By Luc Maertens, Chief Operations Officer, Biotalys Special to The Digest Growers need safe, easy-to-use crop protection solutions that will reduce environmental impact while maintaining yields. As the call grows to reduce the dependency on chemical pesticides, minimize post-harvest residues and stop the surge in pathogen resistance–especially for fruit and vegetable growers–ag innovators are banking […]
By Douglas L. Faulkner, President, Leatherstocking LLC and the “Cleantech Conservative” Special to The Digest No, I’m not repeating here the usual biting critique from anti-biofuels advocates about an industry always promising a better mañana, but never delivering today. Instead, this title summarizes my historical perspective as a veteran of decades of the bio-wars, taking […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
By John Hanselman, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Vanguard Renewables Special to The Digest At COP26, the United Nations climate change summit, top leaders from around the world (save a few) came together to collaborate on solutions for keeping the planet’s temperature from rising above 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels. They agreed that […]
By Katarin Van Orshaegen, Commercial Lead at GoodShipping Special to The Digest Left unchecked, emissions from international shipping could account for more than 15% of the world’s total by 2050. That’s not just a challenge for the industry itself to become more sustainable, but for wider society. Encouragingly, Katarin Van Orshaegen, Commercial Lead at GoodShipping, […]
By Joel Stone, ConVergInce Advisers and Executive VP of Lee Enterprises Consulting & Thalia Aoki, Sales Engineer at ZwitterCo, Inc. Special to The Digest “Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater.” This idiomatic expression characterizes the idea of tossing out the good along with the bad. Bioprocessing of agricultural or fermentation product businesses could […]
By Sulzer Chemtech Special to The Digest Businesses interested in producing biodiesel need advanced processing solutions that can achieve high purity levels while maximizing the recovery of this fuel. When Bremfield Sdn Bhd, a leading Malaysian vegetable oil processor, was looking to add biodiesel to its product portfolio, Sulzer Chemtech’s distillation technology offered an effective […]
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, […]
