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Sustainable Aviation Fuels Digest for 2/11

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Digest for 2/11

February 11, 2025 |

EU Regulatory Push for SAF Adoption: The European Union is actively promoting SAF through its Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). A delegated regulation adopted in February 2025 outlines the support system for SAF, funded by the EU ETS. “The 2023 revision of the EU ETS Directive provides a support mechanism for the use of eligible […]

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Sustainable Aviation Fuel Digest for 2/4

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Digest for 2/4

February 11, 2025 |

Newsflow SAF Adoption and Infrastructure Development: Budapest Airport: VINCI Airports has successfully implemented SAF capabilities at Budapest Airport, achieving ISCC EU certification, demonstrating a practical step toward the mandatory 2% SAF usage requirement by 2025. The CEO of Budapest Airport, Francois Berisot, stated, “The availability of sustainable aviation fuel at Budapest Airport is a very […]

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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Renewable Chemicals & Materials

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Renewable Chemicals & Materials

February 10, 2025 |

This presentation from the ABLC Connect series on Digest TV analyzes the renewable chemicals and materials sector. Consumer demand exists, but lack of government incentives hinders biobased production. While innovation is strong, challenges remain, including high costs, limited capacity, and financing difficulties. The presentation highlights the need for improved access to capital and suitable feedstocks, […]

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The Burning Need for BDO Zones: Mitigating Catastrophic Wildfires with Market-Based Solutions

The Burning Need for BDO Zones: Mitigating Catastrophic Wildfires with Market-Based Solutions

February 10, 2025 |

By Jordan Solomon, President, Ecostrat Special to The Digest We all watched as Los Angeles burned, destroying homes, businesses and lives. The total economic impact of the Los Angeles wildfires is staggering, with estimates ranging from $135 billion to over $250 billion. No one should have been surprised. In 2024, the town of Jasper, Alberta […]

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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Rhoic and nanofiber manufacturing

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Rhoic and nanofiber manufacturing

February 6, 2025 |

This presentation deck presents Rhoic’s innovative nanofiber manufacturing technology as a solution to significantly reduce the cost of carbon dioxide capture and conversion. The technology leverages the benefits of nanofiber structures to create high-performance, durable, and cost-effective air contactors for direct air capture (DAC) systems. This aligns with the growing global market for carbon capture, […]

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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Low Carbon Hydrogen

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Low Carbon Hydrogen

February 5, 2025 |

This presentation deck is a report by NexantECA, a consulting firm with extensive experience in the energy and chemicals sectors. The report focuses on the evolving landscape of low-carbon hydrogen, a critical component of the transition to a more sustainable energy future. The report highlights the significant changes happening in the energy and chemicals industries, […]

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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Strategic Fuels

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Strategic Fuels

February 4, 2025 |

This  presentation deck for Strategic Fuels outlines a proposed project for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from forestry waste in Louisiana, with a focus on achieving an “ultra-negative carbon footprint.” The project aims to utilize forestry thinnings, sawmill waste, and other wood-based feedstocks to create a low-carbon fuel that can be blended with conventional jet […]

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High Speed Gallop: Aether Fuels surges with Singapore Airlines, Comstock Fuels busts it with Oklahoma

High Speed Gallop: Aether Fuels surges with Singapore Airlines, Comstock Fuels busts it with Oklahoma

February 4, 2025 |

The prospects for drop-in fuels advanced materially today with big news from Aether and Comstock. In Singapore, Singapore Airlines signed a MoU to procure neat SAF for five years with an option for a five-year extension from Aether Fuels, when Aether plants begin commercial production, Aether will use waste carbon feedstock to produce the fuel, […]

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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Liquid Fuels

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Liquid Fuels

February 3, 2025 |

This presentation from the ABLC Connect series on Digest TV analyzes the US liquid fuels market, focusing on prices, supply, and demand of various biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel.  It examines the impact of clean fuel standards and government policies, such as the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and California’s Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulations, on […]

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Carbon credits or loan guarantees? Which is the more powerful driver of a bioeconomy?

Carbon credits or loan guarantees? Which is the more powerful driver of a bioeconomy?

February 3, 2025 |

Every project in the world would prefer to have carbon credits ANDa loan guarantee for first of kind technology. But, what if you not have both, but only one? Which would you choose? For a long time, it’s been all about carbon credits, such as provided via the Renewable Fuel Standard, the Inflation Reduction Act […]

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