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Co-Optima’s Big Impacts for Biofuels: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to U.S. Dept. of Energy Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines

Co-Optima’s Big Impacts for Biofuels: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to U.S. Dept. of Energy Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines

June 17, 2020 |

If you haven’t heard of Co-Optima, you should! This U.S. DOE initiative is tackling fuel and engine research and development to maximize vehicle fuel economy – key for biofuels! From mapping lower-cost pathways to reduce emissions while developing knowledge that can be used to leverage diverse domestic fuel resources, boost U.S. economic productivity, and enhance national energy security […]

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Scouting Report: We look at 4 microbial phenoms, who’s headed for the major leagues?

Scouting Report: We look at 4 microbial phenoms, who’s headed for the major leagues?

June 16, 2020 |

Let’s be honest, it hasn’t been a banner year for the popularity of microbes, now that a coronavirus has knocked major league baseball out of the ballparks. That’s a microbe, one hundred million times smaller than you are, recording over 100,000 strikeouts, if you consider that Major League Baseball is looking now at a 48-game […]

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Part 3 – A Third Pathway to Hydrogen: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Hydrogen from Biomass and Waste

Part 3 – A Third Pathway to Hydrogen: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Hydrogen from Biomass and Waste

June 16, 2020 |

Ways2H shows us a third pathway towards energy decarbonization via waste to hydrogen. Check out this illuminating slide guide that looks at the need for hydrogen, renewable hydrogen production pathways, how biomass including municipal solid waste can be a third pathway to hydrogen, and more.

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Part 2 – Clean Energy Innovation Hub Lessons Learned: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to ATCO’s Hydrogen Production

Part 2 – Clean Energy Innovation Hub Lessons Learned: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to ATCO’s Hydrogen Production

June 16, 2020 |

ATCO built and is currently operating a 0.25 MW (65 kg per day) hydrogen production facility in Jandakot, Western Australia. Hydrogen produced at the Clean Energy Innovation Hub is used for blending, direct fuel testing and to power a fuel cell for residential energy back up power. ATCO’s had quite the clean energy journey too, and […]

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Post-Coronavirus: What’s Next in the Environmental Commodity Markets – 23 Key Takeaways

Post-Coronavirus: What’s Next in the Environmental Commodity Markets – 23 Key Takeaways

June 15, 2020 |

By Mike Newman, Chief Operating Officer, Parhelion Underwriting Inc. Special to The Digest In a recent webinar hosted by Parhelion Underwriting and OPIS by IHS/Markit, we asked the question: Post-Coronavirus: What Next For the Environmental Commodity Markets? At a time when we’re concerned about an uncertain future, a forum for open discussion with fellow-stakeholders in […]

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Profitable Growth Through Renewable Solutions: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Neste

Profitable Growth Through Renewable Solutions: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Neste

June 15, 2020 |

Everyone wants to dominate the world, right? But Neste wants to do it in a nice way by becoming the global leader in renewable and circular solutions. There are 3 ways they are working on this lately – 1) expanding global reach with new offices in Europe, China, and Australia 2) strengthening presence in the U.S. […]

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A $55B Global Industry: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Fragrances and Flavors

A $55B Global Industry: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Fragrances and Flavors

June 14, 2020 |

Amyris, Codexis, Evolva, Gingko Bio, Green Biologics, Algenol, Conagen. These are just a few of the companies working on flavor, fragrance, functional and active ingredients in case you missed last week’s DigestConnect webinar. Delve into what makes the flavors and fragrances industry so attractive to these companies and why there is a paradigm shift and […]

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SAF Trends for 2020 and Beyond: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Sustainable Aviation Fuels

SAF Trends for 2020 and Beyond: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Sustainable Aviation Fuels

June 14, 2020 |

Who’s making what, how, where and when? Find out why there are a zillian paths to sustainable aviation fuels and take a look at The Digest’s latest slide guide from last week’s DigestConnect webinar to get the latest on the growing renewable diesel and SAF capacity, some top new developments to follow like Velocys, Delta, […]

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Iowa: A “Future of Food” State

Iowa: A “Future of Food” State

June 11, 2020 |

By Mark Laurenzo, Business Development Manager, Iowa Economic Development Authority Special to The Digest Once little more than an after-work chore for some or a weekend family outing for others, visits to the grocery store visit now feel a little different in the wake of COVID-19. Said simply, things have changed. Our collective hope is […]

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Competitive Edge: CMM Ingenieria

Competitive Edge: CMM Ingenieria

June 11, 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? Thinking on the fuel independence, we developed in 2002 proprietary technology to make biodiesel at low cost. It was intended […]

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