This week on ABLC CONNECT, we networked and exchanged information about the world of Renewable Diesel and rDME, and as part of the proceedings, we had the State of Renewable Diesel and rDME presentation. The slides are here.
The BioDesign Challenge has come and gone for another year, and we are left to consider what it tells us about the intersection of biotechnology, design, and story. You can learn all about the Challenge, the worthy staff that runs it, the students from high school to graduate school who compete, right here. Five projects […]
The BioDesign Challenge has come and gone for another year, and we are left to consider what it tells us about the intersection of biotechnology, design, and story. A more in-depth profile of the event, the winning entry and the context which makes BDC important, is here. Yet, a review of the event would not […]
Graham Noyes returns to the ABLC stage for an update on state level low carbon fuels policy, specifically, the LCFSs in California • New Mexico (regulation pending), Oregon, Washington, the Active Bills in Hawaii, HB 2297 • Illinois, SB 1556 • Minnesota, SF 2584 • New Jersey, S2425/A3645 • New York, A964/S1292 and the potential […]
By Wayne Lee and Dr. Doug Rivers, LEC Partners (formerly Lee Enterprises Consulting) Special to The Digest In bioeconomy-related projects, two distinct scenarios emerge concerning the expert. On one hand, there’s a company’s proactive decision to seek the expertise of an expert to guide them through the complexities and help them complete a project while […]
Sean Newsum, now with Airlines for America after long service at Boeing, returns to the ABLC stage for a perspective on the path to 20250, including closing the affordability gap for SAF buyers, increasing SAF production from existing facilities, extending the SAF production base – more Producers, and expanding commercially viable feedstocks and pathways.
In this presentation, Raymond James Sr VP Pavel Molchanov returns to the ABLC stage to share his perspective on the threat to biofuels posed by electrification of the fleet — or is the threat that big and that real? RJ is projecting for light-duty EVs, an increase in global market share from 16% in 2023 […]
By Bill Hagy, Project Director, LEC Partners (formerly Lee Enterprises Consulting) Special to The Digest There are numerous federal funding resources available to support commercial-scale bioeconomy projects. The following items should be considered when identifying federal funding resource(s) available for potential project funding: Some programs are restricted to small businesses. Some programs are restricted to […]
Founded in 1957, the National Corn Growers Association represents more than 40,000 dues-paying corn farmers nationwide and the interests of more than 300,000 growers. A goal of the NCGA’s is to establish a Production Tax Credit (PTC): $.10 per pound for the production of qualifying renewable materials and an investment tax credit (ITC): 30% ITC […]
Mike McCurdy, Managing Director of Fuels & Power at ICF presented these slides at ABLC Next on how sustainable aviation fuels are taking off in the near term with the latest projected figures for the 2020s, expected openings of additional refinery capacity, how the SAF market has changed, where it’s going, and more.
