I wonder at PLA, I wonder about it, it’s a wonder, it’s a mystery. Two of the most bullish newsbites about the prospects for biobased polylactic acid are sitting on my desk. News that we have reported that n Thailand, leading polylactic acid producer NatureWorks has obtained a $350-million loan to finance its fully integrated […]
By Gregory T. Benz, LEC Partners/Benz Technology International Inc. Special to The Digest There are many ways to produce hydrogen: electrolysis, catalytic methods on alkane gasses, pyrolysis or organic matter and “wet” processing of biomass, usually converting to sugars before conversion to hydrogen. This brief paper is not about the reaction chemistry, but is about […]
Virent has two hot technology pathways for the bioeconomy — Sugars to Aromatics – S2A, which Virent, Marathon and Johnson Matthey (JM) are working together on commercializing globally. And, Ethanol to Aromatics – E2A, producing the same products as S2A, plus hydrogen and LPG, currently at demonstration scale. Virent CEO Dave Kettner presented these slides […]
Here, Greg Jaffe, senior adviser to the Secretary of Agriculture, highlights recent actions at the USDA on behalf of the bioeconomy. Specifically, highlighting the new USDA report on building a resilient bioeconomy supply chain. What’s in the report? An assessment of biomass availability and current uses. Factors affecting biomass supply chain systems: climate change, food […]
Jeffrey Short of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) presented these slides on the comparative costs, advantages and disadvantages of achieving low carbon goals for trucking via renewable diesel conversion vs electrification.
A new report by the Global Maritime Forum and RMI (founded as the Rocky Mountain Institute), under Mission Innovation’s umbrella, outlines strategies for ports to become first movers in providing green methanol and ammonia bunkering. Part 1 of this report takes a deep dive into green methanol and ammonia fuel supply dynamics.
The Inflation Reduction Act provides nearly $40 billion for USDA over the next 10 years to improve life and livelihoods in rural communities. Specific investments include: $19.3 billion for climate-smart agriculture on farms, ranches, and forests; $13.4 billion to lower costs for families and support goodpaying clean energy jobs in rural communities; and $5 billion […]
IEA Bioenergy Task 40: Deployment of biobased value chains (in the triennium 2016-2018 known as ‘Sustainable biomass markets and international bioenergy trade to support the biobased economy’), commonly abbreviated Task 40, was established under the International Energy Agency (IEA) Bioenergy Implementing Agreement in December 2003 with the aim of focusing on international bioenergy technology potential, […]
From Australia comes news via our friends at Bioenergy Australia of the Australian Federal Government’s Future Made in Australia initiative. An investment has been outlined of $1.7 billion over the next decade in the Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund, to support the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to commercialize net zero innovations including low-carbon liquid […]
Whitefox has been active over the past couple of months highlighting the opportunity for ethanol in the global bioeconomy via their “Ethanol as a Building Block” campaign, which continues here with CEO Gillian Harrison’s exciting presentation that delves into the relentless pursuit of optimization and the opportunities in membrane technology.
