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Membrane Tech – The Way of the Future?: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Whitefox

Membrane Tech – The Way of the Future?: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Whitefox

March 14, 2021 |

Did you know membrane separations would use 90% less energy than distillation? Find out how Whitefox’s tech works and how it can help boost bioethanol, jet fuel, H2 and others while reducing energy consumption at the plants, increase capacity, reduce emissions, and more.

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Producing More with Less: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to BD and BDO Zones

Producing More with Less: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to BD and BDO Zones

March 11, 2021 |

Trends to watch, emerging companies and tech platforms, and will sustainability drive the value proposition? James Iademarco, Strategic Avalanche’s President shared this illuminating slide guide on some emerging biological players and tech in microbial biopesticides, biofertilizers, precision ag, nutrient use efficiency, and more.

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DigestDev – Rapid response, on-demand, custom bioeconomy Research & Business Development

DigestDev – Rapid response, on-demand, custom bioeconomy Research & Business Development

March 11, 2021 |

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The Digest’s Exclusive Q&A with Clariant/ Enviral: Decarbonization, EU transport, Slovakia project, biofuels developments and more

The Digest’s Exclusive Q&A with Clariant/ Enviral: Decarbonization, EU transport, Slovakia project, biofuels developments and more

March 10, 2021 |

Climate change is one of the global challenges of this century. The Paris Agreement sets greenhouse gas reduction (GHG) targets also for the transport sector, which contributes significantly to GHG emissions, that requires a reduction of 85-90% between 1990-2050. The European Commission presented its 2030 Climate Target Plan in mid-September, raising the EU’s ambition to […]

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The Science Behind Ethanol’s Carbon Intensity, Land Use Change: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Corn Starch Ethanol’s Carbon Intensity

The Science Behind Ethanol’s Carbon Intensity, Land Use Change: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Corn Starch Ethanol’s Carbon Intensity

March 10, 2021 |

What’s the life cycle system for corn starch ethanol? What is the current best estimate for carbon intensity of corn ethanol? What about ethanol biorefinery energy use intensity and land use change carbon intensity? What is the potential for further reductions in carbon intensity?

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5 Key Tech Takeaways: Highlights from Tech presented at ABLC 2020

5 Key Tech Takeaways: Highlights from Tech presented at ABLC 2020

March 9, 2021 |

By Iacovos Vasalos, Research Director Emeritus, Center for Research and Technology-Hellas Special to The Digest This report summarizes highlights from the ABLC 2020 Biofuels Digest Virtual Conference, which took place in July 7-10, 2020. (And if you haven’t already registered for this year’s ABLC Digital on May 3-7, 2021, check it out now here.) There […]

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Origin & Artius Join for IPO: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Origin Materials

Origin & Artius Join for IPO: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Origin Materials

March 9, 2021 |

Looking for the details on the recent Origin Materials & Artius agreement and IPO? Check out their just released investor presentation that dives into the details of the transaction, investment highlights, Origin’s carbon negative solution, and more.

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Why that Company that releases fertilizers so sloooow is getting traction so faaaaast: Anuvia raises $103M to accelerate deployment

Why that Company that releases fertilizers so sloooow is getting traction so faaaaast: Anuvia raises $103M to accelerate deployment

March 8, 2021 |

In Florida, Anuvia Plant Nutrients today announced it has raised $103 million in Series C funding, co-led by TPG ART and Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Technology Fund (Pontifax AgTech), with additional investment from Generate and Piva Capital. Those slow-release fertilizers: the backstory. Granulated fertilizers have been around for quite a number of years. Most […]

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LCFS Upcoming Reporting: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to LCFS

LCFS Upcoming Reporting: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to LCFS

March 8, 2021 |

What’s up with Low Carbon Fuel Standards? Stefan Unnasch of Life Cycle Associates & Lee Enterprises Consulting gives us the scoop on upcoming reporting, LCFS verification requirements, common biofuel fuel pathway questions, and more.

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Reactors for Producing Lower Carbon Fuels: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to E-Fuel

Reactors for Producing Lower Carbon Fuels: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to E-Fuel

March 8, 2021 |

Today we look at E-Fuel’s reactors for producing lower cost, lower carbon for power, ethanol, hydrogen, and jet fuel, with E-Fuel CEO Tom Quinn. Details on their rejected energy reactor, losers and winners, and converting rejected energy into mechanical energy.

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