By Brian Levine, Executive Vice President, Greasezilla Special to The Digest In the United States, efforts to replace fossil fuels with biofuels are gaining momentum, supported by growing public awareness, government programs and emerging waste-to-fuel technologies. The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) analysis of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) projected that several types of biofuels, such […]
If you missed the recent DigestConnect webinar on DME fuels, then maybe you missed the news that Suburban Propane purchased a 39% stake in Oberon Fuels and have committed to additional investments to support the ongoing development of innovative solutions to reduce carbon emissions. As part of aligning with their Go Green initiative, get details on […]
This week we have Cynthia Arnold and Trudy Schoolenberg appointed as members of Avantium’s Supervisory Board, Pluton Biosciences gets two new research associates, Dr. Anthony Thevenon joins as Chief Technology Officer for DEMETA’s low carbon resins, a CELLINK Board Member switches to Bioprinting Business Area Manager, and Päivyt Tallqvist is to succeed Arja Suominen as […]
By Mike Newman, Chief Operating Officer, Parhelion Underwriting Inc. Special to The Digest Connecting people from renewable fuels companies with projects they want to finance to the people who can finance them was a key goal for Parhelion Underwriting’s recent virtual roundtable. The finance panel included Justin Goldstein from Goldman Sachs, John May from Hamilton […]
f you missed the recent DigestConnect webinar on DME fuels, then here is your chance to check out the latest slide guide from Rebecca Boudreaux, CEO of Oberon Fuels. Sourced locally from waste and stranded resources, converted into a low-carbon heavy transport fuel used locally to minimize carbon intensity and create a circular economy, that’s the […]
Biotalys is transforming food protection with unique protein-based biocontrol solutions, tackling two birds with one stone – reducing food waste and driving the sustainability of food production. But how? By creating nature-based protein products that protect our food and ensuring a safe, sustainable food supply and reducing food waste. From their biocontrol fungicide for controlling Botrytis cinerea […]
At ABLC 2020, Troy Semelsberger from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Carrie Hartford from Jenike & Johanson shared this illuminating slide guide on the Feedstock Conversion Interface Consortium’s latest work on acoustic sensors for the real-time monitoring of plug-screw feeder wear and erosion, moisture, and “smart” transfer chutes coupled with acoustic moisture sensors, and more.
Shell is working with customers and partners in the shipping industry to help accelerate decarbonisation towards a net-zero emissions future for shipping. ‘ ‘All Hands on Deck’ is a joint report with Deloitte that outlines industry perspectives of how to accelerate decarbonization of the shipping sector. ‘All Hands on Deck’ presents 12 recommendations for action, drawn from […]
In Washington, a coalition of major oil & gas, power, automotive, fuel cell, and hydrogen companies have come together to develop a Road Map to a US Hydrogen Economy. In the most ambitious scenario, the authors concluded that hydrogen demand potential across all these applications could reach 17 million metric tons by 2030 and 63 […]
The 106-billion-gallon global (21-billion-gallon domestic) commercial jet fuel market is projected to grow to over 230 billion gallons by 2050. Cost-competitive sustainable alternative jet fuels for aviation are needed to decouple carbon growth from market growth. With this in mind, the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) just released a report, “Sustainable Aviation Fuel: […]
