By John Kirkwood and Jason Deppen and Virginia Speck, FaegreDrinker Special to The Digest On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Act”), which extends and expands existing tax credits and adds several new energy tax credits to encourage the production of clean energy and reduce carbon […]
From Louisiana comes a long-awaited piece of news that impacts every Digest reader, everywhere. We’ve all seen the tremendous surge of decarbonization technology along the US Gulf Coast. More than $25 billion in low carbon projects have been announced in the Baton Rouge-Geismar industrial corridor alone. The story is more than about size, it’s about […]
News has arrived from the heartland that United Airlines will be buying up to 2.7 billion gallons of SAF, and up to 135 million gallons per year, from a new venture, Blue Blade Energy, which has been formed by Green Plains, Tallgrass and the airline. It’s new tech emerging this decade out of PNNL, going […]
“Plastic waste must be tackled for the sake of all life in the ocean.” – David Attenborough, biologist, natural historian, and author. Something must be done to solve the plastic problem. Not only for the good of ocean life, but to dramatically reduce the amount of waste that’s sent to landfill and incinerated, and to remove virgin […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $118M in funding for 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels Projects selected as part of this funding opportunity will contribute to meeting DOE’s goal to achieve cost-competitive biofuels and at least a 70% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030. The Big […]
By David Hallberg, President, Dakota Ag Energy Special to The Digest Sound Crazy? Maybe so, but not so crazy when you break it down. First of all, we are seeing the slow turn of the wheel as the buzz of EVs is starting to wear off and we may be looking at a hangover. They […]
In Wyoming, Raven SR and hydrogen aviation developer H3 Dynamics have inked an MOU to collaborate on waste-to-hydrogen energy systems to support the decarbonization of airport operations and the adoption of hydrogen at airports. H3 Dynamics will provide hydrogen power systems to replace conventional fuel and other energy sources at airports, especially in Asia, Europe and […]
In Florida, the Digest announced the agenda for ABLC 2023 in Washington DC, March 22-24, and the first 50 committed speakers. Complete details are available at the ABLC website here. Official networking for ABLC opened yesterday at digestevents.com including one-to-one messaging and meeting set-up, groups and forums by sector and the opportunity to connect with […]
Winston Churchill once observed that you can rely of the United States to do the right thing, after all the alternatives have been exhausted. We are at this Churchillian moment on climate action, Americans (and others) will ultimately do what is necessary to safeguard the climate conditions that advantage our liberal, capitalist society, but we are […]
By Katie Carnahan and Michelle Goff, Idaho National Laboratory Special to The Digest Bioenergy plays a key role in achieving net-zero goals. As with any technical process, costly setbacks can arise if the best technologies are not available. The upgraded Biomass Feedstock National User Facility (BFNUF) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) addresses many of the […]
