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The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to ChemCatBio

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to ChemCatBio

November 29, 2022 |

ChemCatBio’s mission is to accelerate the catalyst and process development cycle for bioenergy applications – but how? What’s the potential impact of a billion-ton bioeconomy? What are the catalysis challenges in the conversion of biomass and waste feedstocks and how can we overcome them? NREL’s Josh Shaidle presented these slides at ABLC Next 2022.

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The renewing Power of Progress in renewable Power: Shell acquires Nature Energy in $2B RNG deal

The renewing Power of Progress in renewable Power: Shell acquires Nature Energy in $2B RNG deal

November 29, 2022 |

News arrives from Europe that Shell plc has agreed to acquire 100% of Nature Energy for nearly USD $2 billion (€ 1.9 billion) from Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, Pioneer Point Partners and Sampension. The acquisition will be absorbed within Shell’s current capital range, which remains unchanged. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and […]

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Axens, Chiyoda and the search for liquid hydrogen carriers

Axens, Chiyoda and the search for liquid hydrogen carriers

November 28, 2022 |

From France and Japan comes news that Axens and Chiyoda Corporation have inked a partnership to facilitate hydrogen supply chain projects via methylcyclohexane, known widely as MCH, as a Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier, and promote a combination of Axens’ Toluene Hydrogenation technology and Chiyoda’s SPERA Hydrogen technology. The hydrogen backstory According to the International Energy […]

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The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to the NXT SPAC merger and Columbia River project

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to the NXT SPAC merger and Columbia River project

November 25, 2022 |

We reported last week that NEXT Renewable Fuels and ITAQ, a special purpose acquisition company, signed a merger agreement expected to result in NXTCLEAN Fuels, Inc. We profiled the project in NEXT Renewable Fuels and its big, big, big, long, long, long project in Oregon, here. But we have even more today: You can visualize the […]

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The Well-Earned Prize: NEXT Renewables’ proposed SPAC merger, in detail

The Well-Earned Prize: NEXT Renewables’ proposed SPAC merger, in detail

November 25, 2022 |

Back in October, we speculated that the gang at NEXT might muse from time to time about re-naming their company BY GRABTHAR’S HAMMER, EVENTUALLY — given the epic effort they’ve undertaken in developing their massive Columbia River RD and SAF project, but they’ve found a better name altogether. We reported last week that NEXT Renewable Fuels […]

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The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to California Ethanol + Power

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to California Ethanol + Power

November 24, 2022 |

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 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Lower Carbon Ethanol via Praj technology

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Lower Carbon Ethanol via Praj technology

November 24, 2022 |

The world is shifting to lower carbon ethanol, driven by sustainability goals. But exactly how will we get there – what technology will we use, at what cost, when will we deploy and where? To answer these questions and more, we were joined by Shrikant Rathi, Executive Director, Praj Americas for a Digest special webinar as […]

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The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to CAAFI’s SAF outlook

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to CAAFI’s SAF outlook

November 23, 2022 |

Since 2006, the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) has sought to enhance energy security and environmental sustainability for aviation through the use of alternative jet fuels. CAAFI is a coalition of airlines, aircraft and engine manufacturers, energy producers, researchers, international participants and U.S. government agencies. Together these stakeholders are leading the development and deployment […]

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Electric Cars – Iffy, Alcohol Cars – A Sure Thing

Electric Cars – Iffy, Alcohol Cars – A Sure Thing

November 23, 2022 |

By Dave Stoltz Special to The Digest Electric cars for our entire light duty vehicle fleet as Governor Newsom and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) want are iffy. The key word to not getting ourselves into the same predicament that we’re in right now with finite energy resources is RENEWABLE!  Electric cars are powered […]

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The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Burnham Sterlings’ Investment Banking view of SAF production

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Burnham Sterlings’ Investment Banking view of SAF production

November 22, 2022 |

Burnham Sterling is a Connecticut-based financial advisory firm that works with large corporate customers on structured transactions Burnham Sterling is leading a $400 million program to (i) invest equity in new projects to produce SAF and (ii) make SAF available to partners under offtake contracts Burnham Sterling managing director Mike Morgan presented these slides at […]

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