From the UK comes news that Shell Aviation and World Energy inked a collaboration to develop a scalable supply of sustainable aviation fuel. The agreement is intended to be a multi-year collaboration, with both companies acknowledging that the path to lower carbon emissions in aviation requires long-term commitment and collaboration. The Lufthansa buy As part […]
By Mark Warner, PE, Founder, Warner Advisors LLC Special to The Digest It is not just the U.S. heartland that is working to bring communities of once great manufacturing dominance back to life, the same is true in Eastern Germany. Housed in a region with significant historic chemical operations, including the home of where buna […]
Algae is a wondrous thing…and here are 10 reasons why. But that’s not all! What about polyurethanes? Fully renewable polyurethanes from unsaturated lipids and protein-derived amine cross linkers? Check out this Slide-Guide from NREL’s Philip Pienkos presentation at ABLC NEXT in San Francisco where he shares the latest developments in NIPUs, otherwise known as Non-Isocyanate […]
Yum, yum, CO2 in my tum – yes, CO2 converted to fish feed is here. Check out this Multi-Slide Guide that CEO David Tze shared at ABLC NEXT in San Francisco to enlighten us on how NovoNutrients’ converts CO2 to products that industries need, like fish feed, a look at their bulk protein qualities, their […]
In New York, JetBlue will offset carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) from jet fuel for all domestic JetBlue flights beginning in July 2020, making it the first major U.S. airline to take this critical and measurable step toward reducing its contribution to global warming. JetBlue also announced plans to start flying with sustainable aviation fuel in […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has established a new crop insurance option for hemp growers in select counties of 21 states in 2020. The insurance program will provide Actual Production History (APH) coverage under 508(h) Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI). The MPCI coverage is for hemp grown for grain, fiber, and CBD oil for […]
In New Jersey, ExxonMobil VP for R&D Vijay Swarup published a column on 2020, “The Work Ahead” and said that “We are at a crucial inflection point with climate change, as is all too clear from the regular stream of updates in our news feeds every day. ExxonMobil’s annual Energy Outlook, which came out recently, […]
In Canada, Subway is introducing the Beyond Meatball Marinara sub in thousands of locations across Canada. Be sure to stop by and try it or you can make the sandwich your way with your choice of bread and toppings. Tests of the Beyond Meatball sub began in the US and Canadian markets last August in […]
In Wisconsin, Badger State Ethanol LLC has surpassed 1 billion gallons of ethanol production at its 85 million-gallon-per-year facility in Monroe, Wisconsin. BSE began production in 2002 with a nameplate capacity of 40 million gallons per year. BSE’s 1 billion gallons of ethanol production has provided a market for over 350 million bushels of corn. […]
In California, Sierra Energy has lured Johan van Walsem away from his role as COO of Lygos, and van Walsem will now serve as COO helping to oversee development and deployment of the FastOx gasification. van Walsem previously was a long-time VP for Manufacturing and Product Development at Metabolix, and also was part of the […]
