Author Archive: Jim Lane

Bio Solutions Deliver Performance While Meeting Sustainability Goals – Road Construction and Power Generation Sectors Show Proven Results

August 12, 2020 | Jim Lane

By Marty Muenzmaier, Cargill’s sustainability and external affairs lead for the Bioindustrial group Special to The Digest Historically, many in manufacturing believe going with bio-based ingredients for various manufacturing applications from wood panels and furniture adhesives, foams and flooring, paints, inks and coating, asphalt hot-mix additives to dielectric fluids for electrical transformers means a loss […]

Offtake Agreements & Government, Airline Commitments: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to CAAFI &SAF

August 12, 2020 | Jim Lane

At ABLC Digital in July, Chris Tindal, Assistant Director of Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI), shared this illuminating slide guide focusing on the market opportunities for sustainable aviation fuels, the latest SAF offtake agreements like World Energy, Paramount, United Airlines, Finnair, SkyNRG, KLM, Fulcrum Bioenergy, Red Rock Biofuels, SG Preston, Neste, Gevo, Amyris, JetBlue, Velocys, […]

Exxon inks 525 million gallon, 5-year renewable diesel offtake deal with Global Clean Energy Holdings

August 11, 2020 | Jim Lane

In Texas, ExxonMobil has signed an agreement with Global Clean Energy Holdings to purchase 105 million gallons of renewable diesel per year for five years from a converted California refinery starting in 2022. The strike price was not disclosed. The news that the Bakersfield refinery would convert over to renewable diesel came out in May. […]

From Vaccines to Baking Ingredients: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Amyris’s Q2

August 11, 2020 | Jim Lane

Earlier this week, Amyris made news with their sugarcane-derived squalene COVID-19 vaccine adjuvant. But how was their Q2 2020 considering all the challenges so far this year? With a focus on high growth consumer brands, scientific and commercial collaborations, supply chain organization, and more, Amyris had a strong Q2 especially with their record revenue for their consumer brands. […]

Tomorrow arriving today: 5 technology platforms to watch for the 2020s that are materially advancing now, despite COVID-19

August 10, 2020 | Jim Lane

I know, we all wish that 2020 could be a do-over, and that come January 1st the clocks would just re-set to 1/1/2020 and we could do 2020 all over again. It’s been that messy and miserable the world over. Nevertheless, progress in the advanced bioeconomy was strong as was evident at ABLC 2020. And, […]

Algae – Friend or Foe?: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Bloom’s EVA Foams

August 10, 2020 | Jim Lane

Bloom’s EVA foam, or ethylene-vinyl acetate, is different from the usual EVA because it’s made with algae, making it more sustainable and environmentally friendly. Bloom launched the world’s first algae-blended EVA to the footwear industry and flexible foams for sporting products like surfboards and other items. At ABLC Digital in July, Ryan Hunt, Co-Founder and CTO of […]

Frontiers in the Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj’s Bio-Mobility, 2G Ethanol & Renewable Chem

August 9, 2020 | Jim Lane

At ABLC Digital in July, Pramod Kumbhar, President and CTO at Praj Matrix’s R&D Center shared this illuminating slide guide on their Bio-Mobility platform, enfinity – Praj’s 2G ethanol technology, their latest work in marine biofuels, sustainable aviation fuel, renewable natural gas, and biodiesel, demo plant, the next frontier of renewable chemicals and materials, and more.

CO2 Usage in an Old Application, With a New Twist in an Ever-Growing Spiked Beverage Market

August 6, 2020 | Jim Lane

By Sam A. Rushing, President – Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd. Special to The Digest BACKGROUND New markets are opening, and competition is heating up over carbonating more than the traditional Coca – Cola, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper – Snapple, and many private labels of purely soft drinks. The rise, and rapid growth of hard seltzers is impressive. […]

Building a Biobased Economy: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to BIO in a Post-COVID-19 World

August 6, 2020 | Jim Lane

At ABLC Digital in July, Stephanie Batchelor, Vice President of the Industrial & Environmental Section at Biotechnology Innovation Organization shared this illuminating slide guide on how BIO is advocating for a resilient future, promoting LCFS in states and sustainable fuels at the federal level, advanced biobased manufacturing, and more.

SAF Pathways, Emerging Tech, Commercialization: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to CAAFI & Sustainable Aviation Fuel Affordability

August 5, 2020 | Jim Lane

If you missed the first Sustainable Aviation Fuels session at ABLC Digital in July, have no fear, Steve Csonka’s slide guide is here! From enabling SAF affordability to the latest emerging technologies that lower cost or increase value, the potential for U.S. SAF build-out, the current SAF market pull, the latest SAF commercialization projects under way, […]

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