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

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

November 18, 2024 |

This presentation deck from Due Diligence Wolf Paul Bryan provides a brief overview of the shipping industry, highlighting its significant role in global trade and its substantial contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. The presentation deck emphasizes the need for sustainable marine fuels to reduce the industry’s environmental impact, outlining the challenges and potential solutions. It […]

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US Bioenergy Technologies Office  and Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management award $20.2M to advance algae

US Bioenergy Technologies Office  and Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management award $20.2M to advance algae

November 17, 2024 |

In Washington DC, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office  and Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management announced $20.2 million in funding for 10 university and industry projects to advance mixed algae development for low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts. Located in seven states, these selected projects will address high-impact research and development focused on converting algae, […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Ourubio

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Ourubio

November 14, 2024 |

This presentation deck introduces Ourobio, a company developing a sustainable and scalable process to co-produce biodegradable plastic resins and pigments from whey, a byproduct of cheese and yogurt production. Ourobio aims to capitalize on the growing demand for bio-based materials, particularly in the plastic industry, by offering a cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional […]

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

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

November 13, 2024 |

Oberon Fuels is a company working to develop renewable fuels that will help decarbonize several sectors, including propane, hydrogen, and methanol. The company’s main focus is converting waste, such as animal manure, into green methanol and dimethyl ether (DME) through a process called catalytic distillation. They believe that DME is a better hydrogen carrier than […]

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

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

November 12, 2024 |

This presentation deck for Comstock Fuels highlights their vision for a new, efficient, and scalable method of producing biofuel from woody biomass, a readily available and renewable resource. They aim to replace traditional fossil fuels with their Bioleum oil and Bioleum-derived fuels, which are compatible with existing infrastructure. The presentation emphasizes Comstock Fuels’ experienced management […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Origin Materials

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Origin Materials

November 11, 2024 |

This  presentation deck introduces Origin Materials”’ Furanics” platform, a technology utilizing readily available, low-cost biomass sources like cotton trash and wood chips to create carbon-negative materials. The platform’s core technology, “CMF” (5-Chloro-methyl-furfural), boasts a broad range of applications spanning textiles, packaging, automotive, and construction, leading to a more sustainable and cost-effective alternative to traditional petroleum-based […]

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California votes for 30 percent carbon intensity reduction by 2030 in effort to boost LCFS

California votes for 30 percent carbon intensity reduction by 2030 in effort to boost LCFS

November 10, 2024 |

In California, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted to strengthen the LCFS, aiming to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by 30% by 2030 and 90% by 2045. This move is seen as a reaffirmation of California’s commitment to combating climate change, especially in light of federal policy shifts. As state Senator Henry […]

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The Making of a Monster: the Greasezilla, BP story

The Making of a Monster: the Greasezilla, BP story

November 10, 2024 |

Imagine if you will a gigantic beast made entirely from trap grease, woken from its slumber by climate change, who wreaks vengeance on the wasteful wasters of western civilization. I can hear its terrible, terrifying cries: I ZAP your waste grease. I POWER the world on your leave-behinds. Your trash is my UNSTOPPABLE ENERGY SOURCE. […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to USA BioEnergy

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to USA BioEnergy

November 7, 2024 |

This presentation deck by USA BioEnergy, a company focused on developing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other biofuels from woody biomass, outlines their plan to build a series of 12 advanced biorefineries across the United States, emphasizing their commitment to using proven technologies, ensuring performance guarantees, and securing funding through debt, equity, and development capital. […]

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Election reflection: Bioeconomy Buys, Sells and Holds for the next four years

Election reflection: Bioeconomy Buys, Sells and Holds for the next four years

November 7, 2024 |

Time for some US election reflection. It’s a consequential election for the United States, and also for the developed world. We’ve asked around and here’s what we’ve heard. Sell this stock. Ukraine, the SAF Grand Challenge, EV mandates; swim lanes across the Rio Grande; rapprochement with the EU; diversity, equity and inclusion offices in federal […]

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