2019 was a banner year for RSB that saw growing recognition of RSB’s leadership in the circular and bio-based economy, as well as engagement of new sectors and overall expansion of their global footprint. Check out their just released annual report that dives into their exciting projects, certifications and developments to their standard across many sectors – […]
Take genotype + environment + management practices and you’ve got phenotyping, a measurable characteristic or trait of a plant. In this case, we look at sorghum from Purdue University’s Dr. Melba Crawford and how they are using multi-modality sensing and modeling for high throughput phenotyping of sorghum as an energy crop. Field-based phenotyping, RGB imagery-based field phenotyping, […]
The Digest recently reported on CoverCress and why the U.S. Department of Energy’s $13 million grant for new high-value feedstock, pennycress, is so key. For an in-depth visual guide on how CoverCress is delivering new farm income and low carbon intensity feedstocks while producing cover crop benefits, how it fits between corn harvest and soybean […]
REG’s robust performance despite disruptive markets is fascinating. Here’s a look at REG’s first half of 2020 performance, industry sales, demand, and inventory, sale of blends of biodiesel in renewable diesel, details on the REG agreement with Hunt & Sons, feedstock prices, third quarter market forces, the latest on updated 2020 estimates for gallons sold and […]
We reported breaking news from Yield10 Bioscience’s latest development with their genome-edited canola plant lines here and today we have their latest investor presentation highlighting how this agricultural bioscience company is developing innovations to improve crop yields for a variety of feedstocks. From this year’s accomplishments like completing Phase 1 of trait development program in corn to reporting field […]
News that FORGE Hydrocarbons is scaling up for drop-in fuels, and Anellotech is scaling up with waste-based aromatic chemicals and plastics — it’s evidence that the Pyromaniax are driving towards an amazing technology platform. And there’s more BTG and Good Fuels, new R&D out of Europe, Asia, Australia and the US, Ensyn’s progress at scale towards […]
Will Canada transform? Or stand on the sidelines? That’s the question asked by Jeff Passmore, CEO of Passmore Group who shared this illuminating “Follow the Money” slide guide that asks how tenable is fossil fuel’s future? Where could some of this repositioned investment capital go? What’s the size of the prize? What are some of these […]
Novozymes has a solid first-half of 2020, as demonstrated in this just released roadshow presentation highlighting their 4% organic sales growth, esp. due to their household care, food & beverages and agriculture & feed sectors. They also reinstated their 2020 outlook. Get a look at their 2020 financials thus far, the latest on recently launched products in […]
The Business Aviation Coalition for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF Coalition) released yesterday a new informational guide detailing how industry leaders can incorporate SAF into their operations and accelerate the adoption of low-carbon fuels, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The guide focuses on the practicalities of SAF development, industry adoption, and pending expansion of supply and use, […]
At DigestConnect this past Thursday, we talked about the latest the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard, how the LCFS relates to the Renewable Fuel Standard and energy values, we compared the value stack for 5 popular transport molecules – gasoline, diesel, ethanol, cellulosic ethanol, and renewable diesel. A look at 17 projects with 4 billion gallons […]
