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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to New West Genetics

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to New West Genetics

January 13, 2025 |

This presentation deck offers an overview of New West Genetics’”AMPLIFY” hybrid industrial hemp as a sustainable and economically viable fuel feedstock. It highlights the plant’s superior carbon sequestration capabilities compared to other oilseeds like soy and canola due to its deep root structure, lower water and nitrogen requirements, and reduced nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. NWG […]

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Propellant: DOE’s $23 million new investment into Renewable Chemicals and biofuels

Propellant: DOE’s $23 million new investment into Renewable Chemicals and biofuels

January 13, 2025 |

In Washington, the US  Bioenergy Technologies Office announced up to $23 million in funding to support domestic chemicals and fuels from biomass and waste resources. The opportunity is called Sustainable Propane and Renewable Chemicals (SPARC). The SPARC notice of funding opportunity supports R&D of domestic chemicals and fuels from a variety of biomass and waste resources. […]

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The Year of Deploying Dangerously: Bioeconomy Opportunities for 2025

The Year of Deploying Dangerously: Bioeconomy Opportunities for 2025

January 10, 2025 |

The holiday baubles are now put away, January is upon us. The cold flowing out of Washington DC in the form of chilly 45Z tax credit guidance is matched only by the heavy Eastern snows.  Fires rage in Los Angeles fueled by two wet winters, the US is trolling Denmark over Greenland because, presumably, new […]

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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the market for sustainable aviation fuel: The ICF view

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the market for sustainable aviation fuel: The ICF view

January 9, 2025 |

This is a presentation about the market for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and the role of ICF, a global consulting firm, in this market. It covers the current state of the SAF market, including the impact of various regulations and incentives on SAF production. The presentation also highlights the future of SAF production and deployment, […]

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Paydirt! BETO, VTO award $12.9M for advanced biofuels, waste-to-energy as 2025 gets underway

Paydirt! BETO, VTO award $12.9M for advanced biofuels, waste-to-energy as 2025 gets underway

January 9, 2025 |

In Washington, the US Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Vehicle Technologies Office announced a total of $12.9 million in support of 2 different projects supporting waste-to-energy and advanced biofuels. In all, nine waste-to-energy projects picked up 6.9 million in support, and three advanced biofuels projects received support totaling $6.0 million. Advanced biofuels Funded through […]

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The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Aemetis

The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Aemetis

January 8, 2025 |

This presentation highlights Aemetis, Inc.’s (AMTX) strategy for becoming a leading producer of below-zero carbon intensity renewable fuels and natural gas. The company aims to replace high-carbon intensity petroleum products with sustainable alternatives like renewable natural gas (RNG) from dairy farms and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) derived from waste wood. Aemetis emphasizes their commitment to […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo and Sustainable Marine Fuels

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo and Sustainable Marine Fuels

January 7, 2025 |

This presentation deck showcases Gevo’s strategy for producing sustainable fuels and chemicals. The presentation deck highlights Gevo’s commitment to a low-carbon business system, encompassing multiple aspects. The first section focuses on Gevo’s expanding footprint, showcasing their facilities and partnerships for producing renewable fuels, such as bio-octane and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The second section delves […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Supercarb

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Supercarb

January 6, 2025 |

This presentation deck presents Supercarb, a company developing inherently fire-retardant fibers from food waste, particularly seaweed and citrus peels. The company’s team comprises experts in various fields, including textile science, engineering, and material science, who leverage their expertise to develop this innovative technology. Supercarb’s fire-retardant fibers offer several advantages, such as self-extinguishing properties, high tensile […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Avantium

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Avantium

January 2, 2025 |

This presentation deck presents Avantium’s progress in developing and commercializing a new, fully plant-based plastic called PEF. The presentation deck highlights the key advantages of PEF over traditional fossil-based plastics, including its enhanced stiffness, longer shelf life, and improved recyclability. It emphasizes the company’s journey from laboratory research in 2006 to the official opening of […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Gidara Energy

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Gidara Energy

January 1, 2025 |

This presentation deck is a presentation for Langerak-Gidara Energy, a company advocating for the use of High-Temperature Winkler (HTW®) gasification technology to create sustainable fuels and chemicals. The presentation deck highlights the global urgency to achieve net-zero emissions, emphasizing the need to decarbonize “hard-to-abate” industries. It presents HTW® as a solution, emphasizing its ability to […]

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