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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Aether Biomaterials

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Aether Biomaterials

March 7, 2023 |

Aether’s biosourced MCH is currently used today in both jet fuels and ICE fuels. MCH is the carrier compound for the Chiyoda SPERA hydrogen transport & storage system. MCH is a source of Toluene. The Aether team prepared this company pitch deck for distribution this year.

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Voting opens for 50 Hottest Companies in the Bioeconomy 2023

Voting opens for 50 Hottest Companies in the Bioeconomy 2023

March 7, 2023 |

Out of thousands of eligible organizations, who will make the Hot 50– who will get your vote? In Florida, The Digest announced the official opening of voting for the 50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy for 2023. For the Hot 50, subscribers will receive a link to their official ballot in each e-mail newsletter […]

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McAdams wins 2023 William C. Holmberg Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Bioeconomy

McAdams wins 2023 William C. Holmberg Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Bioeconomy

March 7, 2023 |

The term advanced biofuels more or less originated as a catch all in the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, for the fuels that were not biodiesel, corn ethanol or cellulosic ethanol. At the time, it primarily referred to Brazilian sugarcane ethanol. Soon the term changed. corn ethanol had become big business, highly successful and […]

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the Nexus of Hydrogen, Wind and Fuels

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the Nexus of Hydrogen, Wind and Fuels

March 6, 2023 |

Wind, Hydrogen and Fuels — they have a lot of cross impact, not just in the area of eFuels. Projects like Grön Fuels in Louisiana, and Gevo’s Net Zero One in South Dakota are showing that technologies like wind energy can drive down the carbon intensity of fuels projects, fast — and having green or […]

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Want more bioeconomy capacity, sooner? Our 4-point plan to relieve the investor’s Tour of Terror

Want more bioeconomy capacity, sooner? Our 4-point plan to relieve the investor’s Tour of Terror

March 5, 2023 |

The Yukon Striker is the world’s longest dive-style rollercoaster, with a drop of more than 240 feet, four inversions, hurtles at 80+ miles per hour, and when you take the first drop, you plunge into an underwater tunnel, after pulling a terrifying 5Gs on the way down. But it is only the world’s second-scariest rollercoaster, because […]

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Gevo Finalizes Renewable Hydrogen dev deal with Zero6 Energy, taps Cummins

Gevo Finalizes Renewable Hydrogen dev deal with Zero6 Energy, taps Cummins

March 3, 2023 |

In Colorado, Gevo has finalized a Hydrogen Development Services Agreement with Zero6 Energy (formerly Juhl Energy) for the development of a 20-megawatt hydrogen production facility in Lake Preston, South Dakota, using Cummins Inc. electrolyzer technology. The facility, known as the Dakota Renewable Hydrogen Project (DRH), will be an integral part of Gevo’s Net-Zero 1 renewable […]

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Precision Fermentation Alliance launches

Precision Fermentation Alliance launches

March 3, 2023 |

In California, Perfect Day and other organizations have launched the  Precision Fermentation Alliance as a trade organization to champion precision fermentation as a trusted solution for a more resilient and sustainable food system. The founding members have aligned on the following goals: Promote understanding of precision fermentation technology. Establish global transparency around ingredients and foods […]

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First Mode unveils big hydrogen fuel cell trucking order with Ballard

First Mode unveils big hydrogen fuel cell trucking order with Ballard

March 3, 2023 |

In Washington state, First Mode has ordered 30 hydrogen fuel cell modules – totaling 3 megawatts – to power several hybrid hydrogen and battery ultra-class mining haul trucks, from Ballard Power Systems. This is the equivalent of approximately 4,000 horsepower. First Mode is now working to scale production for the next generation of clean energy […]

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Yilkins

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Yilkins

March 2, 2023 |

Yilkins is an innovative developer and producer of modular and fully integrated equipment for biomass upgrading processes. Yilkins’ business model is based on licensing technology enabling fast global roll-out, turning residues into valuable products, combining sustainable development with good returns. Yilkin’s Guy Penard presented these slides at ABLC Next 2022.

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Analysts: RNG Production Startup Is on Deck for Clean Energy Fuels, Though Profitability Uplift Will Be a 2024 Story

Analysts: RNG Production Startup Is on Deck for Clean Energy Fuels, Though Profitability Uplift Will Be a 2024 Story

March 2, 2023 |

In New York, celebrated energy analyst Pavel Molchanov of Raymond James, essaying the prospects of Clean Energy Fuels Corp and affirming a Market Perform rating) noted that “Clean Energy’s business model is diversifying from its historical status as purely a fuel distributor towards starting in-house production of RNG in 2023. The growth story must be […]

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