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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Sustainable Low Carbon Agriculture

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Sustainable Low Carbon Agriculture

May 29, 2024 |

In this presentation from the most recent Digest Webinar on the Ethanol Decarbonization Revolution Value, National Corn Growers Association board member Kelly Nieuwenhuis presented these slides the Nieuwenhuis Farming Operation, with illustrations of the deployment of wind power generation, advanced harvesting and the tilling perspective.

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PX Marks the Spot: Reflections on the Anellotech story

PX Marks the Spot: Reflections on the Anellotech story

May 28, 2024 |

I first visited Pearl River, New York during the July 4th celebrations of 1986, when the Statue of Liberty turned 100, and amidst tremendous traffic jams owing to the holiday, I discovered a path to Tuxedo Park that did not require chancing the crowds near Paramus Mall, and I have returned many times to Rockland […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to ethanol CI reduction strategies and savings

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to ethanol CI reduction strategies and savings

May 28, 2024 |

In this presentation from the most recent Digest Webinar on the Ethanol Decarbonization Revolution Value, PROtect VP Andrea Foglesong presented these slides on building out a carbon reduction strategy, looking for big reducers (CCS, CHP, RNG); immediate impacts (enzymes, thermal coating, energy efficiencies); plus, regulatory program implementation, cohesion, and compliance.

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide Natural Gas Reduction in Distillation, Dehydration, and Evaporation

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide Natural Gas Reduction in Distillation, Dehydration, and Evaporation

May 27, 2024 |

In this presentation from the most recent Digest Webinar on the Ethanol Decarbonization Revolution Value, Whitefox CEO Gillian Harrison presented these slides on the importance of focussing on Scope 1 Emissions, Whitefox ICE Solutions – as an approach to CI Score Reduction, and natural gas reduction within the Inflation Reduction Act

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The Long and Short of PLA

The Long and Short of PLA

May 24, 2024 |

I wonder at PLA, I wonder about it, it’s a wonder, it’s a mystery. Two of the most bullish newsbites about the prospects for biobased polylactic acid are sitting on my desk. News that we have reported that n Thailand, leading polylactic acid producer NatureWorks has obtained a $350-million loan to finance its fully integrated […]

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Hydrogen from biomass: an agitation perspective

Hydrogen from biomass: an agitation perspective

May 24, 2024 |

By Gregory T. Benz, LEC Partners/Benz Technology International Inc. Special to The Digest There are many ways to produce hydrogen: electrolysis, catalytic methods on alkane gasses, pyrolysis or organic matter and “wet” processing of biomass, usually converting to sugars before conversion to hydrogen. This brief paper is not about the reaction chemistry, but is about […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Virent

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Virent

May 23, 2024 |

Virent has two hot technology pathways for the bioeconomy — Sugars to Aromatics – S2A, which Virent, Marathon and Johnson Matthey (JM) are working together on commercializing globally. And, Ethanol to Aromatics – E2A, producing the same products as S2A, plus hydrogen and LPG, currently at demonstration scale. Virent CEO Dave Kettner presented these slides […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to recent bioeconomy actions at USDA

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to recent bioeconomy actions at USDA

May 22, 2024 |

Here, Greg Jaffe, senior adviser to the Secretary of Agriculture, highlights recent actions at the USDA on behalf of the bioeconomy. Specifically, highlighting the new USDA report on building a resilient bioeconomy supply chain. What’s in the report? An assessment of biomass availability and current uses. Factors affecting biomass supply chain systems: climate change, food […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to renewable diesel as a catalyst for decarbonization

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to renewable diesel as a catalyst for decarbonization

May 21, 2024 |

Jeffrey Short of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) presented these slides on the comparative costs, advantages and disadvantages of achieving low carbon goals for trucking via renewable diesel conversion vs electrification.

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to green methanol and ammonia fuel supply dynamics

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to green methanol and ammonia fuel supply dynamics

May 20, 2024 |

A new report by the Global Maritime Forum and RMI (founded as the Rocky Mountain Institute), under Mission Innovation’s umbrella, outlines strategies for ports to become first movers in providing green methanol and ammonia bunkering.  Part 1 of this report takes a deep dive into green methanol and ammonia fuel supply dynamics.

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