Avantium advises that their new FDCA plant (based on YXY technology) is 70 percent complete, on track for opening next year. So, t’s time to revisit the progress of this remarkable company and Avantium’s long journey through what some call the Valley of Death but which might be better described as the Universe of Expanding […]
By Doug Durante, Executive Director, Clean Fuels Development Coalition Special to The Digest The final “set” rule for the volume obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard released recently has sent the biofuel world into a tizzy and once again reveals the Administration’s misguided obsession with EVs and the seeming disdain for biofuels. Let’s get the […]
By Sam A. Rushing, President, Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd Special to The Digest The global merchant CO2 industry represents around 22 million metric tons of consumption annually; of which the US is in excess of 40% of this grand total. To follow in tonnage, would be Europe, then Japan. Let’s say the merchant CO2 industry in […]
By Douglas L. Faulkner, “The Cleantech Conservative” and Gerard J. Ostheimer, PhD Special to the Digest We have argued in the Digest that bio-based fuels, chemicals, and materials ought to be a cornerstone of the modern African economy. In addition, we recently assisted the Atlantic Council to envision what it is needed for “Building a […]
In the United States today, it is the 4th of July, it is Independence Day, but around the world perhaps we could celebrate something just as important, Energy Independence Day or, even more, Energy Security Day. For, as we have learned with the invasion of Ukraine, none of us are energy secure until we are […]
Says here in this exciting new report out of the White House, “Global industry is on the cusp of a revolution powered by biotechnology and biomanufacturing. By harnessing the power of biotechnology and biomanufacturing, we can produce almost anything that we use in our day-to-day lives—from medicines to fuels to plastics.” So far, pretty peppy […]
By: Dr. Randy Simpson Expert, Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest Cyanobacteria are a group of photosynthetic bacteria that can live in diverse environments, such as soil, water, and rocks. Handled properly, they can have several beneficial effects on crop growth, including helping control plant disease, reducing pest damage, increasing crop quality, and improving […]
By Jim Kendrick Special to The Digest As I attended the 39th annual International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo in Omaha, Nebraska held June 12-14, memories of dinner table lessons received as the son of an Ag Economics professor come back to mind. I was taught to doubt ‘70s Gasohol, now known as E10. Although […]
In Washington, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), one of the Senate’s only corn farmers, today criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule setting minimum biofuels blending levels for the next three years below current production capabilities. While the plan makes modest increases to blend levels for certain biodiesel products, the overall biofuels volume remains unchanged […]
In Washington, the cause of rapid decarbonization received its annual cold shower from the Environmental Protection Agency. EPA announced a final rule to establish low-carbon renewable fuel volume requirements for 2023–2025, and received low marks from the associations representing heavy-duty fuels. Here’s the Tale of the Tape: What the EPA said This final rule includes […]
