By Moji Karimi and Marcio Silva, Cemvita Special to The Digest How the waste-to-energy industry is evolving from single-molecule outputs to intelligent carbon optimization The Carbon Value Problem Nobody Talks About For more than a decade, the waste-to-energy industry has operated from a remarkably consistent playbook: take organic waste, feed it into an anaerobic digester, […]
Topsoe’s integrated hydroprocessing and hydrogen technologies HydroFlex® and H2bridge™ offer fuel producers a pathway to lower emissions, reduced costs and greater feedstock flexibility By Milica Folić, Director for Clean Fuels and Chemicals, Topsoe Special to the Digest Securing bankability and strong economics in renewable fuel production projects are of primary importance. Producers must manage production […]
By Sam Rushing Special to The Digest When producing and using CO2 in the almost endless number of applications, we should first consider the safety requirements and hazardous effects of the product; whether this is a liquid, vapor, or ice. Liquid and vapor represent a large share of the merchant market, in terms of applications […]
By M. Uzair Shah and Nourredine Abdoulmoumine Special to The Digest The hidden gap between modeled feasibility and real-world deployment — and how integrated decision-making can close it What looked feasible in pieces becomes fragile as a whole. That is the single most consequential sentence in the advanced bioeconomy right now — and it is […]
Growth in renewable fuels is offering refineries and new entrant producers opportunities with significant potential. Incentivization, mandates and regulations, from the EU’s ReFuelEU Aviation regulations to the US Renewable Fuel Standard developments, are creating an expanding market – and early movers can take full advantage. But the clock is already ticking when it comes to […]
At the world’s tightest energy chokepoints — from the Strait of Hormuz to the policy corridors of Washington — the conversation has already shifted. The question is no longer “How green is it?” It’s “Will it hold?” In a recent TechTransfer discussion hosted by Digesterati Cameron Begley with the Digest’s Jim Lane as guest we explored […]
By Oliver Booth Special to the Digest On March 2, 2026, the global energy landscape was thrust into chaos when Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officially declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, threatening to target any vessel attempting to transit. The closure followed US-Israeli military strikes on Iran that began on February 28. By […]
Editor’s Note: For quite a number of years, we have been pleased to collaborate with our friends at Ocean Park Advisors to bring you an annual report for Biofuels Mergers and Acquisition activity during the year — and the trends and takeaways therefrom. Here is this year’s edition. By Ocean Park Advisors Special to The […]
By Alexander A. Koukoulas, A2K Consultants LLC Special to The Digest Forest biomass has long been positioned as a cornerstone of the U.S. bioeconomy. The logic is compelling: abundant working forests, a mature forest products industry, deep technical expertise, and increasing pressure to decarbonize materials, fuels, and energy. Yet despite decades of policy support, R&D […]
By Sam Rushing, president, Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd Special to The Digest Recent plans for the US to remove CO2 and other greenhouse gases from the 2009 Endangerment Finding, represents ever more climate change denial; however, the world continues to endure significant adverse changes due to climate change. The tide will turn in due time, and […]
