Author Archive: Jim Lane

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Below Zero: why Less is More for the Advanced Bioeconomy

Below Zero: why Less is More for the Advanced Bioeconomy

November 3, 2022 |

Thank you for your Net Zero commitments. Now, throw them out. Here in the bioeconomy we have to go past Near To Zero, or We Care About Zero, or Potemkin Village Zero, or Net Zero, or Our Kinda Funky Accounting Gets Us to Funky Zero, or True Zero. The advanced bioeconomy is about Below Zero, […]

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It Rhymes with Calf: Reflections and re-cap from ABLC Next 2022

It Rhymes with Calf: Reflections and re-cap from ABLC Next 2022

November 3, 2022 |

ABLC was a happy pandemonium, with 780 high-level delegates stuffed into the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, let there be no doubt about it. The din of companies seeking partners, building visibility was louder than I think I have ever heard at a conference before.  If you’ve read your Milton, you’ll know that Pandemonium was […]

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The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Alder Fuels

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Alder Fuels

November 3, 2022 |

In this connected presentation set, Alder Fuels CEO Bryan Sherbacow, and in a later and related presentation, VP Nancy Young, took the ABLC Next 2022 stage in San Francisco to outline the company’s milestones, technology, financial estimates, policy asks, its portfolio of SAF/RD projects, and the company’s expanding technology sets as it announced a partnership […]

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The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Ag-Grid Energy

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Ag-Grid Energy

November 3, 2022 |

In this presentation, Ag-Grid Energy CEO Rashi Akki took the ABLC Next 2022 stage in San Francisco to outline the company’s milestones, technology, financial estimates, policy asks, its portfolio of biogas projects, and the company’s expansion in RNG, and more.

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The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Aemetis

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Aemetis

November 2, 2022 |

In this presentation, Aemetis CEO Eric McAfee took the ABLC Next 2022 stage in San Francisco to outline the company’s milestones, technology, financial estimates, policy asks, its portfolio of Carbon Zero One projects, and the company’s expansion in RNG, advanced fuels and more.

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SGP BioEnergy taps Topsoe as partner for 2.6B gallon renewable diesel, hydrogen, SAF project in Panama

SGP BioEnergy taps Topsoe as partner for 2.6B gallon renewable diesel, hydrogen, SAF project in Panama

November 2, 2022 |

In Panama, SGP BioEnergy has picked Topsoe to support the production of renewable fuels in South America’s largest upcoming renewable fuels plant, located in Panama. Topsoe will provide its HydroFlex technology to produce SAF and RD, while also deploying its H2bridge technology to ensure the plant has a net-zero greenhouse gas footprint, recycling green hydrogen generated by waste […]

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The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Production of Carbon Nanotubes from CO2

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Production of Carbon Nanotubes from CO2

November 1, 2022 |

In this project, researchers aim for market-ready production of carbon nanotubes from TVA flue gas-derived CO2, including a TEA and LCA in collaboration with NREL. The researchers have a goal of 80-90% less cost than today’s market. Anna Douglas of SkyNano presented these slides at the Carbon Management Project Review Meeting in August. .

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The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Conversion of Flue Gas CO2 to C2-C4 products

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Conversion of Flue Gas CO2 to C2-C4 products

October 31, 2022 |

In this project, researchers aim to establish a mechanistic pathway and characterize vs potential and pH, and demonstrate direct conversion of flue gas at high faradaic efficiency and current density. They also aim to demonstrate that the integrated flue gas feed with an optimized flow cell reactor can achieve performance and stability targets for commercial viability, […]

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Advanced Bioeconomy State of the Industry – ABLC NEXT 2022

Advanced Bioeconomy State of the Industry – ABLC NEXT 2022

October 31, 2022 |

The opening session of ABLC events is the State of the Industry and our initial Networking event. Here are the slides from the presentation by Digest editor & publisher Jim Lane on the evening of October 26th covering advanced ethanol. renewable diesel, SAF, renewable chemicals, biomaterials, hydrogen, feedstocks and supply chain, vegan foods, finance and […]

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Protected: ABLC Next 2022 Presentations

Protected: ABLC Next 2022 Presentations

October 30, 2022 |

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