Category: Top Stories

Carbon Dioxide as Fermentation Byproduct, Applications And Usage

Carbon Dioxide as Fermentation Byproduct, Applications And Usage

September 8, 2024 |

By Sam A. Rushing – Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd. Special to The Digest                           This article on CO2 usage in the food industry is one in a series for the applications which are predominant and important in the carbon dioxide industry. This subject is […]

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They Might Be Giants, the story of syngas fermentation and Jupeng Bio

They Might Be Giants, the story of syngas fermentation and Jupeng Bio

September 2, 2024 |

First things first, this is a story of syngas fermentation, not the definitive story, though it’s pretty definitive on the Jupeng Bio story. For the definitive story of the entire landscape of syngas fermentation, it would have been required to bring back the late Richard Forster of LanzaTech, the late Jim Gaddy of BRI, into […]

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Bridging the Gap: Overcoming the ‘Failure to Launch’ in Technology Ventures

Bridging the Gap: Overcoming the ‘Failure to Launch’ in Technology Ventures

August 30, 2024 |

By Cynthia Thyfault, CEO, QuantaVision Special to The Digest Many promising ventures face a daunting challenge: translating groundbreaking technology into market success. This challenge isn’t merely a matter of technical prowess but often a strategic one. Much like the generals of today who mastered the art of warfare, tech entrepreneurs must navigate the treacherous terrain […]

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The Status of US Hydrogen Hubs

The Status of US Hydrogen Hubs

August 29, 2024 |

By Bob Starkey, LEC Partners (formerly Lee Enterprises Consulting) Special to The Digest In October 2023 the Biden Administration announced a USD $7B investment in clean hydrogen production. This historic program, known as the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs), selected 7 locations across the U.S. to develop clean hydrogen infrastructure. The H2Hub concept is important […]

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Bioeconomy Risk Advisory for August 23rd

Bioeconomy Risk Advisory for August 23rd

August 23, 2024 |

This week we are reporting many positive shifts in risk, particularly relating to hydrogen, ethanol, DME and sorghum in the US. The new BRISKIs are out from the Daily Digest, they are free and here. https://bit.ly/4dqr58U The risk picture.  Although D4 RIN values fell 9.46% with a negative effect on risk for the SAF market in the […]

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Insanely low carbon, insanely high speed: Gevo, Shell ink racing fuel blendstock deal

Insanely low carbon, insanely high speed: Gevo, Shell ink racing fuel blendstock deal

August 22, 2024 |

From Colorado comes news that Gevo inked a purchase agreement for its low-carbon intensity fuel blendstock with Shell Global Solutions Deutschland for use in motorsports. Yep., Gevo’s insanely low-carbon fleul blendstock now heads for the racing circuit and the grueling world of motorspots. Sustaninable? Check. Affordable? Check. Fast? Check, check, check. Or should we put […]

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Indefatigable, enduring, sustainable and you: Diarkis, a new story from the Digest

Indefatigable, enduring, sustainable and you: Diarkis, a new story from the Digest

August 19, 2024 |

It occured to me that, at the end of a hard and bitter summer, with interest rates high, policy unstable, loan guarantees in the first circle of hell known as limbo, projects moving like glaciers instead of rockets, lip service everywhere you look, that it might be worth having a look forward at the world […]

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Cost-effective renewable fuel production with feedstock flexibility and minimized emissions has arrived

Cost-effective renewable fuel production with feedstock flexibility and minimized emissions has arrived

August 18, 2024 |

The urgency of climate change mitigation and the need to meet the global obligation for a net-zero world have made it imperative to explore every way possible to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. One of the ways is to change how we produce energy, with a focus on decarbonization across heavy industries, the transport sector, […]

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Bioeconomy Risk Update: notable shifts in hydrogen, SAF, ammonia, RNG, FOG, food waste and MSW

Bioeconomy Risk Update: notable shifts in hydrogen, SAF, ammonia, RNG, FOG, food waste and MSW

August 15, 2024 |

The new Bioeconomy Risk Indexes are out from the Daily Digest, they are free and here. https://bit.ly/4dqr58U. This week we are reporting notable shifts in risk relating to hydrogen, SAF, ammonia, RNG, FOG, food waste and MSW. The risk picture. President Lula in Brazil sanctioned legal frameworks and the Special Incentive Regime for Low Carbon […]

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It’s Like Free Money!

It’s Like Free Money!

August 12, 2024 |

In my travels, I made a friend in Matthew Lesko, and you won;t know the name, but if you had a sleepless night or two in the heydey of infomercials, you might remember a guy in a question mark suit, talking about all the free money you could get just by taking advantage of government […]

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