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10 Steps to a Successful Biofuel Construction Project

10 Steps to a Successful Biofuel Construction Project

November 16, 2020 |

By Jacqueline Greenberg Vogt, Esq. and Robert C. Epstein, Esq., both with Greenberg Traurig LLP Special to The Digest These Ten Steps May Help Biofuels Companies Avoid Headaches, Delays, Higher Costs and Legal Complications Bioenergy accounts for about 10 percent of the world’s total primary energy supply. The International Energy Agency projects that global biofuels […]

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Waste to Fuels and Plastics: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Brightmark

Waste to Fuels and Plastics: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Brightmark

November 16, 2020 |

W2X sounds like a new rock band name, but it’s what Brightmark’s CEO, Bob Powell, talked about at last week’s DigestConnect on fuels and plastics from dairy and MSW wastes. How do the technologies work? What are the economics? Where are the markets? When are projects coming online? Who’s joining in on the RNG and plastics-from-waste future?

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4 New Molecules, Record Q3 Sales: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Amyris

4 New Molecules, Record Q3 Sales: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Amyris

November 15, 2020 |

Even with the craziness of 2020, Amyris had above market growth rate with a YTD consumer revenue growth of +220% and a YTD product revenue of +72%. How? Maybe it’s the $60 million invested per year in R&D? Or its their deliverance of 4 new molecules at scale surpassing their target of 2 or 3? […]

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Competitive Edge: Avantium’s PEF, FDCA, MEG Hot Tech

Competitive Edge: Avantium’s PEF, FDCA, MEG Hot Tech

November 12, 2020 |

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? Consumers and governments across the globe are putting increasing pressure on brands, retailers and the chemical industry to reduce their […]

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Fuels from Seawater: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Office of Naval Research

Fuels from Seawater: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Office of Naval Research

November 12, 2020 |

If you missed yesterday’s DigestConnect webinar, check out the U.S. Navy’s new gambit and get an inside look at the U.S. Navy’s breakthroughs to produce renewable fuels from seawater using synthetic biology. How does the technology work? What’s the future? Find out what Dr. Patric Rose from the Office of Naval Research Gloal has to say.

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Polyurethanes, Polycarbonates, Coatings, Adhesives: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Covestro

Polyurethanes, Polycarbonates, Coatings, Adhesives: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Covestro

November 11, 2020 |

With plans to be fully circular, Covestro is on top of alternative raw materials like biomass, CO2, used materials and waste that can replace fossil resources. For example, their biobased car top coat is just one way to lower CO2 footprint of automotive products. Find out their ambitions to reduce GHG emissions by 50% by […]

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Bugs, biology, biodiversity: Industrial Hemp Production (Part II) on Integrated Pest Management and Implications for Wildlife

Bugs, biology, biodiversity: Industrial Hemp Production (Part II) on Integrated Pest Management and Implications for Wildlife

November 10, 2020 |

By Susan P. Rupp, PhD, Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest Because of the challenges of registering it as an agricultural crop, federal agencies have not yet provided clear direction on the use of agrochemicals (i.e., herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides) on hemp, and regulatory decisions have subsequently devolved to the states.  However, the majority […]

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Thermolysis – Pyrolysis, Gasification, Syngas, Methanol, Naphtha, Olefins: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to NexantECA

Thermolysis – Pyrolysis, Gasification, Syngas, Methanol, Naphtha, Olefins: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to NexantECA

November 10, 2020 |

Taking on the global plastic waste issue is not easy, but NexantECA is up for it and tackling it with thermal plastic waste conversion technologies. The production of feedstocks for olefins gives value to “unrecyclable” plastics and the production of methanol and naphtha creates the potential for a circular economy. Dive into the details of […]

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Strong Renewables, Resiliency During COVID-19: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Neste

Strong Renewables, Resiliency During COVID-19: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Neste

November 9, 2020 |

Q3 2020 was rough for many companies, but not for Neste who recorded a solid quarter despite COVID-19. “Renewable Products was very resilient and improved its sales margin and sales volume compared to the corresponding period last year. Oil Products continued to suffer from a very weak refining market caused by the global COVID-19 related […]

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U.S. Election Results’ Impact on Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Decision 2020

U.S. Election Results’ Impact on Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Decision 2020

November 8, 2020 |

What’s the bottom line of the election results for the bioeconomy? Get the latest look at the U.S. election results and what they mean for bioeconomy mandates, regulatory policy, EPA, carbon prices, financing, R&D, key legislators, ballot measures, state races, a look at potential new Cabinet officials in the New Year, policy stability for the […]

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