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CO2 today: A versatile chemical with growing industrial applications

CO2 today: A versatile chemical with growing industrial applications

February 3, 2025 |

By Sam Rushing, President, Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd. Special to The Digest The average person on the street often would see CO2 today as an agent for beverage carbonation, a gaseous agent in the atmosphere which is a normal part of many biological processes; plus today it is now viewed strongly as a major greenhouse gas. […]

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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Accelerating SAF Adoption: A European Airline Perspective

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Accelerating SAF Adoption: A European Airline Perspective

January 30, 2025 |

This presentation deck, “Accelerating SAF Adoption: A European Airline Perspective,” argues that International Airlines Group (IAG), one of Europe’s largest airline groups, is a leading force in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) adoption. The presentation deck highlights IAG’s significant role in the SAF ecosystem, with the company having the largest SAF commitment globally, encompassing both short-term […]

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

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

January 29, 2025 |

This 2021 report from The Digest and its ABLC CONNECTseries  assesses the state of renewable diesel, highlighting both positive (“tailwinds”) and negative (“headwinds”) factors affecting its growth. Tailwinds include increasing global planned capacity, supportive government initiatives (like RED II and RFS), a potentially strong value stack due to carbon pricing, and readily available and affordable […]

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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to SAF markets and policy drivers

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to SAF markets and policy drivers

January 28, 2025 |

This is a 2025 presentation slide deck from Mike McCurdy of ICF, a global consulting firm, on the state of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The presentation analyzes the market dynamics of SAF, including the impact of  various governmental policies and tax credits, such as the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and the Inflation Reduction Act […]

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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to SAF Production Routes and Market Outlook

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to SAF Production Routes and Market Outlook

January 27, 2025 |

The presentation from NEXANT ECA’s Steve Slome examines four main pathways for producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF): Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ), Gasification and Fischer-Tropsch (G-FT), and Power-to-Liquid (PTL). Each method’s advantages, disadvantages, and potential for scaling are discussed, highlighting feedstock availability and carbon intensity as crucial factors. The report analyzes the relative supply […]

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Biofuels M&A: 2024 Review & Outlook: Boosted by Exports, Ethanol M&A Stars in Tangled Biofuels Market

Biofuels M&A: 2024 Review & Outlook: Boosted by Exports, Ethanol M&A Stars in Tangled Biofuels Market

January 27, 2025 |

By The Ocean Park Advisors team Special to The Digest In a biofuels sector grappling with policy uncertainty and a new federal administration, there were promising capital investments and above average ethanol M&A volume, driven by export growth and profitable carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). The home run: Gevo’s landmark $210M purchase of Red Trail […]

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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Oleo

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Oleo

January 23, 2025 |

This is a presentation for Oleo, a company that provides sustainable palm oil solutions. The company aims to solve the problem of conventional oilseed production, which relies on arable land and competes with our food system. Oleo utilizes untapped biomass waste through a four-step process involving recycled biomass, biomass deconstruction, fermentation, and finally, high-value oil […]

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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Cyclotron Road

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Cyclotron Road

January 22, 2025 |

This presentation deck details the Cyclotron Road program, a fellowship program designed to bridge the gap between scientific research and real-world applications. Founded by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Cyclotron Road aims to empower scientists to translate their research into viable products and companies, tackling global challenges like climate change. The program offers fellows […]

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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the Global Transition to SAF

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the Global Transition to SAF

January 21, 2025 |

This source is a  presentation about Topsoe’s role in the global transition to sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). The presentation highlights Topsoe’s commitment to developing and providing technologies for producing SAF, emphasizing their 80-year history of innovation and leadership in the chemical industry. The key themes are Topsoe’s commitment to a net-zero future, their SAF pathways […]

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I’ll be there for you: The Farm to Fly Act returns courtesy of the six bioeconomy Friends

I’ll be there for you: The Farm to Fly Act returns courtesy of the six bioeconomy Friends

January 21, 2025 |

Back in the 1990s, it was Central Perk, and Ross, Chandler, Joey, Phoebe, Rachel and Monica. Today it’s probably something like a hot dish potluck in a cosy living room with Chuck, Pete, Jerry, Joni, Amy and Tammy — someone always remembers the bacon-wrapped corn dogs, and it’s all Midwestern nice, even though we’re somewhere […]

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