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2019 Financials, 2020 Plans: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Novozymes’ Past and Future

2019 Financials, 2020 Plans: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Novozymes’ Past and Future

March 8, 2020 |

Novozymes just hosted their Annual Shareholders Meeting 2020 and we have an insider look at their presentation. Check out not just their 2019 financials and what they refer to as “A year of change,” and “A challenging year,” but a peak into what the future holds for the company in 2020, why sustainability is at the […]

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VTT launches two-year project with partners to develop BECCU

VTT launches two-year project with partners to develop BECCU

March 5, 2020 |

In Finland, VTT and its business partners have launched a two-year project to develop a concept for a process to capture and utilize carbon dioxide. The aim is to utilize the carbon dioxide produced during bioenergy production as a raw material for specialty chemicals. As certain end products have a long lifecycle, the concept may […]

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Finnair, Neste partner to reduce CO2 footprint of flying with sustainable aviation fuels

Finnair, Neste partner to reduce CO2 footprint of flying with sustainable aviation fuels

March 5, 2020 |

In Finland, Finnair and Neste inked a new agreement which will gradually and considerably increase Finnair’s use of sustainable aviation fuel in its operations. The new partnership will be a key contributing factor in Finnair’s long-term target of carbon neutrality. Sustainable aviation fuels are a key part of the long-term solution for reducing the CO2 […]

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Seaweed-lined to-go containers, Pepsi’s molded pulp 6-pack rings, Hydrogen-powered Arctic Station, “Infinite” toothbrush, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of March 5th

Seaweed-lined to-go containers, Pepsi’s molded pulp 6-pack rings, Hydrogen-powered Arctic Station, “Infinite” toothbrush, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of March 5th

March 5, 2020 |

Sit back and just imagine, hanging out at the new International Arctic Station that runs on solar, wind, and hydrogen power, sipping on a Pepsi 6-pack that came in molded pulp rings, eating lunch from a seaweed lined food container, wearing your cool Skechers kicks made with tire king Goodyear’s soybean oil-based rubber technology, then […]

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Social, Environmental and Economic Responsibility: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Stora Enso’s Sustainability Actions and Goals

Social, Environmental and Economic Responsibility: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Stora Enso’s Sustainability Actions and Goals

March 5, 2020 |

Stora Enso cares for people and planet, from forests to innovation, manufacturing, product use, and end-of-life integrated into their business. Here’s an in-depth look at what they did in 2019 to support customers and consumer demand for sustainable products like its first Green Bonds issuing in Febrary collecting SEK 6 billion (about $636 million), their […]

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The Technology UnStack: Culture Bio’s $15M Series A confirms a shift in biotechnology R&D

The Technology UnStack: Culture Bio’s $15M Series A confirms a shift in biotechnology R&D

March 4, 2020 |

In California, Culture Biosciences, the South San Francisco biotech company making biomanufacturing a digital experience, announced today a Series A financing of $15M, led by Cultivian Sandbox Ventures with participation from The Production Board and existing investors Verily Life Sciences, Section 32, YCombinator, and E14 Fund. Dan Phillips, Managing Director at Cultivian Sandbox, and David […]

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The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Do We Really Need Hydrogen?

The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Do We Really Need Hydrogen?

March 4, 2020 |

Jack Brouwer, Director of the National Fuel Cell Research Center at UC Irvine asks this very question. Take a look at his presentation from the H2@Scale panel to find out what today’s popular thinking and arguments are against hydrogen, a look at hydrogen energy storage dynamics, pressure and flow dynamics, and more.

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MIND THE GAP: Letter from Europe

MIND THE GAP: Letter from Europe

March 3, 2020 |

If you have not followed the Alternative and Renewable Fuels Forum, bookmark this, and today I’ll give you some of the flavor of this group with 110 members — project owners and developers, policy experts, technologists, automotive manufacturers, oil companies, airlines. I think of them as the ARTFL Dodgers for their skill at navigating the […]

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Minding the Cost Gap: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to IEA Bioenergy’s Cost Reduction for Biofuels

Minding the Cost Gap: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to IEA Bioenergy’s Cost Reduction for Biofuels

March 3, 2020 |

Today’s top story, “Mind the Gap,” refers to a rather bleak and disturbing assessment offered by IEA Bioenergy on the prospects for cost-competitive advanced biofuels. The report looked at 89 different organizations and their technologies, and IEA Bioenergy’s Adam Brown told the Forum, “there is a significant cost gap between fossil and advanced biofuels, even […]

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Hydrogen’s Technical, Demand and Economic Potential: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to NREL’s Hydrogen Potential – H2@Scale

Hydrogen’s Technical, Demand and Economic Potential: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to NREL’s Hydrogen Potential – H2@Scale

March 2, 2020 |

Did you know that the demand potential of the hydrogen market by 2050 is >9X? National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently presented the latest on the technical potential, demand, and economic potential of H2@Scale within the United States. Check out 5 national scenarios for hydrogen’s economic potential, and more.

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