Author Archive: Jim Lane

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Oil, biomass, carbon – the value story and a look through the lens of price

Oil, biomass, carbon – the value story and a look through the lens of price

May 29, 2019 |

History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them. B. R. Ambedkar Scarcity is the basic human problem — we have limited resources to expend on the unlimited desires of […]

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Fuel Forward: The Digest’s 2019 Enhanced Multi-Slide Guide to Renewable Energy Group

Fuel Forward: The Digest’s 2019 Enhanced Multi-Slide Guide to Renewable Energy Group

May 29, 2019 |

Earlier this month, Renewable Energy Group released its 2019 Q1 earnings and held its quarterly earnings conference call with analysts and media. The complete webcast of the event is available at regi.com. Participating in the call for REG were CEO Cynthia J. Warner, CFO Chad Stone, and Treasurer Todd Robinson.  — and this includes a lively and […]

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Fuel Forward: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Renewable Energy Group

Fuel Forward: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Renewable Energy Group

May 29, 2019 |

Earlier this month, Renewable Energy Group released its 2019 Q1 earnings and held its quarterly earnings conference call with analysts and media. The complete webcast of the event is available at regi.com. Participating in the call for REG were CEO Cynthia J. Warner, CFO Chad Stone, and Treasurer Todd Robinson.  — and this includes a lively and […]

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Rethinking Tomorrow and New Product Launches: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Novozymes

Rethinking Tomorrow and New Product Launches: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Novozymes

May 28, 2019 |

The Digest’s new “Stocks Worth Tracking” Multi-Slide Guide Series highlights hot companies that are making strides in the bioeconomy. Today’s “Stock Worth Tracking” is Novozymes. Novozymes has had 17 years of innovation driven growth with a focus on enyzmes and microbes. They have had over 100 new product launches and a global presence. Novozymes gave […]

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Unfinished Tax Business for Congress is Causing American Companies to Shutter

Unfinished Tax Business for Congress is Causing American Companies to Shutter

May 27, 2019 |

By Hon. Kenny Hulshof, former Representative for Missouri’s 9th District, now vice chairman for Kit Bond Strategies in DC Special to The Digest  The 116th Congress is already in its fifth month, but there’s still some unfinished business lingering from the prior Congress—tax extenders. The new Democratic majority points the finger at Republicans and blames them […]

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KLM, SkyNRG and SHV Energy greenlight the world’s largest stand-alone sustainable aviation fuels project

KLM, SkyNRG and SHV Energy greenlight the world’s largest stand-alone sustainable aviation fuels project

May 27, 2019 |

From the Netherlands comes news that, SkyNRG will develop Europe’s first dedicated plant for the production of SAF in Delfzijl. KLM has committed to a 10-year, 75,000 tonne per year aviation fuels order for 10 years. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and SHV Energy (a global leader in LPG distribution) will also invest in the facility and […]

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Algae and Synthetic Ecology: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo

Algae and Synthetic Ecology: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo

May 27, 2019 |

The Digest’s new “Stocks Worth Tracking” Multi-Slide Guide Series highlights hot companies that are making strides in the bioeconomy. Today’s “Stock Worth Tracking” is Gevo. Gevo produces and sells low-carbon, renewable, high-performance fuel products. From ethanol to isobutanol, jet fuel, isooctane, oxygenate blendstocks, and more, Gevo is on a mission to replace fossil based products […]

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BioDisrupting the World: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Amyris

BioDisrupting the World: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Amyris

May 26, 2019 |

The Digest’s new “Stocks Worth Tracking” Multi-Slide Guide Series highlights hot companies that are making strides in the bioeconomy. Today’s “Stock Worth Tracking” is Amyris. From plant-sugars to anti-malarial drugs, their proprietary process of engineering organisms (yeast) uses renewably-sourced carbon from plants to make sustainable, custom molecules that allow their customers to make better, more […]

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Plant robot, wheat bran and food waste coffins, lyocell car seats, 3D biobased dwelling, milk protein films, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of May 23rd

Plant robot, wheat bran and food waste coffins, lyocell car seats, 3D biobased dwelling, milk protein films, and more: The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of May 23rd

May 23, 2019 |

The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of May 23rd In today’s Digest, plant robot, wheat bran and food waste coffins, lyocell car seats, 3D biobased dwelling, milk protein films — these and more, ready for you now at The Digest online. […]

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Project LIBERTY: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to POET

Project LIBERTY: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to POET

May 23, 2019 |

POET has been turning one big idea after another into biofuel and renewable alternative product solutions for thirty years. They have grown from a single, humble refinery in Scotland, South Dakota, to one of the world’s largest producers of ethanol and other biorefined products. Dave Bushong, Senior Vice President of Research at POET, gave this […]

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