The velvet rope parts, the crowd presses in. Today, the master cutter will make his move. Somewhere behind us, Inspector Clouseau barges forward, notebook at the ready. “Zis is ze original cutting of ze Pink Panther, yes? I must investigate ze el sceno de crimo!” The guard frowns. The cover is lifted… and instead of […]
The weather in Eugene, Oregon, in late September 1969 is unseasonably cold. Upper 40s, a sharp bite in the morning air. Fog lies heavy in the Willamette Valley, pressed down by a temperature inversion, cool air trapped beneath a warmer ceiling. The moisture condenses into a gray curtain, a veil between the runner and the […]
By Steve Weiss, co-founder and CEO of Grey Heron, and long-time member of the Due Diligence Wolfpack Special to The Digest Getting your prospects to sign meaningful LOIs is your gateway to lots of benefits: getting other partners to move forward with you, getting investors to sign up – and simplifying final agreements with the […]
Biomethanol is quietly emerging as one of the most compelling levers in the decarbonization of both renewable chemicals and marine propulsion—a bit like cryogenic CO₂ in food processing: pragmatic, powerful, and often underappreciated. Drawing on my experience in commodity-based technologies, I see biomethanol providing the same kind of transformational shift in shipping and chemical feedstocks. […]
By Michael Goldsworthy, VP, Climate Impact at Elimini Special to The Digest For many years now, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has led the way in setting the standard for corporate climate commitments. At the heart of SBTi is a simple ethos: follow the science. This ethos has played a large part in the […]
By: Sam A. Rushing, Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd, www.CO2consultant.us Special to The Digest CO2 lasers were one of the earliest gas lasers to be developed. The development occurred in 1964 by Bell Labs, and remains one of today’s most useful lasers; which some claim to be one of the most powerful continuous lasers available as of […]
By General Jim “Jayhawker” Lane Special to The Digest I am a fighting man, and I mean to fight for freedom. You remember me as General Jim Lane, the Jayhawker — we were the ones who raided the border, broke the chains, and made Kansas free soil. I wore the name gladly. Freedom wasn’t just […]
By Sam A. Rushing, president – Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd. Special to The Digest Despite announcements whereby the EPA will no longer consider CO2 a hazardous gas; the end result from this is devastating to the environment, our economy, and our lives. On the other hand, whether or not this occurs, there remains a greater […]
By Sam A. Rushing, President, Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd. Special to The Digest By far, cryogenic freezing of food products is the hallmark of low temperature applications for the commodity. My personal experience with respect to low temperature applications for the commodity have been the lion’s share of the merchant work, in the past with the […]
Green hydrogen stands at a crossroads—hailed as a linchpin of the low-carbon future, yet caught in a double bind between stunning technical progress and the stubborn realities of implementation. Shanghai Electric just delivered its first barrels of green methanol at a wind-and-biomass facility hailed as a world first. Envision Energy is ramping up to 320,000 […]
