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DOE awards $118M to juice domestic biofuels, as Georgia’s AVAP Biorefinery nabs $80M of it

DOE awards $118M to juice domestic biofuels, as Georgia’s AVAP Biorefinery nabs $80M of it

January 26, 2023 |

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 […]

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Who Should Want More Ethanol In The Pool? Would you Believe Oil Refiners?

Who Should Want More Ethanol In The Pool? Would you Believe Oil Refiners?

January 26, 2023 |

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 […]

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Raven Nabs Mavens: The hydrogen pioneer signs H3 Dynamics, Chevron, Hyzon as partners in its quest to decarbonize

Raven Nabs Mavens: The hydrogen pioneer signs H3 Dynamics, Chevron, Hyzon as partners in its quest to decarbonize

January 24, 2023 |

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 […]

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ABLC 2023 agenda announced

ABLC 2023 agenda announced

January 23, 2023 |

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 […]

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The Frog in the Pot: the winning of big friends to scoop 
us out of climate peril

The Frog in the Pot: the winning of big friends to scoop 
us out of climate peril

January 20, 2023 |

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 […]

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The Feedstock Whisperers: BETO’s upgraded Biomass Feedstock National User Facility is open for business

The Feedstock Whisperers: BETO’s upgraded Biomass Feedstock National User Facility is open for business

January 19, 2023 |

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 […]

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The U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization

The U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization

January 16, 2023 |

Next to a National Energy Solution, the next best thing is a U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization, and now we have one. As Deputy Assistant Energy Secretary Michael Berube described it as “a bold but achievable plan to largely eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector.” If so, it’s an historic moment, and something that […]

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H2: The Hydrogen hooks ups are forming fast and global

H2: The Hydrogen hooks ups are forming fast and global

January 15, 2023 |

The bioeconomy is rocking as the week begins with news from the US and Europe and major moves in hydrogen. Today, we’ll look at the Topsoe/Fidelis New Energy and Raven SR/Chart Industries partnerships. Topsoe / Fidelis New Energy form Hydrogen Technology Alliance From Denmark comes news that Topsoe and Fidelis New Energy have entered into […]

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What can new bio-based businesses do to build and operate new investments successfully?

What can new bio-based businesses do to build and operate new investments successfully?

January 12, 2023 |

By Mike Sticklen, Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest Winning Business Strategy, Robust Technology with Great Team Currently there are numerous new investments being made in bio-based industries including renewable hydrogen and renewable hydrogen derivatives, renewable diesel, new proteins, sustainable aviation fuel, bio-based plastics and chemicals and carbon capture, utilization, and storage.  The recent […]

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Fixing the Fermentation Squeeze: Liberation Labs comes out of stealth with a Farm to Ferm mission

Fixing the Fermentation Squeeze: Liberation Labs comes out of stealth with a Farm to Ferm mission

January 10, 2023 |

Liberation Labs comes out of stealth with a $20M funding round and a precision fermentation platform for the production of alternative proteins at scale  News arrives from New York that Mark Warner and his Liberation Labs team have closed a $20 million seed round of funding, for its journey into deploying precision fermentation platform for […]

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