Night has fallen on the most consequential race humanity has ever run. The pit lane glows under floodlights as engines scream into view — and with them come the hopes we’ve placed on sustainable fuels to save the world. First over the line: Team Road Mode. A diesel-class endurance machine: scarred by two centuries of […]
In Kentucky, a new international study co-led by the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) shows how a single genetic change helps protect corn seeds during storage. This offers plant breeders a clear target for developing varieties that stay vigorous longer and waste fewer seeds. The research, published in The Plant […]
In Switzerland, International Air Transport Association (IATA) released new estimates for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production showing that: In 2025, SAF output is expected to reach 1.9 million tons (Mt) (2.4 billion liters), double the 1 Mt produced in 2024. However, in 2026, SAF production growth is projected to slow down and reach 2.4 Mt. […]
Mango Materials is addressing plastic pollution by producing Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a biodegradable and often carbon negative material, under the brand YOPP™. This material is produced via a microbial process utilizing methane emissions, such as biogas captured from wastewater treatment facilities in California. The urgency is underscored by the observation that U.S. plastics recycling rates are […]
ICF forecasts environmental commodity pricing will likely rise, driven by domestic feedstock shortages versus aggressive Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs). This tension is compounded by the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) limiting full credit for virgin oil biomass-based diesel to a 20% cap starting in 2028. Data shows Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) volumes in the […]
By Russ Freeman Special to The Digest Path Now Followed Phantom value with no real assets standing behind production and GNP numbers which devalue currency. The results: 1. Rapid devaluation of purchasing power, 2. A pipeline for wealth-transfer from citizens to billionaires. 3. Wealth-Concentration undermining governance through tax avoidance, especially for the wealthy, while ballooning […]
’Twas the week before Christmas, and ’cross all the States, Not a refinery building, despite carbon tax rates. The bankers lay nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of bioprojects danced out of their heads. Two centuries ago, when Clement Clarke Moore wrote A Visit from St. Nicholas at his Chelsea estate on the […]
Aemetis is scaling its low-carbon fuels platform, anchored by dairy Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) targeting negative carbon intensity. The RNG project currently links 12 operating digesters via a 36-mile pipeline, aiming to expand to 75 dairies by 2029 and achieve 1,650,000 MMBtu/year production. California facilities include a 65 mgy ethanol plant undergoing upgrades, such as […]
Why venture capital’s winning doctrine for software breaks at the factory gate—and why China’s phase-based approach is scaling the bioeconomy while the U.S. struggles. Stand at the gate of the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park and the argument makes itself. The scale is difficult to absorb all at once. Miles of pipe rack. Integrated utilities. On-site […]
WSU led the NARA project, which achieved the first commercial flight using jet fuel derived from wood in 2016. Utilizing forest harvest residuals, the Northwest region has a total potential SAF production of 6.5 million bone dry tons annually, equating to ~273 million gallons/year. This translates to about 42 gallons of biojet per bone dry […]
