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Avfuel’s SAF deliveries reach Florida

Avfuel’s SAF deliveries reach Florida

December 10, 2024 |

In Florida, Avfuel Corporation announced the first delivery of blended sustainable aviation fuelout of Port Everglades as Naples Aviation accepted Avfuel’s delivery of SAF on December 10, 2024. It marked the fuel supplier’s first network location to commit to consistent SAF inventory out of this new supply point. It proved to be a monumental moment […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Topsoe and the global transition to SAF

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Topsoe and the global transition to SAF

December 10, 2024 |

This one 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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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Arcadia eFuels

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Arcadia eFuels

December 9, 2024 |

Arcadia eFuels, a company headquartered in Austin, Texas, is working to develop and operate large-scale facilities that produce eFuels like eSAF, eDiesel, and eNaphtha. They believe eFuels are a key solution for decarbonizing the energy sector and transitioning to a cleaner future. The company emphasizes the urgency of scaling up eFuel production to meet the […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Ariel Green

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Ariel Green

December 5, 2024 |

This presentation deck is an overview of Ariel Green, a division of Ariel Re, a Lloyd’s of London syndicate focused on providing Technology Performance Insurance (TPI) for clean energy projects. Ariel Green offers investment-grade policies backed by strong financial ratings and a capacity of up to $150 million per risk. These policies provide long-term, non-cancellable […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to USDA Rural Development Initiatives

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to USDA Rural Development Initiatives

December 4, 2024 |

This presentation deck outlines the USDA Rural Development (RD) initiatives to bolster the bioeconomy. It highlights RD’s key priorities, including promoting equity, combating climate change, and expanding markets for rural communities. The presentation deck details how these priorities will be implemented through a variety of programs, specifically Rural Energy Loans & Grants (REAP), Business & […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Linde and industrial gases

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Linde and industrial gases

December 3, 2024 |

This presentation deck from Linde, a global gas and engineering company, focuses on the production of renewable Dimethyl Ether (r-DME) as a sustainable alternative to conventional Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The text highlights the advantages of r-DME, including its potential to reduce carbon intensity and its suitability as a drop-in replacement for LPG in engines […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Boundless Impact and Lifecycle Assessment

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Boundless Impact and Lifecycle Assessment

December 2, 2024 |

This  presentation by Michele Demers of Boundless Impact outlines the company’s approach to using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) to evaluate clean technologies for investors. Boundless offers “Baseline LCAs” and “Full LCAs” that analyze the environmental impact of a product throughout its life cycle. They also conduct “Techno-Economic Analysis” which assesses the […]

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Nobody Doesn’t Like S.A.R.A.L.E.E.: A Digest essay

Nobody Doesn’t Like S.A.R.A.L.E.E.: A Digest essay

December 1, 2024 |

Recently I had the always pleasurable experience of recording an hour of bioeconomy banter with one of Australia’s finest, the tech transfer guru Cameron Begley. In that podcast, which you can access here, I had a chance to share with him a formula for success in the bioeconomy. Everything begins with feedstock, and the formula […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Futuria Fuels

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Futuria Fuels

November 28, 2024 |

This presentation deck by Futuria Fuels discusses the company’s efforts to develop renewable propane, a clean alternative fuel. The presentation deck highlights the importance of biopropane as a by-product of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and emphasizes the shared ambition of these two industries to decarbonize. It then introduces SHV Energy, a major player in […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Valmet

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Valmet

November 27, 2024 |

This presentation deck  highlights Valmet’s expertise in biomass conversion, particularly focusing on transforming green waste into valuable biofuels. Valmet, a global leader in this space, provides a range of technologies and services, including BioTrac pretreatment and automation solutions like their Valmet DNA Distributed Control System. The presentation deck details Valmet’s approach to efficiently treating green […]

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