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Hydrothermal Liquefaction Technology: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Steeper Energy

Hydrothermal Liquefaction Technology: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Steeper Energy

November 3, 2020 |

Hydrofaction is Hot! Don’t take our word for it – dive into this new slide guide from Steeper Energy’s CEO Perry Toms who takes us through the progress towards commercial scale of Steeper’s hydrofaction technology as it cracks low-value waste feedstocks into high-value fuels. Find out the latest from this emerging company on hydrothermal liquefaction […]

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Industrial Hemp Production (Part I): Cultivation and Management

Industrial Hemp Production (Part I): Cultivation and Management

November 2, 2020 |

By Susan P. Rupp, PhD, Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest The production of industrial hemp, grown for fiber, seed, and cannabidiol (CBD), has surged in recent years.  More recently, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) authorized the production of hemp and removed hemp and hemp seeds from the Drug Enforcement […]

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RNG Biogas, Low-Carbon Ethanol: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Aemetis

RNG Biogas, Low-Carbon Ethanol: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Aemetis

November 2, 2020 |

If you missed DigestConnect last week, take a look at this illuminating slide guide from Aemetis CEO Eric McAfee on their newest biogas venture, making renewable natural gas from dairy waste, the switch to making hand sanitizer as they adapted to COVID-19, and future plans for low-carbon ethanol projects like their California ethanol plant, India […]

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Disrupting, Scaling Up, Numbering Up: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech

Disrupting, Scaling Up, Numbering Up: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech

November 1, 2020 |

COVID-19 continues to change how we do things, and LanzaTech shared this illuminating slide guide on how it is changing road and air activity and what that means for biofuels. Disrupting how we think about carbon, alcohol-to-jet, the latest on LanzaJet, putting carbon in the circular economy, and more…the ABLC Digital presentation from LanzaTech’s Jennifer Holmgren.

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TerraSync Algae Micro Cover Crop: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Accelergy

TerraSync Algae Micro Cover Crop: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Accelergy

October 29, 2020 |

Keeping in line with our Halloween theme this fun Friday, algae is usually green, like witch’s brew, and while it may not cast a spell on you, it certainly is worth paying attention to for biofuels, CO2 consumption, improving crop yields, and more. Mark P. Allen, Vice President of Integrated Carbon Solutions at Accelergy, shared this […]

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Agriculture and Renewables Epicenter: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Iowa

Agriculture and Renewables Epicenter: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Iowa

October 28, 2020 |

Iowa is an agriculture superstar. With 85% of the state’s total land area being farmland, $29 billion in total agriculture receipts in 2017, ranking #1 in the nation in corn production, #2 in soybean production, it is the epicenter of the U.S.’s crop growing region as well as a leader in advanced precision agriculture, seed genetics, […]

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Cellulosic Biogas Markets and Applications: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Iogen

Cellulosic Biogas Markets and Applications: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Iogen

October 27, 2020 |

One of the top 5 registered producers of cellulosic biofuel in the U.S., Iogen’s Brian Foody shared this illuminating slide guide at ABLC 2020 on what cellulosic biogas is and how is it used today, RNG’s market segment, renewable hydrogen, transportation applications and technology, transportation fuel markets and what this all means for development of new […]

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Nominations open for the 50 Hottest Organizations in Bio+Engineering 2021

Nominations open for the 50 Hottest Organizations in Bio+Engineering 2021

October 27, 2020 |

Who will make the Hot 50– who will get your vote? In Florida, The Digest announced the official opening of nominations for the 50 Hottest Organizations in Bio+Engineering for 2021. Nominate companies here. Voting Rules Voting will be open to all registered subscribers of The Digest and invited selectors. This year, votes will be weighted […]

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Nominations open for the 50 Hottest Companies in Advanced Agriculture and Nutrition 2021

Nominations open for the 50 Hottest Companies in Advanced Agriculture and Nutrition 2021

October 27, 2020 |

Who will make the Hot 50– who will get your vote? In Florida, The Digest announced the official opening of nominations for the 50 Hottest Companies in Advanced Agriculture and Nutrition for 2021. Nominate companies here. Voting Rules Voting will be open to all registered subscribers of The Digest and invited selectors. This year, votes […]

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Nominations open for the 50 Hottest Companies in Low-Carbon Fuels and Renewable Chemicals 2021

Nominations open for the 50 Hottest Companies in Low-Carbon Fuels and Renewable Chemicals 2021

October 27, 2020 |

  Who will make the Hot 50– who will get your vote? In Florida, The Digest announced the official opening of nominations for the 50 Hottest Companies in Low-carbon Fuels and Renewable Chemicals for 2021. Nominate companies here. Voting Rules Voting will be open to all registered subscribers of The Digest and invited selectors. This […]

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