ABLC 2021 has come and gone with its theme of ““building a bridge to Net Zero” and 560 delegates from 300 organizations grappling with the immense opportunities and supply chain challenges posed by the world’s rapid turn towards charting a path toward a post-fossil society. We have two ways to experience the 2021 State of […]
From SAF size and scale, Shell’s plans for scaling up, fuel use and blends and more, check out this Digest exclusive Q&A with Bryan Stonehouse, Head of Aviation Sustainability & Risk at Shell Aviation. Q: What is the current size and scale of SAF across the industry? Stonehouse: Despite the progress that has been made, […]
This hot news is in car e-zines – CarScoops, Automotive World, The Auto Channel – but here at The Digest, an inside look at Bentley’s Flying Spur Hybrid car that drove across Iceland, 733 km (455 miles), in one stint using second generation biofuel made from waste biomass, in this case waste straw based biofuel […]
ABLC 2021 continues today with its theme of ““building a bridge to Net Zero” after a flurry of announcements buzzed around the floor yesterday, as the 560 delegates grappled with the immense opportunities and supply chain challenges posed by the world’s rapid turn towards charting a path toward a post-fossil society. 1. The BDOZone CONNECT […]
ABLC 2021 opens this morning after an informal day of networking, but already the 500+ attendees are buzzing about a series of announces, and many more to come as the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference resumes live in person. Some of the hot news items are: Mura Technology Launches U.S. Division and Announces Washington State as […]
By Shannon Bergstrom, Sustainability Brand Manager, RTS Special to The Digest There’s been a lot of talk lately about the amount of perfectly edible and nutritious food that goes to waste in the US. And, by now, you’ve probably heard the shocking numbers. Americans waste about 40%, or around 80 billion pounds, of all the […]
Perfume made out of thin air, well, made from ethanol derived from carbon dioxide anyway, is being made by a startup in New York. Poop pigment – a new pigment produced from sewage sludge in California. Cell-based breast milk startup getting investment from Bill Gates. And a cell cultured chocolate startup raised $4 million. A […]
Found in the Bargain Bin of Overlooked Breakthroughs at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, a team of researchers have programmed a microbe to make acetate or ethylene from CO2 and, wait for it, use not only photosynthesis, but electricity supplied from the plug point on your wall. There are lots of reasons to get jazzed […]
Out of this world things are happening in the United Kingdom with the news from Orbex that their Prime space rocket will have a 96% lower carbon footprint than comparable space launch programs thanks to their use of bioLPG from Calor and they are committed to offsetting all residual carbon emissions from launch operations. Calor’s […]
It’s almost the weekend so let’s celebrate this week’s crazy and amazing innovations. From Coldplay’s “sustainable tour” emitting half the CO2 emissions as the previous tour with a bamboo stage, biodegradable glitter and renewable energy, to fish guts turned into fashion, apple-growing sneakers, and biodegradable underwear, these cool innovations are pretty darn exciting. In today’s […]
