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The Problem with Moisture Analysis in Biofuels – a New Solution?

The Problem with Moisture Analysis in Biofuels – a New Solution?

September 15, 2021 |

By Dr. Stephany McClements, Vice President of Business Development, Lantha Sensors Special to The Digest We know that the world is adapting to the effects of climate change, and biofuels are reaching a pivotal role in making those changes less impactful for future generations. However, problems in the industry still pose daunting challenges. One in […]

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The insect love story that never happens: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Provivi

The insect love story that never happens: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Provivi

September 15, 2021 |

Keeping pests apart – mating disruption is what it’s all about for Provivi which uses a patented production method, enabling a step-change in the cost of manufacturing of pheromones, allowing the use of this technology in high-acreage food crops like corn and rice.

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ABLC Wolfpacker Joel Stone to lead virtual BCL webinar “The Carbon Sequestration SOILution”, 9/21

ABLC Wolfpacker Joel Stone to lead virtual BCL webinar “The Carbon Sequestration SOILution”, 9/21

September 14, 2021 |

The Due Diligence Wolfpack will be on stage at ABLC and ripping apart business plans and process diagrams in their hunger for value. In the meanwhile. Wolf Joel Stone will be on the virtual stage next week with Business Climate Leaders in a free session worth attending. 9/21 4:30-6:00 EASTERN TIME VIA ZOOM Register here. […]

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ECB Group Renewable Diesel Project in Latin America Uses Unique Hydrogen Integration Design

ECB Group Renewable Diesel Project in Latin America Uses Unique Hydrogen Integration Design

September 14, 2021 |

By Dan Szeezil, Business Leader, Renewable Fuels, Honeywell Special to The Digest The first renewable diesel project in South America will be built in Paraguay. The Omega Green renewable fuel complex developed by ECB Group has an investment cost of more than $800 million and is the largest private investment in the country’s history. The […]

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Getting 35B SAF gallons by 2050: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to NREL’s SAF Approach

Getting 35B SAF gallons by 2050: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to NREL’s SAF Approach

September 14, 2021 |

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Dig their Big Rig: Licella commissions world’s largest operating hydrothermal liquefaction facility

Dig their Big Rig: Licella commissions world’s largest operating hydrothermal liquefaction facility

September 14, 2021 |

Licella commissions world’s largest operating hydrothermal liquefaction facility  In Australia, Licella has completed initial commissioning of its upgraded Cat-HTR commercial-demonstration plant. The Commercial Stage 1 facility is co-owned with Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor), a global leader in the manufacturing of sustainable forest products, through its joint venture, Arbios Biotech. It is built around the […]

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Energy Recovery Technology: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Observing I Ecotech

Energy Recovery Technology: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Observing I Ecotech

September 13, 2021 |

The waste treatment technology ERT (Energy Recovery Technology) highlighted by Observing I Ecotech is worth taking a look at as a way to recover energy like fuels and gas from unsegregated municipal and biomedical waste. How does ERT work in converting waste to liquid hydrocarbons and LPG? What makes it unique?

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Hydrogen Ecosystem for Aviation: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Airbus ZEROe

Hydrogen Ecosystem for Aviation: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Airbus ZEROe

September 12, 2021 |

It’s all about hydrogen propulsion with the ZEROe aircraft which Airbus aims to develop by 2035 as the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft. What is power-to-liquid or PtL for aviation and how will it be used in this aircraft? How will hydrogen hubs work at airports?

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CORRECTION: Amyris, Total and farnesane based-jet fuel

CORRECTION: Amyris, Total and farnesane based-jet fuel

September 10, 2021 |

In this morning’s Digest (September 10th) round-up of activities announced on advances in the production of sustainable aviation fuels, we reported on an announce by Amyris and Total regarding future production of farnesene-based jet fuel, in which we picked up a storyline from all the way back in 2014 and reported what was true then, […]

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Job Creation, Decarbonization, Social Justice: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to BDO Zones

Job Creation, Decarbonization, Social Justice: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to BDO Zones

September 9, 2021 |

Ecostrat’s President & CEO, Jordan Solomon, shared this illuminating slide guide at ABLC Digital on accelerating biobased investment and infrastructure development in economically distressed areas. Find out what BDO zones are, how this initiative can help pull forward green tech and create new markets for biomass, and more.

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