ve seen in quite some time. These were seen just a few days ago on The World Stage at ABLC Digital and are making their public debut as a stand-alone slide […]

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US DOE to Subject Matter Experts: Become a BETO Reviewer

US DOE to Subject Matter Experts: Become a BETO Reviewer

May 14, 2021 |

In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) is expanding its roster of subject matter experts to review research funding applications. BETO’s Scale-Up and Conversion Funding Opportunity Announcement (More on that here) is currently accepting applications in the areas of: – Bioenergy technology scale-up – Clean cellulosic sugar production – Bioprocess separations […]

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I Got 99 Problems but Product vs. Platform ain’t one: Introducing Microbes-as-a-Service

I Got 99 Problems but Product vs. Platform ain’t one: Introducing Microbes-as-a-Service

May 12, 2021 |

By Moji Karimi, CEO, Cemvita Factory Special to The Digest Any SynBio (synthetic biology) company is faced with three principal questions right off the bat: 1. Product or platform? A) Product: develop the microbe, build the plant, and sell the product. The end molecule is the revenue source B) Platform: develop the microbe and commercialize […]

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Biofuels Potential Impact at Scale: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines

Biofuels Potential Impact at Scale: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines

May 12, 2021 |

Long lines and gas shortages on the East Coast due to the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack is making the U.S. Department of Energy’s Co-Optima work more important than ever. Check out this deep dive on what they do within Co-Optima to identify the value of performance advantaged biofuels to the refiners, what fuels will work in […]

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Ginkgo’s Insanely Great $15B Deal, The Who & How Behind Biggest Sector Deal Ever

Ginkgo’s Insanely Great $15B Deal, The Who & How Behind Biggest Sector Deal Ever

May 11, 2021 |

In Massachusetts, Ginkgo Bioworks and Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp. have agreed to a business combination that will result in Ginkgo becoming a publicly-listed company. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021. The $15B valuation and $2.5B to Ginkgo in proceeds The transaction implies a pre-money equity valuation for Ginkgo of […]

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Accelerating Biofuels Depolyment: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Co-Optima’s Bioblendstocks

Accelerating Biofuels Depolyment: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Co-Optima’s Bioblendstocks

May 11, 2021 |

With all the talk lately of gas prices and shortages due to the Texas freeze earlier this year, it’s good to see lots of research and innovation coming with better bioblendstocks for our vehicles. Check out this illuminating slide guide from the 2021 BETO Project Peer Review on identification of performance-advantaged biofuels to increase the […]

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Anaerobic Digestion, Pathways to 2030: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas

Anaerobic Digestion, Pathways to 2030: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas

May 10, 2021 |

The World Biogas Association just released this report mapping out how the global biogas industry can enable countries to deliver a 10% reduction in global GHG emissions by 2030. The benefits of anaerobic digestion, the biogas pathways, the policy mechanisms, and more.

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Benson Hill to merge with Star Peak Corp. II in $2B SPAC deal, to emerge as public company: $625M in proceeds

Benson Hill to merge with Star Peak Corp. II in $2B SPAC deal, to emerge as public company: $625M in proceeds

May 9, 2021 |

In New York, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Benson Hill, the Midwest-based agtech company focused on Cloud Biology, will merge with special purpose acquisition company Star Peak Corp. II in a $2B transaction and emerge as a public company.   Benson Hill will receive as much as $625 million in cash from the […]

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