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New Mexico Clean Transportation Fuels Standard Passes Senate Bill Now Heads To Governor

New Mexico Clean Transportation Fuels Standard Passes Senate Bill Now Heads To Governor

February 14, 2024 |

In New Mexico, the Clean Transportation Fuels Standard, HB 41, has passed the Senate and now heads to the Governor for signature. The bill passed off the Senate floor last night by a vote of 26-15. The legislation, if signed by the Governor, would require the state’s transportation sector to reduce the lifecycle carbon intensity […]

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Happy Valentine’s Day from the ABLC Due Diligence Wolfpack

Happy Valentine’s Day from the ABLC Due Diligence Wolfpack

February 14, 2024 |

The Due Diligence Wolves return to the ABLC stage Yes, the Wolves wish you a happy and value-friendly Valentines. They’re getting ready for their next appearance on the ABLC stage as we look at five new technologies and fumigate out any cant, pettifoggery or hype in the search for true value. Only value! That’s their […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Windfall Bio

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Windfall Bio

February 13, 2024 |

Founded in 2023, Windfall Bio is developing the first-ever solution for capturing and transforming climate-harming methane emissions into living organic soil nutrients. CEO Josh Silverman gave this presentation at ABLC Next 2023 on the targets, the team, the promise and the progress in sustainable agriculture.      

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Biofuels M&A: 2023 Review & Outlook: A Thriving Industry, But Few M&A Deals

Biofuels M&A: 2023 Review & Outlook: A Thriving Industry, But Few M&A Deals

February 12, 2024 |

By Bruce Comer, Frank Kim, Zak Putlak, and John Panvica, Ocean Park Special to The Digest The US biofuels sector in 2023 registered the flourishing of new technologies and billions in new investments – and an unprecedented low level of M&A activity: only two operating biofuels plants and two non-operating plants, worth 310 million gallons […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Bioveritas

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Bioveritas

February 12, 2024 |

BioVeritas uses some of the same technology with different market goals as the famed Terrabon of days gone by — carboxylic acids made from waste biomass, with fuel precursors and a slew of interesting renewable chemical precursors among the products that the technology can produce. Bioveritas Chief Commercial Officer Pareen Shah gave this overview of […]

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Purpose-Grown Energy Crops: What Drives Feedstock Innovation

Purpose-Grown Energy Crops: What Drives Feedstock Innovation

February 11, 2024 |

By Glenn Farris, Managing Director, Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest In the drive towards a clean energy future and a low-carbon energy environment, purpose-grown energy crops will play a major role. At this time and for many years, researchers associated with universities, national labs, seed companies, and other institutions both public and private […]

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Sherbacow pleads guilty to wire fraud, awaits sentencing

Sherbacow pleads guilty to wire fraud, awaits sentencing

February 8, 2024 |

In Washington, Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Assistant Director in Charge David Sundberg of the FBI Washington Field Office announced that Bryan Sherbacow, founder and former CEO of a sustainable fuel company, Alder Energy LLC dba Alder Fuels, pleaded guilty today one count of wire fraud […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to BDO Zones

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to BDO Zones

February 8, 2024 |

The BDO Zone Initiative certifies regional readiness for bioenergy manufacturing, creates global connections with project developers, and ignites an influx of clean energy opportunities. A BDO Zone rating is a standards-based assessment of regional  manufacturing readiness with respect to development potential of biofuels, renewable chemicals, biogas or bioproducts projects. Investment grade ratings attract new bio-based […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to HEFA based SAF projects utilizing marginal land

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to HEFA based SAF projects utilizing marginal land

February 7, 2024 |

A new Aviation Biofuel plant producing HEFA, and Production and test of HEFA in commercial flights in non-segregated mode are the focal points  of this presentation by esteemed international researcher David Chiarimonti. The goal is to accelerate the deployment of Aviation Biofuels, enabling commercial production. The project objectives are: 1) To bring HEFA to full […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Hydrogen

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Hydrogen

February 6, 2024 |

In this presentation, we explored the challenges faced by global hydrogen producers in shifting towards low carbon hydrogen — new technologies for green hydrogen, new carbon capture opportunities to make blue hydrogen, and much more, including how policy and finance are coming together to support the build-out. The Digest’s Jim Lane presented these slides at […]

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