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The Turin Joint Statement on Sustainable Biofuels – the background

The Turin Joint Statement on Sustainable Biofuels – the background

April 29, 2024 |

The Turin Joint Statement on Sustainable Biofuels has now been released, and is here. WHAT THE TURIN JOINT STATEMENT (TJS) IS The Turin Joint Statement seeks to focus attention on G7 Ministers (and be extension heads of state) regarding the need for sustainable biofuels to achieve climate goals such as Net Zero by 2050. The […]

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The Turin Joint Statement on Sustainable Biofuels – the complete text

The Turin Joint Statement on Sustainable Biofuels – the complete text

April 29, 2024 |

Turin, Italy — 28 April 2024 To Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, USA, and European Commission We the undersigned, noting that, despite efforts to diversify energy sources, fossil fuels still meet 95% of the overall energy needs of the transport sector, which currently accounts for 26% of global final energy consumption and […]

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For SAF’s Take-off, look to India’s policies

For SAF’s Take-off, look to India’s policies

April 28, 2024 |

By Eric McAfee, CEO, Aemetis Special to The Digest The political question is simple: Is fighting climate change a war?  Or is appearing to “fight” climate change, improve air quality and create domestic jobs merely a way to raise some campaign funding from major oil companies in exchange for doing nothing? We win wars by […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Southwest Airlines’s path to SAF

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Southwest Airlines’s path to SAF

April 25, 2024 |

SAF plays an important role in the Southwest Airlines environmental sustainability plan and path to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. By 2030, the airline plans to replace 10% of total jet fuel consumption with SAF. Southwest Airlines’ Elvis Ebikade gave this presentation at ABLC 2024 to outline the Southwest vision and progress.

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to NEXT Renewables

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to NEXT Renewables

April 24, 2024 |

NEXT Renewable Fuels turns recycled organic materials, such as used cooking oil, into an advanced biofuel that works just like petroleum-based diesel, but with as much as 85 percent less greenhouse gas emissions. With development and technology partners, NEXT Renewable Fuels provides the renewable transportation fuels the future demands, and is developing projects on the […]

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Ground Stop: Time for Plan B on the SAF Grand Challenge?

Ground Stop: Time for Plan B on the SAF Grand Challenge?

April 24, 2024 |

The International Energy Agency held a materially significant workshop in Paris this week on accelerating the pace of sustainable biofuels development.  There was much talk about sustainable aviation fuels, or rather the lack of them. Let’s start with the good news. There’s will and steadfastness of purpose from the SAF stakeholders. There’s available capital, technology, […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Iogen

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Iogen

April 23, 2024 |

You may know Iogen as the cellulosic ethanol tech and biofuel company, but did you know they are now deploying low-carbon BECCS hydrogen? Check out this slide guide from ABLC 2024 in San Francisco from CEO Brian Foody on net zero fuels and BECCS, which ones they think have the most promise and why, and […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Gold Hydrogen

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Gold Hydrogen

April 22, 2024 |

Recently, Cemvita launched the Gold Hydrogen program for subsurface biomanufacturing of Hydrogen, noting that “With thousands of depleted oil wells in the US and more around the world, Gold Hydrogen represents a unique opportunity to work with the oil and gas industry—not against it—to move away from our reliance on fossil fuels and toward a […]

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Future Origins and the Biobased Chemicals Market Wigwag 

Future Origins and the Biobased Chemicals Market Wigwag 

April 21, 2024 |

News arrived earlier this year that Geno, Unilever, Kao, and L’Oréal have named their joint venture which aims to make alternatives to petroleum and palm for surfactant ingredients used in  laundry detergent and cosmetics. They’ve chosen Future Origins as the moniker. Yes, there’s a Market Says here, “USDA forecasting palm oil consumption in 2023-24 to […]

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The rise of Underdog people and their Underdog fuels: The small town and E85

The rise of Underdog people and their Underdog fuels: The small town and E85

April 20, 2024 |

News arrives from Washington state that Propel Fuels has E85 expansion underway and a new outlet has opened in the Yakima Valley town of Wapato. Also, the company announced a new regional office in White Salmon, along the north side of the Columbia River at the only vehicle between Portland and The Dalles. You might […]

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