Category: 8-Slide Guide

5 Ways to Reduce Costs in Integrated Biorefineries: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Enabling Lower-Cost Biofuels

July 12, 2020 | Jim Lane

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) just released a new report that outlines five specific, yet broadly applicable, areas of focus to reduce costs in an integrated biorefinery. This analysis builds upon ongoing R&D strategies to lower the minimum fuel selling price of biofuels to approach $2 per gasoline gallon equivalent, making it cost competitive […]

Renewable Fuels in Engines: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Biodiesel vs. Renewable Diesel

July 9, 2020 | admin

One of Advanced Biofuels USA’s most popular publications, “What’s the Difference between Biodiesel and Renewable (Green) Diesel?” has been expanded to answer the question, “What Renewable Fuels Can Be Used in Compression Ignition Engines?” The Digest culled key charts, graphs and other visuals from the paper as it explores advanced renewable, sustainable fuels that are currently […]

Upgrading Biogas to Renewable Natural Gas: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Greenlane Renewables

July 8, 2020 | Jim Lane

The transportation and utility/pipeline industries are ripe for decarbonizing and Greenlane Renewables are using their conversion of low-grade biogas to high-value renewable natural gas to decarbonize the natural gas grid and commercial transportation. RNG happens to be resilient during COVID-19 too according to Greenlane, and this slide guide gets into why that’s the case, key industry […]

Valero & Diamond Green Diesel Joint Venture: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Renewable Diesel

July 7, 2020 | Jim Lane

Diamond Green Diesel is North America’s largest renewable diesel plant, Valero is the largest renewable fuels producer in North America, and Darling Ingredients is the world’s largest independent processor of animal by-products, according to this illuminating slide guide that dives into renewable diesel’s margins, mandates, blending, demand, process, properties. Find out how it all ties together […]

EIA Projections to 2050: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Annual Energy Outlook 2020

July 6, 2020 | Jim Lane

Key takeways from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Annual Energy Outlook 2020 include a prediction that U.S. energy consumption will grow more slowly than gross domestic product throughout the projection period (2050) as U.S. energy efficiency continues to increase, and after falling during the first half of the projection period, total U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions resume […]

Biofuel Elements of Bipartisan EICDA: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Energy Innovation & Carbon Dividend Act

July 5, 2020 | Jim Lane

You’ve heard of BioPreferred and Renewable Fuel Standard, but what about the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act? Find out all about EICDA in this slide guide from Business Climate Leaders that was shared at a recent DigestConnect webinar. From how EICDA works like carbon fees and carbon dividends, to its benefits and outcomes, the biofuel elements, […]

Gingko Bioworks Case Study: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Digital Transformation of Chemicals & Materials

July 2, 2020 | Jim Lane

“Making money in chemicals and materials isn’t as easy as it once was,” – according to the latest report from Lux Research, partially because consumer expectations are changing and sustainability of the materials developed is key. That means Digital tools in product development is becoming more important than ever and using Gingko Bioworks and their […]

The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Insurance’s Role in Renewable Projects

July 1, 2020 | Jim Lane

Insurance takes risks that other forms of capital (like debt and equity) can’t or won’t take, according to Mike Newman and this illuminating slide guide presented at a recent DigestConnect webinar. Cap and Trade limits emissions and puts a price on them, encouraging companies to cut pollution faster and rewards innovation. Find out more about this and […]

Sustainable Products: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Genomatica

July 1, 2020 | Jim Lane

The pursuit of sustainable materials through biotechnology — that’s the promise of Genomatica, as we have examined its journey across the development of numerous products and partnerships. In this deck, Genomatica looks at its sustainability scorecard.

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