Nineteen is an odd birthday. You’re not really a kid anymore, but you’re still a teenager. You’re old enough to vote, to sign contracts, to serve in the military, and old enough that people begin expecting you to shoulder genuine responsibilities, yet everyone—including yourself—knows you’re still growing into them. Biofuels Digest turns nineteen today, and […]
May 22, 1819, Savannah, Georgia. The sails hang limp. Captain Moses Rogers looks upward. There isn’t enough wind to carry the Savannah out into the Atlantic. For centuries, that would have settled the matter. Ships departed when the weather permitted. Cargo waited. Passengers waited. Merchants waited. Time itself belonged to the wind. Then someone below […]
How the next generation of climate technology is discovering another passage through physics That’s me, parked in Simon’s Town not far from the Cape of Good Hope, in South Africa. The tourists are watching the penguins, and I should too. Quite right, too—they are delightful little creatures, solemn, argumentative, and impeccably dressed in black and […]
The peloton is stretched thin across a narrow French road as a relentless crosswind blows for nearly an hour. What began as a compact pack has fractured into nervous diagonal lines called echelons. Riders who looked perfectly comfortable only minutes ago are suddenly twenty bike lengths behind, desperately trying to close a gap that widens […]
I was topping off the rental car at an Aloha gas station near Honolulu Airport when the pump thanked me. Mahalo. It’s such a small thing that most visitors probably don’t even notice anymore. You replace the nozzle, glance at the receipt, and there it is on the screen: Mahalo. Thank you. It may be […]
By Doug Durante, Executive Director Clean Fuels Development Coalition As we celebrate this month the Fourth of July and America’s 250th birthday, it is a time to reflect that one of the great rewards of America’s independence is that we have free choice – free to choose your religion, where you live, who you love, […]
By CJ Evans, Co-Founder, The Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition (AFCC) Special to The Digest For over two decades, the United States bioeconomy has possessed the technological ingenuity to replace fossil-derived fuels, chemicals, and products, revitalize rural economies, establish domestic energy independence, and challenge global competitors for energy dominance. Yet, a persistent and formidable barrier […]
“G’day, Brian.” “Hmmm.” “I’ve brought tea.” “Put it down quietly.” “What were you reading?” “The future.” Only then did I notice where I was. It was one of those crisp Australian winter mornings that persuade you walls are an optional extra. Dr. Brian Westlake’s cabin stood somewhere on the Lachlan River. Or perhaps the Little […]
“Coming this summer from Marvel Studios…” The trailer opens in darkness. A steel vault disappears into the bedrock beneath a mountain. Massive blast doors seal shut. Banks of cryogenic pipes hiss into life. Behind reinforced glass stands the world’s most dangerous man: the Winter Soldier. The world has finally captured him. A powerful international coalition […]
Being an account of a curious inquiry into the true nature of renewable octane. The fog had settled heavily over Baker Street, softening the glow of the gas lamps into pale amber halos. The last of the Baker Street Irregulars had departed an hour earlier, their muddy boots and excited chatter leaving behind only silence […]
