“We’re out of time”. Everyone’s heard the phrase, perhaps most recently in the third act of the motion picture Passengers. But I hadn’t heard it from Charlie Wyman, the legendary NREL researchers, AAAS Fellow, co-founder of Mascoma, and one of the fathers of consolidated bioprocessing, until ABLC. The subject was deployment vs development, whether we […]
In Washington, the Digest released the rankings for the 50 Hottest Companies in the Bioeconomy. Out of more than 2,000 sector companies, the winners are:
The opening session of ABLC features the State of the Bioeconomy presentation. Here are the slides from the presentation by Digest editor & publisher Jim Lane on the evening of March 22nd covering advanced ethanol. renewable diesel, SAF, renewable chemicals, biomaterials, RNG, hydrogen, feedstocks and supply chain, finance and policy.
In Washington, the Biden Administration unveiled bold new goals for biotechnology and biomanufacturing, plus a new report — a delegation of 14 high-ranking officials are headed to ABLC 2023 this week in the capital to provide first reactions and briefings to the bioeconomy industry on the new goals and targets of the Administration. Dr. Arati […]
By Derek Vardon,Chief Technology Officer & Bruno Miller, Chief Project Officer, Alder Fuels Special to The Digest Today, we are providing a high-level technical analysis of what we are calling Alder SAF100, a new and 100% sustainable replacement for petroleum-based jet fuel. To demonstrate the viability of reaching that crucial 100% non-fossil production objective, Alder SAF100 […]
By The Topsoe team Special to The Digest Some would say the goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 is a mega-scale challenge requiring mega-scale solutions. Not to mention a healthy dose of optimism. But this is where ultra-low carbon intensity blue hydrogen comes in and gives hope for transforming even the hardest-to-abate sectors. To […]
One of the reasons that the journey to net zero is controversial is that we can’t always read the signs. One man’s climate change is another man’s weak snowfall season. Anomaly or trend? Did this technology stumble, or is this real failure? Sequestered CO2, you can’t smell it, touch it, taste it, see it — […]
News has arrived from California that Viridos, focused on the production of algae biofuels primarily in the form of SAF and renewable diesel, has raised $25M in a Series A equity investment led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, joined by Chevron and United Airlines Ventures. The funding will be used for R&D to further increase algae […]
The great songwriter Sammy Cahn was often asked what comes first, the lyrics or the music? And Sammy would answer, the phone call. Which is to say, first there is the project, and later the magic happens. As for music, films, plays, ballets, so it is for the bioeconomy. Long before there is a technology […]
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 […]
