Category: Top Stories

The 2021 Algae Biomass Summit Prepares an Industry to Take on Global Challenges

The 2021 Algae Biomass Summit Prepares an Industry to Take on Global Challenges

September 27, 2021 |

By Rebecca White, Executive Director, Algae Biomass Organization Special to The Digest The 2021 Algae Biomass Summit kicks off this week, and the lineup of speakers and networking opportunities are set to jumpstart discussions about how algae technologies are making progress in carbon removal, ESG investments, biofuels and bioproducts, beauty and wellness, rural economic development, […]

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Unlocking Hidden Combustion Properties of Waste Streams

Unlocking Hidden Combustion Properties of Waste Streams

September 27, 2021 |

By Jim DeSellem, Advisory Engineer, Babcock & Wilcox Special to The Digest Renewable power generation from biomass and waste is an important solution to combat climate change – one that reduces methane and carbon dioxide emissions and supports both sustainability and stewardship of resources. Fluidized bed combustion technology offers the potential to use a wide […]

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Stena Bulk’s zero-emission vessels on water by 2035, GoodFuels, Tufton’s 100% biofuel voyage and more maritime magic

Stena Bulk’s zero-emission vessels on water by 2035, GoodFuels, Tufton’s 100% biofuel voyage and more maritime magic

September 26, 2021 |

From Sweden comes news that one of the world’s leading tanker shipping companies, Stena Bulk, signed the Global Maritime Forum’s Call to Action for Shipping Decarbonization with milestones that include three carbon neutral-ready methanol powered MR tankers into Stena Bulk’s fleet, exploring low carbon fuels and the feasibility of using carbon capture to cut emissions […]

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Blood buildings, mushroom mania, lab-grown coffee, ADM, LG Chem, Ginkgo Bioworks news, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of September 24th

Blood buildings, mushroom mania, lab-grown coffee, ADM, LG Chem, Ginkgo Bioworks news, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of September 24th

September 23, 2021 |

Using astronaut blood to build infrastructure on Mars sounds like part of a sci-fi movie but researchers are working on doing just that thanks to a protein in human blood and an acid in human urine that can bind to Mars dust to create a material strong enough to build infrastructure. In today’s Digest, there’s […]

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CIRCA, GazelEnergie to convert coal power plant to renewable chemicals project

CIRCA, GazelEnergie to convert coal power plant to renewable chemicals project

September 22, 2021 |

In Norway, Circa Group signed with energy producer GazelEnergie to repurpose a former coal-fired power plant site as part of Flagship EU project ReSolute. The project Circa is the recipient of an EU Horizon 2020 Flagship Grant, in part to fund the design, commissioning and operation of the ReSolute plant. Circa also leads the ReSolute […]

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DG Fuels: The Unusual Suspects are building big in Louisiana, as SAFtember continues

DG Fuels: The Unusual Suspects are building big in Louisiana, as SAFtember continues

September 21, 2021 |

There have been a number of ambitious projects for Sustainable Aviation Fuels announced in recent days, mostly from the Usual Suspects. But, an unusual suspect became more visible earlier this month when word arrived that DG Fuels was invited to submit a Part II Application for a loan guarantee under the U.S. Department of Energy […]

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Shell’s biojet bombshell: 600MGY by 2025, much more by 2030, as SAFtember keeps on rollin’

Shell’s biojet bombshell: 600MGY by 2025, much more by 2030, as SAFtember keeps on rollin’

September 20, 2021 |

In the Netherlands, Royal Dutch Shell said it will produce around 2 million tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel a year by 2025. That’s around 600 million gallons per year — dwarfing any other SAF production either in production or on the boards. Shell also aims to have at least 10% of its global aviation fuel […]

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Beat the Heat – Novozymes breaks through again on ethanol yield; yet, are organisms telling us to cool it?

Beat the Heat – Novozymes breaks through again on ethanol yield; yet, are organisms telling us to cool it?

September 20, 2021 |

As has been reported out of the Fuel Ethanol Workshops, Novozymes has introduced two advanced technologies, in yeast and fiber, of material significance in the here and now of ethanol, but also in how and how far optimization strategies can and will take us down the road in the broader world of fermentation science. So […]

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SCA and St1 form advanced biofuels JV, to build 60MGY project in Finland by 2023

SCA and St1 form advanced biofuels JV, to build 60MGY project in Finland by 2023

September 20, 2021 |

In Finland, SCA and St1 formed a joint venture to produce and sell advanced biofuels. The new biorefinery is under construction on the St1 refinery site in Gothenburg and will have a total capacity of 200,000 tonnes (approximately 60 million gallons) of liquid biofuels.  The project is designed to optimize production of renewable HVO diesel […]

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Air bp offers RSB certified book and claim solution for sustainable aviation fuel

Air bp offers RSB certified book and claim solution for sustainable aviation fuel

September 19, 2021 |

It’s another exciting day for sustainable aviation fuel with Air bp offering a book and claim solution, certified by RSB, to allow customers to access SAF carbon reductions without being physically connected to the supply site and provides customers with wider market access to SAF across a number of locations. In today’s Digest, how does […]

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