In this presentation, we explored the new BDO Zone at Trois-Rivieres, Quebec— the feedstocks, the infrastructure, the workforce, how risks are mitigated. David Berthelot of Trois-Rivieres presented these slides on The BDO Zone, a program on Digest TV
In this presentation, we explored the new BDO Zone at Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario — the feedstocks, the infrastructure, the workforce, how risks are mitigated. Sarnia-Lambton’s Shauna Carr presented these slides on The BDO Zone, a program on Digest TV
“In a very short timeframe over several months back in 2012 for a series of completely disassociated reasons – I had a whole bunch of folks coming to me and talking about anaerobic digestion.” So begins John Hanselman in telling the 10-year evolution of Vanguard Renewables, which has become an anaerobic digestion industry leader and […]
A high production cost of renewable natural gas results from slow disintegration and hydrolysis of recalcitrant feedstocks in conventional AD leads to low productivity; low methane content of biogas produced from AD requires downstream purification; and waste rich in protein that results in high ammonia concentration that inhibits the process. A team of researchers led […]
By Dave Rubenstein, President and CEO of California Ethanol + Power Special to The Digest Some 20+ years ago, as California announced plans to reduce transportation emissions through carbon reduction mandates and diversification of its energy portfolio, an inspired group of Imperial Valley farmers came up with an idea. Amid the 2008 recession, they saw […]
Energy production from sewage sludge especially at small-scale using Anaerobic Digestion typically does not produce significant value with the current available AD technology due to low Carbon Conversion Efficiency (generally less than 50%). Here a team of researchers led by Birgitte Ahring of Washington State University proposed a novel concept, which will overcome this problem […]
Federal funds are available to support commercial-scale projects. However, Different Federal Departments/Agencies can have different priority areas. SOme are Restricted to small businesses, some to rural areas. All programs have limits on funding amount, and some programs only support: projects that are commercially available, or new innovative or commercial projects with significant new innovative technology. […]
In New Mexico, state Governor Lujan Grisham today signed the Clean Transportation Fuels Standard, highlighting both the growing appeal and support for a technology-neutral policy to decarbonize transportation, and the substantial benefits it delivers to climate, air quality, and economic development. The Low Carbon Fuels Coalition established the New Mexico coalition supporting the bill and […]
Boundless is an environmental impact analysis firm which provides objective and actionable impact analytics. Their process employs traditional Life Cycle Analysis, selecting key environmental metrics customized for specific industries and integrating essential financial metrics to give the investor a clear picture of how their investment brings about environmental improvements — and, building techno-economic analyses better, […]
In this presentation, we explored the challenges faced by advanced biorefinery developers in shifting energy towards low carbon alternatives — new processes, structuring multiple feedstocks and products within one vision, new feedstocks, the role of low carbon standards ,the impact of rising interest rates, the capex challenge, and more. The Digest’s Jim Lane presented these […]
