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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Modular Biogas-to-Chemicals Systems

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Modular Biogas-to-Chemicals Systems

May 14, 2026 |

Rise Reforming tackles fossil-dependent chemical production and undervalued biogas by deploying modular, on-site chemical plants at farms and wastewater facilities. Instead of burning biogas for low-margin power, Rise converts it into high-margin, low-carbon chemicals like Dimethyl Ether (DME) and methanol. This localized approach eliminates expensive intermediate transportation, offers product flexibility, and builds a circular rural […]

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The Case of the Missing Hydrogen Economy: A Baker Street inquiry into fuel cells and factories

The Case of the Missing Hydrogen Economy: A Baker Street inquiry into fuel cells and factories

May 14, 2026 |

It was upon a damp and windless evening in late autumn that I found Sherlock Holmes stretched languidly upon the settee at Baker Street, his long fingers pressed together beneath his chin while the final embers of the coal fire settled into a crimson glow. London lay beneath one of those yellow fogs which seem […]

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BREAKING NEWS: US House Passes Historic Legislation Authorizing Year-Round, Nationwide E15 Sales

BREAKING NEWS: US House Passes Historic Legislation Authorizing Year-Round, Nationwide E15 Sales

May 14, 2026 |

In Washington, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 1346, the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act. Approved by a bipartisan vote of 218 to 203, this historic legislation permanently authorizes the year-round, nationwide sale of E15—a lower-cost fuel blend containing 15 percent ethanol. While E15 is already available at more than 4,800 […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Due Diligence in the Bioeconomy

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Due Diligence in the Bioeconomy

May 13, 2026 |

Due diligence is critical for bioeconomy investments across all stages of development, scale-up, and commercialization to mitigate risks and avoid costly setbacks. Conducted by unbiased, independent third parties, it evaluates technical feasibility, intellectual property, and techno-economic factors early on. For capital projects, it ensures proper permitting, viable process design, and secure feedstock supplies. Ultimately, comprehensive […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Tire Pyrolysis and the Circular Economy

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Tire Pyrolysis and the Circular Economy

May 12, 2026 |

Ecolomondo uses advanced thermal processing and pyrolysis technology to transform end-of-life scrap tires into valuable industrial resources, addressing the global challenge of over one billion discarded tires annually. Their proprietary process yields recovered carbon black, pyrolysis oil, steel, and syngas. To overcome the complex capital and operational challenges of scaling to commercial production, Ecolomondo utilizes […]

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The (Bourne) Identity of the Bioeconomy

The (Bourne) Identity of the Bioeconomy

May 12, 2026 |

A man sits in a diner staring out the window at six parked cars. He knows which one probably contains a weapon. He knows the waitress is left-handed. He knows the man at the counter knows how to fight. He knows the exits, the sightlines, the distances, the angles. He knows he can run flat […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas Recovery and Co-Digestion

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas Recovery and Co-Digestion

May 11, 2026 |

The U.S. currently recovers significant biogas, generating enough renewable electricity for 2.4 million homes. While landfills produce the majority, agricultural and food waste digesters are rapidly expanding. Co-digesting manure with food waste or perennial grasses significantly boosts biogas yields by up to 80%. Unlocking the nation’s vast untapped biogas potential could power 24 million homes […]

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From Feasible to Fragile: Why Bioeconomy Projects Stall When Models Meet Reality

From Feasible to Fragile: Why Bioeconomy Projects Stall When Models Meet Reality

May 11, 2026 |

By M. Uzair Shah and Nourredine Abdoulmoumine Special to The Digest The hidden gap between modeled feasibility and real-world deployment — and how integrated decision-making can close it What looked feasible in pieces becomes fragile as a whole. That is the single most consequential sentence in the advanced bioeconomy right now — and it is […]

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E15 and the Farm Bill: 
a Gettysburg and Vicksburg story

E15 and the Farm Bill: 
a Gettysburg and Vicksburg story

May 11, 2026 |

The guns had been firing for two hours when the order finally came. Across the open fields west of Gettysburg, Pickett’s men stepped out from the tree line and began the long walk toward Cemetery Ridge. Nearly a mile under direct fire. The sort of assignment historians later describe as desperate because they already know […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to the Bioindustrial Manufacturing Ecosystem

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to the Bioindustrial Manufacturing Ecosystem

May 7, 2026 |

BioMADE is tackling the critical shortage of U.S. pilot-scale biomanufacturing infrastructure to prevent domestic innovators from moving scale-up operations overseas. Supported by $208 million across 92 projects, the Department of Defense-backed institute is launching Phase I of a domestic Pilot Plant Network. Opening between 2027 and 2028 in California, Iowa, and Minnesota, these facilities will […]

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