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Sequestering & Monetizing Carbon Dioxide: Critical To The Economic Health Of Chemical And Energy Projects, And The Well Being Of Our Planet

Sequestering & Monetizing Carbon Dioxide: Critical To The Economic Health Of Chemical And Energy Projects, And The Well Being Of Our Planet

May 29, 2025 |

By Sam A. Rushing, President, Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd. Special to The Digest With respect to all options being essential, we can start with sequestering CO2 via the best farming methods, and enhancing closed greenhouse operations with CO2 to put photosynthesis in overdrive. With respect to carbon management for farmers, climate smart practices do enhance CO2 […]

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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to BTG Bioliquids

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to BTG Bioliquids

May 28, 2025 |

BTG Bioliquids is a technology provider specializing in fast pyrolysis for producing 2nd generation biofuel from biomass residues. Their strategy emphasizes modularization and standardization (“scaling by numbers”) to reduce risk, costs, and delivery times for commercial deployment. With proven technology, FPBO connects biomass to industrial sectors for applications like SAF, marine fuel, and chemicals. The […]

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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Electric Mobility

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Electric Mobility

May 27, 2025 |

A Raymond James report projects significant growth in the global light-duty EV market share, increasing from 22% in 2024 to 45% by 2030. The analysis covers various EV types, including growing adoption in commercial fleets (buses, trucks, vans). It highlights favorable EV economics due to the lower cost of electricity compared to petroleum and falling […]

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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Castlerock Biofuels

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Castlerock Biofuels

May 26, 2025 |

Castlerock Biofuels, in collaboration with Ensyn, holds exclusive US rights to RTP® fast thermal conversion technology. They plan a facility in Maine to produce 20 million gallons annually of Renewable Fuel Oil (FPBO) from woody biomass slash. With an EPA-approved feedstock plan and secured feedstock commitments, CBF has also obtained a 100% offtake commitment from […]

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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the National Ag-based Biomanufacturing Incentive

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the National Ag-based Biomanufacturing Incentive

May 22, 2025 |

NCGA supports the National Ag-based Biomanufacturing Incentive to boost domestic manufacturing by converting renewable U.S. feedstock into high-value non-fuel/non-food products. It proposes tax credits (30% ITC or $0.10/lb PTC) to enhance investment and stabilize against commodity price swings. Credits are transferable via Section 6418. The goal is to create demand for expanding corn supply, leveraging […]

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When the Spotlight Moves On, Does Carbon Still Matter? Looking at big news from Pyran, Carbon Clean, HutanBio

When the Spotlight Moves On, Does Carbon Still Matter? Looking at big news from Pyran, Carbon Clean, HutanBio

May 22, 2025 |

We’ve rarely had a week in the bioeconomy where so much worthy advancement on carbon-smart technology won so less applause.  Pyran announced that an independent cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment for its 1,5-pentanediol, confirms that Pyran’s bio-based PDO reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 99% compared to petroleum-derived 1,6-hexanediol. Pyran’s been lauded for using intermediates […]

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The Enerkem Question: When a company evolves, how do its low-carbon platforms remain in motion?

The Enerkem Question: When a company evolves, how do its low-carbon platforms remain in motion?

May 22, 2025 |

Enerkem has it all: patented technology, public sector backing, global partners, and a flagship project in Quebec. It also has C$350 million in debt and as we reported last week, the company has filed for creditor protection as it reorganizes. We can only speculate about Enerkem post-reorganization, but informed voices suggest it may be controlled […]

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Here’s to the Crazy Ones: looking at Jobs, Buffett and the Bioeconomy through a new lens

Here’s to the Crazy Ones: looking at Jobs, Buffett and the Bioeconomy through a new lens

May 22, 2025 |

I walk a lonely road The only one that I have ever known Don’t know where it goes But it’s home to me, and I walk alone. —Green Day, “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” So begins Green Day’s “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” but it could just as easily describe the emotional terrain of today’s clean energy […]

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Avantium on a roll: It’s PEF’s Big Year, were the visionaries right, the nay-sayers wrong?

Avantium on a roll: It’s PEF’s Big Year, were the visionaries right, the nay-sayers wrong?

May 22, 2025 |

Avantium completed its first commercial FDCA plant after nearly two decades of development, last October, and start-up is underway. We had a good signal this week on prospects for the future, Avantium announced a capacity reservation agreement with BIOVOX who will use Avantium’s PEF (polyethylene furanoate) in various pharmaceutical applications. This PEF is expected to […]

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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to ICF’s SAF and Carbon Outlook

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to ICF’s SAF and Carbon Outlook

May 21, 2025 |

ICF forecasts LCFS prices potentially hitting ~$100/ton by early 2026, trending toward $150 by 2032. They anticipate D3 RIN prices recovering, pushing above $3/RIN in 2026 once the 2023 Set Rule lapses. Policy issues include Treasury’s 45Z guidance, USDA climate-smart rules, and state waiver disputes. SAF trends favor Ethanol-to-Jet and e-SAF buildout. The loss of […]

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