Category: Multi-Slide Guides

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the Economics and Sustainability of CO2 Utilization Technologies with TEA and LCA

October 12, 2023 | Jim Lane

A recent DOE project aims to perform techno-economic analysis (TEA), life cycle analysis (LCA), and water analysis of CO2 utilization (CO2U) technologies to address their costs and energy/environmental sustainability implications and to present economic and environmental value proposition of the technologies. Argonne National Lab legend Michael Wang presented these slides at DOE’s Project Peer Review […]

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to CO2 Utilization Markets, Resources, and Environmental and Energy Justice

October 11, 2023 | Jim Lane

A recent DOE project aims to quantify resource availability and costs for CO2 utilization (CO2U) in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production to inform industry, technology communities, and policymakers on location-specific economic and societal impacts. It will provide insights to guide R&D efforts to achieve BETO’s decarbonization goals, SAF cost and production targets, while meeting DOE’s […]

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the Feasibility of Utilizing Electricity to Produce Intermediates from CO2 and Biomass

October 10, 2023 | Jim Lane

A recent DOE project analyzed promising bolt-on compatible CO2 reduction pathways to fuels or products from standalone biorefineries, (2) Published a comprehensive strategic plan for achieving industrial decarbonization goals via CO2 conversion, with inclusion of outyear technical, cost, and carbon intensity targets, and (3) Performing integrated TEA/LCA Analysis of CO2 conversion. At the DOE Project […]

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the Eco-Farewell to Bioplastics

October 9, 2023 | Jim Lane

This week on the Digest webinar stage, we looked at The Next Chapter for Bioplastics, our title was the Eco-Friendly Farewell and my guest was Ashvini Shete, Technology Lead – Renewable Chemicals & Materials at Praj Industries, returning to the Digest stage. Bioplastics have taken center stage as the eco-conscious alternative to traditional plastics, offering […]

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Upgrading of C2 Building Blocks

October 6, 2023 | Jim Lane

A new DOE project aims to develop a novel catalytic upgrading technologies that enable cost-competitive conversion of cellulosic ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel. It aims to develop a commercially viable process within the concept of an integrated biorefinery that lowers fuel production costs and carbon intensity to aid in the transition towards net- zero aviation. […]

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Visolis

October 5, 2023 | Jim Lane

A recent DOE project aims to support Visolis, a biotech start-up company, to develop hydrogenolysis catalyst that can operate at low-pressures (≤ 5 MPa) and demonstrate conversion of a fermentation-derived C6 intermediate to a high value chemical monomer. The target is accelerated catalyst and process development to convert the bio-derived intermediate to a high value […]

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Catalytic Upgrading of Pyrolysis Products for SAF

October 4, 2023 | Jim Lane

A recent DOE project aims to Develop a technology pathway to convert woody biomass into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other biogenic products via catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) and hydrotreating. This research opens pathways for SAF production from forest resources and woody wastes, of which there are 133 million dry tons per year. ChemCatBio’s Michael […]

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Cryogenic Carbon Capture

October 3, 2023 | Jim Lane

Andrew Baxter, CEO of Sustainable Energy Solutions, provided this overview for the most recent episode of REenergize. It’s a look at cryogenic carbon capture and specifically, a low energy and cost retrofit technology, produces high-purity, liquid CO2 at very high capture rate and with integrated grid-scale energy storage

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaJet

October 2, 2023 | Jim Lane

Lanzajet says we are at an inflection point for the sustainable aviation industry. Why? How? What’s LanzaJet’s role in it all? How are they driving innovation and accelerating deployment of SAF? What’s the status of their plants and projects? LJ CEO Jimmy Samartzis gave this illuminating update for the most recent episode of REenergize.

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Upgrading of C1 Building Blocks

September 28, 2023 | Jim Lane

A new DOE project aims to develop the centerpiece technology for an integrated biorefinery concept based on the conversion of renewable and waste sources of C1 intermediates (e.g., syngas, CO2, methanol) to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with improved carbon efficiency and reduced capital and operating expenses compared to traditional gas-to-liquids processes. ChemCatBio deputy director […]

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