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Zeroing in on rDME, Renewable Dimethyl-Ether: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Dimeta

Zeroing in on rDME, Renewable Dimethyl-Ether: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Dimeta

April 27, 2022 |

Rebecca Groen from Dimeta shared this illuminating slide guide at ABLC last month and now’s your chance to see what she had to say about renewable and recycled carbon DME as a fuel that can de-fossilize transport, domestic and industrial heating and cooking. Take a look at how Dimeta is scaling up rDME with Circular […]

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Go SAF, Young Man: Go SAF, young one, and grow up with the country

Go SAF, Young Man: Go SAF, young one, and grow up with the country

April 26, 2022 |

Horace Greeley didn’t know anything about sustainable aviation fuel, and he may not have even authored the phrase, “Go West and grow up with the country.” But he did write, “Why insert this and not that? Why so much or A and so little of B?” I keep his instructions by my writing desk, it’s […]

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LCFC and Secretary Mabus’s thoughts on Russia, oil, fuels: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Decarbonizing Transportation Fuels

LCFC and Secretary Mabus’s thoughts on Russia, oil, fuels: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Decarbonizing Transportation Fuels

April 26, 2022 |

If you missed the recent Digest Connect with two of the most important energy security hawks in the United States (Graham Noyes, Executive director of the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition, and former Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, father of the Great Green Fleet) outlining practical actions that can be taken to reduce reliance on foreign oil, […]

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Alternative Fuels are Today’s Solution Bridging the Gap Toward a Zero Emissions Future

Alternative Fuels are Today’s Solution Bridging the Gap Toward a Zero Emissions Future

April 25, 2022 |

By Lisa Colicchio, Sustainability Director, Metrolink Special to The Digest The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its newest report and it may be their most important work yet. The report looks at climate mitigation — that is, what governments, corporations and individuals can do to avert the climate cliff and there are options […]

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Chemical Catalysis for Bioenergy: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to ChemCatBio

Chemical Catalysis for Bioenergy: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to ChemCatBio

April 25, 2022 |

ChemCatBio’s mission is to accelerate the catalyst and process development cycle for bioenergy applications – but how? What’s the potential impact of a billion-ton bioeconomy? What are the catalysis challenges in the conversion of biomass and waste feedstocks and how can we overcome them? In today’s Digest, find out all this and more.

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CFAA’s Race to Reduce Emissions: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Clean Fuels Alliance America

CFAA’s Race to Reduce Emissions: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Clean Fuels Alliance America

April 24, 2022 |

In line with today’s top story of sustainable aviation fuel, this slide guide from Clean Fuels Alliance America (formerly known as National Biodiesel Board) is one you won’t want to miss! From current biodiesel and renewable diesel markets in the U.S. and global consumption to SAF production processes and the LCFS, and more.

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Competitive Edge: Algae for Future

Competitive Edge: Algae for Future

April 21, 2022 |

On this Earth Day, we highlight a very green organization – literally green – Algae for Future. This Portugal-based biotech company has the world’s largest algae cascade raceway and is designing, building, and operating commercial-scale microalgae production facilities.  In today’s Digest, an exclusive Digest Q&A with Algae for Future, a peek behind the tech, what […]

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Sweet Sugarcane Solution: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to California Ethanol + Power

Sweet Sugarcane Solution: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to California Ethanol + Power

April 21, 2022 |

Here’s a short but sweet look at California Ethanol + Power and their Sugar Valley Energy site of sugarcane feedstock for ethanol production. In today’s Digest, from their sugarcane yields, carbon intensity, acreage, infrastructure, market, jobs, and more.

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Decarbonizing Cement & Concrete: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to CarbonBuilt

Decarbonizing Cement & Concrete: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to CarbonBuilt

April 20, 2022 |

Did you know cement and concrete are responsible for almost 10% of the world’s CO2 emissions? The good news is CarbonBuilt’s tech reduces embodied CO2 in high volume concrete products by 70 to 100+%. How? In today’s Digest, find out now their large-scale carbon utilization options are making a difference.

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On the Move – Neste, Agribusiness Association of Iowa, USGC, DMC, ExxonMobil, and more

On the Move – Neste, Agribusiness Association of Iowa, USGC, DMC, ExxonMobil, and more

April 19, 2022 |

April showers bring May flowers and apparently lots of changes with personnel moves in the bioeconomy. From Neste’s new President & CEO, a new CEO for Agribusiness Association of Iowa as well as Azelio, U.S. Grains Council new VP and COO of Ethanol Export Development, ExxonMobil’s new President of Low Carbon Solutions, and more, it’s […]

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