6 awardees land Bioeconomy Investments in Feedstocks of the Future We’ve shared so many times in The Digest what bioeconomy leaders have been whispering for years: affordable feedstock is the bioeconomy bottleneck — elsewhere there are challenges, including processing technology and policy stability, but feedstock cost is the Godzilla of All the Challenges. Not everyone […]
By David Minguez, Thomas S. Christensen and Sandra Winter-Madsen, Topsoe Special to The Digest The aviation industry’s push toward net-zero emissions by 2050 has placed Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at the center of its decarbonization efforts. While feedstock availability remains a critical challenge, Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) or biomethane is emerging as a promising feedstock. […]
By Jennifer Kaplan, LEC Partners, Special to The Digest In Part 1 of our series on next-gen feedstocks, we explored the exciting potential of agricultural byproducts in the bioeconomy. Now, let’s dive into the challenges, opportunities, and systematic approach used to analyze the viability of these innovative feedstocks. Challenges in Harnessing Next-Gen Feedstocks While the […]
By Jennifer Kaplan, LEC Partners Special to The Digest Imagine a bioeconomy where sustainability is a fundamental prerequisite. While we have made much progress on bioeconomy technology, the challenges of developing verifiably “sustainable” feedstock remains a challenge. The fact remains that to achieve the promise of a lower carbon bioeconomy, we will have to harness […]
Recently I had the always pleasurable experience of recording an hour of bioeconomy banter with one of Australia’s finest, the tech transfer guru Cameron Begley. In that podcast, which you can access here, I had a chance to share with him a formula for success in the bioeconomy. Everything begins with feedstock, and the formula […]
In Washington DC, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office and Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management announced $20.2 million in funding for 10 university and industry projects to advance mixed algae development for low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts. Located in seven states, these selected projects will address high-impact research and development focused on converting algae, […]
Imagine if you will a gigantic beast made entirely from trap grease, woken from its slumber by climate change, who wreaks vengeance on the wasteful wasters of western civilization. I can hear its terrible, terrifying cries: I ZAP your waste grease. I POWER the world on your leave-behinds. Your trash is my UNSTOPPABLE ENERGY SOURCE. […]
Time for some US election reflection. It’s a consequential election for the United States, and also for the developed world. We’ve asked around and here’s what we’ve heard. Sell this stock. Ukraine, the SAF Grand Challenge, EV mandates; swim lanes across the Rio Grande; rapprochement with the EU; diversity, equity and inclusion offices in federal […]
Some say that companies like Avantium, Cellana and Carbios can be safely ignored, the hill is too tough to climb, the technology too ambitious, the markets served too uncaring, the development and deployment costs too high, the returns too minuscule to care. Others say: When in this world the headlines read Of those whose hearts […]
Gevo took the #1 spot in the 2024 “50 Hottest Companies in the Bioeconomy” rankings, published today in The Digest, the world’s most widely-read bioeconomy daily. LanzaTech (#2), Avantium (#3), Comstock Fuels (#4), BioVeritas (3%), LanzaJet (#6), Aemetis (#7), Praj (38), Ensyn (39) and Oberon Fuels (#10) rounded out the top 10. The annual rankings, […]
