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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to California Ethanol+Power

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to California Ethanol+Power

July 6, 2023 |

The mission of California Ethanol & Power, LLC (“CE+P”) is to produce sustainable renewable low-carbon energy in California from the right renewable resource – sugarcane. CE&P’s experienced team is completing the development of and intends to project finance, construct using proven technologies, own and operate a facility in California’s Imperial Valley. CEO Dave Rubenstein presented […]

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Virent’s Bioforming S2A

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Virent’s Bioforming S2A

July 5, 2023 |

Virent, a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum developed its BioForming technology to create fuels and chemicals from a wide range of naturally occurring, renewable resources. And now they teamed up with Johnson Matthey to bring to market Virent’s proprietary tech for the production of BioFormate, enabling production of bio-gasoline, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and bio-aromatic chemicals. […]

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Low Carbon Fuel Standards and their underappreciated benefits

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Low Carbon Fuel Standards and their underappreciated benefits

July 4, 2023 |

In this special Digest webinar Graham Noyes, Executive Director of the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition and LCFC Policy director Robin Vercruse looked at the advantages of an LCFS. Among these chiefly are: Frontloads GHG reductions, Creates long-term policy certainty to promote investments; Doesn’t pick winners and losers;  All-of-the-above approach catalyzes industry innovation; Complements targeted policies; […]

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of SAF

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of SAF

July 3, 2023 |

Here’s the State of SAF presentation from the ABLC CONNECT series episode. The Value Stack, planned capacity, mandates, incentives, major players and their recent activities, pathways, mandates around the world, molecules, and markets. It’s a comprehensive but compact look at the industry in this year of transition from development to deployment.

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On Energy Independence Day: a Digest essay

On Energy Independence Day: a Digest essay

July 3, 2023 |

In the United States today, it is the 4th of July, it is Independence Day, but around the world perhaps we could celebrate something just as important, Energy Independence Day or, even more, Energy Security Day. For, as we have learned with the invasion of Ukraine, none of us are energy secure until we are […]

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Active Energy Group

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Active Energy Group

June 30, 2023 |

Active Energy GroupG is a biomass based renewable energy business focused on using its proprietary technology to transform low-cost or waste biomass material into renewable biomass fuels, thus creating next generation biomass products. AEG CEO Michael Rowan presented these slides at ABLC 2023 on the company’s promise and progress.

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Building the Bioworkforce of the Future 

Building the Bioworkforce of the Future 

June 30, 2023 |

Says here in this exciting new report out of the White House, “Global industry is on the cusp of a revolution powered by biotechnology and biomanufacturing. By harnessing the power of biotechnology and biomanufacturing, we can produce almost anything that we use in our day-to-day lives—from medicines to fuels to plastics.” So far, pretty peppy […]

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to United Airlines and SAF

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to United Airlines and SAF

June 29, 2023 |

United’s been so out-front of SAF, it’s hard to enumerate all the activities. Investment in production, off-take deals, working on standards, work on communications and engagement with policymakers and passengers. United’s Managing Director, Global Environmental Affairs and Sustainability, Lauren Riley, gave this update on the company’s progress and plans at ABLC 2023.

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Ethanol Industry…Beyond Ethanol

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Ethanol Industry…Beyond Ethanol

June 28, 2023 |

A distinguished member of the Due Diligence Wolfpack, Michele Rubino, gave this illuminating presentation as part of the REenergize weekly series on opportunities for the ethanol industry, beyond fuel ethanol, in the face of an expected sharp decline in the gasoline market. SAF, renewable chemicals, ammonia fertilizer, renewable diesel — all options on the table […]

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the Bioenergy Technologies Office

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the Bioenergy Technologies Office

June 27, 2023 |

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (establishes partnerships with key public and private stakeholders to develop technologies for producing cost-competitive advanced biofuels from non-food biomass resources, including cellulosic biomass, algae, and wet waste (e.g., biosolids). BETO works with a broad spectrum of government, industrial, academic, agricultural, and nonprofit partners across the United States […]

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