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Sherbacow pleads guilty to wire fraud, awaits sentencing

Sherbacow pleads guilty to wire fraud, awaits sentencing

February 8, 2024 |

In Washington, Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Assistant Director in Charge David Sundberg of the FBI Washington Field Office announced that Bryan Sherbacow, founder and former CEO of a sustainable fuel company, Alder Energy LLC dba Alder Fuels, pleaded guilty today one count of wire fraud […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to BDO Zones

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to BDO Zones

February 8, 2024 |

The BDO Zone Initiative certifies regional readiness for bioenergy manufacturing, creates global connections with project developers, and ignites an influx of clean energy opportunities. A BDO Zone rating is a standards-based assessment of regional  manufacturing readiness with respect to development potential of biofuels, renewable chemicals, biogas or bioproducts projects. Investment grade ratings attract new bio-based […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to HEFA based SAF projects utilizing marginal land

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to HEFA based SAF projects utilizing marginal land

February 7, 2024 |

A new Aviation Biofuel plant producing HEFA, and Production and test of HEFA in commercial flights in non-segregated mode are the focal points  of this presentation by esteemed international researcher David Chiarimonti. The goal is to accelerate the deployment of Aviation Biofuels, enabling commercial production. The project objectives are: 1) To bring HEFA to full […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Hydrogen

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Hydrogen

February 6, 2024 |

In this presentation, we explored the challenges faced by global hydrogen producers in shifting towards low carbon hydrogen — new technologies for green hydrogen, new carbon capture opportunities to make blue hydrogen, and much more, including how policy and finance are coming together to support the build-out. The Digest’s Jim Lane presented these slides at […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the Natchez MS BDO Zone

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the Natchez MS BDO Zone

February 5, 2024 |

Numerous projects have committed to Mississippi in search of its impressive woody biomass resources and infrastructure and proximity to the Mississippi River — chief among those regions of interest is Natchez – selected by Velocys for its first US project, amongst others.  Check out this presentation by Natchez economic development officer Chandler Ross, given as […]

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Carbon Dioxide and the Green Gases Agenda

Carbon Dioxide and the Green Gases Agenda

February 5, 2024 |

By Sam Rushing, President, Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd., WWW.CARBONDIOXIDECONSULTANTS.COM. Special to The Digest Carbon dioxide is generally thought of by those who are not in the gases industries as either a greenhouse gas; and/or for use in beverage carbonation, and perhaps fire abatement. To those in the gases industries, carbon dioxide is known for much more; […]

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Nominations open for the Bioeconomy 500 for 2024

Nominations open for the Bioeconomy 500 for 2024

February 4, 2024 |

In Florida, The Digest announced the opening of nominations for the Bioeconomy 500, which recognizes individuals for their leadership contributions to the bioeconomy’s development and project deployment. The 500 is expected to honor scientists, engineers, policy makers, financiers, project developers, feedstock pioneers, offtakers, advocates and supply-chain and distribution partners. Every Digest subscriber can nominate an […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Technologies for Net Zero – The Bio Imperative

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Technologies for Net Zero – The Bio Imperative

February 1, 2024 |

At ABLC Next, Shrikant Rathi, executive director for Praj Americas, returned to the ABLC stage for this fascinating deep-dive into new technologies for net zero low carbon targets. Here are the slides presented in that session.

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Enerkem

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Enerkem

January 31, 2024 |

Enerkem is the first company in the world to produce renewable methanol and ethanol from non-recyclable, non-compostable municipal solid waste at full commercial scale. The company’s solution replaces the use of fossil sources like petroleum and natural gas to produce sustainable transportation fuels and chemicals that are used in a broad range of everyday products. […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Mercurius

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Mercurius

January 30, 2024 |

Reaching high is something Mercurius is familiar with, especially with their REACH technology. Standing for renewable, acid-hydrolysis, condensation, hydrotreating, their REACH technology works at low temperature, low pressure and enzyme free. Drop-in hydrocarbon jet fuel and diesel fuel are their primary fuel products. Check out this Slide-Guide from his presentation by Eric Seck at ABLC […]

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