Is there a Green premium? For those shielded from the decades-long debate, on account of youth or a long residency on the International Space Station, the idea is this: consumers will pay more for sustainable products than fossil-based products. Some say yes, some say no, some say heck no. About the Green Premium Dooma Wendschuh, […]
In Washington, the Environmental Protection Agency released its proposed Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2021 and 2022, and a retroactive action on 2020 volumes that has the ethanol industry up in arms. Advanced biofuels producers were cautiously optimistic, biogas producers took a more positive view, noting that cellulosic volumes would increase 51% between 2020 and […]
By Bob Kozak, President, Atlantic Biomass, LLC, Co-founder and Treasurer of Advanced Biofuels USA Special to The Digest As we enjoy this contemplative, introspective, thanks giving time of year, it’s time to think what can be done to revive a stagnant US biofuel industry. The Thanksgiving Turkey is a good place to start. I hope […]
Today, a hot update from the pioneering ‘Emission and Climate Impact of Alternative Fuels’ (ECLIF3) project from Airbus, German research center DLR, Rolls-Royce and SAF producer Neste that looks into the effects of 100% SAF on aircraft emissions and performance. The initial findings from this world-first study of the impact of 100% sustainable aviation fuel […]
Q: What was the reason for founding your organization – what was the open niche you saw that could be addressed with a new product or service? What was the problem, or gap, or opportunity? There was no existing way to produce Hydrogen that was simultaneously renewable (no CO2 emissions) and price-competitive with fossil (Steam […]
By Sulzer Chemtech Special to The Digest A broad range of Sulzer’s leading separation technologies are playing a key role in the EU funded project IMPRESS (Integration of efficient downstreaM PRocessEs for Sugars and Sugar alcohols). This aims to deliver a novel biorefinery concept, which enables the production of important base chemicals from plant-based resources. […]
Can you hear Willie Nelson singing “On the road again, Just can’t wait to get on the road again” with the latest news from the Netherlands on their heavily used biobased asphalt road holding up super well after 6 months since installation in Groningen? How about IKEA eyeing brewery waste and mushrooms in their mission […]
By Steve Klein, Senior Manager, Marketing, Renewable Energy Group Special to The Digest As we enter Q4 and a new calendar year draws near, many fleets are entering what’s known as bid season. With private and public sector organizations putting a growing importance on environmentally responsible decisions, the institutions that hire fleets are looking more […]
Check out remarks from Jim Lane, Editor & Publisher of The Digest on rationale, forecast, the top news and storylines, feedstocks, genetics, crops, supply chain and more on the state of advanced biofuels and biorefining in this exclusive Digest-only State of the Industry.
It’s barely December yet but some are already having visions of sugar beets, not sugar plums, dancing in their heads, thanks to a new Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) and Scottish Enterprise working on proposals to re-introduce sugar beet as a more sustainable alternative to fossil fuels used for bioethanol in Scotland. Their data shows […]
