By Sam A. Rushing, Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd., www.carbondioxideconsultants.com Special to The Digest The science of life at low temperatures, literally referring to cryobiology, has a number of applicable areas when considering carbon dioxide as a merchant gas. Often, this product would be sought as a USP (United States Pharmacopeia), which is a very small percentage […]
Welcome aboard Flight CORSIA 101, non-stop from Fossilville to SAFtown. We’re routing you through three ICAO manuals (sustainability criteria, default LCE values, and actual LCE methodology) that arrived in their shiny 2025 versions, and we’ll get you there without a missed connection. Think of this as your business-class upgrade: same destination (credible emissions cuts), much […]
New Zealand, despite a “policy-lite” government, is experiencing a “perfect storm” for bioenergy due to high carbon prices and global mandates. This has spurred a focus on hard-to-abate sectors like aviation and marine, with newsworthy initiatives including testing imported Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) supply chains and exploring domestic SAF production. This proactive, market-driven response, influenced […]
Three years ago, at ABLC 2022 Mars Materials CEO Aaron Fitzgerald arrived on stage for his ABLC debut with the kind of conviction that can only come from founders staring into the abyss and seeing an opening instead of a wall. Not many had heard of the company then. Lot more now, with the news […]
Policies are critical for deploying sustainable bioenergy effectively within a circular bioeconomy, a newsworthy concept combining regulatory and promotional elements across sectors. The core innovation lies in smartly integrating biomass with wind and solar, using biomass more circularly to yield “more with the same”. Bioenergy from by-products and waste is presented as a key enabler […]
The Biofuture Platform, a multi-stakeholder initiative, pioneers international coordination for a sustainable bioeconomy. Its innovative focus is evidence-based analysis, including a Global Biomass Resource Assessment and common criteria for sustainable fuels. Newsworthy outcomes include G20 consensus on harmonizing GHG emission assessment methodologies and transparent lifecycle carbon accounting standards. The initiative advocates for performance-based, technology-neutral, and […]
August 15 on the calendar marks the Feast of the Assumption. But in the bioeconomy, we’re forever caught in what I’d call the Feast of the Assumptions. Assumptions that persistence will eventually pay off.Assumptions that subsidies will close the cost gap.Assumptions that CO₂ isn’t waste but feedstock.Assumptions that this partnership will be the one that […]
SixRing unveils a patented, ambient pressure/temperature technology for biomass deconstruction, a newsworthy departure from energy-intensive methods. This innovative approach enables economic operation without subsidies, offers high yields, and reduces carbon intensity. A key advantage is flexible product allocation, including SAF via HEFA and ATJ pathways from non-food biomass, addressing “food vs. fuel” concerns. With TRL […]
By: Sam A. Rushing, Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd, www.CO2consultant.us Special to The Digest CO2 lasers were one of the earliest gas lasers to be developed. The development occurred in 1964 by Bell Labs, and remains one of today’s most useful lasers; which some claim to be one of the most powerful continuous lasers available as of […]
Will Rogers once said he never met a man he didn’t like. I gave him a run for his money when I was writing my novel When Heat Comes. He wasn’t crazy about the way I put him in there — he told me I made him sound too much like a preacher and not […]
