Barriers abound in the bioeconomy, but this slide guide from Idaho National Lab shows how artificial intelligence and machine learning will lower the barriers to growing a bioeconomy. From biomass supply and logistics to preprocessing and conversion, AI and ML has many applications that can lower those barriers.
In Washington, the US federal government formed the Fuels of the Future Advisory Board, which will have three subcommittees on biofuels, hydrogen and methane hydrates. At the same time, the government terminated the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee (BR&D TAC); Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee (MHAC); and Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee […]
Taking trash to treasure to a new level, renewable Dimethyl Ether can be made from animal manure, food and agriculture waste, landfill gas and wood. Oberon Fuels’ President, Rebecca Boudreaux, PhD shared this illuminating slide guide that dives into Oberon’s small-scale production process, the 1st fuel-grade DME in North America, the power of DME to […]
By Kurt Kovarik, Vice President of Federal Affairs, National Biodiesel Board Special to The Digest As the new Biden administration and a growing number of states examine options to address transportation carbon emissions, biodiesel and renewable diesel stand out as the workhorses of existing low-carbon fuel programs. State programs are sending a strong signal for […]
Sean Voigt, the president of Red Leaf Biologics, shared this illuminating slide guide at DigestConnect last week about their fascinating new platform in advanced sorghum that will initially break out in sustainable colorants but as you’ll see, there’s much more in flavors, fragrances and chemicals for this company. How they address big pain points facing […]
It was styled as a biofuels and biochemical producer, founded back in the heady days of the Recovery Act in February 2009, focused on developing high value oils and animal feeds by fermentation of low cost substrates. The business, as former CEO Colin South once described it, was “focused on integration of process enabling technologies, […]
The agriculture and waste revolution continues — these are not your Dad’s inputs, or Dad’s outputs either. If you missed last week’s DigestConnect, check out this slide guide from Vanguard Renewables CEO John Hanselman that takes a look at their newest biogas and renewable natural gas projects, the technology driving it, the transformation of waste […]
A few words on the events in the United States that have taken place on January 6th and since. We agree with Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who wrote: “[The] violent attack on the U.S. Capitol was an attack on American democracy itself. These were un-American acts worthy only of condemnation. Many have called for […]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is conducting studies for BETO to identify better materials for raw biomass processing, biomass liquefaction, and bio-oil storage. From how important alloy selection is to working on materials issues with developers of new biomass processing systems, check out this slide guide to see how ORNL is tackling the problems of today.
In Texas, DTN reported more details regarding Valero’s lawsuit against Sundive for failing to provide the 106 million RINs contracted for the Q4 2020 compliance period. Sundive’s failure to provide the RINs forced Valero into the open market to buy the required RINs, unnecessarily costing the company $10.1 million. Sundive said it was having difficulties […]
