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The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to the US Department of Energy’s Demonstration and Market Transformation programs

The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to the US Department of Energy’s Demonstration and Market Transformation programs

August 2, 2018 |

The goal of the US Department of Energy’s Demonstration and Market Transformation focus at the BioEnergy Technologies Office is to de-risk bioenergy production technologies through validated proof of performance at the pilot, demonstration, and pioneer scales and to conduct activities that will transform the biofuels market by reducing or removing commercialization barriers. This is achieved […]

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Unwinding the Perverse Arithmetic of Scott Pruitt’s Small Refinery Exemptions to the RFS

Unwinding the Perverse Arithmetic of Scott Pruitt’s Small Refinery Exemptions to the RFS

August 1, 2018 |

By Jeremy Martin, Senior Scientist, Clean Vehicles, Union of Concerned Scientists Republished by permission, the original is here. Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is gone, but the messes he created will be with us for a long time. His approach to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) took an already complicated policy and turned it upside […]

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Cutting bio-project costs via supply chain standards: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Biomass Supply Chain Risk Standards

Cutting bio-project costs via supply chain standards: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Biomass Supply Chain Risk Standards

August 1, 2018 |

In March, EcoStrat CEO Jordan Solomon announced the US Standards for Biomass Supply Chain Risk (BSCR) this year. This has been an ongoing 3 year USDOE/BETO project  which we are leading with Idaho National Labs for the past year and a half and which has the participation and support of key players in S&P, Moody’s, Fitch, […]

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The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of August 2nd: waste plastics for fuels and sneakers, eggs without the chicken, 3D printing, algae-based ketchup packaging, green funerals, biodegradable grills

The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of August 2nd: waste plastics for fuels and sneakers, eggs without the chicken, 3D printing, algae-based ketchup packaging, green funerals, biodegradable grills

August 1, 2018 |

The pace of invention and change is just too strong, we’ve realized, to highlight annual or even quarterly or monthly rankings and summaries of significant product and service advances. For now, we’re going to be tracking these on a weekly basis to keep pace with the changes. Here are the top innovations for the week […]

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Carbon Capture, Solar Fuels, Fossil Bubble

Carbon Capture, Solar Fuels, Fossil Bubble

July 31, 2018 |

In Spain, BIOCON-CO2, a new €7 million EU Horizon 2020-funded research project, has recently kicked-off with intentions of supporting EU leadership in carbon dioxide (CO2) re-use technologies. BIOCON-CO2 aims to re-use excess CO2 produced from the iron, steel, cement and electric power industries to create value-added chemicals and plastics. This will be achieved by developing […]

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High-yield hydrocarbons from ethanol: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Vertimass

High-yield hydrocarbons from ethanol: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Vertimass

July 31, 2018 |

Vertimass technology was originated at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where scientists discovered novel catalysts that convert a wide range of alcohols into various hydrocarbon blend stocks which can be used in existing gasoline, diesel and jet engines without modifications. COO John Hannon gave this illuminating overview of the technology, the commercial rationale and the timelines […]

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The 40 Hottest Transformative Technologies in the Bioeconomy: Nominations open

The 40 Hottest Transformative Technologies in the Bioeconomy: Nominations open

July 30, 2018 |

Who will be #1? who will get your vote?  In Florida, The Digest announced the official opening of nominations for the 40 Hottest Transformative Technologies in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Nominate your favorite technologies here. Labs, here’s your chance to shine Whether the development is at a commercial company, academic lab, private or national lab, a […]

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High Performance Fuels & Vehicles, both: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to DOE’s Co-Optima Project and HP fuels

High Performance Fuels & Vehicles, both: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to DOE’s Co-Optima Project and HP fuels

July 30, 2018 |

The US Department of Energy has a key project called Co-Optima, which aims to determine key fuel properties that enable improved engine efficiency, provide key science to enable high efficiency combustion modes, and capitalize on unique properties available from bio-blendstocks. Within that project is an emphasis on high-performance fuels, that has a goal to develop […]

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High-throughput thermal conversion: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to EnerSysNet

High-throughput thermal conversion: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to EnerSysNet

July 27, 2018 |

EnerSysNet Canada Inc.’s mission is to develop modular systems that enable the forest residuals to hydrocarbon economy. Oxygen-free, liquid hydrocarbons would be produced from sustainably managed timber reserves by a distributed network of small, self-contained biorefineries that literally take the factory to the forest. The companies “ablative” conversion technology transforms woody biomass from harvest and mill […]

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The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of July 27th

The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of July 27th

July 26, 2018 |

  The pace of invention and change is just too strong, we’ve realized, to highlight annual or even quarterly or monthly rankings and summaries of significant product and service advances. For now, we’re going to be tracking these on a weekly basis to keep pace with the changes. Here are the top innovations for the […]

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