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2026 and the Case for Co-location of Biorefineries with Advanced Nuclear

2026 and the Case for Co-location of Biorefineries with Advanced Nuclear

April 1, 2020 |

By Ross Mazur and Joel Braden of Sustainable Fuels Consulting LLC, and graciously edited by Nick Touran Special to The Digest Advanced nuclear has made significant inroads over the past decade. Nearly 50 startups now occupy the space. Advanced nuclear is no longer a dream for the future, this sector has already broken ground. According […]

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Decarbonizing Shipping and Freight, Road Vehicles, Rail, Aviation, Maritime: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to UK’s Plan for Decarbonizing Transport

Decarbonizing Shipping and Freight, Road Vehicles, Rail, Aviation, Maritime: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to UK’s Plan for Decarbonizing Transport

April 1, 2020 |

Government support for regional solutions doesn’t just relate to the coronavirus pandemic. The United Kingdom’s Department of Transportation just released this plan for decarbonizing transportation across the board, from rail and aviation to road vehicles like buses, cars, freight and heavy duty trucks. The UK’s plan includes ways to become a hub for green transport technology […]

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The Crisis Dashboard – Health, Economy, Climate, Energy

The Crisis Dashboard – Health, Economy, Climate, Energy

March 31, 2020 |

Using the latest data available, The Digest published this “Crisis Dashboard” visual guide showing what’s going on with ethanol retail prices, liquid energy commodity prices, biodiesel operating margins, ethanol operating margins, retail fuel prices, RIN prices and volumes, equities, crop prices, low carbon fuel standard price and credit data, and more.

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Coronavirus Not Stopping Amyris: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Amyris’s Production Resilience

Coronavirus Not Stopping Amyris: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Amyris’s Production Resilience

March 31, 2020 |

Having been in the news recently for its launching of hand sanitizer and receiving initial positive result for vaccine adjuvant during the COVID-19 pandemic, Amyris also happens to be the fastest growing skin care brand in North America. Check out this Slide Guide from their latest investor meeting on how the world’s leading synthetic biology platform […]

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Bioeconomy: State of the Industry 2020

Bioeconomy: State of the Industry 2020

March 31, 2020 |

Here are our 34 Takes. In all, 4 Crises, 10 Macro Trends, and 20 Emerging Trends we’d like to point your attention to.

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Action Needed – 37 “Industry-Critical” Federal Programs Have Been Proposed for Severe Cuts or Elimination in the President’s Fiscal Year 2021 Federal Budget

Action Needed – 37 “Industry-Critical” Federal Programs Have Been Proposed for Severe Cuts or Elimination in the President’s Fiscal Year 2021 Federal Budget

March 30, 2020 |

These Cuts Have the Potential to Negatively Affect All National Bioeconomy Businesses By CJ Evans, Executive Director, Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition Managing Director, American Diversified Energy Special to The Digest The Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition (AFCC) has been working on Capitol Hill for the past two months to advocate for FY2021 federal programs […]

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Pre-Commercial Programs Supporting Biofuels, Biopower, Biochem: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Federal Programs Supporting Demonstration of Concept

Pre-Commercial Programs Supporting Biofuels, Biopower, Biochem: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Federal Programs Supporting Demonstration of Concept

March 30, 2020 |

Last week we shared the latest federal programs in the R&D space and this week we focus on the federal pre-commercial programs supporting biofuels, biopower, biochemcials and biobased products. Check out this slide guide from Bill Hagy at Lee Enterprises Consulting, for details on the National Science Foundation I-Corp Program (ICAP), the DOE Advanced Research Projects […]

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Path to Plant: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Avantium’s Renewable Chemistries

Path to Plant: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Avantium’s Renewable Chemistries

March 30, 2020 |

Avantium’s Dawn Technology is the future of biorefining, according to this illuminating slide guide from Zanna McFerson, Managing Director at Avantium. Get the details on the current status of their Dawn tech as well as their MEKONG technology that is transforming the materials industry with their demo plant launched in Q42019, how their partnership and […]

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Focus Forward from Challenge to Opportunity: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to RFA’s 2020 Ethanol Industry Outlook

Focus Forward from Challenge to Opportunity: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to RFA’s 2020 Ethanol Industry Outlook

March 29, 2020 |

The Renewable Fuels Association released its 2020 Ethanol Industry Outlook, an annual publication that provides policymakers, regulators, consumers, the media, and renewable fuel advocates with key statistics, trends, insight, and analysis on the latest developments in the U.S. renewable fuels industry, as well as commentary on what to expect in 2020. The publication also features a detailed listing […]

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Will I get sick, will I die? Surprises in the COVID-19 hard data on infections, mortality, as the April 6th witching hour nears

Will I get sick, will I die? Surprises in the COVID-19 hard data on infections, mortality, as the April 6th witching hour nears

March 29, 2020 |

Stunned viewers of CNN’s State of the Union program on Sunday morning heard Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases say that “projections showed the (COVOD-19) disease would kill between 100,000 and 200,000 Americans and infect far more,” and predicted “millions of cases” while warning that the projections and […]

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